Jet Posted April 4, 2011 Report Posted April 4, 2011 (edited) The river fishing has been slower than usual for this time of year I'm told. Normally before the spring runoff the Bull Trout start migrating up river to feed up before the rivers blow and get ready for their August spawn. But with the extra snowy and cold winter we've had here in the Kootenays it seems to have pushed their schedule back some. So trips with one or two fish have become the norm . . . I guess I shouldn't complain! Here's a nice and aggressive Cutty. And a feisty Bull Trout. Over the last few weeks the weather has really warmed, so I was even more eager to try and hit the run. I've been able to sneak out twice over the last two weeks trying to catch the migration and despite arriving upon what look like absolutely prime conditions, my last two trips have ended with big nasty skunks. I got out today again and learned once again that the run still hasn't started. This is what I did for the majority of the day. I also worked a lot of river today. However I did manage to bank two Bull Trout including a beautiful specimen that put up a solid 10 minute battle. Bull Trout are my new Steelhead as many of you know. They certainly aren't as spectacular as Steelhead with their aerial displays and line-ripping runs, but from what I've experienced pound for pound, they still take just as long to land. Bull Trout like to hold you down deep with the bigger ones taking you on steady but powerful runs. This one ran right across the river - this after 5 minutes of fighting! Gotta love those big water battles. Another angle to show its true colours and the massive heads on these fish. Here's a video of the release and a river boat which I need to get to really work these rivers! <iframe title="YouTube video player" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/KOng1lpuyHo?rel=0&hd=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Cheers! Edited April 4, 2011 by Jet
okumasheffield Posted April 4, 2011 Report Posted April 4, 2011 (edited) stop photoshoping those fish porns. you never catch monsters like that!! Edited April 4, 2011 by Okuma-Sheffield
EC1 Posted April 4, 2011 Report Posted April 4, 2011 Awesome stuff! Are you coming back this year for a little while to fish in Ontario again?
Victor Posted April 4, 2011 Report Posted April 4, 2011 (edited) Awesome stuff! Are you coming back this year for a little while to fish in Ontario again? Please explain to me why he would want to do that That's awesome man. Ant and I have had 2 skunking weekends in a row ... that's 4 days lol. All we accomplished was honing our poaching skills (netting fish for the fish lift + fins/belly of suckers just seem to love roe bags) Edited April 4, 2011 by Victor
frozen-fire Posted April 4, 2011 Report Posted April 4, 2011 (edited) Wow....look at the size of that thing! So jealous. Way to go man. Well deserved with all the crap you've been going through over there. Please explain to me why he would want to do that That's awesome man. Ant and I have had 2 skunking weekends in a row ... that's 4 days lol. All we accomplished was honing our poaching skills (netting fish for the fish lift + fins/belly of suckers just seem to love roe bags) Whoa now... I did catch fish. Suckers do count Suckers should be higher ranked than steelhead. Edited April 4, 2011 by frozen-fire
EC1 Posted April 4, 2011 Report Posted April 4, 2011 WHOA, lucky that I was busy if the fishing sucked. haha. And Vic, fishing does involve spending some time with people that you wouldn't otherwise see all the time!
Rustic-Fisher Posted April 4, 2011 Report Posted April 4, 2011 Awesome shots, makes me kinda bored of getting the bow's around here LOL
Rod Caster Posted April 5, 2011 Report Posted April 5, 2011 Alberta's official fish is georgious!!!! The bully's look like a char a bit i find.
rock34 Posted April 5, 2011 Report Posted April 5, 2011 Awesome man. Still havent check the bull trout off my list.
The Urban Fisherman Posted April 5, 2011 Report Posted April 5, 2011 Those big ugly beasts are on my bucket list for sure! Keep the pix comin! Awesome!
BillM Posted April 5, 2011 Report Posted April 5, 2011 Alberta's official fish is georgious!!!! The bully's look like a char a bit i find. The bull trout is apart of the char family (just like the brook trout is)
Joeytier Posted April 5, 2011 Report Posted April 5, 2011 That's some incredible scenery. Some huge dollies too.
ehg Posted April 6, 2011 Report Posted April 6, 2011 The bull trout is apart of the char family (just like the brook trout is) Those bull trout of that size look like lake trout. Excellent stuff
Jet Posted April 6, 2011 Author Report Posted April 6, 2011 Thanks guys for reading. It took me good few tries to hook into my first, but as I spend more time on the rivers here, the success rate has definitely moved upward. Still miss the Steelheading in Southern Ontario, but I certainly don't miss the crowds! Bumped into one fisherman on half a km of shoreline all day.
Twocoda Posted April 6, 2011 Report Posted April 6, 2011 Way to go Jet...it shouldnt be too hard but try to find a lake way up in the mountains and tangle with the cutties up there...i think thats about as close to heaven as you can get on this planet... Nice Shootin !!!
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