New Regs for Bow

[Dr.Shortington]

Full bait ban and trout limit is ZERO on the Bow from Banff to Bassano this year. Bout fricken time!!!!

[crosman177]

Dissaspointed that whitefish isn't open anymore and that maggots is taken away. Made for some great fishing and feasts at the pump house theatre area.

[rasta]

Yeeeeeehaaaw finally!!!!!!!!that's great news..thx for making the day

[JReed]

Very good news! Goig to make it easier to identify and report poachers

[McLeod]

A BIG win for the invasives ! LOL

[Dr.Shortington]

Originally Posted by JReed

Very good news! Goig to make it easier to identify and report poachers

That's always been my biggest problem w/ the regs on the bow. Guys are keeping fish that "look" too big...but hard to tell from a ways away and you dont want to waste the C.O.'s time.

[Lornce]

Report a poacher is going to become much easier.

[Dennisg]

Awesome!!!!!

[Okotokian]

Strange, fishermen rejoicing about the right to take a fish being taken away.

Have fish populations collapsed on the Bow? Trout Unlimited Canada's 2015 Brown trout red study concluded:

"Overall, it appears that redd counts on the Bow River within the City of Calgary have increased from
previous surveys, indicating either more suitable habitat within the study area, a larger population of
spawning Brown Trout, potential issues around survey design and design differences, and/or a
combination of the above mentioned factors. Subsequent annual surveys are planned by the BRC to
continue to collect trend through time data of Brown Trout use of spawning areas in the Bow River
within the City of Calgary."

[goldscud]

Regs change in response to potential fish losses due to whirling disease

[Okotokian]

Originally Posted by goldscud

Regs change in response to potential fish losses due to whirling disease

Ah, thank you. I guess we shall see how prevalent it is.

[JReed]

I don't think it's strange that outdoorsmen want to protect such a special resource.

I think many would agree that with the amount of money we spend on fishing/hunting equipment, gas etc... it's more beneficial to buy a fish from the store as opposed to pulling one from the bow.

Personally, I'd rather catch a fish and safely turn it loose for another outdoorsman to enjoy, as opposed to 10 minutes of edible enjoyment.

Rights don't exist without resources.

[wind drift]

[QUOTE=Okotokian;3496214]Strange, fishermen rejoicing about the right to take a fish being taken away

For sporfishers, harvesting fish is a privilege, not a right.

[Dr.Shortington]

Originally Posted by JReed

I don't think it's strange that outdoorsmen want to protect such a special resource.

I think many would agree that with the amount of money we spend on fishing/hunting equipment, gas etc... it's more beneficial to buy a fish from the store as opposed to pulling one from the bow.

Personally, I'd rather catch a fish and safely turn it loose for another outdoorsman to enjoy, as opposed to 10 minutes of edible enjoyment.

Rights don't exist without resources.

Couldn't have said it better myself!!!

[ADIDAFish]

Sweet!

[Mr Flyguy]

[QUOTE=wind drift;3496691]

Originally Posted by Okotokian

Strange, fishermen rejoicing about the right to take a fish being taken away

For sportfishers, harvesting fish is a privilege, not a right.

Exactly!