Dicksons Trout Pond

[Zenfishdude]

Anyone been out to Dicksons Trout Pond lately? How's the fishing there? Any tips will be helpful.

Thanks

[Dust1n]

Anyone been out to Dicksons Trout Pond lately? How's the fishing there? Any tips will be helpful.

Thanks

like 4 suckers to one trout i was there a few days ago

[gui]

ive heard they just dropped 2 trucks full of giant trouts...and ppl have been catching them...

[Dust1n]

ive heard they just dropped 2 trucks full of giant trouts...and ppl have been catching them...

Awsome ill half to go back

[Zenfishdude]

Has anyone caught any pike in the pond? The regs say that you can keep any size of pike caught there. I wouldn't mind trying to fly fish for pike.

[nicemustang]

There is no pike in there.

[slough shark]

I have caught a bunch of trout there in past years usually ranging from 8-16 inches although there are some bigger ones there. Last year I went out in august (july it was fine) and the water was disgusting, I have never seen water that full of algae except in sloughs and I have fished in eagle lake around strathmore the water had a film on it and was green. I left in half an hour as it was rather gross fishing in what was like a slough.

[Spy]

Was out there a few weeks ago and trolled with spinners in the evening. My Dad caught 3 rainbows about 8-10 inches long. He was using a small white mepps spinner.

[Zenfishdude]

I finally got out to the pond last week. My friends caught only 1 from shore using earthworms. I managed to catch 7 rainbows on my float tube. Most of them were small around 8"-9" which were released. The largest ones I caught was 14" and 13".

I was using Catatonic Leech size 6 with a Prince Nymph size 12. Most of the hits were on the leech pattern.

[Dust1n]

was there anything rising?

[Zenfishdude]

I saw a few risers but couldn't determine exactly the type of insects they hitting on. I think they were either Midges or Caddis flies. I was a full sinking line with the leech pattern and Prince Nymph

[nevercatchmuch]

lots of suckers this year but also a few really nice sized ones comin outta there. not just the wee pan fry guys this year.

[damienelliott]

There is no pike in there.



according to the regs there is pike there but i have not caught any but i have not targeting them either

[Dust1n]

according to the regs there is pike there but i have not caught any but i have not targeting them either

theres a lake right beside it called glennifer. and dickson damn all have pike for the trout pond it dosent have pike unless someone put one in from the lake beside it.

[32-40win]

Trout pond does get pike into it from the inlet, unless they have somehow fixed it up so minnows can't get in there. They killed it a few years back to get rid of pike in there. I remember seeing a 30" one a kid had caught from shore.

[Zenfishdude]

I did detect fish that was holding in around 15' to 18' around weed cover using my fish finder on my float tube. I suspect those were pike as Rainbows usual cruise around the body of the water. I went over those spots multiple times to try to entice them to hit, but nothing.

[nevercatchmuch]

I've never caught one there, but as has been mentioned, pike are in the regs.
http://www.albertaregulations.ca/fishingregs/es2.html


Dickson Trout Pond (13-35-03-W5) – Open all year – Trout limit 5; Pike limit 3 (no size limit)