I stumbled into the kitchen to pour a cup of coffee at 6:30 am. I saw my I-Pad and checked the weather for Rocky Mountain House. Surprise it is already 7C BUT the wind is rocking. That means warm air is racing down the eastern slopes towards the prairies. Chinook! Rick, Doug, Colin, Karen, Pepper and I were headed to what maybe our last trip to Cow Lake this year. We wondered if we would have to fly fish from shore or whether we could launch our two boats. The wind was howling when we arrived with a very distinct chinook arch right over our heads. Doug and Rick launched Doug's pram while Karen, Colin and I started to fly fish from shore. About an hour later, we decided that it was fine to launch my 17 foot G3. It was an excellent choice. We worked along the western shore which was out of the main wind. As the chinook arch moved east, the wind settled but it did not take long before another arch formed up and then the wind amped up. We were lucky enough to hook several rainbows and a few browns. Luckily it was a warm day for late October. Our best fly was a Tokaryk Special fished 6 inches off of the bottom! No surprise there!
The warm weather looks like it is sticking around for a few more days but then wintery temperatures arrive. Sigh! Dress warm and get out there. It is worth it!
By the way, it is also well worth your time to walk along Dickson Trout Pond. The rainbows and tigers are quite aggressive and there are many larger ones around! Tokaryks work great there too!
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