Hello again from Calgary, Alberta Canada. It’s now the beginning of October and the fishing on the Bow River is still pretty good at this time. I went down to do some shore fishing and made out pretty good. I arrived at dusk or 6:35 pm and started out with the Blue Fox Minnow Spinner with no luck. I kept this lure on for about 15 minutes and then changed over to the Panther Martin Sonic Spinner. I often try new techniques when I am out on the water and tonight was no exception. I tied up the spinner (number 15 in size, yellow body with a silver blade) and proceeded to fire away at will.

I was casting upstream as far as I could cast and letting the lure bottom bounce along the river bed. As the lure was bouncing I would pull it off the bottom and let it bounce again. I would lift it off the bottom about 1-2 feet and then slowly reel it in towards the shore. On my third cast I hit a smaller Brown trout; he was oh about 13-15 inches but very feisty though. I proceeded downstream on the river using the same technique and then I smashed a 22 inch Rainbow trout from the slower moving water. I seemed as though this was the presentation they were looking for tonight.

A little piece of advise for all you fisherman out there. When you think the fish are not there or you think that they are not biting, or you’ve used almost every hook in you box; try a different technique. This is sometimes my last resort but I go out to catch fish every time. I’m the kind of guy that doesn’t want to leave until I have hooked at least one fish. I think that’s called an obsession but I am not positive on that.

Another key point is if one color pattern is not successful try a different color lure of the same brand name, sometimes it’s just the color they are hitting on. And then if all of that fails completely pack up and go back the next day. I know that’s very hard to do but it’s good for your sanity. If you are looking for more information than leave a comment on this post and I will gladly answer any and all of you questions. Good luck on your next fishing trip and always remember that safety is the number one priority.

It’s now the middle of September here in Calgary, Alberta and it seems as though we are going to start to get some colder weather here. I came home from work today and decided that after supper I was going to head down to the river to try my luck on the Bow River. It’s rained here the past week which has brought the water levels up considerably. The water was still a little dirty from the rain but this is when I like to fish.

The reason for this is quite obvious, the trout see and hear something in the water but because the water is dirty or stained if you will, and they cannot see it clearly; therefore they will hammer your bait more than if the water is clear. This is not always the case but when I seem to have my best luck, especially the big Brown’s; is when the water is a little dirty. So I grabbed a Tim Horton’s coffee and headed down to fish the shore by where I live.