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gordfishing
05-15-2011, 10:11 PM
How fast is the Bow flowing, what will the long weekend bring
Kokanee9
05-15-2011, 10:25 PM
Its not too bad yet. I posted a couple days ago that the diversion canal is open to chestermere, so the level is starting to rise. Not sure if you were planning on walking or boating, but unless we get very hot weather, you should be fine.
Kokanee9
05-15-2011, 10:28 PM
On a side note, I noticed it was starting to cloud up a bit as last week went on, but it is still not that bad. Not into the dirty, muddy runoff yet.
WayneChristie
05-16-2011, 07:22 AM
high and muddy at this end
BowBoy75
05-16-2011, 07:37 PM
Was at down by fish creek on Saturday. Water was dirty with lots of weed/debris mucking up lures.
billie
05-16-2011, 07:43 PM
http://environment.alberta.ca/apps/basins/DisplayData.aspx?Type=Figure&BasinID=8&DataType=1&StationID=RBOWCALG

FYI.
rielbowhunter
05-16-2011, 07:50 PM
http://environment.alberta.ca/apps/basins/DisplayData.aspx?Type=Figure&BasinID=8&DataType=1&StationID=RBOWCALG

FYI.

Cool
Photoplex
05-16-2011, 08:48 PM
I'm pretty new to fly fishing. What does the higher flow/runoff mean in real terms standing on the bank?

I'm assuming higher flow means more run-off/melt, which means more soil/dirt/debris being washed into the river, which in turn means visibility goes down and it's harder for the fish to see your lure/fly?
Kokanee9
05-16-2011, 08:58 PM
http://environment.alberta.ca/apps/basins/DisplayData.aspx?Type=Figure&BasinID=8&DataType=1&StationID=RBOWCALG

FYI.

Fantastic link!
Thanks for sharing.
billie
05-16-2011, 09:36 PM
I'm pretty new to fly fishing. What does the higher flow/runoff mean in real terms standing on the bank?

I'm assuming higher flow means more run-off/melt, which means more soil/dirt/debris being washed into the river, which in turn means visibility goes down and it's harder for the fish to see your lure/fly?

Basically that is correct. As the levels rise, more debris ends up in the river. Once it peaks, it should start to clear. It will likely be 2-3 weeks of poor fishing but then they should be hungry.

That site has all the rivers along with numerical flow rates (I showed the figure). A sharp rise may be from rain or a dam draining and will usually muddy the waters for a day or so depending on where and how long the flow is. It takes a day to get from Ghost to Carseland, sort of. If you can trade a fishing day, avoid the sharp rise days.