- Trout Fishing In The Dark
- posted on Sep 9, 2008
- It is dusk when I arrived at the Bow River. The sun goes down early these nights as it is September. Quarter to nine and it is almost pitch black. I hurried to tie my Rapala up and walk down to the river bank. I strapped my head lamp on tightly and quickl...
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Rating: 5.0 / 1 vote
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- Fall Fishing for Brown Trout
- posted on Sep 7, 2008
- As we enter the fall season in Alberta, Brown Trout fishing on the Bow River will pick up. Those elusive Brown Trout will show up on the end of our monofilament fishing line. Brown Trout will start to fatten up for their spawn making for good fishing for ...
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- Brown Trout on the Bow River
- posted on Jul 7, 2008
- As the last day of my holidays is today, I decided to spend it out fishing the Bow River. The week has seemed to go by fast, but I did manage to float the river five times during my week off. My best friend Tom called me on Sunday and asked if he could br...
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- Trout Fishing the Lower Bow River
- posted on Jul 1, 2008
- A Few Browns, And Loads of Rainbow’s
Five o’clock comes early for me on the weekends, my body is not used to getting up that early anymore. When I was younger I could snap up out of bed, hit the shower and be off to the river as fast as you could s...
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Rating: 3.0 / 1 vote
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- Trout Fishing With Spinners
- posted on May 26, 2008
- Using the Spinners
I have written several articles on finding fish and articles on different types of lures. I would now like to share some information regarding the use of the spinner. My intention here is to make your experience on the water more pro...
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Rating: 5.0 / 1 vote
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- Floating The Bow River
- posted on May 9, 2008
- On a windy and chilly day in May I decided that it was time to get that dingy back on the water and get the monofilament wet once again. I rang my friend Stacy and asked him to join me on a float from Policeman’s flats to McKinnon flats and he gladly ac...
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- Fishing is Not Just for Men
- posted on Mar 16, 2008
- My phone jangled on Friday that just passed, it was a good friend on the other end of the line, “Hey Mike, are you planning on going fishing tomorrow” he said. I quickly replied cheerfully, “I sure am buddy”. So the deal was done and we had a plan...
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Rating: 5.0 / 2 votes
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- Sunglasses are not optional
- posted on Mar 3, 2008
- On a warm winters day as February is coming to an end, I decided to wander on over to a spot on the Bow River where three weeks ago was fully covered in ice. I was frantically looking for my sunglasses before I left the house for the river, I then remembe...
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Rating: 5.0 / 1 vote
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- Battling the Winter Blues
- posted on Feb 18, 2008
- Patience is a virtue but it is sometimes not a virtue of mine! This statement I relate to the chilly winter months when I am cooped up and cannot reach the river to wet a line. When a human being has an itch the natural reaction is to scratch it, so what ...
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- Locating Fish in a River or Stream.
- posted on Feb 4, 2008
- Where do you look for fish when you arrive at your Local River or stream? Where do fish usually like to hide out in a river system? It has taken me a few years to figure out this riddle but as we grow and learn more about fish patterns and behavior we are...
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Rating: 5.0 / 2 votes
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- The Dark Side of Brown Trout Fishing
- posted on Dec 26, 2007
- I love to fish for massive Brown Trout and this species of fish is what I usually target. They are the hardest species of trout to catch for various different reasons. One is they have the best eye sight of all species of trout. The second reason is they ...
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- Reprieve From The cold of Winter
- posted on Dec 23, 2007
- In the middle of winter here in Alberta where the temperatures have been anywhere from ten to fifteen below zero, we welcome something called a Chinook. What the heck is a Chinook you might ask? Another name for the Chinook is "snow eater" since the war...
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- Getting Ready For Ice
- posted on Dec 4, 2007
- Anyone for some ice? No not in your drink, fishing that is! I have put away the fly vest and my favorite summer shorts for another year. This is a time where I almost shed a tear or two because I know open water fishing has ended here in Alberta. I will n...
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Rating: 5.0 / 1 vote
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- Summer Is Gone
- posted on Nov 22, 2007
- Yesterday was one of those days where a fisherman just had to take advantage of the nice weather and throw out a line. There are only so many days left to enjoy the sun, so I hurried off to find some feeding trout. The Brown’s are making their way to th...
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Rating: 4.5 / 2 votes
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- Ready... Set... Fish.
- posted on Nov 18, 2007
- I was rushing to complete my daily duties at work so I could find a couple of hours to get out and fish. With the weather being above normal for this time of year, I might as well take advantage of it when I have the chance. I arrived at the river at two ...
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- Trout Fishing With Lures
- posted on Oct 15, 2007
- As the cool air blew in from the south east today, we agreed upon a fishing a section of the river where large trout are often hooked and landed. My guiding partner has resurfaced from New Found Land, and we have returned to search out those large Brown T...
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- Liams Monster Brown
- posted on Sep 27, 2007
- Who says that the pros or even the most experienced anglers catch all the big fish? We were floating the Bow River again today in severely hot weather conditions. It reached 30 degrees Celsius by two oclock and we set out to find those big Bow River trout...
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- Having Your Eyes on the Prize
- posted on Sep 23, 2007
- When I plan to fish any body of water I stay focused and keep my days goals in perspective. Before I plan a day trip on the water, I organize my gear and double check all my tackle. It's very important to have my gear working in tip top shape while I am ...
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- Trout Fishing in the Fall.
- posted on Sep 20, 2007
- Fall has set here in Alberta and the leaves are already turning their annual colors from green, to yellow and red. I left the house today in search of peace and quiet and those big trout that seem to be hungry around this time of the year.
Fall can b...
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- Why Night Time Is The Right Time.
- posted on Sep 8, 2007
- I was slipping and sliding, bumbling and stumbling in the darkness last evening fishing for those massive Brown Trout that just will not feed in the daytime. Not those 18 to 22 inch fish that you can frequently hook into almost at will, Im talking about t...
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Rating: 4.0 / 1 vote
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