Fishing Reports - August Long Weekend

Bow River Report –August 3, 2017

Mother Nature has given us a little reprieve over the last few days with much cooler temperatures. Quite possibly a “Matrix” level dodging of the bullet.

Water temperatures have lowered about 1.5 degrees Celsius at Carseland. This is mighty fine as they were getting a touch high this past weekend. With the water levels dropping significantly in the last 10 days, the river is far less resilient to those extreme high temperatures.

Big news is that we have been getting some fish on hoppers in the last week. We haven’t had that in a report for a couple years. Try hanging a small leech pattern under the hopper.

Hopefully, with our next warm up, we will start to see some fish rising to Tricos.

There is still an advisory in place regarding low water levels and high water temperatures. This requests that anglers restrict angling activity to the early morning hours to minimize stress on fish.

Hatches:  Hoppers, Caddis, Tricos

Dry Flies:  More-Or-Less Hopper, Point Guard Hopper, Morrish Hopper,

                  CDC Caddis,  Spent Partridge Caddis

Nymphs:   Caddis Pupa, Micro Leech

Streamers:  Skiddish Smolt, Kreelex Minnow, Bow River Bugger,

                   Clouser Minnow           

Crowsnest River Report – August 3, 2017

The Crow is very low, running at just over 3 CMS. It is, however, fishing very well. Given the conditions, maybe just leave it alone after about 2 PM on the hot days.

Please note, there is an advisory in place regarding low water levels and high water temperatures. This requests that anglers restrict angling activity to the early morning hours to minimize stress on fish.

Hatches:  PMD’s, Caddis

Dries: Yeager’s Foam Caddis, PMD Helen Keller, X-Body Parachute-PMD,

          Film Critic-PMD

Nymphs:  B/H Prince Nymph, Tung Stud, Tung Dart

Streamers: Silvey’s Sculpin Leech-Blk/Olv/Wht., Circus Peanut.

High Country River Report – August 3, 2017

The high country has been fishing very well. As you move higher, the water temps remain cooler but everything is getting extremely low. Lower stretches of these rivers will warm up if we get another heat wave so keep that in mind and maybe refrain during the late afternoon and early evening until things cool down.

Also, remember that Bull Trout have very low tolerance to environmental anomalies (like elevated water temperatures) so be careful with them!

Please note there is an advisory in place regarding low water levels and high water temperatures. This requests that anglers restrict angling activity to the early morning hours to minimize stress on fish.

Hatches:  Caddis, PMD’s, Green Drakes

Dries: Film Critic-Green Drake, Trina’s Carnage Green Drake, Neversink Caddis,       

          Helen Keller-PMD, Film Critic-PMD.

Nymphs:   B/H Prince Nymph, Tung Stud, Tung Dart

Streamers: Ice Pick-Tan/Pearl, Silveys Sculpin Leech-White

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Fishing Reports - July 27

Bow River Report –July 27, 2017

We are still seeing some great fish being caught on the Bow. This is certainly the best big Brown trout year since 2012 but with river levels now down to just over 100 CMS and this incessant heat we all need to be aware of water temperatures.

The Bow River monitoring station (below Carseland) has registered temps over 20 C twice in the last two weeks and if it wasn’t for cooler nights we would be in a lot worse shape. With the forecast temperatures over the foreseeable future, maybe restrict your fishing to early morning, no later than 2 PM.

Streamer fishing continues to be good and nymphing a small leech pattern under and indicator or foam fly has been deadly.

There is an advisory in place regarding low water levels and high water temperatures. This requests that anglers restrict angling activity to the early morning hours to minimize stress on fish.

Hatches:  Caddis, Tricos

Dry Flies:  Berrett’s Brown Leg Golden Stone, Chubby Chernobyl, CDC Caddis, 

                 Spent Partridge Caddis

Nymphs:   Caddis Pupa, Micro Leech

Streamers:  Skiddish Smolt, Kreelex Minnow, Bow River Bugger           

Crowsnest River Report – July 27, 2017

The Crow continues to fish really well. It is low, running at about 4 CMS.

Please note, there is an advisory in place regarding low water levels and high water temperatures. This requests that anglers restrict angling activity to the early morning hours to minimize stress on fish.

Hatches:  PMD’s, Caddis

Dries: Yeager’s Foam Caddis, PMD Helen Keller, X-Body Parachute-PMD

Nymphs:  B/H Prince Nymph, Tung Stud, Tung Dart

Streamers: Silvey’s Sculpin Leech-Blk/Olv/Wht., Circus Peanut

High Country River Report – July 27, 2017

The high country has been fishing very well. As you move higher, the water temps remain cooler but everything is getting pretty low.

Please note, there is an advisory in place regarding low water levels and high water temperatures. This requests that anglers restrict angling activity to the early morning hours to minimize stress on fish.

Hatches:  Caddis, PMD’s, Green Drakes

Dries: Turner’s Bank Robber, Trina’s Stimi Stone, Helen Keller PMD,

          Trina’s Carnage Green Drake, Neversink Caddis, Helen Keller-PMD

Nymphs:   B/H Prince Nymph, Tung Stud, Tung Dart

Streamers: Ice Pick-Tan/Pearl, Silveys Sculpin Leech-White