Going South Finally

[Teck71]

Hi All,

 

Looking for a little Advice.

 

After spending most of my summer fishing north of the weir and in central AB. I have Finally got the time to head south. I am thinking Crowsnest Saturday and Oldman or Highwood Sunday. (crashing at night in the Van. It's about where ya fish not where ya sleep) so I have the ussually question about decent access point there and places where I can park the Van, Grab a couple hours sleep before heading out again

 

Any advice will be appreciated, and thanks in advance.

 

Teck

[Teck71]

Dang posted to the wrong area,

 

If I ca get a mod to move this to the general area that would be great.

[ladystrange]

i'll reply while it is still in the wrong spot. lol

 

the castle is beautiful, try access east of 507 from the bridge and head southeast (should be down stream if i remember correctly) the turn off is just north of the town of beaver mines. we never made it as far as the canyon as there are a ton of pools. one of these days i will get down that far. next season i guess.

 

you can also try the carbondale, good access - gas plant road and lots of camping spots.

 

if you want the FTR, try dutch or racing horse - both have campsites and are north of hwy 3. on the way you can try the livingstone and again there is access from FTR at the bridge

 

good fishing

[WesG]

Bring your warm sleeping bag... it was snowing up in them there hills this weekend.

[wongrs]

pick up a backroads mapbook for southern alberta. cost you about $20 and most fly shops carry them (among other stores). super handy for checking out access points along all the streams. unfortunately i haven't fished much in the area so not sure about conditions down there.

 

good luck!

[Glenbow]

There are no fish in Southern Alberta. We are all lying & we only fish the Red Deer river just below Dixon Dam.

 

Just kidding Teck, if you wanna fish the Highwood, anywhere betwen Longview & Cat Creek is good. The Crow is good anywhere downsteam from E Hillcrest Bridge. Below the Lundbreck falls you will find there are Browns & Bulls (as well as everything else) but above the falls you can expect Rainbows & Rockies (*primarily*) I would suggest that if you fish the Crow & are not having much luck, move. I don't think that dries will be a way to spend much time at the moment. Call Vic at the Crowsnest Angler for more up-to-date info on the Crow, and most of all, have fun!

 

Good Luck!

[Teck71]

Thank you all for the info on both posts Oops

 

I think I have a plan set together in my head.

 

Teck

[npauls]

Be prepared for alot of wind.