Big, small, slow & fast! Rivers can be quite intimidating to those who don't know how to fish them, but when you do you will never look at river the same! Let's start off with a few tips on basic river fishing. My first tip. Scouting a river or stream is by looking at my surroundings, is it fishable? Can I fish it without getting caught up on my back cast? Can it be … [Read more...]
Early Spring Fly Fishing & Lake Turnover
Spring is here and it’s time to put the ice fishing rods away and pull out the fly fishing gear! The BC Interior lakes start to become ice free by the 3rd week of March in the lower evaluation areas and can sometimes take until mid-may in the higher altitudes. Fishing right after ice off can be one of the most productive times in the year. Due to the water still being too … [Read more...]
Basic Tactics for Ice Fishing Rainbow Trout
When the snow and temperatures start to fall some angler’s fishing season comes to an end, but for many others the hard water fishing seasons is just starting! For most Interior lakes in Western Canada the ice fishing season starts in later December as the colder weather brings over 6 inches of hard ice. The beginning of the season offers some of the best Rainbow Trout … [Read more...]
Tip – Drilling Holes When Ice Fishing for Rainbow Trout
It’s important to plan ahead before randomly drilling holes when ice fishing for Rainbow Trout. One of the first things I do when encountering a new lake when ice fishing is I pull up a satellite image of the lake on Google. I look at the image to identify areas with shoals or bays that provide vegetation and muddy bottoms. The reason you want to target this type of area is … [Read more...]
Tip – Trolling for Mid to Late Summer Trout
In the mid to late summer when the lakes have a strong thermocline established the Kokanee will stack up in this zone. This tight schooling effect makes Kokanee an easy target for large trout to forage on. One effective trolling method is to troll 4-inch plugs below the school of fish. This will mimic an injured Kokanee that is appetizing for a hungry trout … [Read more...]
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