Bow
River Report – May 19, 2016
Water conditions
on the Bow are unusually great for this time of year. Flow rates, for the most
part are between 80 and 90 CMS.
Caddis have come
on in a big way!! Lots of them around, with the most consistent dry fly action
right at the end of the day.
There are still
a good number of Skwalas kicking around as well. Stonefly nymphs have been
working really well.
The long range
forecast calls for cool and wet, which may bring on a last fling with BWO’s and
March Browns next week. Golden Stones should start to show in the next 2-3
weeks based on everything else being early.
Streamer fishing
has been really quite good.
If you are using
Glenmore access, please do not drive upstream of the bridge. Launch downstream
of the bridge. Otherwise we may lose this access permanently (the city is
grumpy about it and that would suck!).
Hatches:
Caddis, Skwalas, March Browns?, BWO?
Dry Flies: Bloom’s Parachute Caddis, Better Foam Caddis, Film
Critic-BWO,
March Brown Parachute, Chubby
Chernobyl
Jimmy Legs, B/H Pheasant Tail
Streamers:
Geek Leech, Gartside Leech, Clouser Minnows.
Crowsnest
River Report – May 19, 2016
Water clarity on the Crow is still really
good and flow is only at about 6 CMS.
On the really warm days you’ll likely find
visibility degrades in the afternoons. Salmonflies have showed up on the
lower stretches of the river!!!
Don’t be afraid of the Crow at this time of
year if it’s a little dirty. If there isn’t anything happening on top, use a
big stonefly nymph. It can be very good.
Sectional closures now in place until June
16, 2016. Check your regs.
Hatches: Salmonflies, March Browns, BWOs
Dries: Fluttering
Stone, Chubby Chernobyl, X Body Parachute-BWO,
Trinas Etha wing Emerger-BWO, March
Brown parachute
B/H Pheasant Tail
Streamers: Gartside Leech, C/H R/L Bow River Bugger
High Country River Report – May 19, 2016
Never fails! We do a report and flows jumped a tad, up to 106 right now. Still pretty darn low for May 19.
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