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10-13-2011, 11:25 PM
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Bow River Lake Trout
Caught the 3rd one of the season the other day. Another 20".
Too bad I'm hopeless at getting them in the reservoirs, it'd be the only way to take one home.
Got a few other little fatties as well.
Laker poll will be up in a minute.
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10-14-2011, 01:09 AM
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caught a few in the river too, downstream of the dam. Nice suprise when you get one. Haven't got any lakers in the dams either. Those are some nice fish you caught, way to go.
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10-14-2011, 04:55 AM
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Thats a nice rainbow, You would have caught more if you used the rainbow looking rapala....
Secret.... Your lucky I lost mine.
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10-14-2011, 05:02 AM
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BTW Thats one HEALTHY RAINBOW!
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10-14-2011, 11:55 AM
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BTW Thats one HEALTHY RAINBOW!
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Ya, it's awesome, the trout in this section are much fatter than in the Calgary city section.
I have named them "Turbo Trout", because they hammer fist the lure and fight like crazy.
When are we going back??
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10-14-2011, 02:00 PM
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Congrats on some nice fish
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10-14-2011, 02:10 PM
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Originally Posted by pondstomper
caught a few in the river too, downstream of the dam. Nice suprise when you get one. Haven't got any lakers in the dams either. Those are some nice fish you caught, way to go.
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Downstream of which dam? Ghost? Bearspaw?
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10-14-2011, 02:46 PM
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down from the the bearspaw, I don't think they get very big. Not used to current, so they die off after a certain size. Just my take on it. Haven't caught one bigger than 22 inches. That was back in 97. Think they cruise by the dam, and when they open the gates some get sucked down the spillway. Saw a few fish get launched off the spillway over the years. Fished that section of river for over twenty five years. Caught two bulls in there too.
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10-14-2011, 02:59 PM
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down from the the bearspaw, I don't think they get very big. Not used to current, so they die off after a certain size. Just my take on it. Haven't caught one bigger than 22 inches. That was back in 97. Think they cruise by the dam, and when they open the gates some get sucked down the spillway. Saw a few fish get launched off the spillway over the years. Fished that section of river for over twenty five years. Caught two bulls in there too.
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Hey thanks for the great info.
I posted another laker in the cochrane thread which was somewhere in the 27-30" range and about 6lbs or so, max.
They're strong and muscular, but not fat. I was thinking the same thing about the current affecting their ability to survive.
It seems to me that these fish are probably residents and not in the river to spawn, but that's just a hypothesis.
I hooked an even larger charr below the Bearspaw Dam before it closed for the fall season but sadly didnt get to see whether it was a laker or a bull.
I'm definitely going to go back and try to find out.
It's too bad that there is essentially no bag limit for these fish. You can take 3 from the Res. but none over 35cm from the river.
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10-14-2011, 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by BeeGuy
Ya, it's awesome, the trout in this section are much fatter than in the Calgary city section.
I have named them "Turbo Trout", because they hammer fist the lure and fight like crazy.
When are we going back??
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Monday?
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10-14-2011, 03:37 PM
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Ya, it's awesome, the trout in this section are much fatter than in the Calgary city section.
I have named them "Turbo Trout", because they hammer fist the lure and fight like crazy.
When are we going back??
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Calgary Section, 22x
brown 22x
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10-14-2011, 03:46 PM
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Calgary Section, 22x
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Was that a single night? Looks like a big rainbow!
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10-14-2011, 04:12 PM
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Was that a single night? Looks like a big rainbow!
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When there on at 22x ... There hot.
One night I caught 3 browns 2 rainbows....
When I went with Sliver86 I caught a 27 Inch brown.... then a smaller 21 incher and same rainbow.
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10-14-2011, 04:17 PM
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When there on at 22x ... There hot.
One night I caught 3 browns 2 rainbows....
When I went with Sliver86 I caught a 27 Inch brown.... then a smaller 21 incher and same rainbow.
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Great fish stories!
BTW this is the Bow R. Laker thread.
A fish stories thread would be awesome though!
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10-14-2011, 04:38 PM
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Great fish stories!
BTW this is the Bow R. Laker thread.
A fish stories thread would be awesome though!
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It went with the Calgary section, just showing how thin,  god
 
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10-14-2011, 05:03 PM
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Those ugly sticks are great haha. i landed my first bow river trout on one of them(med action)
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10-14-2011, 05:06 PM
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Those ugly sticks are great haha. i landed my first bow river trout on one of them(med action)
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Caught on my Cherry Wood Berkly. Meduim Action 6ft 1 piece.
Used My couzins rod as measuring tool.
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10-14-2011, 06:18 PM
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Those ugly sticks are great haha. i landed my first bow river trout on one of them(med action)
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Finally someone who actually likes ugly sticks.. I love mine 
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10-14-2011, 07:30 PM
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Ugly sticks are for NEWBIES LOL>......... 
Cheap easy with crappy reels and line.
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10-14-2011, 07:48 PM
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Ugly sticks are for NEWBIES LOL>.........
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R u kidding Ugly sticks are amazing. and they never fail me for walleye-pike
Ugly stick-lites
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10-14-2011, 09:32 PM
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R u kidding Ugly sticks are amazing. and they never fail me for walleye-pike
Ugly stick-lites
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Well, My Real dad uses them for steelhead and salmon.
But I would never use them.
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10-14-2011, 11:19 PM
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My bro swears by the ugly stick, and it serves him well.
He's had great customer service as well.
1-piece rods drive me nuts. I don't want any.
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10-14-2011, 11:20 PM
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My bro swears by the ugly stick, and it serves him well.
He's had great customer service as well.
1-piece rods drive me nuts. I don't want any.
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x2 except for flipping rods.
i broke at least 3 1 peice rods
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10-15-2011, 02:01 AM
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x2 except for flipping rods.
i broke at least 3 1 peice rods
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Sad to see him banned,
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Thats because you had 1 piece ugly sticks. LOL
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