Fishing Report-August 7

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Bow River Report –August 7, 2013

As of this morning we are back up to 186 cms from a positively boney 164 cms (ha ha). The nightly monsoons to the west have brought the water levels back up somewhat.

Glad to report a few more frequent large Brown Trout sightings over the last week, several on dry flies.

As with our last report, fishing on the sunny bright days is HARD! Sink tips, Clousers, patience, or if you’re willing to completely give in…full nymph rigs are the order of the day if the big ball of light is out.

Now, cloudy days are another matter, fish can be caught on dry flies, they chase streamers on floating lines, all the fun stuff.

To sum things up, fish are being caught every day. But it’s fun and easier on the cloudy days, harder and more methodical on the bright ones.

If we can get flow levels down under 150 cms things should get easier. Maybe even some rising fish, easier streamer fishing, etc.

Thanks mainly to the excavation activities undertaken by the province on the Highwood, and heavy rains to the west, the river below the Highwood is pretty darn dirty.

Boat launches currently in operation: Fish Creek, Policeman’s, McKinnon’s.

Hatches: PMD’s,Caddis, Stoneflies

Streamers: Clouser-Black, Geek Leech, Marabou Clouser, ¼ Lb. Bugger

Nymphs: Karnopp’s Keystone, Conestone, Morrish WMD-Dark Stone,
Reeses Pieces

Dry Flies: Better Foam Caddis, Plopper Stone, Chubby Chernobyl,
Fuzzy Wuzzy-Tan, Berrett’s GoldenStone. Film Critic-PMD

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