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08-22-2013, 04:02 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Red Deer, AB
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Whitecourt River Fishing Help
Up in Whitecourt till Monday and was hoping to do some casting in the rivers. Any ideas on where to go or gear they going for here?
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08-22-2013, 04:15 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Qualicum beach. Bc
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikezilk
Up in Whitecourt till Monday and was hoping to do some casting in the rivers. Any ideas on where to go or gear they going for here?
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go to the boat launch where the mcleod and athbasca meet and fish the west bank of mcleod before in dumps into the athbasca,,,,,,,im a flyfishermen so not sure what to use spoons probably and jigs
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08-22-2013, 04:19 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Red Deer, AB
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I have a 3 wt flyrod and an 8 wt in the truck. What are you usually getting there? Are you chucking big pike flies or wolly buggers?
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08-22-2013, 04:27 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Whitecourt
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I use green jig tubes at the boat launch, have decent success I guess. Just a tip, where the launch goes in to river, on the right of the concrete there's is a sort of a little rock wall that runs out, it's a bastard for stealing lures.
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08-22-2013, 04:30 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2013
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You can catch Walleye or Pike at the mouth of the McLeod on a Wooly Bugger on your 8 weight. Water is a little low on the McLeod but the Athabasca is high. Would head for the Freeman with the 3 weight.
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08-22-2013, 05:08 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2013
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I have only fished the McLeod river further up by Cadomin and had success with small panther Martians for nice sized rainbows. 
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08-22-2013, 05:16 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Lethbridge
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If your not afraid to get a lil wet I will pm you later tonight when I get home with a great spot to go. One of my holes, Dont mind giving it to someone to use, since I likely will never fish there again.
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08-22-2013, 05:35 PM
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Alberta
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Jiggs work great along weith spoons
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08-23-2013, 12:42 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Red Deer, AB
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Last night was a bust..
Tried the spey rod with a big streamer in the Atha and tailing it out into the McLeod.. Nothing... tried the 8 wt with a wooly bugger... nothing, spoons, jigs, plastics, rattlers, cranks, plugs...
BUPKISS
no one caught anything.
Will try your spot tonight winger. Will pack in the fly rod and spin gear. Determined to get one tonight!!!!
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08-23-2013, 12:55 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Lethbridge
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikezilk
Last night was a bust..
Tried the spey rod with a big streamer in the Atha and tailing it out into the McLeod.. Nothing... tried the 8 wt with a wooly bugger... nothing, spoons, jigs, plastics, rattlers, cranks, plugs...
BUPKISS
no one caught anything.
Will try your spot tonight winger. Will pack in the fly rod and spin gear. Determined to get one tonight!!!!
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When you walk to the river, from that parking spot, head to the right. Just before the rapids there its the shallowest for crossing the river, This time of year should be just above the knees
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