Bow River...

BobLoblaw · #1 03-13-2011, 10:10 PM

Hit the Bow for a couple hours after work on Wednesday; too much cold weather had me jonesin' to get the fly rod out! Hooked 8 whitefish, landed half of them. Finished with a nice, thick 22" brown trout. Forgot my camera at home, so no pics...

Went out with my brother this morning for a few hours. We were breaking ice off the eyes every few casts for a while; pretty soon it warmed up nicely.
I went 0 for my first 5 hookups; couldn't get a fish to hand to save my life!
Meanwhile, my bro' landed a brown, a rainbow & a whitefish. I had sacrificed 6 flies to the river bottom & had nothing to show for it. Another fella fishing near us landed this 22" rainbow...

I finally started landing some fish- a whitefish, a 17" rainbow & this
18.5" brown...

No super big fish, but very energetic; the trout we caught all went aerial a few times. A very fun way to spend a Sunday...

perchie15 · #2 03-13-2011, 10:59 PM

Congrats on the catch. Better then nothing atleast

horton213 · #3 03-14-2011, 10:44 AM

hows the ice? is there quite a few open spots?

walking buffalo · #4 03-14-2011, 11:03 AM

Bob without a camera?

Love your pics, keep 'em coming.

I'm dusting off the fly gear. Early april fishing on the Bow is awsome!

Daceminnow · #5 03-14-2011, 12:40 PM

Ah......that makes me feel better. I have been sick all morning thinking how good the eye fishing on the week-end was - now its near DONE. thanks for the up lifting pics of days ahead on the bow.

Dace.

Okotokian · #6 03-14-2011, 12:45 PM

Where's a good place to fish on the Bow this time of year? I've only ever tried around Policeman's Flats.

coorslight · #7 03-14-2011, 12:47 PM

when does the north sask ice off around vermilion area

Pudelpointer · #8 03-14-2011, 01:34 PM

If my week doesn't get filled up I mat try and hit the Crow later this week.

Man, that sure was a pretty brown.

DarkAisling · #9 03-14-2011, 01:55 PM

Dusting off my fly gear this week, too . . . thanks for the inspiration, Bob

goldscud · #10 03-14-2011, 03:04 PM

Oh great Bob! You guys caught all the trout in the river and left me this thing

drifter · #11 03-14-2011, 03:18 PM

Way to go goldscud.

DarkAisling · #12 03-14-2011, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by goldscud

Oh great Bob! You guys caught all the trout in the river and left me this thing

Nice lookin' "thing!"

Dust1n · #13 03-14-2011, 08:23 PM

lol iv caught contless of small bwns like that under the brdges there soo fun when your lure just stops in mid drift to find a beautifull brown waiting for you
Good Job

goober · #14 03-14-2011, 08:46 PM

Looks good boy's!!!

BobLoblaw · #15 03-14-2011, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by horton213

hows the ice? is there quite a few open spots?

Lots of open water; I'd be mighty careful about venturing out on any ice shelves, though. Them there trout ain't worth dying for!

Alberta Bigbore · #16 03-15-2011, 08:24 AM

Very nice fish.!!! I think I should start to leave for calgary a few hours earlier during the week this summer and park the rig and hit the bow!

usie33 · #17 03-15-2011, 05:42 PM

Nice pics guys, i was out today and there was about a foot of vis but the fish were still hitting pretty good just had to find them. Managed a few rainbows and lost a couple whites but still havent been able to get that winter brown.... also never caught a pike out of the bow yet, any chance you could give me some info on how you got that pike goldscud?

goldscud · #18 03-15-2011, 06:45 PM

Swinging a streamer with a spey rod

trigger7mm · #19 03-15-2011, 07:28 PM

Those are beautiful fish. Good going! I've been fly fishing for a couple of years now, and love it. I've never caught a brown trout in my life. Do you mind telling me what type of fly you use for them, and would a floating line suffice. Thanks, and good fishin'.

goldscud · #20 03-15-2011, 09:24 PM

trigger....you need to learn how to nymph with a floating line, strike indicator and about 9 feet of leader. You should have some luck with some San Juan worms, stoneflies, or prince nymphs.

Dust1n · #21 03-15-2011, 10:22 PM

trigger buy a 9 foot 6wt fly rod. buy a hobbs creek reel nd some floating line.
buy some streamers,sculpin wooly buggers ect. nd sing it and strip it in the current yur get browns.nymphing takes too long....and ihate it dry fly and streamers FTW IMO

Blairh · #22 03-15-2011, 10:23 PM

Is fly fishing a must at this time on the bow? or if me and a friend went out with spin rods would we have any luck? also anyone willing to share spots with a couple university kids looking to get into some fish for a couple hour study break...
Thanks

usie33 · #23 03-16-2011, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Blairh

Is fly fishing a must at this time on the bow? or if me and a friend went out with spin rods would we have any luck? also anyone willing to share spots with a couple university kids looking to get into some fish for a couple hour study break...
Thanks

Fly fishing isnt a must but its my go too, i dont do any spin casting on the bow but i have a friend that does and he usually will use a small brown trout rapala or a couple different kinds of mepps spinners. i mostly fish the bow south of calgary, so not to close to the university, but just hit the river and walk up and down hitting different holes till you find the fish.

Blairh · #24 03-16-2011, 11:45 AM

Ya we have a vehicle so getting around isn't a problem, how far south do you usually fish?

commieboy · #25 03-16-2011, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Blairh

Ya we have a vehicle so getting around isn't a problem, how far south do you usually fish?

From the U, take Crowchild to Glenmore. Head east on Glenmore. As soon as you pass over Deerfoot, you'll see a car dealership (Chrysler, I think) on your right. Turn right at this point. You should be on Glendeer Circle. Pretty darn quickly, you hit Heritage drive (two lights up, I think). Turn left onto Heritage Drive and immediately get in your right lane. Before you go under the bridge looming in front of you, there's a gravel parking lot on your right hand side. Go in. Park. Fish. Lots of whites, browns and rainbows sitting around, bored because everyone else is at fishcreek park.

You could also try Bowness or Edworthy park.... Much closer, but I'm not sure how much ice there is around there right now.

You should petition student council to get a pond on campus. They have so much dead land to the west of the main campus and it could easily be turned into a man-made trout/greyling pond! I understand that Lethbridge has a campus fishing hole. Why not Calgary?!

Commander B · #26 03-16-2011, 04:47 PM

Check your regs before you try Edworthy......

commieboy · #27 03-16-2011, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Commander B

Check your regs before you try Edworthy......

Good point. Hadn't thought about that as I haven't been fishing that stretch at all this year.

Blairh · #28 03-17-2011, 12:29 AM

thanks, will definitely be trying out that first spot, gonna go in there with the new daiwa ultralight and 6lb test should be a blast!
And thats a great idea except if they did that I wouldn't study anymore.

dkmountainman · #29 03-17-2011, 09:35 AM

Yeah I agree. Was just at Fish Creek park yesterday and there were 8 fishermen. I guess the season is already picking up. Caught a brown, a whitefish and lost 2 others (rainbow and not sure what the 2nd one was).

Blairh · #30 03-20-2011, 05:18 PM

Hey thanks for the help, went out to that spot and got 2 browns in 2 hours...not great but one was over 20"! ended up getting way to cold and headed in.. Also on a side note anyone know why there are over 5 dead ducks on shore? Or why I caught a duck head..is the river that polluted?