Pryamid lake

Thundercatcher · #1 05-22-2012, 09:24 PM

So today at my trip to Jasper I got about half hour of fishing in at Pyramid lake. It was mt 1st time fishing there. I managed to catch 2 small rainbows from shore! They sure put up more of a fight than the ones at the local trout ponds and they sure look healthier. Does anyone know if those bows at pyramid are natural or they stock the lake?

BBJTKLE&FISHINGADVENTURES · #2 05-22-2012, 09:27 PM

Gotta love wild fish , defenetly far scrappyer then stockers . Congrats

Sloughsharkjigger · #3 05-22-2012, 09:37 PM

Correct me if I'm wrong anybody but as far as I know PC does not do any type of stocking what so ever.

BBJTKLE&FISHINGADVENTURES · #4 05-22-2012, 09:38 PM

Pc ?

glen1971 · #5 05-22-2012, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by BIGBADJOHN

Pc ?

Parks Canada...

Badgoodguy · #6 05-22-2012, 09:55 PM

They are natural

uplander · #7 05-22-2012, 10:02 PM

I didn't know pyramid had any inflows/outflows, very cool though!

Yéil · #8 05-22-2012, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Sloughsharkjigger

Correct me if I'm wrong anybody but as far as I know PC does not do any type of stocking what so ever.

PC did stock in mountain lakes from 1901 until 1972. Banff stopped stocking in 1988. They no longer stock mountain lakes but will stock other Nat'l parks when necessary.

Thundercatcher · #9 05-22-2012, 10:06 PM

cool! I caught my 1st wild rainbow!

BBJTKLE&FISHINGADVENTURES · #10 05-22-2012, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by glen1971

Parks Canada...

Uh ok , As far as Im aware they dont do any stocking .

huntin'fool · #11 05-22-2012, 10:37 PM

I don't think there's any good spawning grounds for the bows..........................

Anthonydamore · #12 05-22-2012, 10:53 PM

I didnt know there were fish there. I'll have to remember that next time i'm there with a park licence

waterninja · #13 05-23-2012, 03:00 AM

congrats on your first bow. i can't wait to see your post when you hook a big one.

doublehaul · #14 05-23-2012, 08:20 AM

Good job. I got skunked there twice on the weekend. It was a busy place but the Mountains are beautiful.

Big Bull · #15 05-23-2012, 08:28 AM

There hasn't been any stocking in Jasper National Park since, I think, 1988. So the fish you caught is a wild fish, but it's original ancestry would be from stocked fish, as there were never ant trout in the lake to begin with. Just curious, what did you catch them on?

Big Bull · #16 05-23-2012, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by uplander

I didn't know pyramid had any inflows/outflows, very cool though!

There are several creeks flowing into the lake, and one outflow. Originally, there was an outflow that flowed into Patricia Lake, but, unfortunately, it was damned a long time ago. Too bad, as I think it would make a good spawning channel between the two lakes if it was ever "re-opened".

McLeod · #17 05-23-2012, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Big Bull

There are several creeks flowing into the lake, and one outflow. Originally, there was an outflow that flowed into Patricia Lake, but, unfortunately, it was damned a long time ago. Too bad, as I think it would make a good spawning channel between the two lakes if it was ever "re-opened".

88 was the last year for stocking. There is spawning occuring that is keeping a small population of Rainbows. The Rainbows came from the Fairy's ..
Maybe the lake will have or hassome big Rainbows today.

Lakers were first planted in Pyramid in 1917

HopperDropper · #18 05-23-2012, 12:42 PM

nice production for half an hour! We hit opening morning (saw Big Bull's truck there, if I'm not mistaken) and after 5 hours of different strategies...BAM! My buddy hauled in a 20 inch laker. Trolled Moab later that day and brought in a few rainbows and one smaller lake trout. All in all a great start to the season!

HopperDropper · #19 05-23-2012, 12:54 PM

here's a photo of the happy landing

McLeod · #20 05-23-2012, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by HopperDropper

here's a photo of the happy landing

Congrats on the LAKER from Moab..they are few and far between..
I know the pix from Pyramid...

But let's get rid of that

touque :

HopperDropper · #21 05-23-2012, 01:56 PM

haha I know what you mean! I tried to get him to ditch the toque but he just had to hab it!

Badgoodguy · #22 05-23-2012, 02:37 PM

There are also splake in pyramid lake. Most of the creeks entering are on the side where the marsh is so to the left when standing on the dock. I lived in Jasper for 14 years and many lakes were ummmmmm stocked with extra bags of fish that we never recorded and thats all I will say about that

huntin'fool · #23 05-25-2012, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by McLeod

88 was the last year for stocking. There is spawning occuring that is keeping a small population of Rainbows. The Rainbows came from the Fairy's ..
Maybe the lake will have or hassome big Rainbows today.

Lakers were first planted in Pyramid in 1917

I agree with Lloyd...the fairies put them there.........I can think of a couple other spots the fairies could visit......

Badgoodguy · #24 05-25-2012, 10:13 PM

Ummmmmm Lower Colefair and Keith Lakes sorta got some unknown trout in them years ago. Last time I was at Colefair they were about 10 Lbs. On another note FYI the 1st lake in the Valley of the 5 lakes has monster rainbows and thats most likely where the Alberta Record came from and not maligne lake but who knows for sure

McLeod · #25 05-25-2012, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Badgoodguy

There are also splake in pyramid lake. Most of the creeks entering are on the side where the marsh is so to the left when standing on the dock. I lived in Jasper for 14 years and many lakes were ummmmmm stocked with extra bags of fish that we never recorded and thats all I will say about that

No splake only Lakers...

McLeod · #26 05-25-2012, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Badgoodguy

Ummmmmm Lower Colefair and Keith Lakes sorta got some unknown trout in them years ago. Last time I was at Colefair they were about 10 Lbs. On another note FYI the 1st lake in the Valley of the 5 lakes has monster rainbows and thats most likely where the Alberta Record came from and not maligne lake but who knows for sure

Yes about the record but no Rainbows left..

BigIrv · #27 05-26-2012, 10:22 AM

The only 'natural' strain of rainbows in all of Alberta is in the Athabasca river.
Everywhere else they are, they have been from stocking. Whether is was a hundred years ago, or 1 year ago.

Either way, Pyramid Lake is always a nice place to fish!!

BC Mountain Boy · #28 05-31-2012, 07:32 AM

On Saturday I fished the mouth of the Athabasca and the Snaring and then up the Snaring for a few kms. Skunked. Was fishing clousers trying to get into a nice Bull. Went into Jasper to recharge and went up to Pyramid Lake. Wading the shallows and casting a prince, hooked into this beauty.

Big Bull · #29 05-31-2012, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by HopperDropper

nice production for half an hour! We hit opening morning (saw Big Bull's truck there, if I'm not mistaken) and after 5 hours of different strategies...BAM! My buddy hauled in a 20 inch laker. Trolled Moab later that day and brought in a few rainbows and one smaller lake trout. All in all a great start to the season!

You must have seen my old truck with the AO Forum decal. I sold it to Currie's Guiding.