Lower Kananaskis Update (Pics)

[FishingForLife]

Just a few pics from today. Had the day off, so me and the old man went to see what we could pull out of Lower K.

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Lots of these little & big guys all over the surface.
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What a suprise. A 20" 3.3 Pound Beautiful Cutty.
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Couldn"t fit this fella on the scale!
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Another Beautiful FAT Cutty!
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Nice Skies
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Caught this guy just as I was pulling my fly out of the water to pack er in.
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Just As The Storm Rolls In.
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[Shawnlh]

Great fish and pics. I'm jealous!!

[slivers86]

great day it looks like. Nice trout :)

[Flyfisher87]

Beautiful pics! Nice fish as well!

[JReed]

Thanks for the pics! Looks like an awesome day on the lake

[Dust1n]

Awesome Pictures!! Thanks for sharing

[FishingForLife]

I thought for sure that Bull was gonna snap my 6 wt in half. He bull dogged me a couple times and sent my reel screaming.

[Kingfisher]

Some great fish pics there. Looks like you guys had a very successful trip. That storm looked nasty. Good thing you guys out out of there when you did.

Rob

[Wannacast]

Great fish & pix especially that Bull thanks for posting

[Clgy_Dave2.0]

Wow! Beauties!

Wife and I just spent two weeks in K and did a lot of fishing at Lower K.
I got a couple of nice ones, just outside the penstock from Upper K.

I got the Bull on spin gear with a rubber fish and about a #2 hook.
The Cutty I got with an Elk Hair Caddis. But it wasn't quite close to the caddis' that were hatching. There was a huge hatch on and they wouldn't last 30 seconds on the surface before being gobbled up. I couldn't find a fly to match these guys.

What were you using, FishingForLife?

The next day a guy beside us hauled in a huge Cutty! He said he was using a rubber worm, but I was having my doubts; First of all, he just hauled it out of the water and straight to the bonker. Then he turns to me and says "what kind of Trout is that?" He didn't realize what the min size was, or that the limit was only 1.

But after those two, we couldn't land a thing. And I tried every fly in my box. Even went into Canmore to see if I could find a caddis pattern to match what I was seeing in the hatch.

Here's our haul:

This Bull gave a nice fight!
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o312/CalgaryDave/Elkwood%20camping%20July%202012/P7180056a.jpg

Just over the wire
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o312/CalgaryDave/Elkwood%20camping%20July%202012/P1010058a.jpg

[ReconWilly]

Wow! Beauties!

Wife and I just spent two weeks in K and did a lot of fishing at Lower K.
I got a couple of nice ones, just outside the penstock from Upper K.

I got the Bull on spin gear with a rubber fish and about a #2 hook.
The Cutty I got with an Elk Hair Caddis. But it wasn't quite close to the caddis' that were hatching. There was a huge hatch on and they wouldn't last 30 seconds on the surface before being gobbled up. I couldn't find a fly to match these guys.

What were you using, FishingForLife?

The next day a guy beside us hauled in a huge Cutty! He said he was using a rubber worm, but I was having my doubts; First of all, he just hauled it out of the water and straight to the bonker. Then he turns to me and says "what kind of Trout is that?" He didn't realize what the min size was, or that the limit was only 1.

But after those two, we couldn't land a thing. And I tried every fly in my box. Even went into Canmore to see if I could find a caddis pattern to match what I was seeing in the hatch.

Here's our haul:

This Bull gave a nice fight!
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o312/CalgaryDave/Elkwood%20camping%20July%202012/P7180056a.jpg

Just over the wire
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o312/CalgaryDave/Elkwood%20camping%20July%202012/P1010058a.jpg

Thats a nice rainbow you got there...

[FishingForLife]

What were you using, FishingForLife?

I used a few different things. I seen lots of caddis and midge on the water, but also that moth in my pictures, hundreds of those things. So I decided to pull out my hopper and tear the legs off and tossed it on, and got major results.

[SNAPFisher]

Wicked! Good on you for using the noggin and improvising. That bull really is a nice specimen. Congrats!

[Daceminnow]

some awesome looking fish. congrads and thanks for the report.

Dace

[tight_lines]

I thought for sure that Bull was gonna snap my 6 wt in half. He bull dogged me a couple times and sent my reel screaming.

What kind of fly were u using for that bully??

[enbeya]

Wow! Beauties!

Wife and I just spent two weeks in K and did a lot of fishing at Lower K.
I got a couple of nice ones, just outside the penstock from Upper K.

I got the Bull on spin gear with a rubber fish and about a #2 hook.
The Cutty I got with an Elk Hair Caddis. But it wasn't quite close to the caddis' that were hatching. There was a huge hatch on and they wouldn't last 30 seconds on the surface before being gobbled up. I couldn't find a fly to match these guys.

What were you using, FishingForLife?

The next day a guy beside us hauled in a huge Cutty! He said he was using a rubber worm, but I was having my doubts; First of all, he just hauled it out of the water and straight to the bonker. Then he turns to me and says "what kind of Trout is that?" He didn't realize what the min size was, or that the limit was only 1.

But after those two, we couldn't land a thing. And I tried every fly in my box. Even went into Canmore to see if I could find a caddis pattern to match what I was seeing in the hatch.

Here's our haul:

This Bull gave a nice fight!
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o312/CalgaryDave/Elkwood%20camping%20July%202012/P7180056a.jpg

Just over the wire
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o312/CalgaryDave/Elkwood%20camping%20July%202012/P1010058a.jpg

heading to k country soon Am I allowed to keed the Bull trout, inn the forum many talk about bull trout I thought we are not allowed to keep any is that right ?

[Steven Noel]

heading to k country soon Am I allowed to keed the Bull trout, inn the forum many talk about bull trout I thought we are not allowed to keep any is that right ?

No Bull Trout may be retained in Alberta. Any and all Bull Trout caught in Alberta must be released immediately.

[stein]

no black, put it back

[michaelmicallef]

Actually one of those fish in your pic is Brook Trout. Did you say you caught that in the lower lake?

[Calgaryguy1977]

Hey Mike! I think that's a bull man.....I thought it was a brook for a second as I saw the white at the front of the fin but im pretty sure its a bull. I posted a video on your FB btw....check it out!
Cheers,
Bill

[matt1984]

There are no brook trout in those pics, another failed i.d.:sign0176:

[OneGirlWolfPack]

Beautiful scenery. Congrats on some great catches!! :)

[michaelmicallef]

I have yet to catch a Bulltrout with pink spots on it. And all these years I have been eating bull trout. Who knew. haha

[Calgaryguy1977]

I have yet to catch a Bulltrout with pink spots on it. And all these years I have been eating bull trout. Who knew. haha

Hahahaha!!!

[Alberta Bigbore]

congrats on some awesome fish!

[matt1984]

Seriously? You believe that the pinkish dots = brook trout?