Bear Pond past Longview?

[caddisman]

Has anyone been to Bear Pond lately?
I have been wanting to fish for grayling around the calgary area.

Not looking for anyones honey holes but besides the wireworm what else would you use?

Thanks

[nicemustang]

Through the ice? Not sure how successfull one would be, although never tried. But in summer, they hit on five of diamonds.

[malang]

in summer follow trail to north end.9 fish emergers under strike indicater 6 to 8 feet under worked great for me (scuds work well to)

[caddisman]

I guess I should have posted that I wanted to icefish but I also flyfish so the info was great also.
I have tried Quarry by Canmore but what a busy place with people swimming and training. They swim right into where you are casting because they are doing lengths. They seem annoyed that you dare cast into their swimming lane, even though you were there hours before them.

It sounds like Bear is a much better fit and some place new to try.
I like the idea of the option for light spinning gear for my kids.

Is it mostly float tubing or is shore fishing a possibility for young teens?

Thanks for the info.

[Rick.]

Used to fish for Grayling at Wedge Pond on the Kananaskis Road. That was ten years ago so not sure if it still has a healthy population or not. Bead head Prince nymph got their attention.Rick.

[nicemustang]

Wedge pond is a put and take FYI. Lots of traffic in summer because it's in K country.

[JJRND]

This is going to be sad but here it goes... lol
Bear Pond looks like this:
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<----TRAIL to and from parking lot

Directions
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Ha! I should be studying, but this is just another example of what a person will do to avoid studying. Sorry for the brutal example of the pond. We were out there last summer fly fishing. And this is what I remember. The hike in from the parking lot is less than a km which is nice if you have a float tube. We were fishing from shore. So all the 0's in the depiction are places where you can cast from shore with little problem. All the 0's on the bottom left indicate the runoff area (culverts). There are no trees behind you there and so you won't have trouble getting your fly caught in the branches. All the other 0's, you'll have to be careful not to snag branches. If you are just using spin gear, you should have no problem. There are trails all around the pond, but they only come to the waters edge in a few places. You can get pretty good access around the pond if you have hip or chest waders, but beware of the muddy areas, you'll sink a bit. If you have a float tube, you have it made! A guy was float tubing out there when we went and he was catching 10 fish to our one. The pond is not massive by any means. You can walk from one end to the other in less than 5 minutes. The wind can make it tough to cast which is another reason to use a float tube (you can maneuver yourself in a position to take advantage of the wind). Anyways, hope this helps. I should get back to studying now.

[caddisman]

Well that was very impressive but you should really study.
Thanks for all the extra advice.
Looking forward to taking the belly boat out.

[caddisman]

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nicemustang Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Calgary
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]Wedge pond is a put and take FYI. Lots of traffic in summer because it's in K country.



Nicemustang, I thought Wedge was catch and release only NOT a put and take!

[Sundancefisher]

Originally Posted by nicemustang

Wedge pond is a put and take FYI. Lots of traffic in summer because it's in K country.

Careful there big guy. I think you are mixing up lakes and regs

Wedge Pond (14-22-9-W5) – Open all year – Arctic Grayling limit 0; Bait Ban.

Quarry Lake (29-24-10-W5) – Open all year – Arctic Grayling limit 0; Bait Ban.

Big Iron Lake (1-15-4-W5) – Open all year – Arctic Grayling limit 0; Bait Ban.

Bear Pond (36-14-4-W5) – Open all year – Arctic Grayling limit 0; Bait Ban.

They are pretty to catch but they are catch and release. Some days they bite like crazy...other days they drive you crazy.

Good luck and PM me and let me know what ice fishing is like. These are the only stocked grayling lakes in southern Alberta. There is a native population in Montana...otherwise you need to hit the Athabasca drainage to find em.

Cheers

Sun

[ORV]

i,ll bet stang was thinking of mount lorrette ponds.
fished out right after they stock it.

orv.

[Okotokian]

Where exactly is Bear pond? Past Lonview? I've always gone past Longview and headed to Chain Lakes. Love someplace good that's a bit closer.

[Sundancefisher]

Originally Posted by Okotokian

Where exactly is Bear pond? Past Lonview? I've always gone past Longview and headed to Chain Lakes. Love someplace good that's a bit closer.

You take the bridge over the creek just north of the lake. Road winds around. Pull off to park. Very pretty little spot.