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Mountain
Fly Fishers
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| john@mountainflyfishers.com |
| Providing excellence in guiding and instruction on the waters of the Canadian Rockies since 1985. Mountain Fly-Fishers offers guiding and instruction on the waters of the Upper Bow River and the Headwater streams of the Bow Crow Forest preserve. |
| 2009 - As with most years, the
waters of The Upper Bow likely will remain clear and low until somewhere
around May 19th +/- a week or so, as snow melt begins in earnest- just
prior to the full onslaught of the spring freshet, there is a definite
awakening in the river and Trout become more active and any signs of
lethargy disappear. The trigger is likely subtle increases to the flow
rate and in stream temperatures. All too soon by the end of the May the
river will change character to a raging muddy, sediment saturated mass,
and it is at this time that most fly-fishers declare the Upper Bow as not
fishable. Nothing could be further from the truth, as the fish must
continue to earn a living they will gravitate to flood channels, adjacent
pools, ponds, and lakes provided there is some connectivity to river.
These adjacent waters will filter the suspended silt quickly, and soon
become clear gems, filled with early aquatic activity among the
invertebrates (fish food), and significant populations of hungry Brown
trout. -Fish hard and live long- |
"Having guided on the Upper Bow and area for many years I have learned to allow the Trout to dictate the day, as opposed to simply working out of my same old box, day in day out. Often the best fishing opportunities will occur in some of the most unusual and unexpected places (not all pretty either), however there are so many possible facets to a day outside in the Rockies it would be a shame to not at least make an attempt at being creative, and share some of the spontaneous possibilities created by the Trout of the region. They (the Trout) are not restricted by the same boxes we build, and so unfortunately if we choose to ignore that, then we will have missed the essence of being a fly-fisher, not to mention often some of absolutely the best fishing to be had." John Samms -Canmore |
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Bow
River - Upper: Canmore to Seebe - Open year round with. 10km. closure Hwy.1 Bridge to Pigeon Creek |
| Size | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | |
| Midge | 18-20 | ||||||||
| March Brown | 16-18 | ||||||||
| Pale Morning Dun | 16-20 | ||||||||
| Blue Winged Olive | 16-18 | ||||||||
| Blue Dun | 14-18 | ||||||||
| Pale Evening Dun | 16 | ||||||||
| Western Green Drake | 10-12 | ||||||||
| Mothers Day Caddis/Tan | 8-12 | ||||||||
| Caddis -Pencil/Micro | 16-18 | ||||||||
| Caddis - Sedges Rust | 14 | ||||||||
| Golden Stone Migration | 8-12 | ||||||||
| Trico | |||||||||
| Ant Migration-Females Blk | 14-16 | ||||||||
| Ant Migration-Males Red | 16 |
| Upper Bow River Conditions |
| May 1st, 2009 - Currently low and clear. |
| Head
Waters: Livingstone & Oldman Area Open June 16th - October annually |
| Size | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | |
| Midge | 18-20 | |||||
| March Brown | 16-18 | |||||
| Pale Morning Dun | 16-20 | |||||
| Blue Winged Olive | 16-18 | |||||
| Grey Drake | 14-16 | |||||
| Western Green Drake | 10-12 | |||||
| Assorted Caddis | 10-16 | |||||
| Golden Stone Migration | 6-12 | |||||
| Trico | 20 | |||||
| Hoppers | 12-16 | |||||
| 16 |
| Head Waters Conditions |
| May 1,2009 No report |