Fishing the nation river

Post by **Wallyboss** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 10:55 pm

I would like to try fishing the nation river between Casselman and Chrysler. Does anybody have good spots????

Post by **joco** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 2:40 pm

HI WALLYBOSS

I do go fish there time to time,,we do get very nice walley and pike
in casselman at the Y where the nation and the castor river join
we did catch a lot off walley there on ice ,,,,,,saw a 9lb walley live
to win the ice turnement there and some pike in the around 8 lb to,,,,

if you go there,,,,,,,i just lost a brand new rod and reel there at
the junction a abuu rod and reel used it for 3 cast there is a
red devil lure still on it

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long story for that one,,,,,,,,,,

and there are some very big fish bellow the dams at casselman

and some nice pike bellow the dam in chrysler,,,,,,

come to fish on the ice we have 2 ice tornement in there in feb,,,,

take care

joco

Post by **slushpuppy** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 11:38 am

where can you launch a boat?

Post by **baz fish** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 6:47 pm

There is 1 boat launch in Casselman and 1 in St Albert. I fish that section of the Nation to and I just love that stretch of the river. Thats where I go ice fishing most of the time. Theres lots of walleye pike perch crappie smallies you name it.

Post by **Wallyboss** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 9:46 am

Hey jocco is there anywhere close to casselman that i can launch a boat to fish north side of dam in casselman. I was fishing between casselman and Chrysler on sunday but we didn't get lucky.But next time i'll try at the Y i saw acouple of boats on Sunday but didn't want to bother them cause i met one guy at the boat launch that ,when I asked him where I should try for walleye he almost bit my head off. saying something like if you don't know where to fish go fish somewhere else. possibly because i slowed him down a bit at the launch because I don't have a boat trailer just my boat upside down on regular trailer. then have to put my motor on it. and he was fishing at the Y.

Post by **SkeeterJohn** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 10:55 am

It's interesting that fish of that size come out of there... I live like 10 mins from there and i've never had the boat in or wet a line.

I have seen a few shacks located under the 417 bridge but i'm guessing the castor joins the nation further up... I'll have to take a closer look sometime when i want to kill a couple of hours.. I can't say i've ever really seen many people on there.

Post by **joco** » Thu Sep 09, 2004 4:28 pm

HI john

There is a tons off catfish under the 417 bridge and some walley to on ice.

WALLEYBOSS ,,,there is a lunch in casselman itself oast the bridge,just beside the dams,,,and there is another one thord embrun to and another
one in st albert and you can take the little rood that go to the power station on that river just before the bridge and go down the river
and lunch you boat by hand no lunch there but if you have a smale boat
and small motor,,,,,,,realy nice walley there in spring down there some guys catch there limits in an 1 hour or lest in the morning ,,,,,,at the opening in the spring ,,,same thing at the Y we have a lot off pike there
and walley in 15 feet deap and 8 feet frome the shoreits steep at some place and you can buy mennos and worm at the sport store in
casselman,,,,,,,,,,,,

its a small river but realy nice,,,,,,,

WHATCH OUT ,,,,,if you lunch at the casselman lunch,
waltch when you go under the bridge just beside the lunch ,there is
a realy big rock((i did hit it whit my boat cost me a prop),,,right under the bridge,,,,,and on the other side for 200 feet what not deep on one side
after that ( i flore it) deep in the middle on the nation not the castor,,

some guys catch nice walley there to on the castor neer casselman...

take care,have fun, hang to your rod

joco

Post by **SkeeterJohn** » Thu Sep 09, 2004 5:35 pm

Joco, what's the average size of fish that are caught out of there.

Post by **Carl** » Fri Sep 10, 2004 8:08 am

Hey Wallyboss,

I'll be sure to say hi next time I see you on the river. Saw you Sunday when you were loading your stuff back in your truck and trailer. I was the patient one asking how you guys had done.

Anyhow glad you posted this thread as I was going to do the same.

I have a feeling I may be out there tomorrow to see what I can get into.

Carl

Post by **joco** » Fri Sep 10, 2004 10:27 am

HI JOHN

I saw whit my eyes 9.5 lb walley on a ice tornement 2 year ago at the Y
just beside the bib tunnel that go under the road there seems to have
a creek that go on that farmers land,,,,same place the skidoo trail past
under the road ,,,caught a large eel there last year to,,,,,,(6 pound.but around 46 inch long very slymie,,,

the big walley was on the local newspaper to.....
pike never caught bigger then 6 lb ,,,,,must be bigger one,saw one jump
at a duck 2 year ago .he was a fat one,,,,,

under the 417 bridge there is a lot off cat fish,,,but never caught a big one
1 pound to 4 pb average.

there are all kind off fish there,,,,,dont no about musky up the dam,
but there some bellow the dam,the guys ho own the frystand in the village caught a big one down there,,,,,

CARLCO what do you catch over there on the river and where do you go
do you go at the Y

take care guys

joco

Post by **Carl** » Fri Sep 10, 2004 11:07 am

Joco,

To be honest I just moved to Embrun 2 months ago and only realized 3 weeks ago that there's a launch in Casselman. I brought the boat down there last week to show someone how my boat runs as it's for sale.

I'm interested in going up there tomorrow after 9:00am (unfortunately have to drive the wife in town first.)

If you'd like to join me let me know.

Carlco

Post by **Wallyboss** » Fri Sep 10, 2004 1:02 pm

carlco

I will probably try downstream from casselman on Sat., if i do I'll be there probably around noon. It's nice to know that there is minnows in Casselman. I'll let u know how I did if I go