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Old 05-20-2017, 07:48 AM
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Default First trip out this year. Going to hit A local grayling lake.

Maybe see a few others down there?

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Old 05-20-2017, 08:18 AM
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No fly fishing for me till mid JUNE (Drs orders) other wise I would join you.

Please let us know how it goes.

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Old 05-20-2017, 08:35 AM
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Had a nice afternoon on a grayling pond a few days ago.

Took me a bit, but eventually found small (size 14-18) chronies on size 5x flouro tippet were the ticket. A few rises to dries if you're determined....
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Old 05-20-2017, 11:41 AM
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if it's the one we talked about sundance, leeches got me into quite a few
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Old 05-20-2017, 07:01 PM
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Was out on a grayling pond last weekend as well, was using a damselfly nymph with a size 14 trailer nymph. Got the attention with damselfly, hooked up with the trailer
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Old 05-20-2017, 08:33 PM
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Was out today as well and did quite well. I've been messing around a bit with some underwater pictures, but it's pretty hard to get a decent shot. Quite a mixed bag of weather.





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Wow still more snow up there than I expected.

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Wow still more snow up there than I expected.

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It's all new snow, last weekend there was hardly any.
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Old 05-20-2017, 10:56 PM
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Wow still more snow up there than I expected.

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Yup. Buddies knees couldn't handle the slipperiness of the trail.

We hit Chain instead for baby rainbows.
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Old 05-28-2017, 06:06 PM
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For grayling, could also consider Quarry lake on the outskirts of Canmore, on the way to the Nordic Centre. Busy place with swimmers and walkers, but the grayling are fairly large. I have caught few 18" grayling there and a number of 14 to 17". I use a #6 leech or bugger in black and a slip bobber to let the fly go down near vertical and still allow 15 feet of tippet out. The bigger ones are down deeper while the smaller ones hit dry flies in the shallows. The best spot is in the south part of the pond, and about 1/3 east (off of the picnic bench). Best fished with a float tube or pontoon boat. Just a short haul from the parking area.
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