The East Kootenays in British Columbia is home to some of the best river Bull Trout fishing in the world! A 200km stretch around highway 3 between Cranbrook and Elkford hosts the Kootenay River, Bull River, Elk River and the Wigwam River. All of these tributaries provide an excellent fishing experience for Bull Trout. This summer I had the privilege of taking in some of this … [Read more...]
Osoyoos Lake –The Underrated Trout Fishery!
One BC Okanagan Lake that is underrated for an amazing trout fishery is Osoyoos Lake. This lake is mostly know to anglers as an incredible bass fishery and not sought after so much for Rainbow Trout. Osoyoos is one of my most favourite lakes to fish because of the amount of different fish species that it has to over. These species include: … [Read more...]
Ice Fishing Chicken Ranch Lake – Merritt BC
Merritt British Columbia offers numerous small lakes that are pure gems for fishing! One of my favourite ice fishing lakes in the area is Chicken Ranch Lake. This lake offers great fishing for Brook Trout. The fish average in size around 1 lbs but can reach up to 3 to 4 lbs. We found that the best spot to fish was approx 50 meters from the parking area and to the North side. … [Read more...]
Forest Lake
The day started out cold and cloudy and fishin was slow which Forest is famous for. We dragged some leaches( being a leach fisherman its what I do) around and did some drift casting managed only one long line release and one smaller 2 lber. Sinking lines with every color combination and size from 8 to 2x long shank magnum leaches were tried. The 2x long mangnum leached … [Read more...]
Kootenay Bull Trout Fishing
If you are looking for a great fight you must try your luck at going toe to toe with a Bull Trout from the rivers of the British Columbia Rockies! This summer I was introduced to fishing the Bull River and Elk River in BC’s South Eastern Kootenay Mountains. I never knew that a trout could fight so hard until I hooked my first Bully! … [Read more...]
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