SteveM Posted September 9, 2009 Posted September 9, 2009 Spent the weekend in Jasper National Park; fished Maligne Lake on Saturday & Medicine Lake on Sunday. Fishing was a little slow, but caught some beautiful brookies & the hardest fighting rainbows I've ever had the pleasure of tussling with! First time I've been to Jasper; man, have I been missing out! The scenery between Banff & Jasper is frickin' incredible- I was awestruck! Here's a few pics of my weekend... My friend's 18' freighter canoe @ the dock @ Maligne; it's an old cedar-strip that Randy fiberglassed & set up for fishing Maligne... Randy, trolling on Maligne... We shared the lake with this family of fishermen... Looking up the lake... Fish on!!! My first Maligne Lake brookie... The release... A little later, a bigger one... Notice the plastic disc on the line next to the fly; it gives the fly a wiggle when it's trolled... No release pic for this trout... He was delicious, hot off the BBQ!!! Quote
bigbowtrout Posted September 9, 2009 Posted September 9, 2009 AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love that place so much. Quote
cheeler Posted September 9, 2009 Posted September 9, 2009 Great pics! I love the action shot and the colors on those brookies. Too bad it doesn't stay after a roast! Quote
bhurt Posted September 9, 2009 Posted September 9, 2009 Bobloblaw, Looks like you had one steller of a trip, good on you, and I hate to admit it but you are one of the few people I have always wanted to get out with. Keep posting the aswome shot, I know I have much enjoyed looking and reading of all your adventures. Quote
SteveM Posted September 9, 2009 Author Posted September 9, 2009 Sunday morning: hit the bakery @ 6am for coffee & fresh, hot cinnamon buns- then, off to Medicine lake. Randy hoofs it up the lake... Harebells... Lichen... Reinold (sp?) & Randy @ Medicine; the darker blue is the river channel, where we fished... Wasn't long before I had a 16" rainbow nail my bloodworm; hardest fighting 16" fish I've ever caught! Medicine rainbows are frickin' rockets!!! Followed up with a 16" brookie; fairly rare in that part of Medicine, I'm told... Fooled by a white/black Clouser Minnow... Weather was very unsettled, with rain off & on, and wind completely reversing direction several times. Fished to some rising fish in between the nasty stuff; managed a few on dries, including this 15"er that went aerial several times & fought like crazy. These 'bows are something else! Quote
SteveM Posted September 9, 2009 Author Posted September 9, 2009 As I was stripping my Clouser, I saw a big, dark shape appear behind it; I watched as a big brookie ate my streamer 10 feet from my rod tip. I set the hook & the fight was on; with 14lb fluoro tippet, I got him to the net pretty quickly... 19" Medicine Lake brookie... BTW, for anyone concerned about the well-being of this trout: (1) he was landed quickly, on heavy tippet (2) the pics were snapped quickly, and (3) when he hit the water, he was gone like a shot. Thanks for caring, though. It was real nice to meet FFC member Ayr on the water. Thanks, Ayr, for the tips on Medicine; I'll be sure to try them when I go back later this month or next month. And I'll use those Maligne Lake tips when I go back in June; that's right, I have 2 trips in the planning stages! I can't believe I've been missing out on Jasper all these years; got a lot of catching up to do! One last pic; a stud & his harem... Many thanks to my fellow forum members who PM'ed me info on Maligne & Medicine last week; y'all are solid dudes! Keep on keepin' on!!! Quote
Guest girlsfishtoo Posted September 9, 2009 Posted September 9, 2009 Wow spectacular shots Steve. Awesome scenery and fish! Thanks for sharing. Quote
Swede Posted September 9, 2009 Posted September 9, 2009 Unreal Steve looks like a great trip . Beautiful fish, unbelievable setting. Ive always wanted to see what medicine lake looks like when it drains and have never made it up there. Quote
Bandi Posted September 9, 2009 Posted September 9, 2009 Great stories and superb shots. Thanks for sharing and keep them coming... Quote
jksnijders Posted September 9, 2009 Posted September 9, 2009 Beauty pics. That is one hell of a canoe by the looks of it also. Quote
BBBrownie Posted September 9, 2009 Posted September 9, 2009 Love your first pic of the boat and the foggy lake, great shot. Those are some chunky brookies, looks like a stellar weekend! Quote
monger Posted September 9, 2009 Posted September 9, 2009 Great shots Steve. Fish around the province are beginning to fear the name of Bobloblaw. Maligne is a bit more scenic than where I was fishing beside the cactus this weekend. Thanks for the post. Quote
Heimdallr Posted September 9, 2009 Posted September 9, 2009 Sounds like an amazing time. Great shots, that last brookie fin pic is intense! Quote
trailhead Posted September 9, 2009 Posted September 9, 2009 That looks like a great trip, thanks for the post. I have to get back there some day. Quote
SteveM Posted September 10, 2009 Author Posted September 10, 2009 Beauty pics. That is one hell of a canoe by the looks of it also. Yep, pretty sweet ride, fo' sho! Quote
beedhead Posted September 10, 2009 Posted September 10, 2009 Love the Brookie Pics!!! Cheers...Jeff Quote
SteveM Posted September 10, 2009 Author Posted September 10, 2009 Thanks for the kind words, y'all! Quote
Guest Jeremie Posted September 10, 2009 Posted September 10, 2009 that is a hog of a brookie! Nice work! Very rare like you said in the medicine! Might have to get up there in the next two weeks! Quote
SteveM Posted September 10, 2009 Author Posted September 10, 2009 that is a hog of a brookie! Nice work! Very rare like you said in the medicine! Might have to get up there in the next two weeks! Leave a few for me; I'm hoping to get back before it closes for the year! Quote
JIMMAY Posted September 10, 2009 Posted September 10, 2009 Sweet report. I love the look of the brookies against the blue water. Quote
SNAPFisher Posted September 11, 2009 Posted September 11, 2009 Nice report Steve!! Looks like a stellar time in great country. A lot of nice brookies in those pics. You sure seemed to find them at both places and I think that is awesome. Agreed. Those are hard fighting bows indeed. Congrats on the success. Cheers! Quote
Hawgstoppah Posted September 12, 2009 Posted September 12, 2009 that is just awesome. great pics great story. jasper is almost a 100% bet to see elk any time of year too. spent the last two days in both K country and banff nat'l park , never saw a single one. Quote
Ayr Posted September 15, 2009 Posted September 15, 2009 Steve, It was good to run into you and the buds in Jasper. Thanks for sharing the pics, you've got some good ones there! Good luck to you, if you get out that way again, I will look forward to the next time we cross paths. Oh, and nice Medicine Brookie, that's a beauty! Ayr. Quote
troutpirate Posted October 19, 2009 Posted October 19, 2009 nice pix bobloblaw i just got back from medicine a couple hours ago. it was a little slow on the south end but the north end was pretty good today. Quote
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