Hey Everyone,
Just thought I'd post a little update, as well as a few things I have learned as of yesterday.
I headed out to Windfall Creek yesterday, south of the confluence with the Athabasca. I managed three little grayling (~6 inches), and I can finally cross them off my species list. They taste absolutely delicious! (Kidding
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The weather was hot, about 27*C, and the water was very clear, and tea coloured. I could see bottom to about 4 feet, wearing polarized glasses. I followed a lease road until I was reasonably close, and then hoofed it the rest of the way to the creek. There didn't appear to be any hatches going on from what I could tell (I'm really inexperienced, though...), but the grayling were still hungry, and I probably had 40+ rises to my hook (See point #3).
I walked exactly 5km, according to my gps, and this is where the learning comes into play...
1. Bush-whacking in neoprene waders is no joke.
2. 3 Litres of water is no where near enough to match point #1
3. When in doubt, use a smaller hook
4. Careful when you're walking on river banks... I fell through into a waist deep hole... Could have ended much worse for me.
One day, I will make it to the confluence... I intended on getting there, but I was getting low on water, and I still had a ways to go, so I thought it best to fish my way back to the truck.
Cheers!