june 27, 2008 10:24pm
Big Water & Muddy
Another check on the St. Mary's shows a slight improvement in water color. Visibility is a good foot or slightly more. There is a slight green tone to the muddy color which is a good trend.
The muddy color is now compounded by the fact that the water flow has increased by 8X what it was a couple of days ago and is now flowing at approx. 40 cubic meters per second. That makes it very difficult to fish wading across is next to impossible.
If the color continues to improve it should be fishable next week some time. It will be floatable in a drift boat. I would like to see the flow down around the 20 mark to really get things hopping.
june 24, 2008 03:34pm
Muddy Waters Continue
HI:
I was hopeful that the St. Mary's river was beginning to clear. This was due to the fact that the Oldman River @ Lethbridge had a hint of green in the muddy brown color. I checked The St. Mary's today and it seems to be as muddy as ever, maybe even more so than the last time I was out.
The visibility was only a foot if you have bright sunlight and good eyes.
Hopefully by next week we will see at least some green, what I call, bugger water.
The local news reported two drownings in the swollen rivers over the weekend. Be safe around the rivers, especially during spring runoff.
Tight lines, coming soon!
Smiles
Barry Byam
june 22, 2008 04:28pm
Water Advisory Removed for Southern AB.
Over the weekend the flood warnings have been lifted. That means the runoff has reached its peak and is slowly starting to come down.
The Oldman river that flows through Lethbridge is still quite high and muddy.
I made it out to the St. Mary's Thursday afternoon and found it high and muddy but not as muddy as on Monday. I gave it a try and through some line for about an hour. I was able to hook-up on 3 fish. I only landed one. It was a nice 20" male with beautiful spawning colors. You already know the rest of the story, “the biggest one got away.”
The mountain rivers clear up a good week before the prairie one so I would bet that they will still be a bit high and still have some color but will be fishable.
I will check mid week and see how the color is coming along.
Tight Lines and Big Smiles
Barry Byam
june 18, 2008 01:09am
The rivers are now open
The 16th of June is openning day for the rivers in southern Alberta. I went out in hopes that a tail water would be clear as the Oldman that runs through Lethbridge is fairly muddy. The river wasn't high but it was muddy. I was about to leave and come back in a few days when I notice a friends truck down river. I went for a chat and was presently surprised to find him catching fish despite the muddy conditions. He says, "if you forget about the mud and just watch your indicator you will hookup. Lesson learned!
may 09, 2008 01:55am
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