Last updated: March 26th, 2008

Bull trout have continued with very good fishing. Tim and his crew were out again this spring, and split up into a couple of boats. We hooked into a dozen fat bulls and had a great day. It was mostly cloudy that day, but the sun would poke out just a little every once in awhile, and when it did we seemed to get fish each time. 73ft. and 93ft were the depths of the day. Not one of the surface lines on either of the boats got a hit that day. Captain Tim got the biggest fish of the day, and I think it was because he wore a pirate hat and eye patch all day, and walked around saying aaaargh.

Then I met Vicki and Richard for a day of fishing on Kootenay Lake. We started fishing around 9:30am, and the water was smooth. Vicki said the fish would start biting around 10:30am, and she wasn't too far off. At 10:45 the Bill Norman on the surface pulled back a bit and I yelled fish on. As I grabbed the rod and the fish realized it was hooked, tore out of the clip, and started peeling line. Richard tried to grab the rod from me, but to no avail as 90 lb Vicki pushed him aside with one hand, and grabbed the rod with the other.

Vicki is an experienced flyfisher, and did equally as well with a Shimano trolling rod as a Sage flyrod in her hands. After a great battle, we landed this beautiful hen which as you can see in the picture has spawning colors and is on her way to Gerrard to spawn this spring. We took some quick pictures, and gently released her back into the water. No doubt we'll see her at gerrard paired up with a big male at the beginning of May.

Spring has sprung in the Kootenays, and the warm sun feels great! The trout fishing will continue to get better and better as spring progresses, and the water warms up a bit.

Tight Lines!

Brad Stubbs
Kootenay KingFisher Guiding Services