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12-05-2012, 12:27 PM
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Anyone Fly for Lakers?
Only way I can get lakers out of the Crow or Waterton is bait/jig. I thought perhaps late fall during th espawn might be a chance.... If a guy knew where they spawned.
I have flyfished for them a couple of times in the spring, but it was a half hearted attempt at best.
just thought I'd see if anyone did any serious work on this front.
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12-05-2012, 01:52 PM
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I fly fish for them a lot in the spring from a few of the local lakes. Lots of fun.
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12-05-2012, 03:20 PM
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My life time total for Lakers is 3 , one caught trolling hair too slow on the shushwap. The other two were caught on big streamers on the bow below the man made rapids. The one on the big lake went 10 lbs . Midget for Lakers.so I guess I could say all my Lakers were caught on the fly . 
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12-05-2012, 03:50 PM
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Minnewanka and Spray are definitely two of my favorites. I use a sinking fly line Rio Deep 7. Usually better in the early season but I've gotten lucky with smaller Lakers through the summer. As BeeGuy said you really need a boat to flyfish properly. I'm just starting to tie up my big flies for the summer.
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but never, with a fly rod in my hand have I been in a place that was less than beautiful.
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12-05-2012, 04:35 PM
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Only time I've done it was once up on Great Slave Lake. Nothing like watching two 15lb lakers swarming around the front of the boat chasing your fly for 30 seconds until one hits it. That is until you hook them and they go down to 20 feet of water and refuse to come off the bottom! Big white crystal woolly bugger worked for me.
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12-05-2012, 04:36 PM
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Originally Posted by fish gunner
My life time total for Lakers is 3 , one caught trolling hair too slow on the shushwap. The other two were caught on big streamers on the bow below the man made rapids. The one on the big lake went 10 lbs . Midget for Lakers.so I guess I could say all my Lakers were caught on the fly . |
What size class were they?
15.5", 20" or 22.5"?
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12-05-2012, 05:05 PM
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I've had good luck fishing big white/blue goat hair streamers on a sink tip line on my 8 weight rod down south. They put up a great fight. Ive found fly fishing for them has been best in early to mid June when theyre in 10-15 feet of water. My strategy has been find where the suckers spawn/ or where the whitefish hang out (generally same spots), works for me.
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12-05-2012, 05:55 PM
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bow lakers
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Originally Posted by BeeGuy
What size class were they?
15.5", 20" or 22.5"?
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Not 22"+, better than 20 " just . On a cone head buck tail I tied one of . My buddy caught one there also smaller like 15" ish
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12-05-2012, 06:18 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fish gunner
Not 22"+, better than 20 " just . On a cone head buck tail I tied one of . My buddy caught one there also smaller like 15" ish
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It's interesting that the lakers in the Bow fit a few size classes really closely.
The 3 in the 20" class were all actually, 20.5".
There is a 27" class as well that we have seen a few of, however, nothing between 22.5 and 27" so far.
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12-05-2012, 03:19 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bessiedog
Only way I can get lakers out of the Crow or Waterton is bait/jig. I thought perhaps late fall during th espawn might be a chance.... If a guy knew where they spawned.
I have flyfished for them a couple of times in the spring, but it was a half hearted attempt at best.
just thought I'd see if anyone did any serious work on this front.
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If you have a boat, head to Minnewanka in the spring.
Or you can try Spray in the spring.
If you are in Calgary early season, or fall season, I can put you on a spot on the Bow R. It might be doable during the winter, just not sure about the river conditions...ice flow etc
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