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Trout Fishing With Kids On The Lower Bow River

bowriverblog — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 19:19:55 +0000

Bow River Fishing With Kids of All Ages You sure can tell that fall has arrived here in Alberta. Not so much by the daily temperatures of 26 degrees Celsius, but by the signs the trees now show. The bright greens of summer have now started to reveal [...]

Fishing Reel Maintenance Tips

bowriverblog — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 17:52:16 +0000

Tackle Maintenance Tips (Part Two) Spinning Reel Basic Maintenance Next on the list of things to do before we take out our gear to the water this spring is to make sure all of our spinning reels are working properly and smoothly. I have over ten reels that I use or I let my clients [...]

Fishing Tackle Maintenance Tips

bowriverblog — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 00:28:07 +0000

Tackle Maintenance Tips (Part 1) Spring has arrived in some parts of the world and it’s time to take out those dusty fishing rods and give them a clean up. These tips should help you get the most out of your gear this season. As we all are aware, fishing rod maintenance is the [...]

Getting Tackle Organized Converts To More Fish!

bowriverblog — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 22:42:29 +0000

Everything In Its Place Back when I first started out fishing I carried around a tackle box which held all my fishing gear. The standard goodies were in this unwieldy chunk of plastic, you know the red and white bobbers, the old packages of snelled hooks that have never been opened, and don’t forget [...]

Tackle Box Tools

bowriverblog — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:10:57 +0000

The Five Essential’s For Your Tackle Box Many fishermen get out on the water and start fishing, a trout hammers their hook and takes them for a ride fighting hard and then ripping the hook off of their lure. Or how about getting into your boat for an eight hour float trip and then blowing [...]

Ask Mike – Tips and Advice

bowriverblog — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 12:00:15 +0000

Big Browns in the Twilight, Or At Night PHOTO GALLERY August here in Alberta is prime time to be fishing Brown Trout when the sun it getting ready to set. I packed up my fishing gear and headed straight for the river. I think it’s funny how I tell people, usually experienced fisherman that fishing [...]

Ask Mike- Tips & Advice

bowriverblog — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 12:00:24 +0000

Stained Water Conditions It sure does seem as though spring is coming here in Alberta sooner than some would have anticipated, even including me. This I must say is always welcomed here in a province where winter makes up half of our year. We have been blessed with some very nice weather here in Calgary [...]

Ask Mike- Tips & Advice

bowriverblog — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 12:15:57 +0000

Catch and Release Information Here at the Bow River Blog I always practice catch and release. I do not eat fish on a regular basis so for me there is no reason to keep my catch. I would like to provide you with some important guidelines on how to properly release trout after they have [...]

Ask Mike- Tips & Advice

bowriverblog — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 23:30:26 +0000

The Drop Shot Why is it that all the fisherman on the pro tour using this method to win pro tournaments? Quite frankly it’s because this method of fishing is very successful. This tactic was kept a secret for a long time by pro fisherman because it is so successful and produces fantastic results. The [...]

Ask Mike- Tips & Advice

bowriverblog — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 12:00:07 +0000

Variables of Weather Does weather play a factor when fishing for Trout? It certainly can and sometimes does play a big factor when fishing for Trout. In my many years of trout fishing I have studied weather and fished in all types of weather to see what weather does for, or against fishing for trout. [...]