Where To Go?

trapshooter · #1 08-07-2011, 09:40 PM

My Cousin is coming to Calgary on Wednesday and wants to go fishing with me. I have about 1000 times more experience then him even though he is 21. I know of a ton of great places to fish, but they are all too far to go for the day. Where would you suggest I go within 45 min of Calgary. I would really like him to catch a fish! Thanks
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slivers86 · #2 08-07-2011, 09:47 PM

Widely known, head down to the sheep or highwood rivers in okotoks/high river areas. Great fishing in both rivers, might even land a lunker bull

good luck

slivers86 · #3 08-07-2011, 09:49 PM

For a guarantee, Pine Coulee Resevoir is about 1.5 hr max from the city, you can pull walleye out from shore all day there, just buy some smelt from extra foods in high river, and enjoy the day. The lake is catch and release only on walleye

Dust1n · #4 08-07-2011, 09:57 PM

the bow

trapshooter · #5 08-07-2011, 10:07 PM

Forgot to mention, I have a boat as well!

slivers86 · #6 08-07-2011, 10:11 PM

I heard Ghost Res. is good too?

chubbdarter · #7 08-07-2011, 10:16 PM

open up that 45 min to 2 hours...and the options are countless. Fishing is good right now

trapshooter · #8 08-07-2011, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by chubbdarter

open up that 45 min to 2 hours...and the options are countless. Fishing is good right now

How about 1 hour?

FishingFrenzy · #9 08-07-2011, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by trapshooter

Forgot to mention, I have a boat as well!

What type of boat did you end up getting?

trapshooter · #10 08-07-2011, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by FishingFrenzy

What type of boat did you end up getting?

"Mickey" on the forum here offered me a 10' Zodiac with a 5Hp motor that needs a new propeller for $230.00. I am going to pick it up tomorrow!

pickrel pat · #11 08-07-2011, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by trapshooter

"Mickey" on the forum here offered me a 10' Zodiac with a 5Hp motor that needs a new propeller for $230.00. I am going to pick it up tomorrow!

cant pass that up. lucky guy you are.

chubbdarter · #12 08-07-2011, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by trapshooter

How about 1 hour?

sorry i cant help you at this time of year with a 1 hour radius

trapshooter · #13 08-07-2011, 11:45 PM

What about chestermere?

slivers86 · #14 08-07-2011, 11:49 PM

could nail a few pike in there towards the canals from what i've heard

Gust · #15 08-08-2011, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by chubbdarter

sorry i cant help you at this time of year with a 1 hour radius

i'm stuck on this time frame too,,, there's a good troutin lake add 15 mins but there's a major algae bloom happening and it isn't chain.

howz about you guys get up earlier and do travers or badger? make it 2 hours

Tezma · #16 08-08-2011, 12:36 AM

I'm going to Sibbald meadows pond tomorrow.

Its only about 80 KM from the city, about 1 hour to drive.

They Stocked it with rainbows 1600 about 17cm

I'll Let you know how it is.