Bow River Report

Bow River Report –April 28, 2011


Currently in a 2011 record 5 days of warm weather, lots have been getting out fishing.

All of the small creeks and drainages are pouring water right now from low level melt. This, combined with work continuing on the W.I.D. weir removal, has made for fairly dirty water below 17th Avenue. Fish creek is also not very clean. Last, but not least, the Sheep and Highwood have the appearance of flavored coffee.

Having reported on all of that, there have been more BWO`s showing up in the city, with a few fish up on top eating them. There have also been scattered sightings of Skwala Stoneflies.

If you can`t find some rising fish, the nymphing (Stonefly nymphs, etc.) and streamer fishing (dark and heavy) has been pretty good.

Hatches: Midges, BWO’s, some Skwalas

Streamers: ¼ Pound Bugger-Brown #4, Clouser Deep Minnow-Black #2, Geek Leech-Purple #4, Darth Zonker-Black #2, Bush’s Town Run, Dirk Wiggler-Black, Articulated leech-Black, Jawbreaker-Black

Nymphs: Reese’s Pieces #8, San Juanabe Worm #6, Yeager’s TB Soft Hackle-Hares Ear #14, Morrish Conestone-Golden #6, Morrish WMD-Golden Stone #8, Tungsten Soft Hackle-Pheasant Tail #14

Dry Flies: Yeager’s Neversink Gnat #20, Palomino Midge-Black #18, Wilcox’s Micro Midge-Red #20, Quigley’s Film Critic-BWO #18, Quigley’s Loop Wing Dun - BWO #18