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05-13-2012, 09:56 AM
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Yeah, I'm reviving this old thread. I'm really stumped. Tried Quarry lake the other day and they weren't aggressive at all and I tossed everything legal at them from tiny spinners, to floating flies under a bobber, I even jigged a Rap just to see if they'd strike. I'm new to greyling... was the bite just off, or is it the wrong time of the season?
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05-13-2012, 10:03 AM
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Try small Walleye jigs w/ dark colours, black Panther Martins, for flies any dark streamers. Got this Guy in N.W.T
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05-13-2012, 10:29 AM
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05-13-2012, 10:38 AM
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kakisa........womp womp womp......
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05-13-2012, 10:50 AM
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kakisa........womp womp womp......
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X2 This is the first place I thought of when I saw the title of the thread. Even the guys from Yelowknife drive south to fish Kakisa for grayling. If I had the cash I would go back to the Katseyedie River on Great Bear Lake.
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05-13-2012, 11:05 AM
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X2 This is the first place I thought of when I saw the title of the thread. Even the guys from Yelowknife drive south to fish Kakisa for grayling. If I had the cash I would go back to the Katseyedie River on Great Bear Lake.
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ya... living in manning for 35 years, i always made the trip to yellowknife each year stopping in at kakisa for grayling and ft providense for huge pike....... after that it was up to yellowknife bay/river for eyes and prosperous lake for da trouts.... or when buddy(who was a pilot for ptarmigan ) was free, up to mckay lake for more trouts.....I is a nordern boy!
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05-13-2012, 12:43 PM
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what little experience I have at quarry, the fish respond best to a lifted fly on very light line. retrieve as normal till the fly is exactly one rod length out. pause long enough to let the fly sink fully, then very slowly lift your rod with a flat wrist. they seem to strike just as the fly reaches the half way point of the lift. the south west corner as the path around the lake goes up the hill has deep water close to shore.
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05-13-2012, 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by pickrel pat
ya... living in manning for 35 years, i always made the trip to yellowknife each year stopping in at kakisa for grayling and ft providense for huge pike....... after that it was up to yellowknife bay/river for eyes and prosperous lake for da trouts.... or when buddy(who was a pilot for ptarmigan ) was free, up to mckay lake for more trouts.....I is a nordern boy!
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Indeed, the north country is truly the last frontier when it comes to these types of pursuits. Heading up to the mackenzie river in a week or so myself to try my luck. I see the ice is out already.
Shortcut to: http://www.dehchobridge.info/
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05-13-2012, 01:11 PM
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As to what thumper said about the hatcheries getting their fish for the entire province down south... I'm pretty sure they also take some from freeman lake as well up near swan hills, that might be in the past though.
Small olive hares ear/flashback when they aren't rising. Adams when they are. Beautiful fish, going to try and do some more of that kind of fishing this year.
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05-13-2012, 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by fish gunner
what little experience I have at quarry, the fish respond best to a lifted fly on very light line. retrieve as normal till the fly is exactly one rod length out. pause long enough to let the fly sink fully, then very slowly lift your rod with a flat wrist. they seem to strike just as the fly reaches the half way point of the lift. the south west corner as the path around the lake goes up the hill has deep water close to shore.
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Thanks for the tips. I did try something similar. I got a half dozen to turn around and come back to LOOK at the fly, swim around it twice and then swim away. They seemed more interested in chasing each other than the flies. I'm not sure if I should have twitched the fly at that point, let it continue to fall or just stop it dead still.
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05-13-2012, 03:01 PM
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Quarry Lake - just outside of Canmore. Just a 3 minute walk from the parking lot and you're fishing for grayling. Every two years F&W nets some at spawning time in May and strips their eggs and milt for use at the hatchery. This little lake (pond) provides the hatchery grayling for the province.
C&R only.
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Your right Thumper. The grayling are in full spawning mode right now. In fact a good friend of mine was one of the biologists that were out last week netting grayling from Quarry and getting eggs and milt from the grayling for the hatchery.
Might be wise to let them be for a few weeks. Let the grayling finish their spawn cycle. Then have at em.
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05-13-2012, 03:09 PM
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Thanks for the tips. I did try something similar. I got a half dozen to turn around and come back to LOOK at the fly, swim around it twice and then swim away. They seemed more interested in chasing each other than the flies. I'm not sure if I should have twitched the fly at that point, let it continue to fall or just stop it dead still.
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that is what happened to me as well. I was there for a wedding. I had just the time it took for the wedding pics to fish lol. change flies often to see if they will respond to differnt sizes,colors,type of fly. I had luck with a prince nymph. the bride got a little grumpy with me all the folks in the park were taking pictures of the guy in a kilt fly fishing. lol. I think I ended up with a 2 lb test tipit.hope that helps.
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05-13-2012, 05:13 PM
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05-13-2012, 05:26 PM
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^^^^^so jelous ,our local rivers are high and dirty ,with no sail fins. great pics of one,if not the prettest fresh water fish.
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05-13-2012, 05:29 PM
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That is unreal, i need to start fishing the feeeman river, i have yet to catch a arctic grayling in Alberta. You all do it with ease, keep the pics awsome, awsome thread. Freeman or lil smokey?? which produces more fish...
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05-13-2012, 05:52 PM
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Great fish and pictures that was just recently posted. Good stuff. Dusting off my Sages as we speak.
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05-13-2012, 06:51 PM
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That is unreal, i need to start fishing the feeeman river, i have yet to catch a arctic grayling in Alberta. You all do it with ease, keep the pics awsome, awsome thread. Freeman or lil smokey?? which produces more fish...
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LIL SMOKEY......... or come up north with me for a week, couple days at kakisa.......... you have no idea if you never fished the north!
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