Fishing Reports
If you consider yourself a four season fly angler, there's a satisfaction that you can achieve only by landing a fish while having absolutely no feeling in your hands. Now that the weather here in Southern Alberta is back to normal (cold) after a warm February, there's still a chance to get out there and lose all sensation in your fingers while enjoying a nice day on the water. There are many anglers new to the area these days, and they will all learn like the road-salt stained locals have that winter ends on its own terms here. March is always a wildcard in these parts and can be relatively mild by mid-month, or we get dragged back into the deep freeze and lit up with blizzards into April. Just be glad overnight temperatures are only -20C and not colder. Thankfully, fishing on the Bow is good when we're lucky enough to get it.
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We are closely approaching Peak Autumn here in Southern Alberta, with bright blue skies, balmy daytime temperatures and just the slightest dip of the mercury into frost territory a couple of nights this past month. Our leafy deciduous trees (and larch pines) clearly all got the group text and have colour-coordinated their Fall look. It's a special time to traverse the vibrant landscape as we get a few more kicks at the can before winter shows up, whether you are chasing the thirty-incher that broke you off back in July, or if your priorities have shifted to filling the freezer with game meat. All we need is a little more water.
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The water is as warm as your uncle's old hot tub and we're having flashbacks to last summer. We wanted to wait until we had a clear picture of the situation to put out the word regarding the new fishing restrictions brought forth by Alberta Environment. By now many anglers will have heard about the Time Of Day Restrictions (TOD), or "Hoot Owl" closures that will come into effect at 2 PM Saturday, August 20th 2022. Many anglers will have not heard, and that is where we come into pick up the slack and help get the word out.
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While it’s down from around 200+ cms during most of July, there’s still more water in the river than on average for this time of year. The fishing is stellar. We’re lucky to live by the Bow River, one of the best trout waters in the world. Calgarians are sure enjoying the weather, taking to the water in hordes and on any watercraft that is semi-legal. The Bow in town has morphed into a floating inflatable circus featuring giant flamingos, unicorns, roving SUP gangs, and no shortage of Bluetooth speakers.
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If you really need to, throw on a dropper but don't tell your friends. It's not considered sporting to nymph for cutthroat, the fine and noble trout of the West. This week, stoneflies have been flying sorties across the creeks to deposit eggs on the water in bomber squadron formations. Big Westslope cutties were more than happy to put the clamp down hard on foam imitations.
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