Bow river - renewed faith

[Tigger72]

So this has been my first year fishing alberta and numerous times on the Bow with no luck .... Yesterday while walking my dog down by the river I witnessed two fancy boat set ups on the bow 3 people in each boat; one driver and two "fishing"....I watched them catch at least 10-12 fish in a matter of minutes... So I'm know setting up my boat the same and would like some help... how would I get long arms out the front of my canoe with a strong enough electric current to make the fish jump into my boat....lol... I have never seen this "electro-fishing" done before and was surprised as to the number and size of the fish they were pulling out.... so I now know that there are fish in the bow I've just been using lures instead of electricity... ( do I need a special licence.. )... I did get a chance to talk with the CO's and they were counting/documenting size and radio tagging the fish, they stated it was a tough day at the office....( I also asked if I could volunteer some of my time in their office and they said no!)

[Scott N]

We did some electro-fishing samples in one of my environmental science classes many years ago. It was cool to see where the fish would be hiding, and sometimes it was surprising even.

[SuCraM]

The bow is one of the best fisheries around. I fish it in Calgary and catch a mixture of rainbows, browns, rockies, pike, and fat suckers. Its all about your terminal tackle and technique. Well location helps too.

[JReed]

My first twenty times on the bow was the same story, I was wondering what the big deal was with it. After twenty more visits when I started to catch fish, I realized it was my mediocre technique, not a mediocre river.

[TMLhammy]

X2 JReed