Bow River Fishing Report

Bow River Report –August 25, 2010

Been walking a bunch of banks over the last four days. I can’t believe that there are as many Hoppers as there are (and they’re big). Considering some of the cool, wet weather we have had this summer I pretty much figured the Grasshoppers were not going to be a factor.
Thankfully I seem to wrong (again). We’ve been fishing more Hopper style foam bugs from the boat the last week or so and it’s working pretty well. The real proof came on Monday, sighted fish on a number of banks with a couple of our guides fishing, every fish we sighted that we threw a Hopper pattern at came to the fly. Not all ate (most did) but they all came to the fly (some from a long way).
Long story short, this is good news! Go Hopper fishing.

Bead fishing seems to be getting better, both on Hopper-Dropper and indicator rigs.

Streamer fishing has also been good with cloudy days being silly/stupid and the bright days being pretty good.

Get out there!



Hatches: Caddis, Tricos, Hoppers, Stoneflies

Streamers: Party Boy, Silvey’s Sculpin Leech (Black w/ Olive, White Head), Marabou Clousers, Articulated Leech-Black or Purple

Nymphs: Hogan’s Chubby Cousin, Bloom’s Tung Dart, Chamois Leech, Tung Stud, TB Super Pupa.

Dry Flies: PMD Sparkle Dun, Quill Body Parachute-PMD, Silvey’s Hatching Mayfly-PMD, Bloom’s Parachute Caddis, Bloom’s CDC Caddis, Berrett’s Barred Leg-Golden Stone, Neversink Stone Popper, Chubby Chernobyl.