Next is the Countdown which consistently reaches suspended fish at any depth. I’ll put this lure on when I’m coming out of a shallow area of the river into a big deep hole. As soon as I’m just into the top of the pool, I cast the Rapala into the shallow area and retrieve it into the deeper water reeling at a steady pace. More often than not this is how I’ll catch my biggest trout of the trip. Try the Brown Trout color, or the Rainbow Trout color or you can go with the Brook Trout color. Any of these colors work great.

Finally I would like to finish up with a saltwater lure from Rapala I use in freshwater. It’s called the Magnum and comes in three awesome colors that I always buy when shopping. The first color is called the Mullet, the second is the Dorado, and the third is what Rapala calls the Sardine. The swimming action on these Magnums is why I buy these lures. Something that’s stood the test of time for a hundred years has to be taken seriously. Rapala lures are sold in over 140 countries around the world and is the only company in the world to mass produce fishing lures made of wood (balsa). So when you set out on your next journey to the Bow River make darn sure you have some Rapala’s on hand. More world records have been caught with Rapala lures, than any other lure on the planet. Remember to have fun out there fishing and please practice catch and release fishing. Lets keep are rivers and lakes full of fish for the next generations to come.

The next lure I would like to discuss is the next best thing since sliced bread. This lure is called the Berkley Frenzy and comes in a verity of different colors for whatever species of fish you’re after. I just started using this lure last summer on the Bow River and it works awesome for both Browns and the Rainbow trout. I was walking around my local department store shopping for something I can’t remember what, and decided to go down the fishing isle as I usually do. The Berkley Frenzy stood out of all the lures that were on the shelf that day, so I picked up three of the Rainbow pattern Berkley ( Jay Yelas) series lures.

Something just stood out about this lure, maybe it was just a fishermen hunch but the color and look of this hook was exactly as a small Rainbow trout looks. So of course I have to buy some and test them out the next time I fish the river. A quick note to the reasonably new comers to fishing, make sure when you buy your tackle you buy more than just one lure, there’s nothing worse than when that lure is working awesome and your catching tons of fish, you snag up and loose the hook. Sometimes that can be a long and frustrating drive back to the tackle shop provided it’s not closed for the day. When I buy tackle I buy more than one hook, usually four at a time to avoid this hassle and frustration. If you loose one oh well you still have more in your tackle box.