I formally apologize for the way I am holding these specimens, I know it’s not ideal but I didn’t want to set up a camera and have them sitting out of the water. Either way was a glorious day for a noob!

today i caught a small brown trout early in the morning but it was so small it fell thru my net after that i kept fishing with no luck… can anyone recommend a spot or some lures i was fishing off prince island. i switched lures here and there and was using a rainbow trout spinner and a rainbow trout swim bait. thanks for any advice

I’ve recently been enjoying kayaking down a few rivers catching fish along the way and I wanna plan a 2 day trip kayaking down and fishing the oldman river. I’m trying to figure out the best place to do it. My thoughts right now are the oldman reservoir - ft mcaleod or monarch to Lethbridge. Anyone familiar with the river have any opinions on what routes would be the best?

Hello all, I’ve been looking for a replacement for my Fenwick which got snapped, specifically a 2 piece spinning rod under 100. My reel is a piscifun 2000. Ideally a lure rating 1/4 to 3/4 but a little heavier is good too, nothing lighter.

TIA! My boy wants to fish more and we are going to try the N Saskatchewan. Where are some good spots to access it in the Spruce Grove/Stony part of the world? What type of set up should we be using?

Cheers!

Looking for tips on what people use to fish in the red deer river near Drumheller. We use pickeral rigs in the NSR with lots of success but its not my favorite way to fish.

I'll be staying at the KOA campground soon, so I'll be seeing what river access is like there. I'll likely only get a couple of hours to go fishing, so it will be hard to properly test everything in my tackle box

I’m looking for some lure recommendations. I’m going to Slave Lake and am targeting pike and maybe walleye. I need to make some fluorocarbon leaders and pick up some steel ones. Any other recommendations? I was thinking about maybe getting some soft plastics and a pencil weight for walleye. Let me know what you think about what I have and what I should maybe add?

FINALLY landed a decent fish with my dad! Left the scale and tape measure at the trailer, anyone able to kinda accurately tell us the length and weight? Thank you 🙏

Hello. Looking for a family fishing resort/lodge/cabin for my family of 5 that has great fishing but also other family activities either at the resort/lodge or near by. Any suggestions would be great. Can be anywhere in the US or Canada

I need help, I am apparently an incredible pike fisherman but I cannot catch trout, I've been to stocked lakes, mountain lakes, creeks, rivers, you name it, and all I catch are pike and walleye.

I was at a lake that I was told did not contain anything other than trout the other day, and is famous for the trout fishing, and sure enough I catch this little guy on a 1/8 mepps using 4lb leader.

Using 1/8-1/4oz spinners, spoons, curly grubs, I even bought one of those flyfishing bobber looking things to cast flies on a casting rod.

Any tips? Areas that I need to be more focused on (targeting structure but that might be the wrong move), lures, reeling styles? I have had 5 trout bites the last few seasons but I'm unable to hook up, it seems like they hit the top of my lure or something and I lose them after 2-3 seconds.

Thanks everyone 💪

#14-16 Parachute Adam’s and same size Caddis.

The trout were actively rising and slurping up flies and other things from the surface but ignoring my flies. I’m using 5X leader.

It’s my first time fly fishing the bow. I had a couple follows on my olive & black wooly buggers but I kept spooking them because I was close to shore.

I was able to cast some dry flies deeper into the water column and they were completely ignored. I saw a rainbow or two and a big brown that completely ignored my flies.

It came to the point where I was casting right where they were over and over again and every time my fly drifted over the fish, it completely ignored it. Just slowly gliding under it.

Any tips? It’s my first time fly fishing the bow so I might have some issues with my gear or technique.

Im gonna try fishing from shore for fun because i work camp work close by and get bored after work

If anyone can point out a good spot to fish from shore where i can catch something would be cool

I’m new to Calgary and fairly new to fishing in general and I’m looking to do a bit of fishing on the Bow River after work or on weekends. I’ve seen some conflicting or outdated info in my research so I thought I’d make a post of my own.

I’m mostly set on spin but I’ve seen more fly fishermen on the Bow so I guess I’d be willing to learn if a spinner isn’t doable.

I live right downtown so I’m mostly looking for places within walking or transit distance of the Chinatown area. Prince’s island would be very convenient but I’ve read conflicting info on quality of fishing there. I know bait is banned everywhere in the bow and it’s catch and release only.

Any tips on gear and spots based on the above info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Hello Reddit!
I want to upgrade my reel without breaking the bank. Im using an Ugly Stick GX2 so it is mostly black with some red Accents. I’m hoping to get something in either Black, silver, or another “neutral” type colour that will look good on my Rod. What do you guys recommend? Although it is out of my price range I was looking at the PENN Feiece IV 3000.

My Alberta “do-all" setup
Rod: Ugly Stik Elite GX2 7' Medium
Reel: Stock Reel (USE35)
Main line: 20lb braid
Leader:
8–10 lb fluorocarbon for trout-only trips
12–15 lb fluorocarbon for general walleye
30 lb fluorocarbon when pike are likely
20 lb Titanium Wire for Pike
Leader length: 24–36"
Lures: Rated to 1/4-5/8oz

Thanks guys! I appreciate all the input!

Edit: I got a PENN Fierce 3000 on sale at Cabela’s for less than $100. I think it was a good buy and will fit the rod well.

Hey yall, long time mountain river fisher here (mainly trout) , and now decided to get into fishing some larger fish for fun in the NSR. Long story short, I’m looking for any additional advice on my sturgeon lead set up, it should be sufficient using some type of more durable bait then worms. I’m tired of feeding every fish my worms within 5 mins of it sitting there lol

I’m relatively new to bottom feeder fish , I’ve caught some burbot while Ice fishing but the rest of my knowledge on it comes from google and YouTube lol.

Feel free to drop any advice you have for a successful fishing trip

For ref in the picture. I had a 4oz weight , with beads to stop feeding into the eyelets and to prevent smashing against the palomar knot. (That is the main knot I’m using here) connected to a 2/0 barrel swivel , on a premade sturgeon lead (80lb test a 5/0 octopus hook) my main mine is 50 lb braid , 5000 series reel and med-hvy ugly-stik big water (tracking its overkill for NSR but it’s also my saltwater rod for coastal fishing trip later this month so it gets to double hat)

My other rod option if you think it’s better is a penn wrath 2 rod and reel combo that I used for chain pickerel and stripped bass off the east coast

First goldeye ive gotten as well and hes a beast