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Old 02-08-2013, 01:11 PM
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Default any luck on the bow?

I've just been going out on my lunch breaks lately, up by bowness park. I haven't caught anything though.
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Old 02-08-2013, 05:28 PM
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No but watch for your closures up there.
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Old 02-08-2013, 05:52 PM
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Regs say its open till April.
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Old 02-08-2013, 07:01 PM
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Yep just saying a few people have been cought by not reading that's all.

from Bearspaw Dam downstream to Western Headworks
Diversion (W.H.D.) Weir (including the Elbow River below Glenmore
Reservoir).
 CLOSED Apr. 1 to May 31 and Oct. 1 to Nov. 30
 June 1 to Sept. 30 and Dec. 1 to Mar. 31 – Trout limit 1 under 35 cm;
All Trout over 35 cm must be released; Mountain Whitefish limit 5
over 30 cm; Maggots are the only bait allowed and only in the river
from Aug. 16 to Sept. 30.
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I've just been going out on my lunch breaks lately, up by bowness park. I haven't caught anything though.
What r u using? I have great luck in the far south
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Old 02-09-2013, 06:02 PM
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What r u using? I have great luck in the far south
I've been trying with sjws, wire worms, stonefly nymphs, and I've tried black woollybuggers
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Old 02-09-2013, 06:05 PM
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Yes, south of the calf robe bridge is where the good fishing is at. A red wire worm works wonders in the winter.
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Old 02-10-2013, 03:46 PM
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It is really tough flyfishing in the winter in Bowness. I wait until March, where I sometimes get a fish.
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Old 02-14-2013, 08:09 PM
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1 RMWF, 4 Rainbows, and a sucker on Sunday (5 Hours).

1 RMWF, 3 Rainbows on Monday (6 Hours).

All on nymph's and red wire worm.
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