Fishing Near Bowness

[trapshooter]

Hey Guys,
Is the fishing good in the Bow River around Bowness Park?

[WayneChristie]

yes

[HerdBull]

No

[zabbo]

Guess you have to flip coin now :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Maybe try it for yourself. Never know what you might catch.

Good luck!

[jeprli]

Not too many fish around there, but the ones you find are sure to be cooperative. Your best chance would be around the bridges!

[ericlin0122]

Not too many fish around there, but the ones you find are sure to be cooperative. Your best chance would be around the bridges!

or railroad :p

[dodger]

Or those points that stick-out into the river that are in the park, I had a few good a.m. trips there.
Dodger.

[jeprli]

Railroad eh? Don't really remember railroad that close to the river(in Bowness), there is a railway bridge but that is further downstream(by former German Canadian Club), which is a great place to wet a line(used to be better before 'cause of the GCC, great beers on tap for even better price).

I've never fished upstream of Bowness park...

[WayneChristie]

lots of good places, there are some big trout along the park shore, especially on the ends of the breakwaters, and under the footbridge at the west end. Lots of whitefish too. The opposite shore has lots of big fish too.

[the local angler]

i fished the bowness section a few days ago and found most of my regular holes very shallow right now and i think i managed one hit on a new hole while i was doing some venturing around. the fustraiting part about this section is it USE to be excellent until they built that foot bridge under the new bridge and alot of the gravel filled up most of the deep holes.

[WayneChristie]

it wasnt the bridge, it was that big flood that messed up the bottom along there. there are some nice holes across on the other side tho if youve never tried there, or try just below the outflow from the filtration plant.

[marlin1]

Railroad eh? Don't really remember railroad that close to the river(in Bowness), there is a railway bridge but that is further downstream(by former German Canadian Club), which is a great place to wet a line(used to be better before 'cause of the GCC, great beers on tap for even better price).

I've never fished upstream of Bowness park...

theres a railroad bridge downstream of the 85th street bridge which has some deep holes. there was a time kids (not me of course:)) would jump off it , pretty dangerous practise , all fenced off now . there was a fatality , at least one I know of

[mistamikel]

I live in Bowness and fish Shouldice park all the time (better than sitting at home and watching tv) and caught a nice little one on sunday
http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww209/mistamikel/sspx0002.jpg

If any one wants to go fishing around Bowness let me know :)

[WayneChristie]

I live in Bowness and fish Shouldice park all the time (better than sitting at home and watching tv) and caught a nice little one on sunday
http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww209/mistamikel/sspx0002.jpg

If any one wants to go fishing around Bowness let me know :)

try just downstream of the 16 avenue bridge on the west side of the river, in the deep hole. lots of snags but some nice fish too whites and trout.

[mistamikel]

try just downstream of the 16 avenue bridge on the west side of the river, in the deep hole. lots of snags but some nice fish too whites and trout.

Will do, Thanks for the tips

[ericlin0122]

Landed 30 + whites in 3 hrs.
1 cast 2 fishes on, 3 times in one day.
http://cpsc.ucalgary.ca/~liney/photo/2_whites.jpg

[the local angler]

thats cool man catching two fish at once, i have only done that once on the bow with the rockies.

[mistamikel]

Landed 30 + whites in 3 hrs.
1 cast 2 fishes on, 3 times in one day.
http://cpsc.ucalgary.ca/~liney/photo/2_whites.jpg

Where was this at?

[slingshotz]

Landed 30 + whites in 3 hrs.
1 cast 2 fishes on, 3 times in one day.[/IMG]

Is that a wireworm hook you used?

[ericlin0122]

location: bridge x in bowness
what i used: all san juan worm.

[mistamikel]

Where is this bridge x ? or is "x" meaning find it your self?

[WayneChristie]

Ive seen people use 3 flies before, and once in a while get 3 rockies at the same time, lots of fun if they are all a good size :D

[baitfisher83]

You guys are making me wanna fish in the river..lol uh oh

[ericlin0122]

Where is this bridge x ? or is "x" meaning find it your self?

yes

[mistamikel]

thanks for your help

[marlin1]

done the same thing at dam B , double with coachmens and maggots . theres decent whitefish from the bearspaw dam to edworthy , better in the fall