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Old 06-25-2017, 01:36 PM
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Default Lakes near Edmonton to use float tube?

Hey all,
I moved to Edmonton about 2 years ago now and have mostly been fishing the NSR. I much prefer fishing lakes so I finally picked up a float tube this week. I'm having trouble finding decent lakes to use it on because of winter kill and still don't know which lakes hold fish etc. I'd really love some suggestions on good smaller lakes where I could learn to use it and get into some decent size trout or even pike. I both fly fish and spin cast. Any suggestions would be helpful and feel free to PM me if you don't want to name drop smaller bodies of water on the forum.
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Old 06-25-2017, 05:29 PM
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Pigeon if it's a calm day and you're not wanting to keep anything. Evening bite for walleye can be non-stop action....
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Old 06-25-2017, 06:14 PM
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Have you tried the iFish app? The proximity search is great for finding listed fishing areas close by, you can even search by fish species.
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Old 06-25-2017, 07:00 PM
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http://flyfish-edmonton.webs.com/edmontonlakes.htm
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Old 06-25-2017, 07:01 PM
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Check the AB stocking report. There a bunch of small trout pond just west of Edmonton. I float tubed last weekend with great success. Only person on the water that night.
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Old 06-25-2017, 09:42 PM
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So many lakes within a hour of Edmonton to use your new purchase. Chickacoo, east pit, Muir, spring, star, just to name a few. Do a little searching yourself and you will find plenty of lakes to fish. I haven't used my tube this year but it's a great way to get out into smaller lakes.
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Old 06-27-2017, 06:10 PM
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Thanks for the suggestions! I'll check a few of those out and will also download the ifish app because it sounds very handy.
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