Sheep River Fishing

[cambo123]

Has anyone fished the Sheep River this year, I've never fished it, I'm looking for some advise or another good creek in the Calgary area for fly fishing, I usually fish the Bow & Elbow but I'm looking for some new streams.. Thanks !

[Chief16]

Originally Posted by cambo123

Has anyone fished the Sheep River this year, I've never fished it, I'm looking for some advise or another good creek in the Calgary area for fly fishing, I usually fish the Bow & Elbow but I'm looking for some new streams.. Thanks !

Fished it a couple weeks ago and caught a couple 8" rainbows on pmds

[alacringa]

Fished it today. There was a bit of a golden stone hatch, but in 2.5 hours on Gorge Ck/Sheep R. I got nothing.

[Commander B]

Al. Do you go in from the north side or walk down the fence from the k country boundary parking lot. ( if you can still get there after the flood?). And do you agree gorge creek is at the bottom of that trail? By gps coordinates that creek I think is much further west. Not sure after argument with CO.

B.

[alacringa]

Originally Posted by Commander B

Al. Do you go in from the north side or walk down the fence from the k country boundary parking lot. ( if you can still get there after the flood?). And do you agree gorge creek is at the bottom of that trail? By gps coordinates that creek I think is much further west. Not sure after argument with CO.

Gorge creek passes under the Sheep River Road beside the access to the U of C field station, about 700 m West of where Gorge Creek Trail goes off Sheep River Rd. That is where it flows into the Sheep. See this map. I access it from where it crosses the Sheep River Road.

[Namtinker]

Fishing has been exeptional so far this year. It's normally never this low and clear. Been catching anything between 15-30 fish a day with the bulk being whitefish. Some nice rainbows and browns as well, and the occasional bull.
I have yet to move far out of town.
End of season (late Sept/Oct) is when you get the big ones though.
Nice little stream - but be prepared to lose a lot of flies

NT

[kcoderre]

I fish the Sheep several times a week. Plenty of fish (especially whitefish) on nymphs, and some rainbows on nymphs and dries. Lots of good places to fish near Okotoks and lots of others west of Turner Valley (just get land owners permission before crossing fences and such). Great little stream.

[slivers86]

4 hrs fishing landed 1 rainbow, worked a lot of decent water with no flashes at all.

[Namtinker]

6h, between 50 and 60 fish. 12 rainbows, 1 brown, the rest white fish. All within town limits.
Called it a day around 4 due to the number of rafters.
Slivers - where did you fish?
I'm probably fishing upstream from town next week to check the terrain. Start around 8 until I'm hungry!

[tjcartmell]

Fished out of the 48th st road alowance last week. Very disappointed to see that the barrier rocks have been pushed to the side and people are now driving on the gravel bar. One idiot was driving in the stream channel but was too far away to get a license. Lots of garbage left behind. Sad.
Fishing Report: Lots of 5-6" rainbows, a few 10 - 12" rainbows, as usual the odd larger fish, all on parachute dries and a hopper dropper rig.

Tim

[slivers86]

Originally Posted by tjcartmell

Fished out of the 48th st road alowance last week. Very disappointed to see that the barrier rocks have been pushed to the side and people are now driving on the gravel bar. One idiot was driving in the stream channel but was too far away to get a license. Lots of garbage left behind. Sad.
Fishing Report: Lots of 5-6" rainbows, a few 10 - 12" rainbows, as usual the odd larger fish, all on parachute dries and a hopper dropper rig.

Tim

is that aka pumphouse? I noticed the same at that location.