Mike Robertson

Hello to all my fishing friends around the world. My name is Michael and was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta. I have a deep passion for the sport of fishing and is what I live to do in my spare time. I have 20 years of fishing experience under my belt and started fishing when I was 10 years of age. I have recently opened my own guiding service here in Alberta and would love to pass on my knowledge and experience to my clients.

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Introducing Robertson Tackle

After researching high quality fishing lures designed in Japan over the 2021 season, I have now started my own lure company calling it Robertson Tackle! I never really knew how hard it was to get lures that were high quality until I started my research back in January of last year. Sourcing products is much …

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

On behalf of myself, and the Bow River Blog, I wish you all a very merry Christmas and a prosperous new year. Santa Claus was good to me once again this year. I am looking forward to warmer weather and getting back out on the Bow for some winter fishing action. I hope Santa was …

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The decline of the Bow River Basin

This week I was interviewed by Michael Short of Let’s Go Outdoors regarding the latest article in the Conservation magazine, which is a publication of the Alberta Conservation association, written by Paul Christensen and Dr Michael Sullivan. We discuss the decline in the rainbow trout population in the Bow River and some possible solutions going …

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Rocktober and sportfishing the Bow River

With fall fishing in full affect, the angling on the Bow River has been great this month. October is normally a great month to fish as the trout are munching down, putting on weight before winter sets in. I have noticed the fish are moving out of shallower water or current and settling into their …

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