North Sask. River

sniderscott · #1 02-01-2013, 12:22 PM

How does the river look through edmonton? Is it frozen over? I have not seen it since winter started.

jaystev · #2 02-01-2013, 12:33 PM

its frozen. couple small spots of open water . but theyre mostly in the shallows.

sniderscott · #3 02-01-2013, 02:35 PM

ah damn lol, i know it may be foolish, but with the warmer weather I want to go fishing and I don't have a vehicle.

chriscosta · #4 02-01-2013, 04:04 PM

go down to hermitage at the outflow o beliwve its usually a little open

BBJTKLE&FISHINGADVENTURES · #5 02-01-2013, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by chriscosta

go down to hermitage at the outflow o beliwve its usually a little open

x 2 but be damn careful , everything is Icy , last thing ya want is to go for a swim .

BGSH · #6 02-01-2013, 04:39 PM

Fishing has been good on the n.s.r so far this year.

BBJTKLE&FISHINGADVENTURES · #7 02-01-2013, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by BGSH

Fishing has been good on the n.s.r so far this year.

Shawn where you been kinda thought you went for a swim or something or one of them cougars ate ya up .

waterninja · #8 02-01-2013, 05:11 PM

been to the nsr 10 times this month and only skunked once. still lots of walleyes and pike with the odd sauger but no suckers or goldeye.

thorne · #9 02-01-2013, 08:00 PM

river is always open just down stream of the gold bar outflow on the south side of the river, east of 50th street. Park at the boat launch and take the trail along the river to the outflow....can't miss it (the flowing one, not the first drain you will see). I take my dog walking down there all the time and do a bit of fishing along the way. The bank father downstream fell in earlier this year and has produced a few interesting pockets. Lots of dead fall and snags, but work 'em carefully and you will be rewarded!!! All the guys in Cowtown always brag about fishing the Bow in the winter, this is Edmonton's little bow. Its a good stretch of always open water with lots of good deep holes, eddies and structure. Having said this it will probably be packed this nice weekend, but hey, Share the wealth!! Peace out!!

BGSH · #10 02-01-2013, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by BBJTKLE&FISHINGADVENTURES

Shawn where you been kinda thought you went for a swim or something or one of them cougars ate ya up .

Worst then that but will keep it at that.

BBJTKLE&FISHINGADVENTURES · #11 02-01-2013, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by BGSH

Worst then that but will keep it at that.

Well Shawn hope all is well buddy .

wetchimo · #12 02-01-2013, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by thorne

river is always open just down stream of the gold bar outflow on the south side of the river, east of 50th street. Park at the boat launch and take the trail along the river to the outflow....can't miss it (the flowing one, not the first drain you will see). I take my dog walking down there all the time and do a bit of fishing along the way. The bank father downstream fell in earlier this year and has produced a few interesting pockets. Lots of dead fall and snags, but work 'em carefully and you will be rewarded!!! All the guys in Cowtown always brag about fishing the Bow in the winter, this is Edmonton's little bow. Its a good stretch of always open water with lots of good deep holes, eddies and structure. Having said this it will probably be packed this nice weekend, but hey, Share the wealth!! Peace out!!

Just practice catch and release in that spot. The sewage effluent out fall get's huge flows on warm days in the winter due to the combined sewage collection in some parts of the city. In high flow situations the sewage can not be fully treated.

thorne · #13 02-02-2013, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by wetchimo

Just practice catch and release in that spot. The sewage effluent out fall get's huge flows on warm days in the winter due to the combined sewage collection in some parts of the city. In high flow situations the sewage can not be fully treated.

Very true. good point!