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.
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