Southern Reservoirs now open!
 

May 8 we can wet a line, can't wait. Been playing with the gear for a week, wandering by the hooks in the local CT. Might have to hit the Fishing Hole for nothing I need but want:)

Should be able to test run the boat by May 1.

Have fun, play safe!

Will be interesting to see if there is enough water to do so in a couple of them ...let's hope it happens .[emoji1696]

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My biggest concern is there will not be enough water to launch in any of the southern reservoirs.

Based on the low low levels this past fall unless we get some serious snow and rain I'll have t o consider buying a inflatable or changing all my fishn spots to the north

Lets hope for the best

I'm hopeful that there will be enough water in most of the reservoirs to launch a boat when the season opens. The ones that I fish managed to make some gains in the fall, so hopefully they will be able to add to it with runoff.

The question is, will there be enough water towards the end of the season?
Fingers crossed.

There will be lots of water to fish at the beginning of the year, it’s the August/September months that may be hard to find water.

Four weeks today we can take the boat for a rip!:sHa_shakeshout:

Any open water down south (April 7) ?

Some of the shallow sloughs are opening up but the bigger lakes seem to be ice covered for the most part still. That should change this coming week with forecasts calling for double digit + weather all week the last time I looked.

Yes

Need lots of rain (both for the moisture and to break up the ice) and some wind wouldn't hurt either. But man... I hadn't thought that it's only a month away! Wooooooo!!

Hoping for lots of water in the reservoirs this season. I took a look at the snow pack at each of the monitoring stations that are on the Alberta river flows website. The first station is in Waterton Park and they work their way north.

My conclusion....we need lots of rain.

Akamina Pass down 25% from last year

Gardiner Creek up 10% from last year. Snow pack is at middle of average range

South Racehorse about equal to last year. Snow pack is at low end of average range.

Lost Creek about equal to last year. Snow pace is at low end of average range.

Mount Odlum down about 10% from last year. Snow pack is at low end of average range.

Three Isle Lake about equal to last year. Snow pack is at low end of average range.

Little Elbow up about 10% from last year. Snow pack is at middle of average range.

Sunshine Village about equal to last year. Snow pack is below average range.

Screenshot of the chart for Sunshine Village. The red line is last year's snow pack. The blue line is this year's. The greyish region represents the average range.


https://i.postimg.cc/1RCYRX9K/sunshine-snowpack.jpg

Travers is now ice free.

Roper:
Any idea how the ice at Newell or CVR is: have you been out at all to see?
It must be coming off fast.
Thanks

I haven't been out there, but usually ice until 3rd week of April. Might try a rip out that way see what's up

Crap just noted they changed Twin valley reservoir regulations - used to be open all year before. I was hoping to open boating season before May 8th. I guess Pine coulee or Ghost are other options?

Unless they start dumping water into Pine dont waste the gas. Ghost may be a better spot.

And last year snow pack was below average as it was. I know St. Mary's never filled last year as we had little spring rain. Will be an interesting year!

Took a little run to Crawling Valley this aft. Little open water around the edges but pretty much ice-covered. Few days yet, we need a big wind.

On to the bad news, reservoir looks down 3-4 feet. They're doing a bunch of work on the east end so it might be low by design. 5 Hyhoes, 4 big rock trucks, a D8, couple skid-steers & a packer.

Wouldn't be able to get a boat into the far eastern bay unless you portaged it:scared0018:

Lets hope it goes up a bit. Ghost is nice to boat around but I am not that great at catching trout, Pine coulee is pretty much guaranteed to catch little walleye and odd pike.

Heads up ,it's not gonna fill this year either ...from snowpack reports it looks like it will be a river instead of a reservoir again this year ..

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Think you will be able to launch come the 8th? I know there is a walleye tourny arond the 16th

https://i.postimg.cc/qvVrCyDT/deadhorse-lake.jpg

I'm looking forward to seeing the results from Deadhorse.

Not sure, the campground gate was closed. Been windier than 1/2 dozen of my buddies around a campfire:), ice might be gone. There will be absolutely no run-off, & they're beefing up the outflow canal:scared0018:

FYI, CVR is at 87.76% capacity and it has increased by about 2% since the 19th. It's looking promising.

Good info. Thanks!

Newell is almost full.
McGregor is filling and about 84% full
Travers holding steady at about 59% for the last week or so

St Mary's is filling and at 39%
Most of the reservoirs in SMRID are not showing any info.

Lethbridge, Med Hat and Calgary have quite a bit of rain in the forecast for next week. Fingers crossed.

Non stop alarmism does grow tiring doesn’t it? Emergency this, crisis that, restrict everything, tax what’s left, the sky is falling…

Things are going to be just fine.

Ummm, I dunno, just a few fisherman sharing good news & the bad. Last year, the bad was real, some fishing spots were unavailable. Sky not falling as some of the reports are showing, but certainly more moisture needed. As the Op stated, he was very excited for the open. Take care!

Exactly ...I don't like to dwell on the negative either, I just know that St.Marys is gonna have a hard time filling cause they are dumping water east already and the lake is no where near full ...hope and pray we get some rain and things return somewhat to normal .

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I just heard from some that lives there that 40 mile will not be getting any water this year, it is already down around 12'. :(