The ski and wake board boats have been put away for the season and the sizeable lakes are now wide open for us anglers to enjoy to ourselves. The fall period is one of my favourite times of the year to pursue Rainbow Trout because the cooling water temperatures can produce aggressive feeding frenzies that make for an action packed day of fishing. So why is the fall such a … [Read more...]
Catch Bigger Trout by Mimicking Salmon Fry
The warmer spring temperatures ignite many of the Pacific Northwest’s freshwater lakes and streams with an abundance of fry. These fry are a combination of salmon fry such as Sockeye, Chinook and of course Kokanee. In some regions the fry hatch from their gravel redds, then are immediately thrown into currents that lead them directly into a freshwater lake exposed to looming … [Read more...]
Introducing the Lyman McFly
Majority of freshwater anglers know that a successful method to get more fish into your boat on bigger water bodies is by trolling buck tails. Buck tails have been fished for numerous generations throughout BC and the Pacific Northwest as they are one of the most reliable presentations when the fish are feeding near or on the surface. There's a good variety of tackle … [Read more...]
Spring Surface Trolling – Lyman Plugs
During the early spring months the Rainbow Trout can be scattered throughout the water column on larger lakes, ranging from 80 feet right up to the surface. The days when you don't mark fish on the sonar doesn't mean that they aren't there! Majority of the time they are just subsurface and your sonar unit can't "ping" them for a reading. A very successful way to target … [Read more...]
Okanagan Lake Fishing
From the north end of the Okanagan being Mabel Lake to the south Okanagan of Osoyoos Lake, there is no shortage of lakes that offer great fishing opportunities. One lake that is seldom sought after by anglers and is fairly an underrated fishery is Okanagan Lake. Okanagan Lake provides a wide variety of fishing opportunities for Kokanee, Lake Whitefish, Burbot and Rainbow Trout … [Read more...]
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