Fish Creek, Calgary

[Sartorius]

One of my favourite places to toss a line in Calgary is Fish Creek, in Fish Creek Park. I just wanted to see if I could get a discussion going about this fun little creek. I know I've personally had a lot of success there with brown trout and rainbow trout. However, a lot of people that I've talked to didn't even know about the fun fishing to be had there. I seems the Bow gets all the attention, but I'd say Fish Creek is definitely worth checking out.

[Buck Krazy]

Caught mega browns there as a kid on worms.....

[goober]

Has Fish Creek changed over the years? I grew up in Woodbine and spent hours down there on the trails with my bike. At that time in the area I was at there was at most 6 inches of water in most spots. I never tried fishing it once, maybe I should have!!

[blackpheasant]

WOW, a trip down memory lane here, we used to fish the fish in the early 70"s to, some really good fish were taken out of there, big rainbow's could be found as well as the brown's, I would be curious to know if there still catching Bow's in there, we had some really good Keg party's on the weekend's as well.......:lol::lol::D

[Okotokian]

Always thought it was WAY too tiny to have anything in it... and also heard it's been pretty flushed out from the past couple floods. About where is there good fishing?

[whitewolf]

REALLY,where can you fish there...i would love to see that i live in lake bonavista

[MathewsArcher]

The floods actually helped out Fish Creek by blowing out many of the beaver dams. I had the opportunity to electrofish sections of it after the floods and Rainbows were once again utilizing it for spawning. If the beavers haven't plugged alot of it up again there should definately be some decent fishing.

[Sartorius]

I mostly fish near the Bow in Fish Creek Park. Any deeper pools and runs usually hold trout. I like fishing around the bridges. It's definitley possible to catch Rainbows as well as Browns.

[dodger]

I happened to see lots of 12" Rainbows late last summer feeding in the deeper pools down stream of Macleod Tr. The wife was down there taking pictures for here art and she was able to take a few of the Rainbows in the water.
Dodger.

[Buck Krazy]

We used to sit up on the rock at the icecaves and dangle worms, caught lots of browns 20 inches and up, one time 27, they tasted great out of that creek in the spring! Not so many rainbows though.

[whitewolf]

wow i am blown away with that...when ever someone is going down i would like to tag along....that would be cool even if it were just to see them

[Sartorius]

Yeah, Buck Krazy, I'm guessing you're talking about that huge boulder in the creek in Fish Creek Park. I've caught a few nice browns from the pool upstream of it. Lots of action, lots of fun.

[whitewolf]

im going to have to walk that creek just to see!

[dmckay]

I live in Deer Run and I was clueless that there was good fishing so close. : (

[matt1984]

We used to sit up on the rock at the icecaves and dangle worms, caught lots of browns 20 inches and up, one time 27, they tasted great out of that creek in the spring! Not so many rainbows though.

Fish Creek is closed to fishing in the spring to protect the spawning rainbows, it opens on June 15th but by then it is usually shallow and holds little to no fish. If you go in the spring you can see some nice rainbows stacked up, but you can't legally fish for them.

[Buck Krazy]

Didn't used to be closed bud! Walk the creek, lots of holes that still hold fish in the summer months.

[matt1984]

It has had a spring closure for as long as I can remember. I 'm not saying it doesn't hold any fish in the summer, it does. Just not very many, and not really worth your time when the bow is right there.

[Sartorius]

Hey, I've fished this creek far into the summer, and I've always had success. Maybe the trout aren't always that big, but they're still a lot of fun. I find that Fish Creek offers a calmer, more intimate experience than the Bow often does. But if small creeks aren't your thing, then that's up to you!

[whitewolf]

even if i couldnt fish it would love to take the kids down to see them spawn,i remember going to watch the salmon run back home and it used to be fun,i know there wouldnt be a million rainbows there but it still would be a good experiance for them.....

[epicangler]

its it good to use lures and bait?

[BeeGuy]

it its good to reg the regulations.

and buy a fishing license.

and practice catch and release

[buckman]

Another small creek bites the dust.

[Jdohe]

Why do you say that?

[Chief16]

Why do you say that?

Nobody knew about it before and know everyone does. Very simple

[Flieguy]

i fish it waaaaay up out of the city on private property where it's REALLY tiny. catch 6" rainbows and brookies til the cows come home.

[Jdohe]

Nobody knew about it before and know everyone does. Very simple

Sorry, I haven't been down there since the flood so wasn't sure if your comment was flood related

[fedfred]

Nobody knew about it before and know everyone does. Very simple

lol You must not be very familiar with Calgary. Everyone knows this creek. There's a bike path running along it for many kilometers. It's small and shallow so the only place people fish it is at the bow. People are just too lazy to do the legwork to find holes.

[epicangler]

which part is the best spot?

[diamonddave]

The wet spot......

[695167002]

Was going after trout, caught a 5lb pike instead

[Dak1138]

which part is the best spot?

Unfortunately not many people are willing to give you an exact spot to fish . Anglers like to keep locations secret to protect the fish from over fishing and to protect the anglers own pyivacy.
I have never fished this creek but I would start by getting a map or use google earth and fish an area that has a few bends in it an cast at every downed tree and undercut bank I see.

Good luck.

[Dak1138]

Oops , posted twice.....

[epicangler]

Was going after trout, caught a 5lb pike instead

where did you catch it?

[epicangler]

thanks for the tips

[epicangler]

is there mercury around there?

[epicangler]

wait... is the park closed right now? is it ideal to use spoons?

[diebrookie]

Hey does anyone know what date fish creek is open to fish on? Or is it open year round?

[diebrookie]

Hey does anyone know what date fish creek is open to fish on? Or is it open all year round?

[huntsfurfish]

old thread, new guy, epic, look up in regs.:)

[lds]

I'm quite content with the bow getting all the attention. Peronally I like the smaller streams. Feels more like a mountain stream and to get that right in my city is wonderful. I hear a lot of guys say why both when the bow is right beside it but I guess each to there own. I will choose a creek over a big river anyday

[Adwittoutdoors]

Heeeeeeeee's baaaaaaack. Hi Epic :sHa_sarcasticlol:

[Flieguy]

:shark:

[amorin]

Hi all,

Been looking online and cannot find any dates for when Fish Creek opens... checked here and did not find the fish creek streams:

http://www.albertaregulations.ca/fishingregs/es1.html

Any help is appreciated! Cheers, A

[bigfis]

June 16 along with most flowing water in south western Alberta. Follow

STREAMS

A. For Streams listed and fish species listed under “ES1 Lake and Stream Listings” starting on this page.
You must follow the regulations stated with each listing.

B. For other ES1 Streams, and tributaries, not included under (A) and for fish species not mentioned at a listed stream.
June 16 to Aug. 31 – Trout limit 2; Cutthroat and Rainbow over 35 cm; Mountain Whitefish limit 5 over 30 cm; (where present, Walleye limit 3 over 50 cm; Pike limit 3 [no size limit]; Perch limit 15; Lake Whitefish limit 10; Burbot limit 10); Bait Ban.
Sept. 1 to Oct. 31 – Trout and Mountain Whitefish limit 0; (where present, Walleye limit 3 over 50 cm; Pike limit 3 [no size limit]; Perch limit 15; Lake Whitefish limit 10; Burbot limit 10); Bait Ban.
Nov. 1 to June 15 – CLOSED

[huntsfurfish]

:)

[jaydub99]

Well, we debated this last night, I said that in the regs, some sections of the Bow include tribs, but for some reason the section through the city does not. My brother thought it was implied that tribs are included, meaning Fish Creek would be open right now. I thought that meant it fell under the "other flowing waters" or whatever, meaning closed until June 15.

That's too bad cuz I found a beautiful deep hole with lots of fish in it. Dropped my GoPro in there, at least 10-20 beautiful bows, 20" and more :(

[Moefoe]

Well, we debated this last night, I said that in the regs, some sections of the Bow include tribs, but for some reason the section through the city does not. My brother thought it was implied that tribs are included, meaning Fish Creek would be open right now. I thought that meant it fell under the "other flowing waters" or whatever, meaning closed until June 15.

That's too bad cuz I found a beautiful deep hole with lots of fish in it. Dropped my GoPro in there, at least 10-20 beautiful bows, 20" and more :(

Fish Creek is indeed very closed...need some rain to help the Rainbows out! Watched a Coyote trying to catch a fish downstream of Macleod Tr the other day, pretty cool to see!

[sanjuanworm]

Well, we debated this last night, I said that in the regs, some sections of the Bow include tribs, but for some reason the section through the city does not. My brother thought it was implied that tribs are included, meaning Fish Creek would be open right now. I thought that meant it fell under the "other flowing waters" or whatever, meaning closed until June 15.

That's too bad cuz I found a beautiful deep hole with lots of fish in it. Dropped my GoPro in there, at least 10-20 beautiful bows, 20" and more :(


I'm going to need to know exactly where, you know, for science.

[WhitefishLady]

Hey in regards to fish creek there is a volunteer opportunity to help with habitat restoration for some of the flood damage on April 23-24. Check out Trout Unlimited Canada Bow River Chapter for more info.

[lds]

Yes fish creek is closed till June 15th. It falls under provincial parks. I had to talk to fish and wildlife to figure it out because I heard way too many opinions

[Mattchat12]

Which stretch of fish creek is generally the best I haven't fished it since the flood and just wanna explore it. The bow is getting to repetitive for me.
MC