Red Deer River Report

Checked out the Red Deer River just south of the Sundre bridge Saturday evening from about 2100 to 2230 hrs.

Two Browns, one about 15 in the other about 8 in. Small Olive Wooly Bugger on a floating line & slow sink leader.

Not hard strikes, just sort of sucked the fly in, first one was surprise, thought I had hooked the bottom.

River still low, slightly murky in the main stream, but clear in the pools and side runs.

Few minnows running in the shallows, shaping up to be a good year.

any chance you've seen the water clarity conditions below the dam, like say....yesterday? dont know if i can justify $1.21 / litre gas to have a crappy day on the RDR tomorrow.

What time are you planning on being there? I was thinking of going tomorrow too.

had a change of plans, im gonna hold out and see how the week is with the weather, and maybe make it down next sunday to Penhold area on the RDR.

just gonna play it cool and cheap around edmonton and its pothole lakes.


been out quite a bit this week and the trout have been small but kept me happy

Let me know when you come down this way and we can get out again.

The river down south is very high right now tried to go out yesterday but had to settle for Tilley B Res. caught 6 Pike
10 oz to 4#ish range on a pickeral rig and small minnows.

may long weekend, A buddy and jet boated from joffery to drum. It was really wet fri & mon but the days in between were great. not really hot fishing as Ive had before but still caught some good numbers.