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Aug 08

Fishing, Fun And Big Rainbow Trout Caught On The Bow River

By Mike Robertson in Trout Fishing Stories

Customer Appreciation Float Trip On The Bow River

My good friend Dean informed me that he was having a customer appreciation day at his work place and I was invited. I am not a customer but he let me know they were raffling prizes away and the grand prize was a float trip to fish the Bow River with yours truly. What a fantastic idea I thought to myself, someone wins a trip to do something they may have never done before. To experience the majestic Bow River and catch some trout along the way is a great deal for anyone. George was the grand prize winner and he contacted me last weekend to set up a date for his float trip. I had this weekend open and we made the date for Saturday morning at six thirty am.

The forecast for the day was hot with a high of 25 degrees Celsius and large trout to be caught all day long. Perfect, works for me! We met up and headed of to the starting point of our trip, MacKinnon Flats. We released the tie downs and the boat was wet again. I rowed is into the middle of the river and we launched the first lure into the river. Not long after we launched, say five minutes after George was into a feisty rainbow trout. This was just the start of the rainbow action. George was hammering the rainbows all day long with my favorite crank bait, the Rapala.

I thought to myself along the trip, what a great idea it was to do an appreciation float trip for your clients. If you have a company and wish to take care of your clients, then treat them to a fishing trip down the Bow River. You keep your highly regarded clients happy and you get to write the trip off on your taxes. That’s what I call a win-win. There are some openings for the last week of August and September is pretty much wide open so do yourself and your customers a favor and treat them to a guided fishing trip to float and fish the Bow River. I know they will love that and possibly become customers for life!

Thanks so much to Dean F, CEO of Nextcom/Airtell Communications, Merle I, President of Nextcom/Airtell Communications for using me and my services to take care of their clients. I know George and his daughter McKenzie will never forget their fishing trip along the Bow River.

Aug 01

Float Fishing The Lower Bow River

By Mike Robertson in Client Thank You Posts

Sunscreen and Serious Trout!

I was privileged to have two clients out this past weekend and we floated the lower Bow River from Policeman’s Flats to MacKinnon Flats. David and Jen were out for their second float trip this summer and believe me we needed that sunscreen. We also needed some large fat trout to go along with the sunscreen and we found what we were looking for.

For most of the morning we pulled off the river to fish the shoreline. Once we were off the river we chose to fish fast moving water where it seemed the rainbows we holding. The crank baits we were chucking worked like a charm. David’s first few rainbows were large and very scrappy. I photographed a couple of beauties for him before he released them. Jen was off to kind of a slower start but managed to reel in some great fish on the day.

The water warmed up and the fishing slowed down! We bottom bounced the spinners to attract the fish into eating as they were down deep or sitting in the fast water. Once we reached the faster moving water we were able to hook the trout we were after. The crank baits were not working as well as they have worked in the past, due to the heat of the summer sun. Fishing is best at this time in the morning or late at night when the water is cool enough for the trout to feed.

We had a fantastic day out on the river and I hope we have many more to come. I hope I can have David and Jen out this year or next when I have seen fifty fish hooked and landed in one day trip. I’m glad we brought the sunscreen and we had the right hooks to latch into those serious trout’s.

Jul 17

A Massive Sixty Four Pound British Columbia Salmon

By Mike Robertson in Fishy News

Here is a story worth sharing with all my fishing friends on the internet. My co-worker Dave is set to go on a guided Salmon fishing trip in British Columbia net week. He booked his trip here in Calgary at the boat and sportsman’s show. Dave received this e-mail last week from his guide David Summers at Serengeti Fishing Charters www.serengetifishingcharters.com. Here is the story. Please share it with all your fishing friends!

Hello all,

Well this is one for the ages. Yesterday while trolling along one of our hot spots I saw the rod bend down, and down again, I ran to the rod, pulled up hard and only 6 inches up the rod stopped dead. I said to Mav who I was guiding, “this fish is big” however, I didn’t expect what to was to transpire in the next twenty minutes. I meant big as in 40lbs, which is an amazing Chinook (King) salmon, not the once in a lifetime fish that was soon to follow.

The fish peeled line faster than I have ever seen another fish do it and by the time I got the other rod in and out of the way, Mav, a guest from Salt Lake City Utah, only had about 30 more yards of line left on his reel. I ran up to the helm and floored the gas and chased after the fish. The rod that was already in the boat almost went into the drink but I didn’t care, I knew this was a special fish. After a 3/4 mile chase, the fish stopped and stayed deep shaking its head often like a large halibut will do so I was beginning to think it could be a flatty. Mav’s rod was bent into the water and I thought to myself there is NO WAY this could be a salmon so I readied the harpoon. A few minutes later I looked down and seen the shadow and silver glimmer of a huge Chinook salmon.

I knew it was big. I was thinking 50lbs at first as I only caught a glimpse of it. I ran and grabbed the net, the fish slid towards the boat on its side and into the net it went barely fitting its 51″ body in. The girth on this fish was 31″. I pulled it into the boat and immediately knew it was big. 58lbs was my guess but little did I know this fish was one that would break into a class that is only broken a handful of times on the coast of BC every year, the 60lb class! The scale bounced down40, 50, then 60…I thought 60!!!! But it went further down bouncing around 63 to 65 lbs and settling right at 64lbs, WOW. A 64LBS CHINOOK SALMON! I yelled and hollered and jumped up and down with my guests on the boat, I have never had a fish like this grace the decks of the Ms. Heather III. IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING MOMENTS OF BOTH MY AND MAV’S LIVES!

We had several other Chinook in the box including a thirty seven pounder, and it dwarfed it, made it look like a minnow. WHAT AN AMAZING FISH! THIS FISH IS NOW THE LARGEST EVER GUIDED CHINOOK OUT OF PORT HARDY! I can not wait to catch another one which this year is looking to provide as it is only June 28th and many of the big fish do not arrive till July and August.

WE STILL HAVE A FEW DATES LEFT THIS YEAR and if you have been sitting on the edge of coming or not, I think you should take a look at the attached picture!
July 8-10, July 12-15, July 21-25, and Aug 25-27 are still available. We also have a 2 some looking for another one or two people for their group fishing July 17-19th. Let me know if you are interested.

Best Wishes,
David Summers
Serengeti Fishing Charters
www.serengetifishingcharters.com
1-888-281-2275

Jul 14

Night Fishing The Bow River

By Mike Robertson in Brown Trout

Brown Trout Pictures

I have been getting a few requests lately from the readers of the Bow River Blog to post their pictures of their fine catches. Ron has asked me to share his night time pictures with us here to prove that fishing for trout at night can be very productive. As seen here by his picture you might want to try your luck on your local river or stream after the sun goes down! Check this link below for more information on night fishing.

https://www.bowriverblog.com/2007/08/20/night-fishing-the-bow-river/#more-202

Thanks for sharing your pictures with us Ron!

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