Haven't looked myself, but general rule of thumb is that while you can certainly fish the Athabasca during June-July-August, it gets daily flows of glacial water and glacial silt / flour. That's aside from any rain or snowmelt.
Bottom line is that the river doesn't clear up until September, that's usually a better month for clarity. October and April even better than that. Nov-March is clear, but the weather is obviously colder.
With that in mind, is it worth checking out some of the side channels during faster/high flows on the Athab in Jasper during this time of year? I want to target bull trout. Not looking for any specific areas, just as a general question.
With that in mind, is it worth checking out some of the side channels during faster/high flows on the Athab in Jasper during this time of year? I want to target bull trout. Not looking for any specific areas, just as a general question.
You can fish the snaring river for bull trout , the mouth where it meets the athabasca river is good to.
Athabasca river (Jasper) flow report?
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