How would you fish this river?

[Peace Country]

How would you fish this river for lake trout and arctic grayling?

[Bhflyfisher]

Pick the grayling out from behind the boulders in the pocket water... swing streamers through the tailouts/deep slots of runs for lakers. Doesnt seem to be a ton of pools/holding water.

[EP2]

That is pretty fantastic looking water. As stated, pocket water for the grayling. Hopper-dropper would be my pick for style with attractor mayflies (wulffs in smaller sizes) elk hair caddises, stimulators and phesant tail and hare's ear nymphs below

[Gust]

Not sure what to recommend on lures but I would park the boat and focus on that hill in the background,, but fish from the flat side. Typically in the far bend it's a bit deeper, narrow but deep.

[Chief16]

P-rig in each pool for 5 minutes with various baits

[tight line]

Weighted line/leader, fishing small minnow patterns, Clousers, Zingers, some bright leetch patterns(have had good success for Larger Grayling with pink/purple leetches). Either casting up river straight with the current, or swinging them/dragging from the front or side. Fish would likely be holding behind the larger boulders or any riffle sections. I would Stick with that set up unless there was a obvious Hatch or the Grayling are Visually hitting something smaller. Large Grayling are Fairly Aggresive and will hit the Larger streamers that will also pick off the Lakers. Thats what i would do anyway.. lol

[greylynx]

I wonder what kind of aquatic invertebrates live in such an oligotrophic system.

Anyone read any studies on such river systems?

[Peace Country]

Great ideas guy thanks for the information and your thoughts. On the rivers and creeks that are attached to our lakes there has been very little studies done in that NE corner of the NWT.

[EP2]

Originally Posted by greylynx

I wonder what kind of aquatic invertebrates live in such an oligotrophic system.

Anyone read any studies on such river systems?

Likely similar to what you'd find here. think of the upper Athabasca and N. Sask Systems. Not the most productive, but still a regular selection of mayflies, caddises, stoneflies, and midges. Also, you'd probably get a lot of blackflies and mosquitoes larvae in and slower backwater eddies. Adults of those too of course.

Terrestrials would also do quite well I suppose.