Tag: sport fishing

Mild Winter Weather Temptations

The-winter-sun-sets-on-the-Bow-River

Winter fishing at it’s finest Well now that the holidays are over and all the stress of Christmas shopping is past; it was a much needed break to fish the river the past few weeks. The sun broke free of the snowy clouds and we finally came out of those freezing -20 temperatures. I was away …

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How To Winter Fish a River For Brown Trout

The beautiful brown trout of the Bow River

Location, location, location. Fishing in the winter means finding fish in their over-wintering locations; usually deeper stretches of the river where the river keeps a more constant temperature or has sufficient cover for fish to hide. If you are familiar with your local river, then you should already know where these deep pools are located. …

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Alexander’s Float Fishing Adventures On The Bow River

A dence fog rises along the river banks of the Bow River

A Young Man’s Bragging Rights According to Fyodor Dostoyevsky, “The soul is healed by being with children.” I also love this old quote which states “May what I do flow from me like a river, no forcing and no holding back, the way it is with children.” Rest assured there is no holding back, no …

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The Alberta Bull Trout

The author with a Lower Kananaskis native Bull Trout

Where are they, where did they go and why are they protected? The native species of Alberta’s trout species are like the fresh water sharks of the ocean, they hit hard, fight hard and are willing to take almost anything you put in front of them. They were once common place in Alberta but the …

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