17th Avenue to Fish Creek
Air Temperature: 21° C ~ 70° F
Water Temperature: 15° C ~ 59° F
Water Level: 1.329 m
Water Flow: 115.40 m3/s
Wayne (Calgary) joined me again today with Skip (Idaho), another of his business colleagues for a day on the Bow River. The day was absolutely beautiful with clear, blue skies and warm temperatures, and for a change, any wind we did have, didn't interfere with casting. The city section of the river, while rising, is Keep reading →
17th Avenue to Policeman's Flats
Air Temperature: 19° C ~ 66° F
Water Temperature: 15° C ~ 59° F
Water Level: 1.252 m
Water Flow: 100.27 m3/s
Wayne (Calgary) and Tim (Oregon) joined me for a very enjoyable day on the Bow River. Run-off still hasn't hit, so the river is in pretty decent shape for early June. Visibility improved as the day progressed, and the river was really shaping up until we hit Christmas Tree Island, just above the Deerfoot extension. At that point, a lot of sediment entering the Keep reading →
Grave's Landing to Fish Creek Park
Air Temperature: 27° C ~ 80° F
Water Temperature: 15° C ~ 60° F
Water Level: 1.212 m
Water Flow: 93.05 m3/s
Sarah and Byron (North Carolina) have been honeymooning in the Calgary for several days and decided to give the Bow River a try. Sarah's parents and brother have been here fishing in the past so it was good to meet another member of the family. We enjoyed a beautifully warm half-day drift through the city, but strong winds made casting difficult for much of the day. Apart from floating algae fouling the hooks, the river was in decent shape with Keep reading →
Policeman's Flats to McKinnon Flats
Air Temperature: 24° C ~ 75° F
Water Temperature: 10° C ~ 50° F
Water Level: 1.042 m
Water Flow: 66.30 m3/s
I got out on the Bow for a fun fish with John on Sunday, and we were both looking forward to a day of great fishing. It was evident that the river had changed since my last outing on this stretch a week ago. The water was noticeably higher and definitely murkier, with sediment clouding it up. Still, there was a good three feet of visibility. Unfortunately, our results today were very similar to those of yesterday... Keep reading →
Glenmore to Fish Creek
Air Temperature: 20° C ~ 68° F
Water Temperature: 9° C ~ 48° F
Water Level: 1.047 m
Water Flow: 67.04
James, in town on business from Houston, had some time Saturday before catching a flight home so we hit the Bow River for a half day trip. We were on the water by 6:30 AM and managed to get about 6 hours on the water. Keep reading →
Policeman's Flats to McKinnon Flats
Air Temperature: 13° C ~ 56° F
Water Temperature: 8° C ~ 46° F
Water Level: 1.026 m
Water Flow: 63.93
Carlos, who is in town from Yellowknife, NT, and Angela, an ex-Yellowknifer, joined me for a full day drift today. It seemed to me that we experienced three seasons on the river and not one of them was summer. It was easily, one of the coldest days I have had on the Bow in a very long time. Not too long into the float, a cool drizzle turned into a steady rainfall which, for quite awhile, included very large, unwelcome snowflakes. Keep reading →
It was another beautiful afternoon in Calgary and I managed to get down to the Bow for a couple of hours of fishing. The fish were not nearly as cooperative as they were on Wednesday but I still landed a couple of browns and a couple of whitefish and lost a very nice brown after a two or three minute battle. All fish landed today were taken on an evil weevil.
Bow River
Air Temperature 9° C ~ 48° F
Water Temperature: 8° C ~ 46° F
Water Level: 1.022 m
Water Flow: 63.34 m3/s
I got down to the Bow at 5:00 this evening for an hour of great fishing. I changed rigs a couple of times during the first 15 minutes before settling on a wire worm along with a couple of size 18 and 20 midge patterns. The Keep reading →
17th Avenue to Fish Creek
17th Avenue to Policeman's Flats
Policeman's Flats to McKinnon Flats
