Mother Nature's Fix

A lot of you are likely aware that, on a few occasions this summer, we have been at critical levels for water temperature on the Bow River. The last of these cycles occurred through the second half of last week and through the long weekend. Temperatures of 71F-73F were showing up all over the place on the river below Calgary.

The weather events of yesterday afternoon and evening, most notably the large amounts of hail in the city, will certainly give the river an essential cool down that was much needed. Several square blocks of 6" deep hail, in the downtown core alone, entering the river will be a big help.

Tuesday's storm rolling in.

 This should mean for improved fishing over the next while. However, we are not out of the woods yet, anglers should still adhere to good practices of playing fish quickly, keeping them in the water, and taking extra time to make sure they are revived after landing. 

If the forecast for this week holds true, we will be in a much better situation for the next little while, but the long range forecast calls for more sunny and warm. Until we see the cooler, and longer, nights of later August we aren't out of the woods.

But in the short term, yesterdays storms were a godsend.