Bow’s Are Not Just For Boys
Many of us fishermen are not only fishing more, we are taking our family members along with us to let them experience the fun of fishing. After I was introduced to the sport I wanted to bring all my friends along with me for a fun day or weekend on the water. More and more I see on the internet and firsthand, men bringing their wives and or girlfriends along with them when they fish. After all fishing is not just for men, it’s for women and children as well. One example of fishing with your girlfriend is my good friend Dean, he and his sweetheart are often on the river with a picnic basket and their rods. What a great way to spend a few hours and enjoy each others company while having some fun.
Last week Dean had called me to tell me fishing stories of the day before. He stated that he and his girlfriend Angie were out on the river fishing. He told me Angie was on fire, hooking one trout after another. I chuckled and congratulated her on her great day landing the big rainbows from the Bow River. I know she gets excited when she hooks up and I bet she was full of adrenaline after her first fish. Dean was kind enough to send me a few pictures of her fish on the day. I asked dean what they were using for lures, Rapalas, Panther Martins were the choice of the day. I am so glad to see more people introducing their loved one’s to the sport of trout fishing.
There are so many great websites on the internet that are run by women who love to fish and share their passion for the sport. Some of them fish by themselves with no men around. Some write articles and share their journeys with others to enjoy. Here are a few of my personal favourite fishing sites run by women who love the sport. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. The first site is http://www.fisherbabe.com/ and the second site is http://huntslikeagirl.blogspot.com/
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Thanks for sharing this 🙂 We’re just starting to gear up to do some family trout fishing on the Bow (spinning). Your blog is full of great info, and I find this post in particular very encouraging.
Awesome Shelly, sounds like you are about to have yourself a great time. I am so glad to hear of more women taking up the sport and sharing it with other family members as well. I know you guys will have a great time even if you don’t hook into any fish. Half the fun is just getting out and enjoying a day with your family.
Good luck fishing and thanks so much for the comment, please visit often.
~Mike.
Mike – thanks for the word of encouragement! I feel honored that you linked to my blog. I’m just a girl that likes to hunt and fish and tell my stories. It is truly a joy to be able to share this passion for the outdoors with my man. There are a lot of women out there that don’t know what they are missing by not joining in the fun. I for one don’t want to miss out. So, I’ll keep encouraging those gals whenever I can to get out there!
Your welcome Emily, I feel honored that I get to meet great people like yourself and we get to share our fishing journeys together. I am truly blessed. I am happy to hear you and yours are content to fish together and catch some great looking fish.
I agree with your statement, many women ARE missing out and I believe many more women will come on board and join the sport. I know your pictures encourage me and I hope they encourage women as well. There’s nothing that can touch the pounding of your heart when you hook into a monster fish, man or women.
In Canada, more people fish than play hockey and golf combined. That’s huge !!!! I am sure many more will join in the excitement and yell “Fish On” Keep the passion in your heart and keep sharing your fishing journeys with us Emily.
~Mike.
Great site Mike. I haven`t fished since i was a little girl till my new boyfriend took me a couple weeks ago. He`s not from around Calgary and has found your site very helpfull. We still are not very famuliar with places to go on the river and what to use and how to use it…lol. Keep up the great posts.
Melly
Fishing is so fun hey Melly, I get the biggest rush out of hooking into whatever, normally it’s big trout for me. I am glad to hear I am helping as many people as I can via my website.
The best advice I can give you on how to identify where to go fishing is to get a Barry Mitchell’s Alberta fishing guide. It’s packed with all the spots to fish in Alberta. It also contains what species are in that body of water and how to get there. As for the Bow River, Google Earth is a good place to look.
Hope you are fishing this weekend Melly and thanks so much for the comment. Feel free to stop by again soon and let me know what you are catching on the Bow River.
~Mike.
My girlfriend and I went to Carburn Park Pond today which is in the SE of Calgary and it is right alongside the Bow River and stocked with perch. We did not see any perch but I hooked a 20 pound Pike with a jig and it got off right at shore and kinda sat in the shallows. My girlfriend who just started fishing this year dangled her spinner in front of it and the beast bit the lure and she caught herself a gorgeous fish right in Calgary. THere is some amazing fishing right in this city for men and women. I am looking for a good place to fish on the Glenmore Reservoir and in the bow near downtown but have yet to find a good place with any fish that bite. Any suggestions? I do not fly fish and enjoy mostly using spoons.
Hey Jacen, thanks so much for your comment. I have personally fished Carburn Park when I was younger and had so good fun there. As per the Glenmore Reservoir, I like to fish near the sailing club which is located in south Glenmore Park accessed by 14th Street and 90th Avenue S.W. You can park there and then walk the pathway towards Glenmore Tr which would be in a N.W direction. Good fishing from shore at the point in the reservoir and onward towards the Glenmore Tr Bridge.
As for fishing in downtown, I cross the Center St bridge often and see a good spot on the corner along the downtown side of the river. I would try there if I was you.
I hope that info helps you out. If you need more information please feel free to ask more questions here on the Blog.
Happy fishing to you,
~Mike.
I am so incredibly honored that you linked to my blog. I love to see girls fishing and I really love to see couples and families fishing together. I always encourage wives and girlfriends to give fishing a try. There is really nothing like being in a boat together all day to really build a bond…lol 😉
This is a great post and thanks again for reading my blog!!
LIZZY
I am honored to be able to share your wonderful Blog with all my friends and the fishing community as a whole. I like the fact that you are not only posting about fishing, but you have fantastic product reviews that all women can benefit.
You site is full of Internet gold Lizzy. Keep up the passion, your Blog oozes with it.
Thank you so much,
~Mike.