bigfry Posted July 16, 2015 Posted July 16, 2015 I did a search and couldn't find the drift float times on certain stretches so your personal experiences would be appreciated Planning to do an overnight float from police to carsland. can anyone please tell me how much time it takes to float from mckinnons to carsland? thanks Quote
Vagabond Posted July 16, 2015 Posted July 16, 2015 Distance chart at 22X launch. I find the float times posted here to be a bit optimistic....maybe with higher water,and not stopping to fish or eat along the way? ie;in last cpl weeks,I've done Glenmore-22x on pontoon,6hrs with a cpl brief stops. Glenmore-22x on guided drift...11hrs with several stops and lunch. Police-Mac....11hrs with fishn stops and 1hr rain delay. Soooooo ...to answer hour Q,I've yet to float Mac-Carseland,but according to chart,it's 8-10hrs(?)......so probly take me 18-24hrs minimum,lol.....I like to stop ALOT! Quote
bcubed Posted July 16, 2015 Posted July 16, 2015 I'd say those times are pretty realistic if you're floating and not stopping, with minor slowing down with backrowing. Hell, the type of fishing from the boat will change the time dramatically. Dries against the bank is going to take a lot longer (if rowed correctly) than streamer fishing, and particularly nymphing down the middle (gag) You can easily turn a 6 hour day into a 15 hour day if you're fishing hard and stopping a lot. When I used to guide, I'd almost always be rowing out in the dark from the buffalo jump or the 5k sign.I'd suggest that mac to cars would take a little longer than police to mac, even with essentially the same kms. Lot slower water, and if you have an upstream wind you can be blown back upriver. Also, if you have your truck down at Carseland for 2 days, be prepped for a phone call from the cops. Better yet, when I did it, my car was registered at my folks house, so my mom got a call from the cops asking if they knew where I was, and were concerned about us. Luckily I had signal! Mel will store your truck at his place overnight if you ask and pay a little more (or used to) Quote
bigfry Posted July 16, 2015 Author Posted July 16, 2015 thanks guys I've never floated mckinnons to carsland only police to mckinnons in your opinion which of the two stretches are better in regards to fishing Quote
bcubed Posted July 16, 2015 Posted July 16, 2015 they're both good, and both completely different animals. Quote
troutlover Posted July 16, 2015 Posted July 16, 2015 Brent you made me spit water out my nose....thanks. Big fry make sure you get Mel to take your vehicle home you don't want to leave it at a launch over night..... There are no fish below mackinnons but if you do try it out take streamers and dry flies. but dont nymph (gag) Quote
Fishslayer74 Posted July 16, 2015 Posted July 16, 2015 I can tell you that we just did it on Friday from policemans to Carsland and it took about 13hrs with minimal stopping. Quote
bcubed Posted July 16, 2015 Posted July 16, 2015 policemens to carseland straight? how did it fish at mach 2?! Jarrod. Only thing worse then the bottom with wind, is the bottom with wind and a big ol' bobber in the dead water Quote
bigfry Posted July 16, 2015 Author Posted July 16, 2015 nothing wrong with the bobber lol. actually we went for a float last week and buddy was using this super big 1.5 inch thingamabobber and it was great! never lost sight of that bobber once! Quote
STACKS Posted July 23, 2015 Posted July 23, 2015 so is the fishing below mac, that slow or boring. ? i wanted to camp a night below mac. how did you guys do. streamer fishing was going to be the weapons forsure Quote
ÜberFly Posted July 23, 2015 Posted July 23, 2015 Ummmm... Kind of a difficult question to answer!! Best left to BigFry to try and explain. Or you can just read all of this... http://flyfishcalgary.com/board/index.php?showtopic=22743&hl= how did you guys do. Quote
bigfry Posted July 23, 2015 Author Posted July 23, 2015 it fished so good that myself, my two buddies, my boat, all our gear, became one with the river 1 Quote
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