jpinkster Posted March 10, 2014 Posted March 10, 2014 I'm looking at getting some more experience fishing for Brook Trout in 2014. I managed to get a couple into the net out at Sibbald this year, but I'm looking for some additional locations within an hour and a half of Calgary. I've read recently that there are Brookies in the upper Highwood, but they are few and far between. I had some luck with leeches last year, but that was about it for my experience. Anyone have location/rig tips for hooking into some decent Brookies? Quote
bigbowtrout Posted March 10, 2014 Posted March 10, 2014 I've never seen a Brook Trout in the upper Highwood. I've caught a few in some Beaver Ponds close to the Highwood but never in it. Cataract Creek above the falls has (had) Brooks, But I have yet to hit it post flood. Quote
troutfriend Posted March 10, 2014 Posted March 10, 2014 note: check out the FlyFishCalgary sub forum "Trout Unlimited Canada" (at the bottom of the main page) and their "Stewardship License Project".... Quote
Sean84 Posted March 11, 2014 Posted March 11, 2014 Cateract has tons of brookies at least the last time I was there which was before the flood. Not sure what the road situation is right now but it looks to be reopening with the upcoming season. Quote
Vagabond Posted March 11, 2014 Posted March 11, 2014 Re:tactics...good'ol wooly buggers have hooked a few thousand Brookies for me,best guess at least 2000 on black WBs alone?WB is my hands down #1 go to Brookie searcher,usually black,2nd choice olive.....often both with a black beadhead and an olive non-weighted trailing 3' behind.....hooked many dbl headers that way. Sorry can't offer any locations.....well......more like won't?I was weened on brook trout,been chasing them 40+ years.......btw,did I mention I like Brookies.....and buggers. 2 Quote
fishinglibin Posted March 11, 2014 Posted March 11, 2014 So let me get this straight, If you were going out for Brookies you may use buggers in black and olive, or is that just the rumor? Lol Quote
Taco Posted March 11, 2014 Posted March 11, 2014 swangin' muddlers caught me a bajillon water rats 2 Quote
Vagabond Posted March 11, 2014 Posted March 11, 2014 So let me get this straight, If you were going out for Brookies you may use buggers in black and olive, or is that just the rumor? Lol LoL,Black bugger aint no rumor....it's THE meat hook! Quote
Vagabond Posted March 11, 2014 Posted March 11, 2014 swangin' muddlers caught me a bajillon water rats Muddlers hooked me a ton'a specks also....and EHC,various mayfly dries,buckbugs.....truth is,there aint much that greedy lil Brookies won't eat,they are opportunistic feeders,often schooled up and competing for morsels...hence the frequent doubles with the 2 bugger rig....in my limited experience of 4 decades Brookie fishn,it's relatively rare that they become selective,they are far more delicious then they are sophisticated.....but all that said,when there's no discernable hatch going,visible rises, or any time I'm exploring new waters or prospecting familiar old haunts,99% of the time I'll have a black bugger tied on. 1 Quote
Taco Posted March 11, 2014 Posted March 11, 2014 I bow to the experience, I guess I hafta run a bugger/muddler tag team and see what happens Believe it or not for some odd reason I've seldom ever fished a bugger Quote
troutlover Posted March 12, 2014 Posted March 12, 2014 ha ha you would then have a bugger at both ends of the rod taco. 2 Quote
Taco Posted March 12, 2014 Posted March 12, 2014 Glad we weren't talkin' about cluster midge flies...... 1 Quote
Vagabond Posted March 12, 2014 Posted March 12, 2014 Glad we weren't talkin' about cluster midge flies..........or a Brown Fairy. (It's an Atlantic fly,I swear!!) 1 Quote
greatbigdiddy Posted March 16, 2014 Posted March 16, 2014 Brookies!!! small but beautiful .... are there any good places to find some moving water brookies with some size in central or southern alberta?? Quote
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