Bullshead Bonanza

Karen and I have never been to Bullshead Reservoir just on the edge of the Cypress Hills. We finally made the trek to check out this fishery that has yielded many outstanding rainbows. We hauled the pram all the way on the roof of the jetta. Tiki and Pinball jumped into the back of the jetta and we were off on another adventure. We quickly realized that we would not be floating our boat. Bullshead this time of the year is best fished from shore. The wind blows although you can find lots of places in the lee of the wind to fish!

The fishing was amazing. Over the course of the three days we were there, we caught many quality fish. Everything we tried worked. Hanging leeches under a strike indicator, flashbacks and hares ears were our main patterns. The fish were colorful, thick, fiesty and so many were 18 plus inches. Our best was 23 inches. We even had a day that yielded well over 40 rainbows.

The drive home was another story. The temperature dropped from 19C to -4C in a very short period of time. We were caught in a white out blizzard that closed the Trans Canada Highway and left the ditches full of semis and cars. We spent 4 hours on a hill near Strathmore. Thankfully we limped into Strathmore, got one of the last rooms in town.

We were lucky to get home unscathed after a fabulous fishing adventure.