Places to fish for bull trout
 

I really want to try out catching bull trout but have not been any luck at all the places i have tried. :angry3: Any suggestions anyone. :thinking-006:

Hire a guide?

Were have you been trying to catch bull trout?

ive tried sheep river, lower k lake and livingstone/oldman river

low on funds, dont have the money to spend on a guide. i wish i could.

just keep at it and you'll get one

What presentations are you using? Try tossing in a medium sized spoon, or even a rapala with colourations similar to what they are eating. Something that looks like a small cutthroat trout would work wonders, orange, silver, red, shiny...you get the picture, right?

Big poofy streamers work nicely too. Rabbit fur dose the trick aparently...but you didn't hear that from me.


The best advice I can give is be persistant!

best of luck,
Oliver

Scalp Creek and the upper red deer river in ya ha tinda has quite a few bulls from my experience.

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No shortage of them in the livingstone.... 3/8 oz or so spinners, look for holding/ambush spots- cut banks, submerged trees/logs, smaller pools, etc. Let the spinner flutter in the current for a quick second, then start reeling in. If they're around usually as soon as you start your retrieval they'll come out from their hiding spot. Oh and invest in some polarized glasses if you don't have any yet. They make a world of difference.

thanks ya i want to fly fish for them. Ive been using bunn streamers white or green, cutty patterns. i quess i just have to go to the right place and find them. thanks for the tips guys
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Who are some good spincast oriented guides??

try the sheep again, go the past the sheep river provincial park and work your way down, i either find them in swallow fast moving water or in deep pools, you should be able to see them, from the top they look like suckers(my observation) i use big leeches brown for the pools and a weighted royal coachman for the faster water.last time i was there broke my 8 weight rod, theres some real hogs in there so don't waste your time with light tackle.

Lower K is one of my favorite spots for Bulls. I get more there than the rivers

Stick with lower K ;)

I prefer big muddler minnow. Gunk it up with some sort of sinking agent, or just tie them sort of raggy. Fast strip.

Not a very good or legal suggestion in bait banned fisheries which most bull trout streams are
http://www.albertaregulations.ca/fis...finitions.html
READ YOUR REGS

I caught 7 in 4hrs one morning a week ago on the Castle... pretty easy to catch IMO.

Sorry dude I didn't read that correctly I thought you said stinking agent MY BAD

Anybody willing to say if they've had much luck with Bulls on the Blackstone this year? Sizeable one's?

Bulls on the blackstone are usually quite small. The odd one will surprise you, but they aren't usually over 17-18" Usually pretty snakey too.

Last year on the blackstone we hooked into quite a few over 20. Was pretty late in the year so that may have had something to do with it.

Track down Jake Markham, he's the bull trout master.

I was there last weekend trolling everything and only catch 2 rainbows in 12hrs. It sucked. :sign0176:

Ok thanks quests I'll have to pick up an 8wt then. My 5wts would get killed. You use full sink or sink tip line?? To reach those guys?

Highwood river has been good to me. Might be worth a try. Anyway best of luck! Hang in there, it will happen if your patient.

Few decent ones, ran into some tanks 2 years ago, havent found them since.

Is he a guide??? I would be interested in going on a guided trip for Bulls.

Kinda, I'm sure he would take you out if you asked him. Search him on facebook

That was my experience too. Some very nice fish around.. but they havn't shown themselves since then.