Your go to water
 

I thought it would be cool to start a thread about our favorite places to fish. What is that body of water that never lets you down, and what makes you love fishing there? Maybe because of scenery or maybe of the solitude or maybe just because of great fishing available If you want to keep it a secret just discribe what its like and what you catch there.

Ever since I've started fly fishing I have been addicted to fishing moving water, and living near Edmonton I find myself to the north-west a lot hunting my favorite fish, the arctic grayling. The stream i fish is fairly small in width but is long and contains some really good fish if you do some exploring. Access is no issue as it is crossed by a highway, but to get to where i fish it you have to have a good map and be willing to get lost. It is my favorite body of water because it is the first "honey hole" that i found by myself by burning alot of gas and getting skunked a few times. I can ussually catch 40 to 60 fish here a day when conditions permit, and it fisshes well with a dry fly.

So whats your special water and why?

You guys will laugh... But my go to water is beaumont pond. Lol. Nice little trout pond in a nice park. Fish rise everywhere constantly. Pretty fun.

Right now, a place we call Prairie Fjord.

When the season is open it is a place we call Hoodoo Flats.

Both are beautiful locations and quality fisheries with the odd pleasant surprise.

Both spots are a minimum mile walk-in as well.

The Spot
 

Is that place I go to on an unnamed stream on Van. Is. near Campbell River. The salmon are plentiful and the towering pines take on an almost 'Quiet Sentinel' quality. Between the abundant fish and scenery, it always calming for the mind and body.

A tiny creek with big Brookies in the middle of no where and with 5 sets of gorgeous waterfalls perfect for when you don't wanna get skunked!!

flowing waters of the south west part of the province. sorry, way too many special enchanting spots to name just a couple. get deep and off the busy sections. there's so much sweet water in this corner of the province.

Dace

Lake x

A place we call "Pen Island" In the North Sask. Can catch goldeye, walleye, pike, etc all day long.

a lake called "Lake D" in middle of sask, catch very many various diff of species, never know what you might have on the end of your line.

Blindman River! Its got a very small population of Reliable Brown Trout, Lots of pike ranging from 1lb to 12lbs, Walleyes and Suckers.
You cant get skunked on this river no matter what you do. whether you pitch bass jigs to undercut banks or topwaters in the morning its a great fishery.

North sask river and Fraser river for obvious reasons

If i told you, i'd have to kill you.

u think someone is really gonna tell u?

my favorite spot is the Athabasca river near Fort MacKay nonstop walleye and lots of pike, gold eye, burbot, and some rocky mountain white fish and once I seen a guy pull out an arctic grayling and ive heard (but never seen) that there is also lake white fish, rainbow trout, brown trout, perch, and sauger. The fishing and views are amazing but its sad that the oil sands companies use the river water and pollute the environment ive pulled out a few walleye and gold eye that were deformed it was a disgusting and sad sight. Anyway, fun fishing for sure

pickrel rig and any major river system. peace river being my fave.

Nsr

Maligne Lake try it and you will be hooked for life:sHa_shakeshout:Attachment 47086

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If you read my post I said that you don't need to reveal its location... I didn't reveal mine...

not true. dont believe the guy who told you this.:bad_boys_20:

why do say its not true?

Athabasca river where the Berland meets is one of my favorite camping and fishing spots. We have caught everything from whites, rainbows, Bull trout, Grayling, a pike, a walleye, Theres a stocked pond not too far away, you can drive a bit and fish the Berland. Floating down the Berland back to the athabasca is a great fishing trip as well. When my friend brings his river boat we get far up stream on the athabasca for some rainbow fishing. The old Grande prairie trail crosses the river and after a short walk, you get to see a old homestead tucked away in the middle of nowhere. Hunting there years ago has also allowed me to find some cutlines that lead to the Berland and some nice fishing holes.

You must be short, cause that went straight over your head.

Really ? Browns? Must be close to to Burbank where they could come in via the Red Deer river. I have never heard of anyone catching Browns in it but quite possible.

Depends on the season. Several trout lakes as soon as the ice comes off of them followed by Lac Ste Anne all summer. In the winter, Nakumun for perch and several different trout lakes in the area.

oh your funny

I second that. When I'm in Alberta there is no better place than where I'm fishing that day.
But, I have to say that some of my best days fishing were in B.C. in a lake the locals call "The Big Lake". Catching Char like you would catch perch one after another, but so Big that you can measure them by the size of your trucks bumper.

All of them

cross lake has been my favourite for years, my kids love it! it seems like we never troll for more than 5 minutes and someone has one on.

but last winter it got fished pretty hard and that slowed it down for the summer and now this winter the poor little lake is getting hammered! so i think i will have to find a different lake to take the kids to this summer

no sense getting mad about the situation

When I was a kid before they introduced bait bans and reduced limits.
Bow lake was my all time favorite.
I never caught a big laker there but just knowing you might have a chance sent us back every year for one weekend in july most of my childhood. Loved all the bears and tourist taking pictures. Good momories!

ft mckay is in extreme north eastern alberta. no browns, rainbows, perch or sauger in athabasca river up that far........ if there was it would be 1 in a million.