Is the NSR even fishable like this?

[NSR Monger]

I see the river is about 1 meter higher then 2 days ago!! on top of this it is very muddy with visibility at like an inch if that. One of my spots is COMPLETELY under water, cant even get to the shore the water is a foot into the path! let me know if any of you guys have luck today!

[NSR Monger]

also I tried a diff spot last night with a buddy, but there was so much tree debris I didnt even bother throwing a line out. anyone know what caused this? a big rainfall in the mountains maybe?

[Sloughsharkjigger]

Originally Posted by NSR Monger

also I tried a diff spot last night with a buddy, but there was so much tree debris I didnt even bother throwing a line out. anyone know what caused this? a big rainfall in the mountains maybe?

You are looking at a combination of 150mm of rain (6 inches in the old days) plus the snow pack melting. Bad combination at this time of the year. The debris you see floating along is a result of the high water washing away river banks.... when the water is this high you never know what you might see....

[NSRfishing]

fishing is good you dont have to cast far all the fish will be holding close to shore 5 to 10 ft out

[SnoochyBoochy]

I'm going to go down and wash some lures tonight i'll let ya know!

[Solle]

I'm heading down to Hermitage right now to check it out

[voidspace]

Only fish I managed to catch today was a little 5-6 inch burbot. Was a real nice morning today too.

[KDderAngler]

What Should a Guy throw in there,it's pretty muddy,will the usual stuff work for pike and walleye?
Was using jigs and spoons in bright colors.

[Alberta Bigbore]

How bad is whitemud creek? Wallies might have moved up there pretty good.

[tysonlazo2]

lots of bottom feeders being caught at hermitage alot of suckers

[KDderAngler]

I had no luck at the whitemud creek,water was very muddy but not that much debris.and I saw a beaver
How did you guys do?

[NSR Monger]

no luck for my friend and I, tried for 30 min or so b4 we gave up and just chilled, guys were leaving saying not even a bite in 4 hours, after chilling for a couple hours no one caught anything, there was about 6 ppl fishing the whole time.....

[pike_king780]

Originally Posted by NSR Monger

no luck for my friend and I, tried for 30 min or so b4 we gave up and just chilled, guys were leaving saying not even a bite in 4 hours, after chilling for a couple hours no one caught anything, there was about 6 ppl fishing the whole time.....

lol half an hour and than you gave uip?!?!?! you know there can be hours with no fish sometimes?! half hour is a little short to just stop because of no bites IMHO lol

[B-rett]

30 mins is nothing! Even if I'm not catching anything, I look at my phone and I think, "I've been out here for 2 hours already?" haha. Anyone having any luck today?

[Solle]

I'm gonna try by laurier, and 199 st around 6pm ill letcha guys know how the spots are and if I catch anything, I'm feeling pretty optimistic though ;p

[NSR Monger]

I have gone out for hours without catching anything, but when you know your chances are slim to none its not really fun, a p-rig with a 4 ounce weight gets tossed around like nothing, a jig was getting caught up with lots of debris, having to clean the line every cast, the water has a visibility of basically 0, i knew my chances are very slim, between everyone there, there was about 9 fishing hours between everyone (while i was there though ppl were there longer) and no one caught a thing. this had nothing to do with me giving up easy and everything to do with the river is simply not fishable at that location right now.

anyone who has been to this spot can see how high it is right now! and i hear the river is going to rise even more. thats a 50ish foot tree floating by, imagine not paying attention and getting your line from your p-rig caught up on that!

[voidspace]

I had no problem hooking into some suckers this morning, then moved spots just after 6am and caught 3 walleye and lost a few more.

[ken]

Try using flashy type spinners and spoons. Talk to people who have fished in manitoba, there are lots of muddy rivers and creeks there. Also to avoid floating trees and other stuff fish in the creeks instead of the main river. Just some ideas to try and help out.

[buckmaster]

Originally Posted by NSR Monger

I have gone out for hours without catching anything, but when you know your chances are slim to none its not really fun, a p-rig with a 4 ounce weight gets tossed around like nothing, a jig was getting caught up with lots of debris, having to clean the line every cast, the water has a visibility of basically 0, i knew my chances are very slim, between everyone there, there was about 9 fishing hours between everyone (while i was there though ppl were there longer) and no one caught a thing. this had nothing to do with me giving up easy and everything to do with the river is simply not fishable at that location right now.

anyone who has been to this spot can see how high it is right now! and i hear the river is going to rise even more. thats a 50ish foot tree floating by, imagine not paying attention and getting your line from your p-rig caught up on that!

I see my barrells made it this time. They were long gone the last flood we had there.

[BGSH]

On the way home from Battle lake fishing and camping stopped at the n.s.r and caught one walleye and snagged 5 suckers by accident.

[KegRiver]

The Peace is high and muddy too. It's the normal cycle around here.
The old timers called it the June Flood. It happens every year on the Peace.

For us, this is the best fishing of the year. The fish are moving up river to spawn and they are hungry.

We find that here, bait is essential at this time of year. good red meat is first choice. One favourite is chicken gizzard, but any red meat will do.

Smelt or parts from a fish you have already caught will work too, but not as well, in my experience.
Worms and Grasshoppers are next to useless in these waters.

Next thing we do is hit the mouths of the feeder creeks. The high water creates a hole at the mouth of many of these streams. There the water is usually much cleaner, high oxygen content and warmer, with no current.
Fish, tired of fighting the current pull into these places to rest and feed.

If no feeder creeks are in your area, work the back eddies. They are not as good, but do hold fish looking to take a rest from the strong current.

[BGSH]

These were pelicans feeding on suckers this evening on the n.s.r

[BGSH]

Originally Posted by KegRiver

The Peace is high and muddy too. It's the normal cycle around here.
The old timers called it the June Flood. It happens every year on the Peace.

For us, this is the best fishing of the year. The fish are moving up river to spawn and they are hungry.

We find that here, bait is essential at this time of year. good red meat is first choice. One favourite is chicken gizzard, but any red meat will do.

Smelt or parts from a fish you have already caught will work too, but not as well, in my experience.
Worms and Grasshoppers are next to useless in these waters.

Next thing we do is hit the mouths of the feeder creeks. The high water creates a hole at the mouth of many of these streams. There the water is usually much cleaner, high oxygen content and warmer, with no current.
Fish, tired of fighting the current pull into these places to rest and feed.

If no feeder creeks are in your area, work the back eddies. They are not as good, but do hold fish looking to take a rest from the strong current.

x2, we think alike but i just use small jigs

[Geezle]

Originally Posted by buckmaster

I see my barrells made it this time. They were long gone the last flood we had there.

No they weren't. One stayed down near where the water is now, and the other was still chained to the sign, before somebody stole the sign.

Pretty sure I have pics of it on my laptop

[pickrel pat]

Originally Posted by BGSH

x2, we think alike but i just use small jigs

not on the peace you dont. the peace gets VERY muddy. need bait and if your bait isnt dead still for the fish to hone in on, you wont catch fish.