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And To Continue July Adventures


DonAndersen

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Well, the trip to Great Slave Lake was over Saturday - got back home @ 9:00 pm. Sandy announced "the trailer is packed" - we're leaving in the morning and so by 11:00 we were off heading south. The problem was the weather. We are both blond and hate hot days. The temperature was forecast to be <>33C in southern Alberta where we had intended to go so @ Highway #1, we turned west and headed for Whiteswan Lake SE of Canalflats, BC. figuring that the heat might less in the mountains. Sandy likes to paddle here and there in her kayak and with that much heat it wouldn't be fun for either her or Morty the navigator.

 

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We got to Whiteswan in late afternoon and got set up. The following morning it was move to a different location and finally some fishing. It was hot @ the lake as well but with shade of the trees, we suffered less. The lake was nearly flat and with the sky bright, fishing was tough.

 

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But it was still possible to catch a few. The first part of the week, it was OK with 7>10 landed each day.

 

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By Wednesday though, the fishing stank!!! Some days not a strike.

 

Then it rained!!

 

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And things got better quick.

 

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Some of these fish are tough.

 

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On the Saturday, a Glenn's Leech worked just fine.

 

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Cast with a floating line c/w 20' of leader in water <10' worked on a bunch of decent fish. Landed 3 over 23" with several coming unbuttoned.

 

And so ended the week. We headed home Saturday - Sandy to various Town Council duties and me to prepare for round three in July to SE BS and SW AB.

 

 

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