North Saskatchewan river fishing

[Daceminnow]

Originally Posted by sheepstalker

tried terwillegar and henday area last couple of days still lots of ice! No luck....thought i had one on until I got it to shore, Its was a big black garbage bag with an old pair of boots it it....At least I have some new boots now!!!............................................ ...jk!

you guys should leave the homeless peoples stuff alone that live in the river valley. they have a tough enough time as it is.

[alodar]

Caught a rocky white on the nsr just now on a dropshot and dew worm #4 hook

[Braun]

Originally Posted by alodar

Caught a rocky white on the nsr just now on a dropshot and dew worm #4 hook

does that mean you put the rod down just to post that on this tread???

[alodar]

Originally Posted by Braun

does that mean you put the rod down just to post that on this tread???

rod holders ?

[ice]

Is there any decent spots where I could catch one or two in a day in the capilano area? My transportation is limited killed my truck, and I'm itching to get out there only made it out once this winter. I'll probobly be out there from sunrise to sunset, so walking a distance up the banks won't be a problem

[alodar]

I know a couple spits around there

[greylynx]

Originally Posted by Daceminnow

you guys should leave the homeless peoples stuff alone that live in the river valley. they have a tough enough time as it is.

Sheepstalker: what size were those boots you pulled out of the river?

I might have to make you an offer after I pay my federal taxes at the end of the month to keep the gun registry.

[greylynx]

Anyone been around Devon or even Drunken Valley?

If RMW's are in Edmonton, I think they might be even better a little upstream.

[alodar]

not a bad little rmw

[BBJTKLE&FISHINGADVENTURES]

Originally Posted by alodar

not a bad little rmw

That is very strange , never use to see stuff caught out of that spot same looking whites as Jay sent me pictures of over the weekend . Defenetly Rockys . Good job fellas . What did you get it on there Coady .

[Alberta Bigbore]

Originally Posted by slawton2

I live in Edmonton and fish the river all the time but never know how early I can start. I went in April and may last year and didn't get even a bite. I have heard that you catch the big ones just as the ice is coming off the river but still i have had no luck. Does anyone know when the best time to start fishing the river is? I will take any advice I can get.

didnt check all the other replies to this post yet.... but i find in early season... the sucker fishing can be fantastic

[Geezle]

Originally Posted by Alberta Bigbore

didnt check all the other replies to this post yet.... but i find in early season... the sucker fishing can be fantastic

I'm actually surprised to have not caught a sucker yet for the number of times I've been out...so far all I've seen caught are whites like alodar posted (which blew my mind all over my face!)

The river needs to hurry and finish breaking up so I can get down to some of my other spots and get into some open water pike!

Was down at the Beverly bridge () for a while after work yesterday and noticed that the runoff is getting pretty bad already...only a few inches of visibility.

[italk2u]

If you go west of the city, you'll see the river is a lot clearer.
Whay you saw under the beverly bridge was not mountain run off, it was just plain ole city dirt from the sewer outlets

[Geezle]

Originally Posted by italk2u

If you go west of the city, you'll see the river is a lot clearer.
Whay you saw under the beverly bridge was not mountain run off, it was just plain ole city dirt from the sewer outlets

Yeah, I know it's city runoff, but it's runoff nontheless I was watching a little stream work its way down where I was fishing and you could just see the water getting murkier.

Just wait til they open the dam...THEN we'll have a mess!

[alodar]

Originally Posted by BIGBADJOHN

That is very strange , never use to see stuff caught out of that spot same looking whites as Jay sent me pictures of over the weekend . Defenetly Rockys . Good job fellas . What did you get it on there Coady .

Worms

[sdimedru]

when do they "open" the dam? is just an increased flow?

[alodar]

Originally Posted by sdimedru

when do they "open" the dam? is just an increased flow?

Once the water level reaches a certain point up stream of the dam it will be open for a few days then they close it and repeat the cycle

[FisherPotch]

Where is this dam located exactly?

Nice work on the rocky whites fellas never caught one with in a hundred km of Edm myself. Good size too. Pickerel rigs?

[tonypower]

I have been fishing the river since I was a kid. I am now 33 and never have I caught a white. Crazy.

[FisherPotch]

I've heard of the odd one on the NSR as far down stream as deven. Even heard of a stray brown being caught. But of course there was no photo evidence. This thread proves the rmw rumor. Big ones compared to any I've caught as well.

Can anyone comment on this dam and it's location? Not that I want to fish there, just that I'd like to know where this flow control is occurring as I am directly effected by it.

I think I'll be going for a jaunt down to the NSR this eve to try my luck. Doubt I'll find any whites. Anyone been catching any burbs? I'm not sure why but out here they seem to be everywhere this early in the season, but just little guys.

[Alberta Bigbore]

rocky mountain whites are quite common with fly angles upstream of the Antheny henday on the south side.......

A friend of mine caught a nice fatty RMW down stream of fort saskatchewan a couple summers ago

[sdimedru]

Bighorn dam is @ Abraham Lake

[alodar]

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Saskatchewan_River

[pickrel pat]

Originally Posted by alodar

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Saskatchewan_River

says theres yellow perch in the river. i find that highly unlikely.

[FisherPotch]

Originally Posted by sdimedru

Bighorn dam is @ Abraham Lake

Lol yeah thanks, I shoulda got that. the discussion had me thinking it was closer to edm. There's a lot of factors between here and Abrahms that effect the flow in this region, besides the dam I mean.

List of species doesn't include quillback but they are in there. Nothing about trout or RMWF.

I've never caught a perch in the NSR but I'd suspect it possible that they are in NSR OR Saskatchewan river in Saskatchewan, if I'm not mistaken Tobin has Perch.

[boonedocks]

A friend of mine caught a large rocky mountain whitefish out of the NSR at Hermitage park about ten years ago. We have fished "The River" for 30 years now and its the only time that I have seen one in the Edmonton area. I also caught the smallest sturgeon that I have ever seen, in the same location(about 24 inches long) that same year. Strangely, we did not have a camera with us on either occasion. I guess that will not be much of a problem anymore as almost everyone has a camera on their cell phone.

[SCOOBA_ACE]

I have had luck any time of the year. Probably the best time for me is in late summer and early fall. Once the water is clear, you just can't keep them big Walleye of the hook. Nice Goldies too!

[greylynx]

Over the years I noticed Filipino folks catching a few RMW's upstream of Terwilliger Park.

The Filipinos call them "milkfish" which seems to be a very simialar fish found in the Phillipines.

And they eat these NSR fish.