Throwing Streamers on the Bow River ~ August 3
Policeman's Flats to McKinnon Flats
Air Temperature: 18° C ~ 64° F
Water Level: 1.335 m
Water Flow: 120.60 m3/s
A huge storm blew through much of central Alberta last night, with devastating results in some areas. Reports of baseball sized hailstones came in from a community to the north of Calgary and, in the city of Airdrie where I live, a good deal of damage was caused by an intense hail storm. As a result of all the rainfall from Sunday night's storm, the Bow River was very silty with visibility at less than a foot when I launched the boat for a day of fishing with 2 of my friends. Fishing was slow but I did land three nice fish including this rainbow trout that put up a great fight. I also had four or five others that managed to shake the hook before I got them to the net. It seemed that the fish weren't interested in anything but darker streamer patterns today. It was a chilly day on the water and for much of the day, it felt more like an early spring/late fall float rather than a mid-summer day on the Bow... that's just life in Calgary I guess.
[tags]bow river, airdrie[/tags]
Filed under: Recent Trips on August 4th, 2009
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