cwood Posted June 13, 2007 Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 I had the day off so I decided to try some tribs this afternoon in the Barrie area. I was drifting Berkley Power Trout worms and I managed to track down some resident bows but couldn't seem to get any takers. As if getting skunked wasn't bad enough, one bow decided to mock me: After a few drifts didn't seem to spark the interest of the above mentioned bow, it retreated to an undercut bank. I tried a few more drifts close to the bank but ended up getting hung up on an overhead branch. Since it was obvious that the bow wasn't interested i waded into the creek to untangle my line rather than breaking it. I figured that would scare the bow away but it didn't even move when i was standing only 2 feet or so away!! I couldn't believe that a fish that is so known for being easily spooked would just sit there so after a minute or so of marvaling I tapped it with my rod tip which finally made it move... about 4 feet. haha. I just lauged to myself and left the "bad ass" of all bows for another day. I just thought I'd share this story because I still can't believe it happened! If anyone has any ideas on what to use to coax such picky resident bows into biting I would appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntervasili Posted June 13, 2007 Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 try some stoneflies... theyre almost always in the rivers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greencoachdog Posted June 14, 2007 Report Share Posted June 14, 2007 Next time try a real live "garden hackle"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowshep Posted June 14, 2007 Report Share Posted June 14, 2007 l know that bow he laughed at me for 3 hours and then he called his friends and they all came to laugh at me Peace Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted June 14, 2007 Report Share Posted June 14, 2007 (edited) I've been standing in the trib, and had them come close to me, surface to look at me and then calmly flip their tales and saunter out of there. I swear I can hear them laughing all the way too. Edited June 14, 2007 by ccmtcanada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwood Posted June 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2007 Thanks for the tips guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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