Any Open water on the bow?

[Dust1n]

Looking to do some fly fishing tommorow or ice fishing but any parts to the bow completly ice free without ice shelfs?
Thanks

[Kokanee9]

I would suggest not to bother coming. It's not that you can't find open water that is very close to shore, the problem is all the loose ice pieces floating down in the current. We have had some cooler temps at night and there is a lot of loose apple/canteloupe size ice pieces forming. Enough had formed to cause a small ice jamb between the weir and 17ave overpass beside deerfoot trail a couple days ago. I'm not sure if that one has since broken up or not, but you would constantly be dodging ice pieces with your line no matter where you went.

[WayneChristie]

theres a big hole down by the bridge, been dying to wet a line, but its way out from shore wont drop a line off the bridge, kind of hard to lift a 50 inch sturgeon that high up

[BeeGuy]

ya, decent amount of icebergs in the NW

[scel]

I was out today. South of the weir, it is almost all open, but there are many ice shelves. I found myself wading quite a bit.

The fishing was awesome. I found a school of rainbows. They were even sipping midges on the surface. I thought of putting on a dry, but I could only the imagine the frustration that I would have trying to tie on a size 20 hook with numb fingers.

I landed 10 bows and a pig of a brown.

[WayneChristie]

Originally Posted by BeeGuy

ya, decent amount of icebergs in the NW

I fished under the Bowness train bridges many a time all winter long, the bottom of the river would be covered with ice, as well as the boulders on the shores, but the rockies would still be biting, if you could ignore the frostbite long enough to reel them in. didnt see many trout in the winter though, but trout are for girls anyways

[BeeGuy]

Originally Posted by WayneChristie

I fished under the Bowness train bridges many a time all winter long, the bottom of the river would be covered with ice, as well as the boulders on the shores, but the rockies would still be biting, if you could ignore the frostbite long enough to reel them in. didnt see many trout in the winter though, but trout are for girls anyways

Ever get one over 2lbs?

We did a lot of whitey fishing this fall and biggest was 47cm. saw some bigger but not by much.

[BeeGuy]

Originally Posted by WayneChristie

you ever gonna pass that?

[jts1]

Get some sleep Wayne. You will need rest I'm out fishing you again tomorrow. Going to pull up some fat fish in my new fatfish

[slivers86]

Originally Posted by jts1

Get some sleep Wayne. You will need rest I'm out fishing you again tomorrow. Going to pull up some fat fish in my new fatfish

think thats what you said when we all went out too we all know the results!

[jts1]

Ya well. He is lucky but i have beat him the last two times. Skunked him last time. Right Wayne.

[BeeGuy]

Originally Posted by jts1

Ya well. He is lucky but i have beat him the last two times. Skunked him last time. Right Wayne.

When he finally gets his record, I'm sure he'll forget about all of his skunking's.

[WayneChristie]

Originally Posted by BeeGuy

Ever get one over 2lbs?

We did a lot of whitey fishing this fall and biggest was 47cm. saw some bigger but not by much.

caught one in Montgomery when I was a teenager, way back when, was half an ounce under the old record. caught a lot of big whites around the train bridges, many between 3 and 4 pounds, there are/were a lot of fatties in there. thats when I started using 4 pound and even 2 pound mono, caught a lot more and its a real challenge landing them in the heavy current. some big trout along the ledge on the Bowness side just downstream of the foot bridge.

[FisherGrrrl]

This thread is a week old now. Im wondering if anyone has a current report on the Bow since its been a cold cold week. And its warming up so I would imagine ice would be breaking off again. Is it worth the trip to head down there this week?

[scel]

Originally Posted by FisherGrrrl

This thread is a week old now. Im wondering if anyone has a current report on the Bow since its been a cold cold week. And its warming up so I would imagine ice would be breaking off again. Is it worth the trip to head down there this week?

I was actually about to post the exact same request. As of two days ago, the river was frozen near Crowchild.

What is the river like downstream of Elbow confluence?

[slingshotz]

There's still a lot of ice floating down the bow below the Calfrobe bridge. I would fish with a partner if you decide to head out, it's pretty dangerous unless you are very experienced at this time of year.

[BeeGuy]

River is froze up. Don't waste your time.

[FisherGrrrl]

Thanks! Back to the drawing board then

[jeprli]

Bow is wide open, from bonybrook downstream lots of open spots. Wading is the key, much safer than standing on ice shelves. Going out tommorow.

[TheLegend]

How is it by Canmore?

[Heavy K]

Lot's of ice shelves and free floating ice chunks in town by the bridge.

hk

[scel]

Originally Posted by jeprli

Bow is wide open, from bonybrook downstream lots of open spots. Wading is the key, much safer than standing on ice shelves. Going out tommorow.

That is good news, I think. I am kind of new to Calgary. Where is 'bonybrook'?

[slivers86]

icebergs at 22x - i just drove by wondering the same thing lol

[yada]

Originally Posted by scel

That is good news, I think. I am kind of new to Calgary. Where is 'bonybrook'?

If you go to google map and search this:
4302 15 Street Calgary, Alberta, T2G 3M8

It is the waste treatment plan in calgary.

[BeeGuy]

Awesome, thanks for that Yada.