Big Bow’s And No Snow
Wow, what awesome weather we have been having here in Calgary for the month of October. Many fisherman have been taking full advantage of it let me tell you. I was on the water today guiding two clients that had booked their trip two weeks back, and what a day for fishing. The first few hours of the morning was a little chilly as we launched from Policeman’s Flats and headed down river for some big feisty fish. October is usually known for large Brown Trout that are fattening up for their spawn, but for some reason we have not seen many lately but what we have seen is some sweet fat rainbows.
As the weather warmed up and the sun came out so did the fish, BIG FISH! Jim and Melody both we hooking and landing some great sized fish early in the day and I knew this was just the commencement of a great day. Jim’s first lunker came as we rounded the corner below the Cottonwood golf course. I instructed Jim to cast toward the bank he was facing and keep the rod tip down towards the water to keep his crank bait down deep. As he rapidly cranked the lure through the hole, a huge rainbow smashed his offering. This brute was peeling off line like crazy. His reel screamed like a sixteen year old school girl at a high school football game. I figured he had a monster brown as the fish stayed deep but oh no, this was a king-kong rainbow. I had to ready the net and pull off the river to land this baby. Jim finally got the trout to the net and I scooped him up with delight. “Yeah baby”, I yell to Jim. Jim’s eye balls were the size of dish plates and drool was running down his cheek as he hoisted his prize for the river photo shoot. After the flash of the camera he gently revived the trout and released it back into the deep blue hole in which he came from.
As we were already off the river I figured we should stay in the hole and fish it for twenty minutes or so. Jim was able to hook and land a few more fish from this prime area. Melody had a few hits also but was unable to land any trout. We jumped back into the boat and headed on down the river for more action. Melody hooked and landed a nice rainbow not long after. I snapped a couple of pictures of her fish before releasing it back. Then Jim hits another pig in a choppy section of the river. This trout was previously a member of the circus and keep flying out of the river. After many aerial displays Jim brought him to the boat and I proceed to net him out. Another massive trout caught and landed. I love it when those big bow’s go nuts for crank baits!
Jim and Melody hooked and landed a pile of rainbows with a few smaller browns mixed in. The weather was fabulous and the fishing was great. We joked around a laughed a bunch the whole trip down the Bow River. Thank you so much Jim and Melody for making my day today. Thanks also for your business and the memories of a hot fall day and big rainbow trout. It was a privilege to guide you on the river today. I hope to see you out with me next year in the spring for some more fishing action.
