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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: halcyonguitars on March 15, 2016, 07:44:21 PM

Title: Realistic place to maybe get one on the fly?
Post by: halcyonguitars on March 15, 2016, 07:44:21 PM

Going for a walk tomorrow somewhere. Wouldn't mind taking the flyrod just for kicks.

I'm wondering if there's a place with a greater possibility of actually catching something than trying to do a big steelhead trip to vedder. Something more casual as the gal will be along. Don't really care what kind of fish, it'll go back anyway, hopefully no need for waders. I was thinking of Seymour but it's closed to fishing, but something like that...

Any suggestions?

Title: Re: Realistic place to maybe get one on the fly?
Post by: big spring on March 15, 2016, 08:59:57 PM

rice lake is close by seymour river.lake is just been stocked.nice trail and scenery also.

Title: Re: Realistic place to maybe get one on the fly?
Post by: halcyonguitars on March 16, 2016, 09:17:52 AM

Thanks!

Title: Re: Realistic place to maybe get one on the fly?
Post by: Damien on March 16, 2016, 10:50:42 AM

x2 - fly casting room on the dock as well, it will be busy though.

Tons of memories fishing there as a kid.  Pack a snack, walk the path around the lake, your lady will love it.

If it is nice and dry, you could venture off the path a little... ;)

Title: Re: Realistic place to maybe get one on the fly?
Post by: clarki on March 16, 2016, 11:25:14 AM

This time of year the cutthroat are on the hunt and there are many place to combine a walk, while carrying a rod, and scanning the water for activity. While exploring many of these systems involves more bushwacking than walking, there are a few with walking paths along dykes that afford the opportunity to walk and hunt.

Title: Re: Realistic place to maybe get one on the fly?
Post by: milo on March 16, 2016, 11:54:36 AM

Murrin Lake. Not busy yet.
Lots of 10-inchers.

Title: Re: Realistic place to maybe get one on the fly?
Post by: MetalAndFeathers on March 16, 2016, 04:39:23 PM

Quote from: milo on March 16, 2016, 11:54:36 AM

Murrin Lake. Not busy yet.
Lots of 10-inchers.

Unless in a tube there is no back-casting space at all, not a good place to fly fish.

Title: Re: Realistic place to maybe get one on the fly?
Post by: milo on March 16, 2016, 05:28:32 PM

True. Not much backcasting space. Good for roll-cast practice. Then there's also Alice Lake near Squamish. More backspace on the beach there. Until it gets busy later in the season with other users.

Title: Re: Realistic place to maybe get one on the fly?
Post by: halcyonguitars on March 16, 2016, 07:13:23 PM

Thanks for the suggestion.

Did a bit of both, walked the Fishermans path on Seymour until we hit the blockade, then drove up to rice lake. Hooked into 3 trout. Was fishing a wet fly with no luck for about 30 minutes, but kept seeing fish coming to the top. So I put on a dry fly and caught one on the first cast and two more shortly after. One was really small so it went back to go eat some more. First ones on the fly rod!