Can you guys give me some tips for bull, cut and rai trout please and for summer Thank you

what is the best lure for this lake

Lake is wide open. Boat launch is accessible and the fish are hungry!

The lake is still half frozen. Good fishing on the spillway.

Ice Report: 11 in

Was out on my canoe with a Minn Kota, got 2 bullies on dry flies. Calm morning, risers along the west shore south of the narrow. Excellent boat launch at Canyon day use area.

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Has anyone launched a boat yet, if so how's the water level?

Looking at making a trip here, wondering where to go, what to use and if gas motors are allowed

I was out in my kayak on Friday 3rd June and had 2 nice 14" cutthroat before lunch. Seen a few big but trout on the south west bank at the mud flat. Water was clear with very little wind

Has anyone been out fishing lately? If so, how is the fishing?

Water is low and fishing is slow. Half of the lake still is still frozen. Maybe in a week or two it will be iced out and the water should be up.

Anyone been out lately? How is fishing and water level?

How's the ice situation? Open water?

Any ice updates?

Great day but no fish. By interlakes.

Went on December 26. Caught 5 fish. 4/5 were approx 28-30 inch. One guy was just small, maybe 12 inches.

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Depth is about 40 feet here. I can't find any depth charts for this lake so I thought I would share.
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Ice Report: 16 in
Good solid ice.

Didn't catch anything today, saw one other person pull out a fish 200m from me.

I'm heading to either lower or upper in the am. I'll post ice conditions and any fish

Anyone been out lately? How are the conditions?

Big Bulls just by the spill way
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How has the fishing been lately?

I have a bigger boat and I got it in there no problem. The water is low but the launch was good enough. And yes you can use a motor

Hi, Does anyone know if you can use a motor in this lake?

Luis I put my kayak in 2 weeks ago right off the boat ramp

I was wondering how is the water level? Can you drop a small boat in or the water is too far from the launching area ?

Fished 21 June 2015 afternoon fish taking dry fly

Fish rIsing taking a dry fly between noon and 3 pm
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Was there Monday. No ice anywhere but water level was low. Can launch small boats and canoes. Lots of shallow areas so have to be careful with power boats but you can get around. Caught 1 nice size trout and enjoyed the scenery

My buddy called a tackle shop in Canmore and they said the ice is off but there's still ice around the boat launch so you can't really launch a boat yet. Another week or two it should be good!

How's the water level? Is there still a lot of ice? Can you get a canoe out in the water? Thanks, B.

I like all kind of spinners. Especially the Panther Martins

any suggestions for using a spin rod for catching some nice rainbows

Hi Green! How much ice left on lake? Is is possible to launch a boat?

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Anyone know how much ice is left on the lake ?

Open by the inlet but not from the east shore. Won't be long now.

Dors anyone know if it is open enough to launch a boat??

once again I am very angry at posts that include violations of the regulations , 4 times last year I approached and attempted to educate people on the rules that they where not following , not even to mention the mishandling of "Bulls"the officers are working hard out there but they do not have enough manpower to protect and police .

Ice Report: 20 in
100 yards straight out from the boat launch.

Eco, hopefully your "fishing neighbor" wasn't using a green smelt. There is a bait ban on this lake, people need to educate themselves about the regs before they fish, this is a reasonable rule because you can't keep Bulls. I wish the warden was at these lakes more often

Fishing neighbor caught 8lb Bull with green jig head and small smelt about 30ft deep. was in 50ft of water.

We are using Bucktails and odd big nymphs caught a couple of bulls each of us.

What do you recommend to use on this lake? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

What hooks and bait is working lately?

Did awesome here on Thursday. Landed 8 bulls. Missed a few others that felt a little smaller, probably cutty's. Biggest bull was almost 7lbs. Had two around that size

No motor vehicle allowed on the lake bait ban. 0 limit on bull trout, 1 on any other trout +50cm.

Just wondering how the fishing is going? Are you able to drive out on to the lake? And what are some good lures to be using? Never fished lower before

Ice Report: 13 in
In front of the boat launch

Lower K at the boat launch has about 12" - 14" of ice

Heading here on Sunday to do some ice fishing. I'll lets you guys know what the ice thickness is when I can

Has anyone been ice fishing? How thick is the ice?

NOT BAIT ALLOWED. It is been to warm so the fish it is been deep. Water level high. Not good for fly fishing, too windy

How's the water level up there guys? Think I can get the boat in?

Was out yesterday and doing very well on dry flies. Conservation Officer has called me to move away from the area after bears are the way the lake.

What hooks are good to use off shore to catch the trout's. looking to go out July 19th.

What is good to use for bait here? Or what is allowed?

Had a great day there in the boat yesterday. Water is really low but managed to land 14 bulls and one rainbow. Got two bulls close to 8lbs. Not one was smaller than 4.5!

The ice has all melted as of late last week. The water level is still very low. There there are fish at the hydro pool.

Still iced over. Appears to be melting in the centre of the lake. I give it another 2-3 weeks before the ice all melts.

Bait ban

Can anyone recommend a few bait tips for catching bull, cuthroat and rainbow trout at Lower Lakes Kananaskis?

Is there any open water on the lake ? Can I use a motor on this lake any feedback is appreciated.

Was out on Tuesday, was some water on top the ice a little slushy, there's about 6" of bad ice and about 16-18" of good ice. Landed one bully fair sized, was hoping for more. Seen a guy casting into the open water at interlakes with a bobber and letting the current take it out, watched him land a bully as well

Any tips as far as lures go? I was going to go ice fishing tomorrow, by the boat launch. Thanks in advance.

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Ice Report: 18 in
Good ice ranging from 18in. to 4 in.close to open water east f spillway

Just use a white jig with a white tail on it, go to inter lakes for some bull trout action

what can i use for ice fishing since you cannot use bait

Was out Sat Sept 21, C&R my first bull trout 17", what a beauty and 11 rainbows, mostly around 8".

They might have the roads open to the lakes by the 10th or 12th.took a drive down hwy 40 and bridge was out.

Anyone have any knowledge on how long it will be before these lakes start producing again?

6:30 in morning sight fishing
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No clue why Bull Trout aren't listed here. Down by the bottom of the drain from upper lake is great for Bulls. You can watch them from above schooling around the first drop. Great little campsite there as well.

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Wow! went up on the third weekend in May and caught a 6kg bull, followed by two 3kg bull trout. Had to release all of them by regulation, but I had a great time! Used a medium size woolly bugger on a sink tip fly line from the shore. The lake was VERY low at the time, maybe that helped. Find where a little creek dumps into the lake and chuck your fly in where the water blends. Medium speed retrieve and don't yank out your line too soon, all the abovementioned fish hit my fly within 4 meters of the shore. I had a GREAT time, all by myself except for the two moose and several bald eagles around 7 in the evening. Had to get a photo 'cause noone would believe me!

Water was VERY low last weekend, had to walk a few hundred meters to get to it and waded in another 50 or so just off of where the river runs in and feeds it. My buddy landed a 59cm Rainbow and myself a 61cm Bull cruising the runoff. Those were the only two bites and fish for the 4hrs.

I fished this lake in a canoe on may long weekend. Spent about 12 hours one the water and didn't even get a bite. What are people using to get rainbows here.

The lower lake water level has increased dramatically in the last few weeks, covering all but the edge of the shoreline. Fishing is slower.

The lower lake is much better for fishing than the higher one the only fish I caught were very small. My suggestion is use a spinning lure