Whitemud Creek and NSR?

[timsesink]

Anyone been down that way recently?

[embury93]

Originally Posted by timsesink

Anyone been down that way recently?

I was down there for a few hours today and didn't have much luck, the water is still dirty and you can fish the NSR down at the park but whitemud creek is shallow and still covered in ice, I did catch a few small walleye across from the Quesnell bridge at the outfall. Fishing is extremly slow right now, should speed up around the start of may.

[waterninja]

Originally Posted by timsesink

Anyone been down that way recently?

i fish the nsr all the time (was there today) but i don't know about conditions or locations west of goldbar. from goldbar east you can fish year round. water was surprisingly clear today. very muddy shores on the sunny side and ice shelves in the shade.

[Geezle]

I've fished it a couple times recently downstream of Goldbar. Water clarity seems to vary on where you are...I fished one spot that was quite gravelly and the water was pretty clear, but when I fished a spot where the bottom was very silty, the water was also murkier.

Still got into some fish though

I've actually been doing better this spring than I have in previous years. It may be a location thing but I'm not sure yet...need to do some more exploring/experimenting

[allenford]

North Saskatchewan River
upstream of Highway 22/39 (Drayton Valley) – see Fish Management Zone 1, Watershed Unit ES2.
from Highway 22/39 (Drayton Valley) downstream to the Alberta/Saskatchewan border
River Only
Open all year – Mountain Whitefish limit 5 over 30 cm; Walleye limit 0; Sauger limit 3 from Apr. 1 to May 14; Pike limit 1 over 63 cm; Burbot limit 10; Goldeye limit 10; Lake Sturgeon limit 0.
tributaries (excluding Sturgeon River)
Apr. 1 to May 14 – CLOSED
May 15 to Mar. 31 – Open (Walleye limit 0 for portions within 500 m of main stem)

sounds whitemud creek is not open until May 15 2013.

[embury93]

yes you can't fish there until May 15 like @allenford just stated but its frozen over and really muddy so even if it was legal I don't think you would have much luck there at this time of the year. At the park you can fish the NSR its open all year round in Edmonton and there is a spot where the ice has broken off but the water seems dirty and fishing there seems slow. I deffinetly agree with @Geezle and @waterninja it seems the fishing north of goldbar is alot better and the water seems less dirty.

[kidd]

Originally Posted by Geezle

I've fished it a couple times recently downstream of Goldbar. Water clarity seems to vary on where you are...I fished one spot that was quite gravelly and the water was pretty clear, but when I fished a spot where the bottom was very silty, the water was also murkier.

Still got into some fish though

I've actually been doing better this spring than I have in previous years. It may be a location thing but I'm not sure yet...need to do some more exploring/experimenting

Geezle, you caught that near Goldbar?? That looks like a Rocky to me. What a great surprise!
kidd

[Geezle]

Originally Posted by kidd

Geezle, you caught that near Goldbar?? That looks like a Rocky to me. What a great surprise!
kidd

Yes that one is a rocky

But I was quite a bit downstream from Goldbar