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Fishing the Bow River in hot conditions of August

rainbow trout fishing Bow River

  Hot days and cool fish It’s hard to believe that we are experiencing this kind of weather here in Calgary, Alberta. Temperatures have sored here in the high twenties, with some days making it over thirty degree mark. One would think its mid-July, not the end of August. The old saying, “The early bird …

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Blown Out Bow River

A washed out boat launch at Policeman's Flats

June 20 2013 Destruction and devastation of the likes I have never seen firsthand with my own eye balls. I witnessed the floods here in Calgary in 2005 and thought that was massive, which it was. Now this flood is at least three times worse than 2005 and I have heard worse than the flood …

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River report for the Bow River system. May 27, 2013

With three solid days of rain and run off already started, the clean water of the Bow River system now takes on a similar look of a chocolate milk carton. With water running out of the storm drains and into the river now, it looks like fishing should be done on a lake or reservoir. …

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Is It Summer Yet? I want To Float The Bow River!

If April showers are supposed to bring May flowers, why do I see snow and not flowers? Can we just get on with spring please and leave winter far back in the rear view mirror. But this type of weather is the norm here in Alberta where the Rocky Mountains seem to always add surprises …

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