Tag: bow river trout

Introducing Robertson Tackle

After researching high quality fishing lures designed in Japan over the 2021 season, I have now started my own lure company calling it Robertson Tackle! I never really knew how hard it was to get lures that were high quality until I started my research back in January of last year. Sourcing products is much …

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Bow River Trout Fishing July 2020

Bow River heats up in July. What an amazing month this has been for trout fishing the Bow River. With the borders still closed, the river has seen a lot less traffic then it has in past years. They call the Calgary Stampede “The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth”, but this year, with the Stampede …

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The State of the Bow River Fishery

Rainbow Trout caught and released on the Bow River July 2018

What happened to the rainbow trout? This year has been a fairly good season for trout fishing the Bow River. Early spring and into July, the trout fishing on the lower Bow River (below Policeman’s Flats) had been great. At that time, we were experiencing great rainbow trout fishing with catch numbers around 20-40 fish …

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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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