craneguy Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 new to Alberta fishing, i want to get some pike fishing in. anyone know some close pike lakes near Calgary perferably float tube friendly would be good with 2 wheel drive access thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ÜberFly Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 new to Alberta fishing, i want to get some pike fishing in. anyone know some close pike lakes near Calgary perferably float tube friendly would be good with 2 wheel drive access thanks Glenmore Rez, Chesterslu, I mean Chestermere, Glennifer (Dickson), Sylvan, Pine Lake, Buffalo... I'd fish for the pickerel in most of those over the jacks! P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryfly Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 No pickerel in those lakes ... whitefish, pike and walleye. Badger is about (what?) 75 minutes SE of YYC .... near Lomond. Some pike pigs in there. You can fish close to the western shore so a tube would be okay BUT beware of the wind on all of our southern reservoirs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Would second Badger, but it's closer to 2 hours from most parts of Calgary. It's 168km from my place in the deep south to the causeway. Keho and McGregor are nearby and have good pike fishing too if Badger's not in the mood. Clive's warning is a sound one - the wind can come up in a real hurry in that part of the province and a calm reservoir can turn into a place that's not very fun (or safe) to be on in a float tube. Most of the good fishing is close to shore early in the season anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beedhead Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 No pickerel in those lakes ... whitefish, pike and walleye. Badger is about (what?) 75 minutes SE of YYC .... near Lomond. Some pike pigs in there. You can fish close to the western shore so a tube would be okay BUT beware of the wind on all of our southern reservoirs. I thought it was only windy, when you were out on the waters...LOL... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SanJuanWorm Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 What about eagle lake by strathmore? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j5ep00 Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 there are pike in eagle lake. i caught a smaller one when i was a kid on a spinner. not sure how good the fishing is though. there are some pike in langdon lake.. its on the north side of the 22 just past the turn for mckinons. its a resivour of the irrigation canal. i have caught 1 decent fish here spin casting probally 6 years ago. only fished it twice but have seen guys out there with a boat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveM Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 What about eagle lake by strathmore? Used to icefish Eagle a bit, always had some luck. Haven't heard many good reports for a few years. Saw the guy next to me pull a fat 43 incher through the ice about 5 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craneguy Posted May 10, 2008 Author Share Posted May 10, 2008 thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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