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06-28-2011, 10:49 PM
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New to the Forum / Dick and Jane!
Hi guys & gals, my wife and I just joined this forum and are looking to see where the good fishing is around south and central Alberta.
We highjacked another post so I thought we would start our own so we can keep track of your comments.
Looking for good areas around the Bow river. We live out by Cochrane and have fished the "dead dog leg" many times with very poor results (Cochrane to Ghost Res)......beautiful views mind you!! For a while there we did not care if we caught anything.....now we want to find some new spots.
Any good lakes around? I hear Pigeon is really good.....its a drive though.
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06-28-2011, 10:50 PM
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try sylvan lake, if you hook into a walleye its likly going to be big
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06-28-2011, 10:52 PM
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Welcome to the forum, Dick and Jane !
Wrong part of the world for me to be of any assistance but I'm sure the fine folks here will help you out.
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06-28-2011, 10:54 PM
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Wanna fish sylvan with me and fishy hunter7 this july long weekend. Garuntee to catch 40 plus walleye and 10 plus pike in 5 hours each. pm me if your intrested.
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06-28-2011, 10:55 PM
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Well we may head out that way at some point...as we have work out there. Where are some good spots around Provost??
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Welcome to the forum, Dick and Jane !
Wrong part of the world for me to be of any assistance but I'm sure the fine folks here will help you out.
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Welcome to the forum
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06-28-2011, 10:59 PM
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try sylvan lake, if you hook into a walleye its likly going to be big
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nope. iv fished sylvan all over and caught tons of 2-3lbers all year with only 2-3 over 6lbs but 8-12lbs are very rare.
sylvan averages 50-150 walleye a day and big pike
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06-28-2011, 10:59 PM
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Welcome. You will find great people on this forum and tons of info. Have a gander at my fishing map thread. I am happy to help youout with some more details about locations anytime.
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06-28-2011, 11:08 PM
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nope. iv fished sylvan all over and caught tons of 2-3lbers all year with only 2-3 over 6lbs but 8-12lbs are very rare.
sylvan averages 50-150 walleye a day and big pike
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that sums up sylvan for sure! very great fishery. But you wont catch anything if you don't know what to use.
BTW welcome to the forum. There are alot of great people that will help you with whatever you need on here. lots of great info you can find as well
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Welcome to AO!
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06-28-2011, 11:17 PM
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Welcome aboard. Do you guys have a boat, or are you shore fishing? Upper and Lower Kananaskis are two of my favorite lakes. Not too far from you. If shore fishing Sibald meadows pond is a nice little pond but it gets crowded.
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06-28-2011, 11:22 PM
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Well we may head out that way at some point...as we have work out there. Where are some good spots around Provost??
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Welcome to the forum. I may be able to help you as I am originally from that part of the world. Depending on what you are after, there are lakes with pike and walleye in them. Size wise not that big. Some stocked trout ponds. Nothing too great ( about 6lbs). Not to knock the fishing back home because it has provided me with countless hours of angling enjoyment over the years. It is a long ways to travel and a lot of gas burnt when there is way better fishing ( Sylvan, Gull, Upper/Lower K to name a few) much closer to your home. If you ever head up that way. Send me a PM and I will gladly help you out.
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Welcome to the forum 
Send waynechristie a pm and I bet he can help you out with some fishing spots where your at 
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06-29-2011, 05:11 AM
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hell oh!
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06-29-2011, 06:11 AM
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Flyfisher Has it right....Provost shouldn't be your destination if you're looking for fishing. Goose hunting.....now, that's a different story!
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06-29-2011, 08:42 AM
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Hi Mudslide, we have a boat....but we shore fish as well. Also been along the Bow trying to flyfish (not so well on that front!)....we have not made it to Kananaskis yet. How deep are the upper and lower lakes?
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Welcome aboard. Do you guys have a boat, or are you shore fishing? Upper and Lower Kananaskis are two of my favorite lakes. Not too far from you. If shore fishing Sibald meadows pond is a nice little pond but it gets crowded.
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06-29-2011, 08:43 AM
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Thanks everyone for the great welcoming and information!!
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06-29-2011, 08:52 AM
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Wanna fish sylvan with me and fishy hunter7 this july long weekend. Garuntee to catch 40 plus walleye and 10 plus pike in 5 hours each. pm me if your intrested.
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How many fit in your boat?
Stinky and I am already headed that direction tomorrow night.
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06-29-2011, 08:55 AM
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Thanks everyone for the great welcoming and information!!
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Morning Moby.
Have you two tried your hand at the ponds in town?
Welcome to you and your wife.
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06-29-2011, 11:08 AM
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We have been at the Cochrane pond/Grotto......are there more in Calgary?
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Morning Moby.
Have you two tried your hand at the ponds in town?
Welcome to you and your wife.
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06-29-2011, 11:42 AM
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Welcome to AOF,,, but you must remember, this is your first thread, a pat on the back, by tomorrow it may turn into verbal mudslinging, and by next week you'll notice your spelling and grammar starting to slip, and by next month you won't find time to shave, and by hardwater season you'll be arguing the existentialist viewpoint of using a stringer for your fish as opposed a livewell. You'll also get really good at reading back posts and post just like you're having a conversation,, if you want to be tutored in this, just watch Tyreeum (the saskeknobite) and a few others. Oh, and FH7 types so fast that spellcheck doesn't work on his posts, ignore the flaws and absorb the info.
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06-29-2011, 11:44 AM
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We have been at the Cochrane pond/Grotto......are there more in Calgary?
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The ponds I speak of at are mitford park.
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06-29-2011, 11:45 AM
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i would love to go out fishing one day with fishingmom, maby you could show me a thing or two.
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06-29-2011, 01:55 PM
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Yes we have......its kinda like walking between someones houses and fishing in their backyard. nice ponds! Every so often there is a lunker caught.
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The ponds I speak of at are mitford park.
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06-29-2011, 01:59 PM
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Yes we have......its kinda like walking between someones houses and fishing in their backyard. nice ponds! Every so often there is a lunker caught.
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perfect place to go if your short on time.
Plus great amount of space for kids to run and usually see a few guys practicing they fly techniques
Have seen some very nice fish in them 2 ponds.
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Welcome to AOF,,, but you must remember, this is your first thread, a pat on the back, by tomorrow it may turn into verbal mudslinging, and by next week you'll notice your spelling and grammar starting to slip, and by next month you won't find time to shave, and by hardwater season you'll be arguing the existentialist viewpoint of using a stringer for your fish as opposed a livewell. You'll also get really good at reading back posts and post just like you're having a conversation,, if you want to be tutored in this, just watch Tyreeum (the saskeknobite) and a few others. Oh, and FH7 types so fast that spellcheck doesn't work on his posts, ignore the flaws and absorb the info.
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i literally LOL at this hahahahahaha
o and welcome to the craziness lol
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06-29-2011, 05:32 PM
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welcome to the forum, and your dog "spot" too! I still remember learning to read from your book, back when it was chiseled out of granite 
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Welcome to the forum, I live in Cochrane and have fished the area for years, mostly fly fish, ocassionally pull out the hard tackle and enjoy icefishing also. If you are interested pm me one day we could meet and show you some of the area
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06-30-2011, 08:29 AM
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Cool, we love to ice fish!! We are originally from Manitoba....lots of ice fishing there!! We caught a few fish at the Ghost Res in the past. When the wind is not blowing its a nice place to fish. Where else do you ice fish in the area?
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Welcome to the forum, I live in Cochrane and have fished the area for years, mostly fly fish, ocassionally pull out the hard tackle and enjoy icefishing also. If you are interested pm me one day we could meet and show you some of the area
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