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07-21-2017, 10:14 AM
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Stocked lakes
Hey all, I'm not looking for tips on how to catch stocked trout, I pretty much have that surrounded haha.
I am however wondering where the bite is. Not looking for anything huge but maybe just a few for the pan this weekend.
Looking for somewhere within an hour of Edmonton. Usually the Wetaskawin pond produces but wondering if anyone had some advice.
Again, not looking for huge fish or your secret hole but rather just a place to get a few for dinner :-)
Thanks in advance for any replies.
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07-21-2017, 10:17 AM
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Seems the trout have been biting significantly less this year
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07-21-2017, 11:01 AM
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Do you have a boat?
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07-21-2017, 11:23 AM
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I posted under fly fishing forum how dead these stocked ponds seem this year. Nothing seems to be rising and bites down low are few and far between.
I am not sure if there was a bumper crop of minnows this year or what has changed!
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07-21-2017, 12:24 PM
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No, I do not have access to a boat for this trip.
Sucks to hear that everyone is having a tough time!
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07-21-2017, 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by CMichaud
I posted under fly fishing forum how dead these stocked ponds seem this year. Nothing seems to be rising and bites down low are few and far between.
I am not sure if there was a bumper crop of minnows this year or what has changed!
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I have found the same thing. Makes me wonder if they stocked as many fish as promised? Our local ponds, you don't even see any rising in the evenings this year.
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07-21-2017, 12:45 PM
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Originally Posted by NSR Fisher
No, I do not have access to a boat for this trip.
Sucks to hear that everyone is having a tough time!
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If you're willing to do a bit of traveling, fairfax is a good lake for shore fishing, at least it was the last time I went there. It's a really scenic trip so if nothing else you'll see some nice scenery.
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07-21-2017, 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Roderek
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If you don't mind, could you let me know which ones you have fished? if its a close kept secret don't bother but I would like to know where they're biting.
Thanks for the tip on spinners working, though!
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07-21-2017, 03:19 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NSR Fisher
If you don't mind, could you let me know which ones you have fished? if its a close kept secret don't bother but I would like to know where they're biting.
Thanks for the tip on spinners working, though!
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Twin Lakes/Mitchell/Chain Lakes
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07-21-2017, 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Roderek
Twin Lakes/Mitchell/Chain Lakes
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Thanks so much!
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07-21-2017, 04:21 PM
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By the way, I checked out the map the one commenter shared. Helped a lot and by the looks of it Wetaskawin should be a fine location as any!
(looks like they added a couple dozen 50CM brooders in there too, so who knows maybe I'll get one for a picture as well as the pan!)
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07-21-2017, 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Roderek
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Well that explains that. 2 of our local pond didn't get stocked this year. What a shame, you would think our provincial government could at least do that for taxpayers.
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07-21-2017, 08:42 PM
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Originally Posted by trigger7mm
Well that explains that. 2 of our local pond didn't get stocked this year. What a shame, you would think our provincial government could at least do that for taxpayers.
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I believe that whirling disease hit some of the trout hatcheries in Alberta this year and because of this, the Gov't had much fewer available trout to stock. Something like 60% of what they normally stock. They decided to leave some lakes unstocked, rather than stock every lake as normal but with fewer trout.
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07-21-2017, 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by jjhoule
I believe that whirling disease hit some of the trout hatcheries in Alberta this year and because of this, the Gov't had much fewer available trout to stock. Something like 60% of what they normally stock. They decided to leave some lakes unstocked, rather than stock every lake as normal but with fewer trout.
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I think you are right about that. My buddy tried to order some trout for his dugout from his usual supplier, and was told he could only get 50 fish. They must have been trying to spread out their supply to as many customers as possible. I thought that might have had something to do with whirling disease.
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07-22-2017, 08:30 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by trigger7mm
I think you are right about that. My buddy tried to order some trout for his dugout from his usual supplier, and was told he could only get 50 fish. They must have been trying to spread out their supply to as many customers as possible. I thought that might have had something to do with whirling disease.
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That and ponds that could get flooded by rivers were avoided, to prevent whirling disease from getting into more waters.
We haven't had an issue with fishing this year. Several hundred caught and released in various lakes. We were out on Mitch just a week ago, in the heat. Stil lots to catch, the sundown bite was awesome
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07-22-2017, 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by MrDave
That and ponds that could get flooded by rivers were avoided, to prevent whirling disease from getting into more waters.
We haven't had an issue with fishing this year. Several hundred caught and released in various lakes. We were out on Mitch just a week ago, in the heat. Stil lots to catch, the sundown bite was awesome
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That is good to know. Maybe they declined on some of the smaller, less fished ponds around the provincial. Seems to be the case in eastern Alberta. Glad to hear you are having some good fishing though. Have a great weekend.
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