The Hot Summer Sun
My computer has finally gotten fixed and I am back up and running, wow what a relief it is to be able to get some information out to my followers and readers. I have been guiding all month of June and seen some nice Rainbows and some decent Brown Trout come into the landing net. The last float I guided was the Policeman’s Flats to MacKinnon Flats trip. Brad was out for a trip his wife had given him for his fiftieth birthday present. We hooked up at the Tim Horton’s and then we hooked into some fierce trout’s. In the first hour of Brad’s trip he hooked and landed at least ten nice fish. Then the sun warmed the slightly stained green water of the Bow River and then it was game on.
We arrived at a deep hole along our journey and pulled off the river to see what we could hook and land. I switched Brad’s hook to a Rapala Clack’in Rap and we walked up river to fish the top of the run. We never made it to the top and Brad had already hooked into two fat Rainbows that pulled and tugged hard before being landed. A few more fish were caught and released before we finished fishing our chosen hole. Then we jumped back into the boat and carried on down the river.
The river came alive as the thermometer rose to twenty seven degrees. The water temperature heated up to the ideal feeding temperature for trout. We capitalized on the perfect water temp’s and hooked into many more great trout’s. By the time our trip was over Brad had landed around thirty nice fish on the spinners as well as the crank bait’s. I asked him how he enjoyed the trip after we were only two hours in and he stated “Mike you have far exceeded my expectations thus far”. I informed him there was two hours left in our trip and many more fish to be caught. I am glad I was accurate with my statement.
I believe Brad had caught more fish than he ever had in one day of trout fishing and I am not talking about those pan fry’s you catch from a stocked pond, I am talking about some bruiser trout’s. The kind of fish you tell your buddies about and make them jealous as they listen to your story. Thank goodness for wives who send their husbands on guided fishing trips to float the Bow River! Once I receive the pictures back from Brad I will post one here for you to feast your eyes on. I would like to thank Brad and his wife for a great day spent on one of the greatest rivers in the whole world, the mighty Bow River.
2 comments
Hi Mike!
Fantastic that your computer is up and running!
Thanks for the previous tips last month! 22X bridge is fantastic and reel in fish everytime I’ve gone out! I bought an inflatable at Canadian Tire and did my first trip from Policeman Flats to Mckinnon Flats! Just gorgeous! I would prefer that trip over the middle bow anyday! Something about getting away from the city and all the cars makes me smile. I continued with your tip and used Brown Trout rapalas and used the rainbow trout xrap and both are 50/50 to me. Both work really well. I didn’t catch one Brown trout. All Rainbows last week.
My question for you is regarding the split ring on the Rapala. Do you tie your line directly on the split ring or do you remove the split ring and tie a Rapala knot right on the eye?
Thanks for all your help.
Your website and blog is fantastic!
Sherwin
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Hey Sherwin, thanks for the kind words. I really enjoy that float (Police To Mac) and even the Mac to Carseland, that’s even quieter and the views are as spectacular as the fish in that stretch.
To answer your question, the spilt ring acts like the Rapala knot and makes the lure run true with the perfect factory wobble. I myself tie a clinch knot to the split ring and cast away. One thing you might not know is if your lure is out of tune (wobbles to one side) you can bend the wire eyelet that holds the split ring back to the center of the lure and make it run true once again.
Just a quick tip for you Sherwin. Very glad to hear you are hooking some serious trout’s, great work. Next on your list is a guided float with me from Mac to Carseland for those BIG Browns you are looking for.
Cheers,
~Mike.