I went out again on Sunday and floated from Policeman’s Flats down to Mackinnon Flats with just as good success as Saturday. I was still on the hunt for that 30 inch Brown Trout I’d been praying for on Saturday. I put the Berkley Frenzy back on the end of my line and casted away. My first fish was a 22 inch Rainbow I banged out on a slow corner. We slowed down just a little and I made a cast into the bank were the moving water was meeting with a calm deep pool. As we floated by I casted into the calm water and sure enough I had a large fish on but could not manage to land him. We were moving slowly enough that I re-casted into the same pool but this time he exploded into the Berkley and I reeled him into the boat. A 23 inch Rainbow Trout was a nice reward for a little intuition.
Jul 17
Tackle- Berkley Frenzy
As we moved a little further down the river I noticed a really nice drop in the water from shallow to deeper water, so I fired my Berkley into the shallower area and slowly reeled it toward the boat. At first I thought it might be holding something but I did not expect it to hold a Monster 26 inch Brown Trout. As I reeled slowly in towards the boat this monster just piled into the minnow bait I had offered him. As a reward for knowing much about where trout like to sit and feed, I was privileged to haul in my biggest Brown Trout of the summer. It’s like the old saying goes, if at first you don’t succeed, try again the next day. Something along those lines. So I encourage all you fisherman out there to get to your nearest tackle store and pick up some big bad Berkley’s, I some how don’t think you will be disappointed. I know I sure won’t be the next time I fish the Bow River with them.
Jul 10
Gone Fishing- Bow River
Hello all you die hard fisherman out there. I’m happy to report that the fishing on the Bow River is absolutely awesome right now. I do not know of any other river in the world that in an eight hour span, you can catch 50-60 trout. That’s how many fish I caught, my friend big Tom caught as many or more. He has fished all over Canada and has even guided on some big lakes and river systems in Ontario. Tom pretty much summed it up when he said to me “that’s the most fish I have ever caught in one day, this river is unbelievable”. Well Tom I would have to agree with you, I have never caught that many fish in one day either. Oh wait a minute, there was this time last year just after the flood that I caught 50 fish in one day, and then there was this time a couple of days ago, well I think you get the idea.
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Jul 09
Gone Fishing- Bow River
This river has to be fished to be believed. And yes I will agree with you, certain times of the year are better than others, but on the grand scheme of things this is why people from all over the world come here to fish; lots of big hard fighting Brown and Rainbow trout. We caught so many my arm was sore when we finally ended our float at Carseland weir. The boat I use to float the Bow is a Sevylor fish hunter 360 which is a inflatable dingy which extends 12 feet long by about 6 feet wide and is the perfect water craft for the Bow River. Two people fit very comfortably in the boat and there is lots of room for all your gear and even 1 or 2 coolers for your lunch and cold drinks. This dingy is very stable and is very maneuverable in all conditions of water which makes it ideal for fishing all types of water.