A westerly has held for most of a day at much the same temperature as the 14°C water. No thermal steer either way, but the drift still stacks food against the eastern end — the bank it is blowing into — so start there. This reads the upper water, though — a bottom bait at range feels it far less than a floater or a fish in the margins. Treat it as a tiebreaker between good swims rather than an override — features and angling pressure usually count for more.
Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point.
If the main plan is not working, switch to a smaller, more imitative pattern fished slower and deeper. A change of drift angle can also make a difference.
Keep an eye on changing conditions — wind shifts and cloud breaks can trigger short feeding spells.
A gentle ripple is ideal for drifting — broadside drift covering the wind lanes should be productive.
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
A good match for Ted's Lake — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.
Ted's Lake is a small, crystal-clear central-west Saskatchewan lake stocked annually with around ten thousand rainbow trout — a productive, accessible put-and-grow fly fishery where clear water and good numbers make for rewarding chironomid and leech fishing.
A small, crystal-clear lake stocked annually with ~10,000 rainbow trout — clear productive water for stillwater fly tactics.
Wading: Small clear stocked lake — boat/float tube and bank
Ted's Lake is a small, crystal-clear central-west Saskatchewan lake stocked annually with around ten thousand rainbow trout — a productive, accessible put-and-grow fly fishery where clear water and good numbers make for rewarding chironomid and leech fishing.
A westerly has held for most of a day at much the same temperature as the 14°C water. No thermal steer either way, but the drift still stacks food against the eastern end — the bank it is blowing into — so start there. This reads the upper water, though — a bottom bait at range feels it far less than a floater or a fish in the margins. Treat it as a tiebreaker between good swims rather than an override — features and angling pressure usually count for more.
Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point.
If the main plan is not working, switch to a smaller, more imitative pattern fished slower and deeper. A change of drift angle can also make a difference.
Keep an eye on changing conditions — wind shifts and cloud breaks can trigger short feeding spells.
A gentle ripple is ideal for drifting — broadside drift covering the wind lanes should be productive.
Hatch predictions
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
A good match for Ted's Lake — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.
Ted's Lake is a small, crystal-clear central-west Saskatchewan lake stocked annually with around ten thousand rainbow trout — a productive, accessible put-and-grow fly fishery where clear water and good numbers make for rewarding chironomid and leech fishing.
A small, crystal-clear lake stocked annually with ~10,000 rainbow trout — clear productive water for stillwater fly tactics.
Wading: Small clear stocked lake — boat/float tube and bank
