Float Fishing The Lower Bow River

Sunscreen and Serious Trout!

I was privileged to have two clients out this past weekend and we floated the lower Bow River from Policeman’s Flats to MacKinnon Flats. David and Jen were out for their second float trip this summer and believe me we needed that sunscreen. We also needed some large fat trout to go along with the sunscreen and we found what we were looking for.

For most of the morning we pulled off the river to fish the shoreline. Once we were off the river we chose to fish fast moving water where it seemed the rainbows we holding. The crank baits we were chucking worked like a charm. David’s first few rainbows were large and very scrappy. I photographed a couple of beauties for him before he released them. Jen was off to kind of a slower start but managed to reel in some great fish on the day.

The water warmed up and the fishing slowed down! We bottom bounced the spinners to attract the fish into eating as they were down deep or sitting in the fast water. Once we reached the faster moving water we were able to hook the trout we were after. The crank baits were not working as well as they have worked in the past, due to the heat of the summer sun. Fishing is best at this time in the morning or late at night when the water is cool enough for the trout to feed.

We had a fantastic day out on the river and I hope we have many more to come. I hope I can have David and Jen out this year or next when I have seen fifty fish hooked and landed in one day trip. I’m glad we brought the sunscreen and we had the right hooks to latch into those serious trout’s.