Tag: fishing season on the bow river

Mild Winter Weather Temptations

The-winter-sun-sets-on-the-Bow-River

Winter fishing at it’s finest Well now that the holidays are over and all the stress of Christmas shopping is past; it was a much needed break to fish the river the past few weeks. The sun broke free of the snowy clouds and we finally came out of those freezing -20 temperatures. I was away …

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How To Winter Fish a River For Brown Trout

The beautiful brown trout of the Bow River

Location, location, location. Fishing in the winter means finding fish in their over-wintering locations; usually deeper stretches of the river where the river keeps a more constant temperature or has sufficient cover for fish to hide. If you are familiar with your local river, then you should already know where these deep pools are located. …

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Alexander’s Float Fishing Adventures On The Bow River

A dence fog rises along the river banks of the Bow River

A Young Man’s Bragging Rights According to Fyodor Dostoyevsky, “The soul is healed by being with children.” I also love this old quote which states “May what I do flow from me like a river, no forcing and no holding back, the way it is with children.” Rest assured there is no holding back, no …

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How To Fish An Unfamiliar River or Stream!

The sun goes down on another Bow River evening

Maximizing your time on a new river Back before the times of the internet, fishermen went out in search of that illusive trout their dads or grandfathers told stories about over Sunday dinner. Walter of the river was always much bigger and meaner each and every year. It seemed like the more wine they drank, …

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