Posts tagged 'Rainbow Trout'

One of the greatest tools to advance the catch rate of ice fishermen and women has been the invention ...

It was early morning, a misty fog clung to the surface of the lake ...

We all have them. Road trips to see family and friends, for work, or for going on a road trip for the sake of being on a road trip. And while the focus of the road trip may be the destination, if you have just a little time, there’s a real chance to ...

The year’s end seems to be a natural catalyst for reflection, and as I look back at my time on the water in 2016, I’m struck by the fact that very little of what comes to mind first has much to do with actually catching fish.

The recent hot and dry weather in Alberta that closed many of southern Alberta streams due to high water temperatures got me thinking of alternate locations for trout stream addicts such as myself

I'm at Muir Lake, fishing for rainbows and I'm using a bobber and bead head fly. As it drifts quietly on the surface the bobber plunges under. What to do? It’s as obvious as it seems. I reel up the ...

It was on her second cast to the big corner pool that the rainbow engulfed the Stimulator, felt the sting, and, as rainbows do, immediately leapt skyward.

Angling during the ice months – especially in the western Canadian provinces beyond the Chinook zone – is always going to be a test of strengths, a clash of wills and an intestinal fortitude gut check.

In June of 2013 Southern Alberta suffered one of the largest natural disaster in Canadian history in the form of river and stream flooding never seen before. 

The antics of a loon – not erratic and crazy as the saying goes but determined and purposeful – can become distracting. So it was one quiet summer afternoon on Muir Lake when the iconic Canadian ...