Hi All,
I just made a temporary move from the coast to Nelson, BC from September to July. I brought my Alumaweld Blackhawk and my fishing kayak with me. I was lucky enough to score a lakefront rental about 6 miles from Nelson towards Balfour.
I have committed myself to paddling for an hour every second day, probably first thing in the morning, to keep in shape. Since I'm already out paddling, I figured I may as well spend that hour trolling for Bull Trout or Kokanee or ???. Problem is, I haven't fished on fresh water since I was wee lad with a bobber and worms.
I don't have a downrigger on my kayak. Can anyone suggest a good set-up that might give me a fighting chance while trolling in a kayak or am I just wasting my time?
Can anyone suggest a set-up for fishing in my Alumaweld w/downrigger? Same as fishing for spring or chinook?
Full disclosure: I still have to look up the regs for the west arm of Kootenay lake...
Thanks All!
Rob
I just made a temporary move from the coast to Nelson, BC from September to July. I brought my Alumaweld Blackhawk and my fishing kayak with me. I was lucky enough to score a lakefront rental about 6 miles from Nelson towards Balfour.
I have committed myself to paddling for an hour every second day, probably first thing in the morning, to keep in shape. Since I'm already out paddling, I figured I may as well spend that hour trolling for Bull Trout or Kokanee or ???. Problem is, I haven't fished on fresh water since I was wee lad with a bobber and worms.
I don't have a downrigger on my kayak. Can anyone suggest a good set-up that might give me a fighting chance while trolling in a kayak or am I just wasting my time?
Can anyone suggest a set-up for fishing in my Alumaweld w/downrigger? Same as fishing for spring or chinook?
Full disclosure: I still have to look up the regs for the west arm of Kootenay lake...
Thanks All!
Rob