Resolute Lake Presentation

I will be doing a presentation on Resolute Lake at tomorrow night's Northern Lights Fly Fishers/Trout Unlimited meeting in Edmonton. Resolute Lake is a tiny, remote Alberta lake that few people have been to, or fished. If you are interested in adventure and mystery, come on out and enjoy the show.

Swimming with the Fish

Late in the season most trout in streams and rivers tend to move to the deeper holes to while away the winter months. They will still feed opportunistically and will take a well placed nymph on occasion, but for the most part conserving energy is the name of the game. On the warmer late autumn days they may move to riffles adjacent to the deep water to feed on emerging Baetis mayflies (blue winged olives). Drifting a nymph down the riffle and into the transition to slightly deeper water will certainly result in a few takes. 

This video was shot right on that transition on a day when Baetis mayflies were emerging. With the camera positioned right behind a rock where the riffle spills into the hole, you can see how close some of the fish were holding to the transition zone. Here, a foot or so of broken water was all they needed to feel safe

The season has drawn to a close on  most east slope streams here in Alberta but this is something to keep in mind for next fall.