Stingy south saskatchewan!

Fishfinder · #1 09-16-2009, 06:59 PM

Curious as to how anybody else is doing as far as fishing the ol SSR this summer has gone. Been a strange summer weather wise, as we all know, and for sure this has affected the fishing but lately I jus don't get it? Last year, this time, I was smashing fish left, right n center at my regular spots on the riv, but now not so much. River was brutally murky for quite some time this summer, but now that there has been less rain for awhile it is quite clear. Fish On - right? Wrong. 2 hrs, mid morning between 2 of us produced a perty Goldeye for my buddy, a 4 inch walleye was my big catch of the day. Yes - 4 inches, 5 at best. Wanted to take it home and throw it in the tank, it was kinda cute. But i didn't

Anyways, went back next day by myself to give it another shot - 2 hrs = 1 sucker

What gives? Usually on a slow day, 2 hrs of fishing generally produces 3-4 fish. I miss my sturg

Anyone anyone.....thoughts?

Geezle · #2 09-16-2009, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Fishfinder

Curious as to how anybody else is doing as far as fishing the ol SSR this summer has gone. Been a strange summer weather wise, as we all know, and for sure this has affected the fishing but lately I jus don't get it? Last year, this time, I was smashing fish left, right n center at my regular spots on the riv, but now not so much. River was brutally murky for quite some time this summer, but now that there has been less rain for awhile it is quite clear. Fish On - right? Wrong. 2 hrs, mid morning between 2 of us produced a perty Goldeye for my buddy, a 4 inch walleye was my big catch of the day. Yes - 4 inches, 5 at best. Wanted to take it home and throw it in the tank, it was kinda cute. But i didn't

Anyways, went back next day by myself to give it another shot - 2 hrs = 1 sucker

What gives? Usually on a slow day, 2 hrs of fishing generally produces 3-4 fish. I miss my sturg

Anyone anyone.....thoughts?

I can't speak directly on the SSR since I've never fished it, but I've been fishin in the NSR for the past couple months and everybody I've been talking to out there has been saying that this year has been quite slow in general. Also, the water in the NSR is on the low side, which I'm sure is affecting things.

Fishfinder · #3 09-17-2009, 08:11 AM

Ya water is slightly lower than norm, nevertheless, the fishies r still in there and my deepest holes just aren't producing. Gonna try different locations and maybe pull the boat out again. I will find the fish. Thanx 4 ur post Geez, it appears nobody else knows anything about the SSR or simply do not want to offer suggestions. 62 views yet 1 reply. Sad really. Guess I'll jus go back to reading the same regurgitated info on all the same lakes

. P.S. - Geez, keep up with the threads, nice to hear fresh questions from time to time. If u ever make ur way to the Hat, drop me a PM and we can go wrangle some fishies if u would like.

Geezle · #4 09-17-2009, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Fishfinder

P.S. - Geez, keep up with the threads, nice to hear fresh questions from time to time. If u ever make ur way to the Hat, drop me a PM and we can go wrangle some fishies if u would like.

Hey thanks for the invite

Whenever I'm able to finally make the time for it, I'd love to come down for a day or two of fishing.

In the meantime maybe I'll hit the NSR later today and see what comes of that...if nothing else maybe I can get that log out of there!

Fishfinder · #5 09-17-2009, 09:35 AM

Yup, work and fishing don't really go hand in hand. Hard to find time these days. For sure, perhaps sometime we can hit the riv up around the ol Hat - I know of plenty of spots. Best thing I love about river fishing is u never know what ur gonna get (which is why I prefer river over lake anyday)- Wally, Goldy, Pike, Trout, Burbot, Sucka, Sturg!!!etc. They are all a blast as far as I am concerned. Sidenote - I'm gonna try n make it up for some playoff games in the spring (Yes the Oilers will make the playoffs - fan of 25+ yrs here

- team looks gr8!), perhaps u could introduce me to the NSR as I have never fished it and it sounds like fun! More sturg than SSR I am pretty sure though not as perty or big but I could be wrong there. Anyways, gonna tackle the riv on Sun/Mon, will let y'all know how it goes. Till then, happy fishn all

Geezle · #6 09-17-2009, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Fishfinder

Yup, work and fishing don't really go hand in hand. Hard to find time these days. For sure, perhaps sometime we can hit the riv up around the ol Hat - I know of plenty of spots. Best thing I love about river fishing is u never know what ur gonna get (which is why I prefer river over lake anyday)- Wally, Goldy, Pike, Trout, Burbot, Sucka, Sturg!!!etc. They are all a blast as far as I am concerned. Sidenote - I'm gonna try n make it up for some playoff games in the spring (Yes the Oilers will make the playoffs - fan of 25+ yrs here

- team looks gr8!), perhaps u could introduce me to the NSR as I have never fished it and it sounds like fun! More sturg than SSR I am pretty sure though not as perty or big but I could be wrong there. Anyways, gonna tackle the riv on Sun/Mon, will let y'all know how it goes. Till then, happy fishn all

Yeah, I definitely like the variety of fish that can come out of the river...you never know what it is that you're going to pull out

Sadly I think I've pulled more suckers out of the NSR than any other species so far. I'm still learning about the sturgeon fishing, but I'm definitely getting into it (even spent a little money I probably shouldn't have and got a rod/reel just for sturgeon) so I plan on hitting the NSR lots next spring. Just let me know when you'll be heading up and I'm sure we can work something out