About The Bow River Blog

Welcome to the world famous Bow River. The Bow River is world renowned for its large hard fighting Rainbow and Brown trout. I am very fortunate to live in a city where fantastic trout fishing is right out my back door. I fished the Bow River for 15 years now and it seems this river just keeps getting better and better with time.

The stretch of river I concentrate on fishing most is known as the Lower Bow River, which is the “trophy” section of the river. I have become very intimate with this river and know every inch of water here. The Bow River is Canada’s number one fishing destination for massive Brown and large Rainbow Trout. Once you fish this river you will be “hooked”. Book your next trip here.

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1 Hutch81 // Apr 17, 2008 at 2:24 pm

Great site… I am new to Calgary and have my WIN and licence… but want to go out fishing the bow. I live in the Bowness area. Are there any places north of Bearspaw dam that are open?
2 bowriverblog // Apr 17, 2008 at 2:46 pm

Hi there, thanks for the nice comment. I am glad you like the site, it grows and grows every year. The answer to your question is yes, the stretch of river that is open to fish at this time is from the 1x bridge to the Bearspaw Reservoir (not including the reservoir), and tributaries except Ghost River and Jumpingpound Creek.

April 1 – to June 15 – Trout limit 0; Mountain Whitefish limit 5 over 30 cm; Bait Ban is in affect.

Please read the provincial regulations guide in section ES1 for all other info on the Bow River.

Welcome to Calgary and welcome to the best trout fishing on the planet. Please feel free to ask any questions pertinent to fishing and I will do my best to answer those questions quickly and accurately.

~Mike.
3 spinnerguy // Mar 11, 2009 at 10:10 am

Just wanted to say great job on a website that i can relate to being a spinner/hard bait fisherman
Those fish you have been catching are Awsome
Keep up the good work and info.Hope to see you
on the BOW sometime….Cheers!!!

Tony
4 bowriverblog // Mar 11, 2009 at 5:56 pm

Tony, right on man. Thanks for the comment, I hope to see you out this year on the Bow as well. Please say hello if you see me !!! We are coming into a great month for large Bow’s and Browns. I look forward to posting more great pictures and videos on the Blog very soon.

Thanks for taking the time and leaving me a comment, much appreciated.

~Mike.
5 Kristine Shreve // Mar 23, 2009 at 7:49 am

Hi Mike,

You inquired about joining the Outdoor Bloggers Summit on the OBS blog. Joining is very simple. Just add a link to the OBS blog on your blogroll or add the OBS badge to your site. Once you’ve done that, just let me know and I’ll add you to the OBS blogroll.

Thank you for your interest in the OBS.

Kristine
6 mick // Jun 29, 2009 at 8:20 pm

hey buddie thats a nice blog you have there. I want to know if there any good spot i can go on the bow without a boat. Doesnt matther where.

Thanks!!!
7 Arleen // Aug 5, 2009 at 1:42 am

Hello,

First of all I just wanted to let you know I love your website, and we need more sites online like yours. With that said I have a couple of questions for you:

1) Is it OK if I link to your website from my site kareemskicks.com?
2) Is my Shoe website kareemskicks.com worthy enough to be linked to from your website?

Please let me know when you have some time. Talk to you soon.

Arleen
8 bowriverblog // Aug 5, 2009 at 11:56 pm

Hello Arleen, you can add a link to my site on your site no problem. If your site sells hiking shoes or shoes that have to do with hiking then I will add a link on my site to your site. If it is just running shoes or women’s high heel shoes than I will not be able to add your site to my Blog roll.

Thanks so much for your kind words,

~Mike.
9 Wendy // Aug 14, 2009 at 1:30 pm

Hi,

I live in south Calgary, Bridlewood area. Is there any place close by in Calgary where I can fish?? Also, can I fish from shore or do I need a boat?
10 bowriverblog // Aug 16, 2009 at 6:38 pm

Hello Wendy, sorry about the slow reply to your question. You DO NOT need a boat to enjoy great fishing. The Bow River offers anglers great fishing from shore.

A spot close to you would be driving to the Mackenzie Meadows golf course and instead of turning right into the golf course parking, keep going straight until you reach the Bow River. There is a parking lot there and once you have parked, walk up river past the bridge until you find some deeper water, its not too far up river from the bridge.

There you will find some fish Wendy. Or you can walk a little down river and there is another good spot where fish like to live, just look for the deeper water and you should catch.

~Mike.
11 ari vineberg // Sep 24, 2009 at 12:48 pm

mike,

thanks for posting the link to THE FISHING LIFE as well as your kind comments. I look forward to a day on the Bow with you soon. Ari
12 bowriverblog // Sep 29, 2009 at 9:28 pm

You betcha Ari, I also look forward to fishing with a professional angler like yourself, I need all the help I can get !!!!

Hope to see more videos soon,

~Mike.
13 William @ AnglerWise // May 26, 2010 at 10:29 pm

Wow, If the fish in your graphic header were from the bow river, then I definitely need to stop by there next time I am in Canada. I will be checking up on your blog once in while for new posts. Thanks.
14 bowriverblog // May 26, 2010 at 10:45 pm

Hey William, yes all my header images are taken from/on the Bow River. We have some great fishing here on the Bow River. Please let me know if you are interested in a trip. I will be happy to guide you for some of those monster trout’s.

Thanks for the comment,

~Mike.
15 Keri // Jun 5, 2010 at 3:10 am

Your blog has inspired me to get to Canada next year and fish the Bow River. Would be interested in float trip on the Bow River for myself and a mate. What area of the Bow do you fish ie. where is the boat launched and where do you drift to?
16 bowriverblog // Jun 5, 2010 at 11:34 pm

Hi Keri, I would love to have you out on a trip next year. Where are you from?

I concentrate on the lower Bow River “The trophy section” which in down stream of the city limits. I float from Policeman’s flats which is just out of the city down to the Carseland Weir. Great fishing and tons of fun for the day.

Thanks for the comment and I hope to see you out fishing next year.

~Mike.
17 Keri // Jun 6, 2010 at 5:10 am

Hi Mike,

I’m from South Wales, Uk. I’m looking to hire a vehicle and travel for 10 -14 days fishing different rivers around Calgary. Your boat trip will definetly be one I’ll be taking advantage of for 1 or 2 days. Do you have a contact email I can get you on or if you could respond via my email above, I have a few questions and generally want to tap into your experience of the area. Many Thanks in advance

Keri
18 bowriverblog // Jun 6, 2010 at 8:27 pm

Hey Keri, no worries mate I will send you an e-mail after I reply to your comment. Sounds like you are going to have a blast next year. I will send you info on all the great rivers and lakes to fish here in Calgary and surrounding area’s. You will need 10 days for sure as there is some awesome fishing in our province to be had.

Thanks so much for the comment and hope to chat with you again soon,

~Mike.