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Old 02-25-2018, 08:00 PM
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Default Winter bow river nw calgary

So I’m terrible on the bow on a good day In the summer but now with the river being open year round in nw Calgary and this week is lookin to be warmer I’m very tempted to go and suck in the winter as well.
1. Haven’t been down to the river but is it even open water around bowness
2. Is it any good winter fishing around bowness
3. I’ve read lots on winter fishing but it’s all for downstream of the treatment plant and not sure how much different it will be upstream. Apparently the water is warmer and more fish down there
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Old 02-25-2018, 08:54 PM
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I haven't seen any open water upstream from the weir
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Old 02-26-2018, 10:51 AM
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Ok thanks
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Old 02-26-2018, 05:13 PM
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small pockets of open water , not fishable , IMO . in Bowness area
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Old 03-01-2018, 03:23 PM
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Well I ended up down at the glenmore bridge yesterday and just as expected I sucked. I don’t understand what my issue is but I’ve been flyfishing for 10 years now with no problems on any other water but the bow. For some reason that river just laughs in my face almost every time I go out. I have never read as much or tried as many techniques or watched as many videos as I have on the bow and haven’t gotten very far. I would say very minor improvement since I started and by that I mean I caught 5 or 6 fish on the bow last year with probably 15 times goin out and only 2 worth mentioning. Any advice that is not the typical bow river advice. Anyone doing anything crazy and unique that works for you. I feel like I’m the only one struggling this much for this long on this river
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Old 03-01-2018, 10:39 PM
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not a fly fisher as of yet but have caught trout and whites on a Royal coachman or cow dung snelled . brown hackle also worked for me
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Old 03-02-2018, 05:16 AM
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Thanks. Have tried coachmen but not cow dung. Do you just let them drift or do you weight them and sink them to the bottom.
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Old 03-02-2018, 05:40 PM
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The Bowness stretch is very tough in the winter. It looks unfishable at this time. Even March is really slow. Need to wait until spring and ice off.
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