I don't know about the river, but...
To find a good hole on the little red deer you would have to do quite a bit of driving and exploring, this time of year though they are stacking up in the deeper holes so if you are lucky enough to find a spot you'll have non-stop action. To be honest you're more likely to find a little brown trout or a rocky mountain whitefish before you find a pike on most of the Little Red Deer river.
Anyways, if I were you and willing to do a bit of foot work, scrap the river and go to Pine Lake. It's not a far drive at all and you will get into a ton of little pike there as well as the odd walleye and perch.
Sylvan is not impossible to get to either from Didsbury and you can have a blast catching walleye (and the odd pike) off any public piers/docks. Be careful about private property though, of course! Slip bobber and a 1/0 hook with a minnow. You won't be able to set the rod down before you have something shaking your bobber.
Hope this helps and tight lines!
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