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Big Bow River Rainbow Trout Fishing

It seems as though of late the big Rainbow Trout have come alive. We are power fishing the Bow River and battling large fish. Todd’s boat has been working perfectly to take us where the fish are. The boat is a Zodiac with a thirty horse power outboard motor. This is a pure luxury to fish a river like the Bow River. You can drive to your favorite hole or where you have hooked fish the previous day and get busy hammering fish. If you are able to hook fish from an area then you can fire up the motor and do it all again, and again, and again.

Previously I had thought that this method of fishing was futile as I figured the fish would all be spooked out from the sound of the motor, and therefore lay low and not bite. Well I was wrong, dead wrong. As I promised my readers and followers of the Blog, more videos were coming. I brought along my video camera and shot some footage of our day out on the Bow River. We were chilly once more in the morning but the adrenalin of some huge rainbows soon warmed our blood. The fishing action has been killer as of late on the Bow River.

Here is what we produced on our fishing journey. The video is only a short sample of what our day was like. We would fish a stretch of river, hook trout and then motor back up the river to produce more fish. Then we would leave that hole alone and move down river to find more fish. Once we were down the river as far as we wanted to go, we would then drive back upriver and slam trout once more. My two biggest fish of the day were twenty five inches; I then hooked and landed a twenty seven inch beast. Some days are better then others and lately there has been more good days then bad one’s. Hopefully you enjoy the video! If you like it then share it with your friends.

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A Snowy Float Trip In October

Todd and I decided we were going fishing. I hit the tackle store for a few of my favorite lures and was all set to fish the next day. I awoke to a chilly cloudy morning that was not looking favorable to fish the Bow River. After hitting the coffee shop and returning home for my gear, snow was starting to fall before I reached my doorstep. I sent Todd a quick text message saying, “Still wanna go fishin”. He replied “will see, meet me for breakfast”. As we were munching on eggs and toast, the snow was getting heaver and more fell. We finished up and headed down to Policeman’s Flats to take a look at the river. “Let’s do it” Todd says to me. I’m thinking “what are you nuts” and also thinking “this could be an awesome day for fishing”. We bundled up, and I mean bundled up and launched the boat into the ice cold water. We hit the gas and down the river we went.

My hands we cold and wet as the snow fell harder with every passing minute. It felt like it was minus ten but the thermometer said only zero. The wind made it seem colder as we were flying down the river eager to get to the first trout producing hole. Todd cut the gas and we were fishing finally. What the heck am I doing? My hands were cold but I was warm, so I fired my lure into the back and ripped the Rapala back toward the boat. Nothing! Then as we were drifting I fired that Rapala back into the bank. It did not take long and I was scrapping a twenty inch Bow River Rainbow Trout. Yes sir that was the first of many fish to come. It seemed like every hole we fished, we caught.

After twelve noon the weather broke off and the sun came out. It was as if the fishing Gods were smiling down upon us. We were just coming into one of my favorite holes and then the river came alive. We hammered two trout simultaneously and the first double header was underway. My fish slipped away but Todd was able to land his, a nice Rainbow Trout. Again and again we hooked and landed rainbows. Just goes to show you that you never know what to expect in a days fishing!

A snowy cold morning turned into one of the best fishing days I have had this season. It was as though the rainbows came alive as the water temperature dropped a few degrees. We could have burned back up the hill and left Policeman’s Flats to return to the warmth of our houses, wondering if we would have caught fish. Well I’m glad we decided to fish instead of wonder! Watch the video and see the snow falling and the trout we landed!