Category: Gone Fishing

Time to Float The Bow River Once Again

March 10th 2015 at MacKinnon Flats

  Winter, what winter? It has been a long time since I witnessed a winter this mild after living in Calgary all my life. Usually it is still cold and fishing is entirely out of the question, float fishing is anyway. I would guess to say this has been our warmest winter on record, so …

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The Great Escape To The Lower Kananaskis Lake

Catch and release Bull Trout Lower Kananaskis Lake

The Mountains Are Calling Escaping the concrete jungle of the city of Calgary was a much needed stress relief, it has been several months since I was able to leave the noise and pollution of the city behind and head for peace and serenity the mountains of Peter Lougheed Provincial Park offer. Clean air combined …

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Guiding the Bow River for spin fisherman 2014

Guided float fishing the bow river-2014

  Trout….Trout…And more trout. It has been a great summer so far on the Bow River south of the Calgary city limits. I was a little worried about the quality of the fishing this season after we had our devastating flood last year. Despite what was called a “major catastrophe”, the fishing has been incredible …

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December Fishing The Bow River 2013

Dec 1 2013 Rainbow trout

  What a great way to start of the Christmas season. My four and a half year old daughter and I went fishing together today. We were fishing the lower stretch of the Bow River and did very well in a few short hours. As a team we caught three browns and the rainbow trout you see in …

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