iv caught alot out of the elbow river from pike , browns to brookies and suckers in between.
if your spin casting use the 2nd smallest rainbow trout pattern and jerk it along.
if your fly fishing iv done well with mirco leeches and a scud. or nymphing youll almost certanly cathc suckers and whitefish its full of it.
by the rapids beside the cycle path cast in those little pockets sometimes only about your hand wide but it should hold fish.
the deep sandy clear bottom where the wood wall is holds some 15+ brookies and some small browns there.
the best fishing is yes when its cloudy and for the elbow its even better when you have limited visablity.
iv put my 2 years every sunday fishing it and once though rafters come they seem to either disapear of sit at the bottom with no movement.
the majority of the fish will come right after a rainstorm. fish the drainages and use SJW. and you can realy sneak up on them because its stained water. dont let your SJW anywhere near the bottom a sucker will grab it. and the trout wont mind picking it up. or cast onto the drainage and let it splash down!
the browns are pretty scrony because theyre spooked almost 24/7. it only worth fishing in fall when the bigger browns move in and after a rainstorm when they gorge themselves on worms