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Ask Mike – Tips And Advice

Hello every one of my fishing friends. I have not had a chance to go fishing lately as I have been quite busy doing other things. I have Monday to Thursday off so I am going to Fish the Bow River those days. I just made a big order of Vibrax Minnow Spinners so I …

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Brown Trout Info

Brown Trout – Originally from Europe, brown trout were introduced to the Bow River in the early 20th century and have successfully colonized the river from below Bow Falls in Banff National Park out onto the prairies on the Blackfoot Reservation. Fall spawners, the brown trout have found optimum spawning habitat within the City of …

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Ask Mike- Tips & Advice

Let’s talk about what lures or hooks if you will, work best for Brown Trout all over the world. When I target Brown Trout I usually will tie up a plug first thing. The reason for this is simple; Brown Trout love to eat baitfish. They do not eat baitfish because they are necessarily hungry, …

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General Info- Bow River

I would like to dedicate this post to the fisherman/women who are looking to fish the Bow River in the winter months. December, January and Febuary can be excellent fishing months but You can really only concentrate on one area of the Bow River for a few different reasons. Above the weir at Memorial Drive the …

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