For the guys fishing Spray Lakes...what is your personal best rockie in these waters or biggest confirmed catch you know of? I wonder how big they get in there. So far 39 cm is my personal best, got a 37 cm one today, I attached pic of fish and stomach contents.
Largest ones usually around 18-20" -- catch them on the drop offs between 30-40 feet.
That's exactly how I caught mine, on a drop off at ~ 28 feet. It felt pretty big on my medium-light, I thought it was a laker. Firm strike too, not the usual tap-tap. 20 " would be a nice catch, I've only caught bigger on the Bow River on golden stone flies.
[QUOTE=dave99;4320207]No pictures of mine. I used to fish them in the shallower waters a little ways south of Sparrowhawk.
12” inches or so is probably my PB, but keep in mind this was about a decade ago.
12" is the minimum legal keep size on Spray and also a nice fry size. I have yet to catch one that is not legal size. I think using a bigger tungsten " Northland punch fly" helps keeping the small ones away...
That's exactly how I caught mine, on a drop off at ~ 28 feet. It felt pretty big on my medium-light, I thought it was a laker. Firm strike too, not the usual tap-tap. 20 " would be a nice catch, I've only caught bigger on the Bow River on golden stone flies.
The only one I've caught was 30.5 cm in 40 ft, but it was definitely a firm strike as well.
The only one I've caught was 30.5 cm in 40 ft, but it was definitely a firm strike as well.
You gotta love those deep rockies. When you are fishing deep for trout and they show up on the sonar, just staring at your jig lol. I'd try every single technique I know just to have them give me the cold shoulder. I used to think something is wrong on me, missing on all those "trouts"
Fished at 16' FOW and was a good day caught a dozen whitefish, variety of sizes. Took home a couple 14 incher. Success mostly after looking at my fly to reel slow and will hit going up. Open stomach they're eating mostly scuds and blood worms.
I’d say my best is just around 14”.
Mainly don’t target them, but every now and then when the lakers won’t cooperate I’ll set up in 40’ and have at er.
I don’t see too much variance in the sizes I catch. 95% would be 11-12” for me I’d say.
Usually just south of Sparrowhawk as well. Off the creekmouth.
Your best Rocky Mountain Whitefish on Spray
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