jasper flies

[brohymn2]

going on a trip a 2 weeks to maligne with a possible stop off on the athabasca river, what are some flies i can tie up thatll work on either body of water,

thanks

[TyreeUM]

what are you trying to catch? bulls, rockies, pike, or bows?

[Dust1n]

quick list on tryees post...
bulls-double bunnys in whit/pink/black
Rockies-all nymphs
bows-match the hatch..a wde range of drys nymphs and streamers.
pike bigugly zonkers and mice patterns.

leeches are the best all around fly though (IMO)
keep some on hand...

[brohymn2]

thanks guys, would love to hook into a big ol bull, what about flies for maligne

[Dust1n]

i dont think iv fished it....
but id tie up some leeches in a few colors, evil weavils, damsils, small clousers, and drys when they are rishing. but id stick to catonic leeching if possible.

they will thrashyur fly with 2 hard strips in a row aswell.

[huntin'fool]

Maligne Lake will not necessarily yield fish when fished for the same way you would fish for rainbows in other lakes.

Stripping a full sink line tipped with a nymph/streamer pattern is the typical method for Maligne. Pretty quick trolling speed and continual strip-pause-strip-pause-strip-pause...the Maligne shuffle.

Flies-->check with Online Sports and Tackle in Jasper...the town is only 2ish km past the turn off for Maligne anyways. Double Shrimp is their go to pattern. It resembles a full-back nymph, but tied on a 6/0 long-shank hook and tied down in the middle on top of the turkey quill or pheasant tail shellback. Wooley buggers in a combination of brown/olive/red/purple/maroon/black will work. Tie them with some beads to get deeper. I like an olive/maroon chenille body with olive marabou tail and a gold bead head.

The above is by far the most popular method at the lake. Some people have become so effective trolling flies that they've experienced 60-70 fish days.....lots of fun!

Now, not to say suspending a catatonic leech under an indicator wouldn't work, just that stripping flies deep down seems to work so damn good so why change???!

As for the river, what Pikester says below...lol

[pikester]

Originally Posted by brohymn2

thanks guys, would love to hook into a big ol bull, what about flies for maligne

For Maligne I would try some #8-#14 Little yellow stone nymphs, #12-#14 Idaho nymphs, #8-#12 Woolly buggers in black & olive, maybe a few cased caddis imitations & like fish hunter said, a couple Evil weevils couldn't hurt! Dries are easy; some #10-#16 Elk hair caddis & #10-#16 Parachute Adams. The Maligne is mostly a fast, boisterous river filled with boulders & plunge pools so you will find most fish in the nicer seams & pockets behind these boulders, trees, or pretty much anywhere that breaks up the flow.

[lifesaflyin]

just heard from a guy that maligne lake still is ice covered

[mike_samoil]

home bay is open and the rest is really rotten and in pieces, they just dont want another boat on opening week