Bow River Report –May 24, 2011
After a pretty good clearing trend on the Bow last week conditions have degraded noticeably. Over the weekend the visibility, even in the city above Fish Creek, started to get worse. All of the tributaries (Elbow, Fish Creek, and the Highwood) are starting to bust loose.
The Sheep and Highwood more than doubled their flow yesterday and are very dirty. The Elbow, after running quite clear, is pretty dirty now as well.
The Bow at Banff has started to rise, from about 25 cms a few days ago, to 62 cms this morning.
Forecasts call for rain through Monday so if you wondered when runoff was coming it will likely hit at its fullest in the next week to ten days, barring any weird weather events.
This is, in our opinion, a good thing, the Bow is due for a significant runoff, not seeing one since 2005. It cleans things up, moves fish to the banks and more interesting structures, and provides a ton of food for them to put on weight. A lot of people shy away from the river in high water but when the water stabilizes and starts to drop, with anything more than 6-12 inches of visibility, the fishing can be spectacular. You can normally expect that around the middle of June.
If you are hard core, a large San Juan Worm with a lot of lead can be very effective in these conditions.
Normally only cover the Bow in this report but circumstances dictate an expansion….
A lot of anglers have been out trying the Pike fishing south and east of Calagry. It’s been OK but not great. The next round of warm, sunny weather should turn on the Pike fishing as the water in the shallow bays warms up.
The ice has not been off of Hector Lake for very long. Kevin stopped in there over the weekend and says there were a few fish winter killed but only saw a few.
Supposedly they left the aerators on so it could be very good in the coming weeks. They are also planning on releasing more fish in the next couple of weeks.
Hatches: Midges, BWO’s, Caddis, March Browns
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,
Quigley’s Film Critic-BWO #18, Quigley’s Loop Wing Dun - BWO #18
Crowsnest River Report – May 24, 2011
The Crow continues to run at over 20 cms and their snowpack has only started to drop slightly. Unless we get extended freezing at high altitudes, or some sort of miracle, I would expect the Crowsnest to be out for a little while.
Looks like the Salmonfly hatch might go unmolested this year.
All of the snow accumulations south of Racehorse are incredibly high so a significant runoff is almost a certainty.
Summit Lake did see a major winter kill. It’s not even a nice place to be right now with a lot of dead fish littering the water edges.
There are sectional closures on the Crow until June. Check the regulations before heading out.
Hatches: BWO, Salmonflies
Streamers: Brunette Leech, Chamois Leech.
Nymphs: Pheasant-Tail, Hare's Ear, Copper John, Tung Stud, and San Juan Worm
Dries: Quigley’s Film Critic-BWO #18, Quigley’s Loop Wing Dun - BWO #18, Hopper-Popper-Golden #6, Chenobyl Ant-Brown/Tan #6
High Country River Report – May 24, 2011
The high country streams are now closed until June 2011.
Hatches: ?
Streamers:
Nymphs:
Dries:
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
FISHING REPORTS
Bow River Report –September 28, 2010
Indian Summer has arrived in a big way. It actually got kind of hot this past weekend. This should throw a restart at the river and we might see a little more action on the Hoppers/October Caddis. There are still, amazingly, caddis around and the odd fish eating them. Pseudos are about in numbers and, again, there are fish rising to them.
Boatmen are going great guns and now that the Highwood is clear the bottom end is offered up for some great Boatman fishing.
Hatches: BWO’s, Water Boatmen, October Caddis
Streamers: Party Boy, Silvey’s Sculpin Leech (Black w/ Olive, White Head), Marabou Clousers, Articulated Leech-Black or Purple, Kiwi Muddler
Nymphs: Hogan’s Chubby Cousin, Bloom’s Tung Dart, Chamois Leech, Tung Stud, TB Super Pupa, Peacock Water Boatman, Fox’s Water Boatman
Dry Flies: Bloom’s Parachute Caddis, Bloom’s CDC Caddis, Berrett’s Barred Leg-Golden Stone, Neversink Stone Popper, Chubby Chernobyl, FrankenHopper, Etha Wing Dun-BWO
Crowsnest River Report – September 28, 2010
Have not heard too much from the Crow. It blew out pretty bad last week but should be coming back into shape by now.
Hatches: BWO’s, Hoppers, Ants
Streamers: Brunette Leech, Chamois Leech.
Nymphs: Pheasant-Tail, Hare's Ear, Copper John, Tung Stud, and San Juan Worm
Dries: Chernobyl Ant-Black/Tan, Etha-Wing Dun-BWO, Etha Wing Emerger-BWO, Frankenhopper, Rainy’s Grand Hopper
High Country River Report – September 28, 2010
High, sometimes dirty water summed up things on the High Country stuff late last week. This warm weather is getting things back to relative normal. There has been some very good fishing in the last couple of days.
Hatches: BWO’s, Ants
Streamers: Brunette Leech, Chamois Leech, Large, olive or white streamers for Bull Trout.
Nymphs: Pheasant-Tail, Hare's Ear, Copper John, Tung Stud, and San Juan Worm
Dries: Etha Wing Dun-BWO, Rainy’s Grand Hopper, BWO Thorax, Wilcox Glo-Ant
Indian Summer has arrived in a big way. It actually got kind of hot this past weekend. This should throw a restart at the river and we might see a little more action on the Hoppers/October Caddis. There are still, amazingly, caddis around and the odd fish eating them. Pseudos are about in numbers and, again, there are fish rising to them.
Boatmen are going great guns and now that the Highwood is clear the bottom end is offered up for some great Boatman fishing.
Hatches: BWO’s, Water Boatmen, October Caddis
Streamers: Party Boy, Silvey’s Sculpin Leech (Black w/ Olive, White Head), Marabou Clousers, Articulated Leech-Black or Purple, Kiwi Muddler
Nymphs: Hogan’s Chubby Cousin, Bloom’s Tung Dart, Chamois Leech, Tung Stud, TB Super Pupa, Peacock Water Boatman, Fox’s Water Boatman
Dry Flies: Bloom’s Parachute Caddis, Bloom’s CDC Caddis, Berrett’s Barred Leg-Golden Stone, Neversink Stone Popper, Chubby Chernobyl, FrankenHopper, Etha Wing Dun-BWO
Crowsnest River Report – September 28, 2010
Have not heard too much from the Crow. It blew out pretty bad last week but should be coming back into shape by now.
Hatches: BWO’s, Hoppers, Ants
Streamers: Brunette Leech, Chamois Leech.
Nymphs: Pheasant-Tail, Hare's Ear, Copper John, Tung Stud, and San Juan Worm
Dries: Chernobyl Ant-Black/Tan, Etha-Wing Dun-BWO, Etha Wing Emerger-BWO, Frankenhopper, Rainy’s Grand Hopper
High Country River Report – September 28, 2010
High, sometimes dirty water summed up things on the High Country stuff late last week. This warm weather is getting things back to relative normal. There has been some very good fishing in the last couple of days.
Hatches: BWO’s, Ants
Streamers: Brunette Leech, Chamois Leech, Large, olive or white streamers for Bull Trout.
Nymphs: Pheasant-Tail, Hare's Ear, Copper John, Tung Stud, and San Juan Worm
Dries: Etha Wing Dun-BWO, Rainy’s Grand Hopper, BWO Thorax, Wilcox Glo-Ant
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
FISHING REPORTS
Bow River Report –September 1, 2010
Well, Autumn seems to be over for a week or so. Dry fly fishing on the Baetis (BWO), as well as Pseudos was very good this past Sunday. I’m not sure whether the giddiness displayed by the three anglers in our boat was from very good dry fly fishing, or stage 2 hypothermia.
Things are much warmer now and the dry fly fishing has remained. Hopper fishing has been surprisingly good, with rising fish on Caddis and Pseudos as well.
Nymphing has been weird. Hopper-Dropper stuff is good one day, not so good the next. Sight fishing with small bead heads has been quite good. I don’t know why the Hopper-Bead fishing hasn’t been more consistent.
River levels are very low so there are structures (bars and buckets) that are accessible and fishable. A lot of them even with floating lines.
Hatches: Caddis, BWO’s, Tricos, Hoppers
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: Bloom’s Parachute Caddis, Bloom’s CDC Caddis, Berrett’s Barred Leg-Golden Stone, Neversink Stone Popper, Chubby Chernobyl, FrankenHopper, Etha Wing Dun-BWO
Crowsnest River Report – September 1, 2010
Late summer/ early Fall conditions on the Crow. Low, very clear water, with pretty spooky fish. A very cool time to fish the Crowsnest if you’re into the technical stuff.
Hatches: Caddis, Western Olives, Hoppers
Streamers: Brunette Leech, Chamois Leech.
Nymphs: Pheasant-Tail, Hare's Ear, Copper John, Tung Stud, and San Juan Worm
Dries: Chernobyl Ant-Black/Tan, Neversink Caddis, Fat Albert-Black, , Etha-Wing Dun-BWO, Etha Wing Emerger-BWO, Frankenhopper, Rainy’s Grand Hopper
High Country River Report – September 1, 2010
The general consensus from anglers coming into the shop is that all of the high country streams are now getting into normal shape. Wadeable water levels, with clear water has meant pretty good fishing of late.
Hatches: Few Stoneflies, Caddis, Olives
Streamers: Brunette Leech, Chamois Leech, Large, olive or white streamers for Bull Trout.
Nymphs: Pheasant-Tail, Hare's Ear, Copper John, Tung Stud, and San Juan Worm
Dries: Berrett’s Barred Leg Stone, Neversink Caddis, Fat Albert-Black, ParaTrooper-Green Drake, Spun Hair Dun-PMD, Berret’s Emerging Green Drake, Etha Wing Dun-BWO, Rainy’s Grand Hopper
Well, Autumn seems to be over for a week or so. Dry fly fishing on the Baetis (BWO), as well as Pseudos was very good this past Sunday. I’m not sure whether the giddiness displayed by the three anglers in our boat was from very good dry fly fishing, or stage 2 hypothermia.
Things are much warmer now and the dry fly fishing has remained. Hopper fishing has been surprisingly good, with rising fish on Caddis and Pseudos as well.
Nymphing has been weird. Hopper-Dropper stuff is good one day, not so good the next. Sight fishing with small bead heads has been quite good. I don’t know why the Hopper-Bead fishing hasn’t been more consistent.
River levels are very low so there are structures (bars and buckets) that are accessible and fishable. A lot of them even with floating lines.
Hatches: Caddis, BWO’s, Tricos, Hoppers
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: Bloom’s Parachute Caddis, Bloom’s CDC Caddis, Berrett’s Barred Leg-Golden Stone, Neversink Stone Popper, Chubby Chernobyl, FrankenHopper, Etha Wing Dun-BWO
Crowsnest River Report – September 1, 2010
Late summer/ early Fall conditions on the Crow. Low, very clear water, with pretty spooky fish. A very cool time to fish the Crowsnest if you’re into the technical stuff.
Hatches: Caddis, Western Olives, Hoppers
Streamers: Brunette Leech, Chamois Leech.
Nymphs: Pheasant-Tail, Hare's Ear, Copper John, Tung Stud, and San Juan Worm
Dries: Chernobyl Ant-Black/Tan, Neversink Caddis, Fat Albert-Black, , Etha-Wing Dun-BWO, Etha Wing Emerger-BWO, Frankenhopper, Rainy’s Grand Hopper
High Country River Report – September 1, 2010
The general consensus from anglers coming into the shop is that all of the high country streams are now getting into normal shape. Wadeable water levels, with clear water has meant pretty good fishing of late.
Hatches: Few Stoneflies, Caddis, Olives
Streamers: Brunette Leech, Chamois Leech, Large, olive or white streamers for Bull Trout.
Nymphs: Pheasant-Tail, Hare's Ear, Copper John, Tung Stud, and San Juan Worm
Dries: Berrett’s Barred Leg Stone, Neversink Caddis, Fat Albert-Black, ParaTrooper-Green Drake, Spun Hair Dun-PMD, Berret’s Emerging Green Drake, Etha Wing Dun-BWO, Rainy’s Grand Hopper
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
FISHING REPORTS
Bow River Report –August 17, 2010
Dry fly fishing has been good on Tricos and Caddis, particularly on the cloudier days. Still getting some eats on the Stoneflies.
Nymph fishing remains good, both nymph and indicator, and Hopper-Dropper.
Streamer fishing is very good when it’s on but a little like work when it’s off. Thankfully it’s been pretty good most of the time.
Hatches: Caddis, Tricos, 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, Gob-O-Worms, 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, Berretts Barred Leg-Golden Stone, Neversink Stone Popper, Chubby Chernobyl.
Crowsnest River Report – August 17, 2010
Just got back from a couple of days on the Crow. If you like cool rising fish, sighting fish, and small bugs then the Crow is right up your alley right now.
Very clear and around normal water levels.
Hatches: Few Stoneflies, Caddis, Pale Morning Duns, and Quill Gordon Mayflies
Streamers: Brunette Leech, Chamois Leech.
Nymphs: Pheasant-Tail, Hare's Ear, Copper John, Tung Stud, and San Juan Worm
Dries: Berrett’s Barred Leg Stone, Neversink Caddis, Fat Albert-Black, ParaTrooper-Green Drake, Spun Hair Dun-PMD, Berret’s Emerging Green Drake, Etha-Wing Dun, Etha Wing Emerger
High Country River Report – August 17, 2010
Overall, the high country streams are fishing very good right now. Only bad part is some of them tend to be a little busy.
Hatches: Few Stoneflies, Caddis, PMD’s, Quill Gordon Mayflies, Green Drakes, and Flav mayflies.
Streamers: Brunette Leech, Chamois Leech, Large, olive or white streamers for Bull Trout.
Nymphs: Pheasant-Tail, Hare's Ear, Copper John, Tung Stud, and San Juan Worm
Dries: Berrett’s Barred Leg Stone, Neversink Caddis, Fat Albert-Black, ParaTrooper-Green Drake, Spun Hair Dun-PMD, Berret’s Emerging Green Drake
Dry fly fishing has been good on Tricos and Caddis, particularly on the cloudier days. Still getting some eats on the Stoneflies.
Nymph fishing remains good, both nymph and indicator, and Hopper-Dropper.
Streamer fishing is very good when it’s on but a little like work when it’s off. Thankfully it’s been pretty good most of the time.
Hatches: Caddis, Tricos, 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, Gob-O-Worms, 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, Berretts Barred Leg-Golden Stone, Neversink Stone Popper, Chubby Chernobyl.
Crowsnest River Report – August 17, 2010
Just got back from a couple of days on the Crow. If you like cool rising fish, sighting fish, and small bugs then the Crow is right up your alley right now.
Very clear and around normal water levels.
Hatches: Few Stoneflies, Caddis, Pale Morning Duns, and Quill Gordon Mayflies
Streamers: Brunette Leech, Chamois Leech.
Nymphs: Pheasant-Tail, Hare's Ear, Copper John, Tung Stud, and San Juan Worm
Dries: Berrett’s Barred Leg Stone, Neversink Caddis, Fat Albert-Black, ParaTrooper-Green Drake, Spun Hair Dun-PMD, Berret’s Emerging Green Drake, Etha-Wing Dun, Etha Wing Emerger
High Country River Report – August 17, 2010
Overall, the high country streams are fishing very good right now. Only bad part is some of them tend to be a little busy.
Hatches: Few Stoneflies, Caddis, PMD’s, Quill Gordon Mayflies, Green Drakes, and Flav mayflies.
Streamers: Brunette Leech, Chamois Leech, Large, olive or white streamers for Bull Trout.
Nymphs: Pheasant-Tail, Hare's Ear, Copper John, Tung Stud, and San Juan Worm
Dries: Berrett’s Barred Leg Stone, Neversink Caddis, Fat Albert-Black, ParaTrooper-Green Drake, Spun Hair Dun-PMD, Berret’s Emerging Green Drake
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
FISHING REPORTS
Bow River Report –July 28, 2010
Hotter weather now that summer seems to have arrived. The bright, hot days have, and will fish tougher than the cloudy days.
Still some foam bug action happening here and there. Caddis fishing has been pretty good but more so closer to Calgary. PMD’s still kicking around, really heavy on the cloudy days, but they should be about done any time.
Tricos starting to show up but not in enough quantity to get fish up to them in large numbers. This will change as Tricos will get heavier and heavier in the coming days.
Nymph fishing has been good. A small tungsten bead fished in the riffles has been pretty awesome.
Streamer fishing has been surprisingly good, even on the bright days.
Hatches: Caddis, PMD’s, Stoneflies, Tricos(just starting)
Streamers: Bush’ Witch Doctor, Silvey’s Sculpin Leech (Black w/ Olive, White Head), Marabou Clousers, Articulated Leech
Nymphs: Hogan’s Chubby Cousin, Bloom’s Tung Dart, Gob-O-Worms, Chamois Leech.
Dry Flies: PMD Sparkle Dun, Quill Body Parachute-PMD, Silvey’s Hatching Mayfly-PMD, Bloom’s Parachute Caddis, Bloom’s CDC Caddis, Berretts Barred Leg-Golden Stone, Neversink Stone Popper, Chubby Chernobyl.
Crowsnest River Report – July 28, 2010
Clear and now very wadeable, the Crow is fishing quite good. Dry fly fishing as good as it gets with lots of bugs. Mid-day on the bright, sunny days can be a little tougher. Cloudy days are generally very good for rising fish.
Hatches: Golden, Yellow and Lime Sally Stoneflies, Caddis, PMD’s, Quill Gordon Mayflies, Green Drakes, and Flav mayflies.
Streamers: Brunette Leech, Chamois Leech.
Nymphs: Pheasant-Tail, Hare's Ear, Copper John, Tung Stud, and San Juan Worm
Dries: Berrett’s Barred Leg Stone, Neversink Caddis, Fat Albert-Black, ParaTrooper-Green Drake, Spun Hair Dun-PMD, Berret’s Emerging Green Drake
High Country River Report – July 28, 2010
The high country streams seem to be on a roller coaster. They keep getting into real good shape and then they get a heavy rainfall and the water comes up and cools down. This week’s warmer weather should bring things more into order.
Lots of bugs around so with just a little warmer water things should rock and roll.
Hatches: Golden, Yellow and Lime Sally Stoneflies, Caddis, PMD’s, Quill Gordon Mayflies, Green Drakes, and Flav mayflies.
Streamers: Brunette Leech, Chamois Leech, Large, olive or white streamers for Bull Trout.
Nymphs: Pheasant-Tail, Hare's Ear, Copper John, Tung Stud, and San Juan Worm
Dries: Berrett’s Barred Leg Stone, Neversink Caddis, Fat Albert-Black, ParaTrooper-Green Drake, Spun Hair Dun-PMD, Berret’s Emerging Green Drake
Hotter weather now that summer seems to have arrived. The bright, hot days have, and will fish tougher than the cloudy days.
Still some foam bug action happening here and there. Caddis fishing has been pretty good but more so closer to Calgary. PMD’s still kicking around, really heavy on the cloudy days, but they should be about done any time.
Tricos starting to show up but not in enough quantity to get fish up to them in large numbers. This will change as Tricos will get heavier and heavier in the coming days.
Nymph fishing has been good. A small tungsten bead fished in the riffles has been pretty awesome.
Streamer fishing has been surprisingly good, even on the bright days.
Hatches: Caddis, PMD’s, Stoneflies, Tricos(just starting)
Streamers: Bush’ Witch Doctor, Silvey’s Sculpin Leech (Black w/ Olive, White Head), Marabou Clousers, Articulated Leech
Nymphs: Hogan’s Chubby Cousin, Bloom’s Tung Dart, Gob-O-Worms, Chamois Leech.
Dry Flies: PMD Sparkle Dun, Quill Body Parachute-PMD, Silvey’s Hatching Mayfly-PMD, Bloom’s Parachute Caddis, Bloom’s CDC Caddis, Berretts Barred Leg-Golden Stone, Neversink Stone Popper, Chubby Chernobyl.
Crowsnest River Report – July 28, 2010
Clear and now very wadeable, the Crow is fishing quite good. Dry fly fishing as good as it gets with lots of bugs. Mid-day on the bright, sunny days can be a little tougher. Cloudy days are generally very good for rising fish.
Hatches: Golden, Yellow and Lime Sally Stoneflies, Caddis, PMD’s, Quill Gordon Mayflies, Green Drakes, and Flav mayflies.
Streamers: Brunette Leech, Chamois Leech.
Nymphs: Pheasant-Tail, Hare's Ear, Copper John, Tung Stud, and San Juan Worm
Dries: Berrett’s Barred Leg Stone, Neversink Caddis, Fat Albert-Black, ParaTrooper-Green Drake, Spun Hair Dun-PMD, Berret’s Emerging Green Drake
High Country River Report – July 28, 2010
The high country streams seem to be on a roller coaster. They keep getting into real good shape and then they get a heavy rainfall and the water comes up and cools down. This week’s warmer weather should bring things more into order.
Lots of bugs around so with just a little warmer water things should rock and roll.
Hatches: Golden, Yellow and Lime Sally Stoneflies, Caddis, PMD’s, Quill Gordon Mayflies, Green Drakes, and Flav mayflies.
Streamers: Brunette Leech, Chamois Leech, Large, olive or white streamers for Bull Trout.
Nymphs: Pheasant-Tail, Hare's Ear, Copper John, Tung Stud, and San Juan Worm
Dries: Berrett’s Barred Leg Stone, Neversink Caddis, Fat Albert-Black, ParaTrooper-Green Drake, Spun Hair Dun-PMD, Berret’s Emerging Green Drake
Thursday, July 22, 2010
FISHING REPORTS
Bow River Report –July 21, 2010
The river has certainly fished better in the last week. Cooler temps and some rain have left happier fish. Bright, hot days are still the toughest fishing with cloudy days being kind of silly.
Rising fish on Caddis and PMDs can be found here and there. Noticed a few Trico spinners the last couple of mornings so they are coming soon. Fishing with the foam bugs is generally best in the riffles and gravel bars.
Nymphing remains good and with water levels having dropped a light rig or Hopper-Dropper can be very effective.
Streamer fishing has been very good the last number of days. Sink tips more effective on the bright days, floating lines on the cloudy days. When we have cloud the streamer fishing has been nothing short of “goofy”.
Hatches: Caddis, PMD’s, Stoneflies, Tricos(just starting)
Streamers: Bush’ Witch Doctor, Silvey’s Sculpin Leech (Black w/ Olive, White Head), Marabou Clousers, Articulated Leech
Nymphs: Hogan’s Chubby Cousin, Bloom’s Tung Dart, Gob-O-Worms, Chamois Leech.
Dry Flies: PMD Sparkle Dun, Quill Body Parachute-PMD, Silvey’s Hatching Mayfly-PMD, Bloom’s Parachute Caddis, Bloom’s CDC Caddis, Berretts Barred Leg-Golden Stone, Neversink Stone Popper, Chubby Chernobyl.
Crowsnest River Report – July 21, 2010
Clear and now very wadeable, the Crow is fishing quite good. Dry fly fishing as good as it gets with lots of bugs. Mid-day on the bright, sunny days can be a little tougher. Clody days are generally very good for rising fish.
Hatches: Golden, Yellow and Lime Sally Stoneflies, Caddis, PMD’s, Quill Gordon Mayflies, Green Drakes, and Flav mayflies.
Streamers: Brunette Leech, Chamois Leech.
Nymphs: Pheasant-Tail, Hare's Ear, Copper John, Tung Stud, and San Juan Worm
Dries: Berrett’s Barred Leg Stone, Neversink Caddis, Fat Albert-Black, ParaTrooper-Green Drake, Spun Hair Dun-PMD, Berret’s Emerging Green Drake
High Country River Report – July 21, 2010
All is good with the high country streams. Lower, warmer water leads to happier fish. Lots of bugs…. Stones, Caddis, PMD’s, Green Drakes all mean for great dry fly fishing.
Hatches: Golden, Yellow and Lime Sally Stoneflies, Caddis, PMD’s, Quill Gordon Mayflies, Green Drakes, and Flav mayflies.
Streamers: Brunette Leech, Chamois Leech, Large, olive or white streamers for Bull Trout.
Nymphs: Pheasant-Tail, Hare's Ear, Copper John, Tung Stud, and San Juan Worm
Dries: Berrett’s Barred Leg Stone, Neversink Caddis, Fat Albert-Black, ParaTrooper-Green Drake, Spun Hair Dun-PMD, Berret’s Emerging Green Drake
The river has certainly fished better in the last week. Cooler temps and some rain have left happier fish. Bright, hot days are still the toughest fishing with cloudy days being kind of silly.
Rising fish on Caddis and PMDs can be found here and there. Noticed a few Trico spinners the last couple of mornings so they are coming soon. Fishing with the foam bugs is generally best in the riffles and gravel bars.
Nymphing remains good and with water levels having dropped a light rig or Hopper-Dropper can be very effective.
Streamer fishing has been very good the last number of days. Sink tips more effective on the bright days, floating lines on the cloudy days. When we have cloud the streamer fishing has been nothing short of “goofy”.
Hatches: Caddis, PMD’s, Stoneflies, Tricos(just starting)
Streamers: Bush’ Witch Doctor, Silvey’s Sculpin Leech (Black w/ Olive, White Head), Marabou Clousers, Articulated Leech
Nymphs: Hogan’s Chubby Cousin, Bloom’s Tung Dart, Gob-O-Worms, Chamois Leech.
Dry Flies: PMD Sparkle Dun, Quill Body Parachute-PMD, Silvey’s Hatching Mayfly-PMD, Bloom’s Parachute Caddis, Bloom’s CDC Caddis, Berretts Barred Leg-Golden Stone, Neversink Stone Popper, Chubby Chernobyl.
Crowsnest River Report – July 21, 2010
Clear and now very wadeable, the Crow is fishing quite good. Dry fly fishing as good as it gets with lots of bugs. Mid-day on the bright, sunny days can be a little tougher. Clody days are generally very good for rising fish.
Hatches: Golden, Yellow and Lime Sally Stoneflies, Caddis, PMD’s, Quill Gordon Mayflies, Green Drakes, and Flav mayflies.
Streamers: Brunette Leech, Chamois Leech.
Nymphs: Pheasant-Tail, Hare's Ear, Copper John, Tung Stud, and San Juan Worm
Dries: Berrett’s Barred Leg Stone, Neversink Caddis, Fat Albert-Black, ParaTrooper-Green Drake, Spun Hair Dun-PMD, Berret’s Emerging Green Drake
High Country River Report – July 21, 2010
All is good with the high country streams. Lower, warmer water leads to happier fish. Lots of bugs…. Stones, Caddis, PMD’s, Green Drakes all mean for great dry fly fishing.
Hatches: Golden, Yellow and Lime Sally Stoneflies, Caddis, PMD’s, Quill Gordon Mayflies, Green Drakes, and Flav mayflies.
Streamers: Brunette Leech, Chamois Leech, Large, olive or white streamers for Bull Trout.
Nymphs: Pheasant-Tail, Hare's Ear, Copper John, Tung Stud, and San Juan Worm
Dries: Berrett’s Barred Leg Stone, Neversink Caddis, Fat Albert-Black, ParaTrooper-Green Drake, Spun Hair Dun-PMD, Berret’s Emerging Green Drake
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
FISHING REPORTS
Bow River Report –June 22, 2010
The heavy rains of last week have adversely affected the visibility in the river. Flows out of Banff, albeit fairly high, are clear but the Elbow is quite dirty, leading to the dirtier water. Visibility is around 6 inches right now. Things should clear up if the weather stays dry.
Even with the dirty water you can still catch fish. Heavier, dark, large streamers fished in the buckets and around gravel bars are working well.
The high water nymph rigs are certainly the ticket right now. A worm pattern, combined with a larger Stonefly nymph fished right along the bottom will work very well.
Unfortunately the river level did not come up high enough to really push fish into the banks so a lot of the mid-river structures and “outside” lines on seams and runs still produce the most fish.
Lots of PMDs around, with just a little more clarity that should get going again
(maybe by the weekend). Been seeing a few Golden shucks around as well, should be soon.
Remember to get your Angling License online at www.albertarelm.com
Takes about 2 minutes.
Hatches: PMD’s, Caddis
Streamers: Party Boy, Bush’ Witch Doctor, Silvey’s Sculpin Leech (Black w/ Olive, White Head), Clousers, Karnopp’s Stream-A Stone
Nymphs: Fox’s Beech Creek, Morrish’s WMD (Dark Stone), Hogan’s Chubby Cousin, Bloom’s Tung Dart, Gob-O-Worms.
Dry Flies: PMD Sparkle Dun, Quill Bod Parachute-PMD, Silvey’s Hatching Mayfly-PMD, Bloom’s Parachute Caddis.
High, colored water can offer great opportunities to catch large Browns and Rainbows!
Crowsnest River Report – June 22, 2010
The Crow, like everything else in the southern part of the province, got really pummeled by rain last week. Flows went from 12 CMS the 27 CMS overnight.
Dry weather would be a big help right now!!1
Hatches: Stonefiles, March Browns, BWO
Streamers: Brunette Leech, Chamois Leech.
Nymphs: Pheasant-Tail, Hare's Ear, Copper John, Tung Stud, and San Juan Worm
Dries: Berrett’s Barred Leg Stone, Neversink Caddis, Film Critic-BWO
High Country River Report – June 22, 2010
The high country streams suffered from last weeks rains. As of late week the Oldman, Livingstone, etc. were all very high and dirty.
The Highwood is fishable above Cataract but absolutely pooched below. Just a quick thanks to the Provinces INSANE logging practices. For those who want evidence, go take a look at Cataract campground. NO MORE TREES!
Hatches:
Nymphs:
Dries:
Streamers:
The heavy rains of last week have adversely affected the visibility in the river. Flows out of Banff, albeit fairly high, are clear but the Elbow is quite dirty, leading to the dirtier water. Visibility is around 6 inches right now. Things should clear up if the weather stays dry.
Even with the dirty water you can still catch fish. Heavier, dark, large streamers fished in the buckets and around gravel bars are working well.
The high water nymph rigs are certainly the ticket right now. A worm pattern, combined with a larger Stonefly nymph fished right along the bottom will work very well.
Unfortunately the river level did not come up high enough to really push fish into the banks so a lot of the mid-river structures and “outside” lines on seams and runs still produce the most fish.
Lots of PMDs around, with just a little more clarity that should get going again
(maybe by the weekend). Been seeing a few Golden shucks around as well, should be soon.
Remember to get your Angling License online at www.albertarelm.com
Takes about 2 minutes.
Hatches: PMD’s, Caddis
Streamers: Party Boy, Bush’ Witch Doctor, Silvey’s Sculpin Leech (Black w/ Olive, White Head), Clousers, Karnopp’s Stream-A Stone
Nymphs: Fox’s Beech Creek, Morrish’s WMD (Dark Stone), Hogan’s Chubby Cousin, Bloom’s Tung Dart, Gob-O-Worms.
Dry Flies: PMD Sparkle Dun, Quill Bod Parachute-PMD, Silvey’s Hatching Mayfly-PMD, Bloom’s Parachute Caddis.
High, colored water can offer great opportunities to catch large Browns and Rainbows!Crowsnest River Report – June 22, 2010
The Crow, like everything else in the southern part of the province, got really pummeled by rain last week. Flows went from 12 CMS the 27 CMS overnight.
Dry weather would be a big help right now!!1
Hatches: Stonefiles, March Browns, BWO
Streamers: Brunette Leech, Chamois Leech.
Nymphs: Pheasant-Tail, Hare's Ear, Copper John, Tung Stud, and San Juan Worm
Dries: Berrett’s Barred Leg Stone, Neversink Caddis, Film Critic-BWO
High Country River Report – June 22, 2010
The high country streams suffered from last weeks rains. As of late week the Oldman, Livingstone, etc. were all very high and dirty.
The Highwood is fishable above Cataract but absolutely pooched below. Just a quick thanks to the Provinces INSANE logging practices. For those who want evidence, go take a look at Cataract campground. NO MORE TREES!
Hatches:
Nymphs:
Dries:
Streamers:
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Old Jim Mclennan Videos - Second Installment
Last three parts of videos done by Jim:
Part 4 of 6
Part 5 of 6
Part 6 of 6
Part 4 of 6
Part 5 of 6
Part 6 of 6
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Old Jim Mclennan Videos
Found these videos of Jim on You Tube. They are an old video Jim did on Southern Alberta, split into six parts. Awesome retro stuff...Neoprene waders, Orvis Full Flex rods, and no grey hair!!!! Ah, those were the days.
PART 1 of 6
Part 2 of 6
Part 3 of 6
PART 1 of 6
Part 2 of 6
Part 3 of 6
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Alberta River Report Roundup and Sage Xi3's Available Online
As promised, we have just added the Sage Xi3's to our online store. Be sure to grab one quickly, they're selling fast!
http://www.countrypleasures.com/store
We haven't done a river report lately, so here's a quick roundup of what is going on with our rivers.
The Bow:
The Bow is fishing mediocre to good. Some days the hopper fishing is unbelievable, while others it definitly leaves you wanting more. Best bet to do 'ok' no matter what is a hopper-dropper rig. You'll find fish eating hoppers and the bead, and the bead fishing has gotten better in the last week or so. Streamer fishing has been so-so, with the deeper throughs holding more fish. This is the time of year to hit the pre-spawn browns, so be ready for fat fish!
The flows are hovering around 80, so you can run into some weed problems, and makes nymphing a lot fun. Hopefully we'll get a massive runoff next year to clean up our river again.
With the colder weather, we're seeing Psuedo's around, and the BWO's should be imminent. All we need is a nice drizzly day, and you should be able to find some fish sipping.
The High Country:
Most of the High Country streams are running clear, but a little cold for the time of the year. Some of the areas have had close to freezing temperatures at night, and the rivers are running a bit high for the time of year. The water temps are quite cold in the mornings, and the afternoons are fishing much better due to this. Ants, BWOS and smaller hoppers are all fishing well.
The Crowsnest:
The Crow is fishing quite typical for this time of year. Fish are easily to spook with the clear water, but you should be able to fool them with thin tippet and a small bug. BWO's are present, and will become more present with a bit of overcast. Hopper fishing can still be quite good, and is worth doing with a mayfly nymph as the dropper. Don't forget your ants!
http://www.countrypleasures.com/store
We haven't done a river report lately, so here's a quick roundup of what is going on with our rivers.
The Bow:
The Bow is fishing mediocre to good. Some days the hopper fishing is unbelievable, while others it definitly leaves you wanting more. Best bet to do 'ok' no matter what is a hopper-dropper rig. You'll find fish eating hoppers and the bead, and the bead fishing has gotten better in the last week or so. Streamer fishing has been so-so, with the deeper throughs holding more fish. This is the time of year to hit the pre-spawn browns, so be ready for fat fish!
The flows are hovering around 80, so you can run into some weed problems, and makes nymphing a lot fun. Hopefully we'll get a massive runoff next year to clean up our river again.
With the colder weather, we're seeing Psuedo's around, and the BWO's should be imminent. All we need is a nice drizzly day, and you should be able to find some fish sipping.
The High Country:
Most of the High Country streams are running clear, but a little cold for the time of the year. Some of the areas have had close to freezing temperatures at night, and the rivers are running a bit high for the time of year. The water temps are quite cold in the mornings, and the afternoons are fishing much better due to this. Ants, BWOS and smaller hoppers are all fishing well.
The Crowsnest:
The Crow is fishing quite typical for this time of year. Fish are easily to spook with the clear water, but you should be able to fool them with thin tippet and a small bug. BWO's are present, and will become more present with a bit of overcast. Hopper fishing can still be quite good, and is worth doing with a mayfly nymph as the dropper. Don't forget your ants!
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Alberta River Fishing Report Roundup
Heres a report from most of the rivers that we frequent for the last few days.
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Bow River Report:
The Bow is fishing better again, especially on overcast days. The elbow is finally starting to clear up, so we're seeing better visibility each day. All stretches of the river are fishing quite well, and you can still be fishing big foam bugs to great success. Caddis fishing continues to be great, especially with the diminishing PMDs. Look for fish sipping caddis on grassy banks and in foam lines. We should continue to have good caddis fishing and the tricos are starting to show down on the lower end. Should be good fishing for a long time (we hope anyway)
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High Country Report:
The cutty's are finally looking up consistently. The water temps have increased dramatically since the big rain, so the fish are finally happy to be eating on top.Green drakes, Stimulators, Humpies and anything with rubber legs seems to be working extremely well. A caddis tossed over a tough fish usually gets an eat when presented with a solid drift.Be on the look out for bullys, they'll be on the move and killing whitefish like it's their jobs (oh wait, it is!).
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Crowsnest Report:
From the reports we've been getting from the Pass, the crow is fishing extremely well right now. The water has receded and cleaned up at last.Caddis, stoneflies, hoppers and green drakes continue making the fish rise. Using a hopper dropper setup will certaintly have some success on both top and bottom. Don't forget PMDs as they have been fishing well in the evenings as well.
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Thursday, July 16, 2009
The Fishin' Life
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I grew up with the river; from the Elk to the Crow and eventually the Bow along with everything in between. I started fishing around age six and when I hit thirteen a switch was flipped; I started working in the shop and fishing went from a hobby to being my whole life. I'm not alone in this, it seems somebody is walking around flipping switches on alot of anglers!
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I'd love to say it's easy, that anyone can do it but it's simply not true. It takes a special person to fly fish, they have to have a certain quality, something that can't be put into words. It's like a magnet, it draws them to fly fishing and never lets them go. Maybe it can be developed or maybe your born with it, this I may never know. One thing is for sure, I've got it.
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Working in a fly shop is pretty much the best job in the world (arguably of course.) It may not pay the best or make me rich but there certainly are some serious perks. Really how many fisherman wouldn't love being able to talk fishing all day, and when R&D is needed, I've got one of the world's best textbooks a hop, skip and a jump from my front door. Actually, I spend more time reading the water than I spend reading my biology textbook. The river can teach you a lot, more than any lecture or book about science, faith and life.
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..I grew up with the river; from the Elk to the Crow and eventually the Bow along with everything in between. I started fishing around age six and when I hit thirteen a switch was flipped; I started working in the shop and fishing went from a hobby to being my whole life. I'm not alone in this, it seems somebody is walking around flipping switches on alot of anglers!
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This sport attracts men and women, young and old, it's truly amazing how big the demographics are. It's the only sport that I am aware of that attracts both 90 year olds and ten year olds equally.
This sport attracts men and women, young and old, it's truly amazing how big the demographics are. It's the only sport that I am aware of that attracts both 90 year olds and ten year olds equally.
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A perfect example is Robbie (seen below) who went on a fishing trip with guide Jennifer Buck and caught this huge Rainbow out of the Bow River. A fish this big would get anyone hooked on fly fishing!
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..I'd love to say it's easy, that anyone can do it but it's simply not true. It takes a special person to fly fish, they have to have a certain quality, something that can't be put into words. It's like a magnet, it draws them to fly fishing and never lets them go. Maybe it can be developed or maybe your born with it, this I may never know. One thing is for sure, I've got it.
-C.
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