It’s that time of the year when the water temps have gotten much colder. There is snow on the ground and the fish are heading for their over-winter holes. These are locations in the river where the water is deep enough, and the river cannot entirely freeze solid to the bottom. The fish are getting slower now, and so should your presentation!
Jordan sent me a text during the week and asked if I would like to join him on Saturday to fish the Bow River. We had arranged to meet at noon in Douglasdale to fish one of the over-winter holes I just mentioned. This spot is about eight feet deep and slow-moving current, the perfect location to find hungry fish. The bug life has mostly all dried up, making the river perfect for chucking large, suspending crankbaits. As some of you readers know, I started my own business last February selling high quality fishing lures. These lures have been crushing it all year, and Jordan has been doing extremely well with them! Anyone who has purchased these lures, has caught amazing fish all throughout the Bow River basin. Jordan asked me to bring him more lures to the river so he could purchase them and use them the day of our trip. Unfortunately, he lost several of the lures the last time he fished and needed to stock up.
I pulled into the parking lot near the river and Jordan was already there getting his gear ready for battle. I gave him the lures he needed; we both tied up the 4.7-inch cranks and hiked down to the rivers edge. Jordan was smashing trout on the lure I call “The Green Goblin” all season, and that was his first choice of the day. I stayed down low in the slow water, and Jordan walked up the river into a seam coming off a nice rock bar. It was not long before he was hooked up into a beauty brown. I came running up with the net and scooped it up for him. His first of many big browns was in the net.
For me, its rewarding to see other anglers catch amazing fish, consistently trip after trip on the Robertson Tackle lures. Jordan has caught some of the best fish the Bow River has to offer, and I honestly could not be happier for him! I am grateful he asked me to come out fishing with him and was very glad he caught all the big fish of the day. We will definitely do that again soon!
Thanks for the great day fishing the Bow River.
Stay safe out there friends.
~Mike
