- Gearing Up For the Spring Season
- posted on Jun 20, 2009
- It’s that time again folks, a time where anticipation runs high and hooks are plentiful. Over the winter I have been socking away lots of fishing tackle gearing up for the 2009 fishing season. My tackle box, which is actually a back pack, is overflowing...
|
Rating: 0 / 0 vote
|
- The Three Amigos Fish the Bow River
- posted on Feb 11, 2009
- There were originally going to be four amigos trout fishing the Bow River today but there only ended up being three. As I drove down the road towards the river I watched the Canada flags flap consistently. The wind was blowing from the west as the thermom...
|
Rating: 4.5 / 2 votes
|
- Fishing the Bow River for Monster Trout
- posted on Dec 7, 2008
- A couple of count down Rapala’s, a Brown Trout and a Brook Trout. A December day and twelve degree weather, one Berkley Precision Tech fishing rod, Berkley XT eight pound fishing line, no one on the Bow River but me, and we have a recipe for success. I ...
|
Rating: 3.0 / 2 votes
|
- Let's Just Fish Shall We !!
- posted on Oct 24, 2008
- I have been dreaming of Rainbows and Browns the last week while I am sitting at home surfing the internet. I see the pictures and read the stories and think to myself, “I need to get me some of those”. So out comes the rod and tackle and my cell happe...
|
Rating: 5.0 / 1 vote
|
- The Wonderful Colors of Fall
- posted on Oct 9, 2008
- I made my way down to the Bow River earlier in the week to try my luck at some trout fishing. I arrived and viewed the splendid colors of fall here in Alberta. The leaves are turning a golden yellow mixed in with warm reds. The leaves are slowly dropping ...
|
Rating: 5.0 / 2 votes
|
- 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...
|
Rating: 5.0 / 1 vote
|
- 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 ...
|
Rating: 0 / 0 vote
|
- 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...
|
Rating: 0 / 0 vote
|
- 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...
|
Rating: 3.0 / 1 vote
|
- 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...
|
Rating: 5.0 / 1 vote
|
- 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...
|
Rating: 0 / 0 vote
|
- 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...
|
Rating: 5.0 / 2 votes
|
- 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...
|
Rating: 5.0 / 1 vote
|
- 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 ...
|
Rating: 0 / 0 vote
|
- 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...
|
Rating: 5.0 / 2 votes
|
- 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 ...
|
Rating: 0 / 0 vote
|
- 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...
|
Rating: 0 / 0 vote
|
- 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...
|
Rating: 5.0 / 1 vote
|
- 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...
|
Rating: 4.5 / 2 votes
|
- 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 ...
|
Rating: 0 / 0 vote
|
|
Created Aug 24, 2008
Created Feb 27, 2008
Created Dec 5, 2007
|
