Brown Trout – Originally from Europe, brown trout were introduced to the Bow River in the early 20th century and have successfully colonized the river from below Bow Falls in Banff National Park out onto the prairies on the Blackfoot Reservation. Fall spawners, the brown trout have found optimum spawning habitat within the City of Calgary as well as just outside the city limits.
Brown Trout were introduced into Alberta waters in 1924 and have become very popular among anglers here in this province. Native to Europe and western Asia, the Brown Trout was introduced into North America in 1883. They are Carnivorous, feeding on insects, crustaceans (especially crayfish), mollusks, salamanders, frogs, and rodents and all types of baitfish. It acquired its Common name from its general, background coloration.
Other common names for the Brown Trout include: Brownie, English Brown Trout, European Brown Trout, German Brown Trout, German Trout, Lochleven Trout, Von Behr Trout, truite, breac, gealag, truite brune, truite d’Europe,–ring (Sweden). The Brown Trout of the Bow River are the Lochleven Brown’s of Great Brittan. These fish are absolutely awesome fighters and grow to be very large in size. Personally my favorite species of trout to fish for as they are sometimes quite hard to catch anywhere you fish for them.
They typically feed at dusk here and even more often into the cover of darkness as they have the best eyesight of all the trout species. They will often move many miles or kilometers in search of food. They are very smart and some say they are immune to angling pressure to various degrees. If you want large Brown Trout you must fish the Bow River. Book a fishing trip here now
