There is so much fishing tackle out there it’s sometimes mind boggling. I would like some feed back from anyone who loves to fish the Bow River or any other body of water for that matter. What are you using when you set out to catch the BIG ONE. Here is another lure which I just love using for big trout. It’s called the Buzz Bomb and it catches everything under the sun, no doubt about it. I love the motto Buzz Bomb and Zinger use which is, “catches all types of fish” and it’s very true! I use this lure not only on the Bow River but on all rivers and lakes wherever I fish. This lure will hardly ever fail me when I’m on the Bow fishing for the large Trout or Rocky Mountain Whitefish. This lure will work on Trout, Rockies, Salmon, Steelhead, Sturgeon, Bass, Carp, Walleye, Pike, Muskie, and anything else that lives in the water that I may have forgot to mention.

The method I use to fish the Buzz Bomb is called the Mooching method. First cast your Buzz Bomb into the river or lake, let the Buzz Bomb flutter to the bottom, sometimes when the lure is falling a fish will strike. Second, after the Buzz Bomb has hit the bottom lift your rod tip up 2-3 feet and then drop the rod tip down again and reel in the slack line; whereby your lure sinks spinning horizontally.

This rotation sends out sonic vibrations that attract or annoy ALL fish large or small, into striking. Or I’ll use the casting method which is much the same as the mooching method. Cast your Buzz Bomb into surface feeding fish. Lift rod tip up smoothly about 2-3 feet which creates the BUZZ. Immediately throw rod tip back towards lure creating slack line then reel in slack. Repeat this process.

 I only use this lure when I’m fishing from shore on the Bow River as the lure is too heavy to use when I’m floating. It tends to snag up on the bottom of the river and you lose most of these lures. Buzz Bomb’s come in all sorts of color patterns and sizes so I will list for you my favorite color and sizes. One of my favorite colors is the pink pearl which works awesome on the Bow River rainbows in size 1 and a Half. Next I like the Army Issue which is green, white in the middle and pink and works well for both rainbows and browns. Third would be the holographic pink, this is a new color for the Buzz Bomb and it works awesome.

 The forth color I use very often is the holographic green, I have tried this color a couple of times only on the Bow, but both times I used it I had success. When I am fishing a lake or a deep body of water I will use a heaver Buzz Bomb such as the 2 inch, this lure is ¾ of an once which enables you to cast out farther into the lake or reservoir which will increase your odds out there. So the next time you head out to the Bow River put some of these lucky charms in your tackle box, the fish think that they are magically delicious. Let me know what colors work well for you the next time you head out to your local fishing hole.