First fish on the bow!!

[Rapala]

I finally caught my first fish on the bow river!!

I was so excited that i dont even remember how i caught it but it was about

15" rainbow trout it was caught on panther martin gold spinner

size9 with the tail thingy and was released right away

[flygirrl]

way to go congrats

[WayneChristie]

once you learn the holding water, you will get those a lot, now you are hooked congratulations

[DarkAisling]

Congrats I have yet to do that.

Originally Posted by Rapala

it was caught on panther martin gold spinner

size9 with the tail thingy and was released right away

This may be a dumb question, but isn't that a huge lure? I get a little confused with lure and hook sizes.

[WayneChristie]

small lure. but you would be surprised how big a lure trout can take, they have mouths like my ex wife!!!!

[DarkAisling]

Originally Posted by WayneChristie

small lure. but you would be surprised how big a lure trout can take, they have mouths like my ex wife!!!!

Oh, you're rotten

I was using what I think were size 1 Mepps when we were fishing last week. Could the lure be a 1 and the hook be an 8? I'm thinking the Panther Martin used would be about the same size as the Mepps I was using.

I'm know gear expert, that's for sure. I buy what I think is pretty and then hope it works! Maybe my nickname should be "Magpie."

Sorry Rapala . . . I think I just hijacked your thread

Once again, congratulations

[floppychicken]

Mahahahahah... 'tail thingy'.... heh, heh. Tis' funny.

Good job ! Now get that new canoe of yours and do a float down the red-deer river and have some REAL fun !

Cheers,

/FC.....

[Rapala]

haha thanks for all the replies

i was planning to go tommorow too but the rain won't stop!!

btw i think all the companies have different size numbers one i used was about size of a quarter, not

including the hooks

[WayneChristie]

dont let the rain stop you, the fish are already wet! I liked to fish the stormwater outflows into the river after the rain, where the muddy water meets the sort of cleaner riverwater, some big trout hang around those .

[WayneChristie]

what part of the Bow are you fishing?

[brianscott]

Good Job on the first fish on the bow, mine was a blur as well.
Did you get any pics? Doesnt matter if you did cuz you will remember that fish forever.

[Rapala]

Originally Posted by WayneChristie

what part of the Bow are you fishing?

I not sure but i think it is the middle section (douglasdale where the river splits into two)

and i couldn't take any pics because i didn't bring a camera since i never catch fish. but im gonna start

bringing my camera

[WayneChristie]

K I have never fished that far down, but some co workers long ago used to brag about a couple holes there that produced some huge trout

[WayneChristie]

Originally Posted by Rapala

I not sure but i think it is the middle section (douglasdale where the river splits into two)

and i didn't bring a camera since i never catch fish. but im gonna start bringing cameras

dont you know, forgetting your camera, or having dead batteries is the only way to guarantee catching a nice fish?

[iliketrout]

Congrats Rapala!

[notagoodtroutfisher]

I have now fished for trout twice. each time i caught a very small rainbow. it's alot toughr than fishing for pike and wallye as i have found out. can anyone give me some tips? i was going to try the bow (near the gas plant west of cochrane) this weekend. What should i use

[WayneChristie]

Originally Posted by notagoodtroutfisher

I have now fished for trout twice. each time i caught a very small rainbow. it's alot toughr than fishing for pike and wallye as i have found out. can anyone give me some tips? i was going to try the bow (near the gas plant west of cochrane) this weekend. What should i use

panther martins, foxee minnow spins, or trout pattern rapalas will all work. or flies if you are a flyfisher.

[Rapala]

Originally Posted by notagoodtroutfisher

I have now fished for trout twice. each time i caught a very small rainbow. it's alot toughr than fishing for pike and wallye as i have found out. can anyone give me some tips? i was going to try the bow (near the gas plant west of cochrane) this weekend. What should i use

I find it really hard to fish the bow too.. look for deep and slow part of the

river

[notagoodtroutfisher]

thanks guys

[mistamikel]

congrats!! i just caught my first fish on the fly rod at bearspaw, lill 10inch rainbow and man that was fun!!!

[WayneChristie]

Originally Posted by mistamikel

congrats!! i just caught my first fish on the fly rod at bearspaw, lill 10inch rainbow and man that was fun!!!

go to Bowness Park, fish off the ends of the rock breakwaters that stick out into the river. you can catch some big trout off the ends of each one, also under the pedestrian bridge on the park side at the west end!

[WayneChristie]

also work your way down from the park, on the south side, there are a lot of spots where the trout hold and Ive had 100 or more rise to a fly in a day there.

[mistamikel]

Originally Posted by WayneChristie

also work your way down from the park, on the south side, there are a lot of spots where the trout hold and Ive had 100 or more rise to a fly in a day there.

I am super bad with directions lol, the wife and daughter and I went to the dog park side last weekend where all the paths are and the train bridge and walked to where the little streams run into the bow and I saw a nice trout swim right under my legs lol I all most jumped down after him lol

[FishFearMe]

Congrats on the trout...recently caught my first there too. Now I'm looking for my first Bow trout on the fly. Hope it doesnt take as long as my first on spin.