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The Importance Of The Fishing Knot

The clinch knot and the improved clinch knot

A guest post on fishing knots by Steve Jacobs As a Blogger it is always nice when someone appreciates your work! Back not so long ago, I was asking other fishing Bloggers to do guest posts for them, linking to other prominent Blogs and sharing their material with my fishing friends. I have also been …

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Gift Card Give Away From Empire Covers

Boat cover image from empire covers

Here is your chance to win a 100.00 gift certificate from EmpireCovers.com. Empire Covers supplies boat, car, truck and many other products to keep your vehicle/boat protected from the elements. Many anglers store their boats outdoors during the winter months when the water is a frozen slab of ice. This is where the boat cover …

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Trout Fishing In A Sunny Winter Wonderland

A colorful brown trout taken from the Bow River December 27 2011

  The winter sunlight hit the shimmering water early today, nine o’clock and time to rock. Time’s a ticking and the fish don’t catch themselves! We guzzled a few coffees and made the mad dash for the river. I’m not too sure why we were in such a hurry as we never encountered another fisherman …

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Trout Fishing And Water Temperature, What You Need to Know

Bow river water cools as winter is upon us now

  Water temperatures and trout fishing Most of us anglers are aware that the temperature of the water can either increase our chances or decrease them depending on water temperature. Winter is here in Alberta and the water is cold, not glacial yet but still quite cold. A generalization can be made for preferred trout …

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