Cover (Part Two) PHOTO GALLERY
I did so much talking about where trout find cover yesterday that I just had to go out today and look for some trout. I sought to find the weedbeds I spoke of yesterday to see if I could latch into some monster trout that the Bow River has to offer. I walked a mile up the rocky banks and settled into a nice stretch of river with weedbeds about eight meters out from the shore line. The water has risen as a result of the rain and snow we had here two days ago. These stained conditions sometimes make for some awesome trout fishing, provided the water is not too dirty.
As I knelt down to tie up my first hook I heard a big fish raise out of the water a make a big splash just behind me. Needless to say I sped up the pace in tying my hook up. I finished up and launched that hook to where I thought the fish came out. Nothing for the first fifty casts and I moved up the water column to a spot I know has a big weed bed. It also has a nice slow flow of water entering the weeds so this is a fish magnet spot in the river.
On my very first cast I latch into a monster Brown troutand he starts to do the death roll on me. I coaxed him back into the water and steered him out of the weeds so I could land him without getting hung up in the weeds. As I turned my rod away from the weeds he takes the flying leap to try and shake me but no way, this big boy is all mine. I moved him onto the shore line just out of the water and took this picture of him so you can see how fishing in weedbeds can pay off.
Notice this picture of the water moving in to a slower area of the river. This fish was also taken from the weeds in the current. I was able to hook five massive trout from this very spot, two 24 inch Rainbows and three 25 inch Browns.If there is any doubt that weedbeds can be productive than this should eliminate that for you and me. Seek the weeds and you too could find yourself yelling FISH ON BABY.
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Good post, Mike! You’re right on with this notion. Cover provides both safety for and a place in which to lie in waiting for these large predator fish. There’s no doubt that any trout over 18 inches is a predator. One has to ask, what does any non-pack predator do when it’s hunting for prey. The answer of course is they lie in wait or use cover to make their approach. The same is true for large trout in rivers. The cover is there and they’ll use it to their advantage. So then man, being another form of predator is best to use it also. He goes there wisely with his lures or streamers or crawfish imitations. When he does, his chances as you’ve proven of getting into large trout greatly improves. Nice article.
~Dwayne
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Thank you Dwayne, this specific spot in the river holds the big boys for sure. We were back there again today and I managed to pull out a 28 inch Rainbow. Massive wild Rainbow I might add. Todd slamed into a 25 inch Brown that just devistated his Rapala. Stay tuned for the new article on my website. Thanks for the nice compliment, coming from you that means alot to me. Mike.