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Originally Posted by Bemoredog
Old Man has limited depth data. There is an old bathymetry chart in an Alberta Gov doc from 2001 but the resolution and size of the map render it useless. There is some public data available at insight genesis: http://insightgenesis.laketrax.com/s...embed/internal
What is shown tells me this is a fairly deep reservoir by Alberta standards. I would try to fish along the ridges/slopes as fish should be coming into these areas to find more plentiful food. If you have a good sonar or downscan system you can find the original river pathway and fish along that. These areas are often productive in reservoirs since fish use them to travel.
Areas where there are inlets/outlets should be more productive as well as areas close to rocks/bridges/concrete structures.
If I were to fish Old Man I'd definitely take sonar with me so I could locate areas of fish activity and the typical depth of fish, find interesting structure and know the water temp.
And just to toss some of my beliefs at you, if you catch a Cutthroat, consider releasing it back. These fish are native to Alberta and are at risk of disappearing from the province completely. |
Yep...only keep rainbows if I want a trout feed...no need to keep cutties