Little Red Deer

[Alinden]

I have never fished the Little Red Deer river before and was thinking about heading up there this weekend. I am wondering if it is pretty easy to access and if it is an okay river for a beginer. Any information would be helpful.

[nick]

access is fine -range roads access every few miles of it. It's a brown trout stream, so some days it may seem easy, others it might seem like there isn't a fish in the whole river. If your a beginner beginner, I'd recommend a cutty stream, maybe Waiparous (I'm guessing you're from Calgary). Brown trout streams can scar you for awhile .

 

Nick S

[Keith]

I agree with that reccomendation. I fish that area often and it can be up and down. The water is already getting low in that area and the browns can be sluggish on hot days. I find the best success early in the moring (before 9 or 10) during the warm weeks.

[Alinden]

I have never fished for Cutties before. From what I hear though they sound like a good time. Waiparous sounds like a good idea, as I am just looking for something a little smaller than the Bow to fish. As well I would like to mix it up since I have only really fished the Bow so far since I started Fly fishing.

Does Waiparous have the same kind of easy access that the Little Red Deer does with the range roads? I do have the Backroads book but find that sometimes it is not really as simple to get to the water as that books seems to make it seem.

[nick]

Pick up Barry Mitchell's Alberta Fishing Guide for directions, but yes, access is good (Waiparous) and is even better if you do some walking.

[j5ep00]

correct me if im wrong but in barry mitchels book does he not tell a story about fishing the waipours area.

and how he has given up on it because it doesnt produce many if any fish?

i have fished waipours and i my self wouldnt recomend fishing it.

there are much better smallers rivers and creeks to fish that you can have a ton of fun on!

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[Guest lookinforwalter]

What about further up past Cremona? To the actual Red Deer river. Was thinking of heading up there tomorrow. Am also a relativly new beginner ans would like to head somewhere up that way. Yes i am from nw calgary.