Bow
River - Upper and Lower reaches
Crowsnest
Oldman
Livingstone
Time spent fishing is not deducted
from your life span.
Spring is Here !!
Updated: May 14, 2012
Upper Bow conditions:
The upper Bow is flowing with a only lightly noticable murkiness. Recent warm days have started some snow melt at higher elevations. A few of this with nights staying warm to will get run off rolling. Check the regulations for local restrictions.
Upper Bow River flow rate :
1115 ft3/sec 31.6 m3/sec (@ 8:00 a.m.)
Bow
River Basin Flows
Visibility: ~4'
Water Temperature: 6oC
Upper Bow forecast:
Weather: Typical Rockies weather. Warm and sunny followed by cool and wet with rain-snow mix.
Banff
Weather
Lower Bow conditions:
Fishing has been prettytypical pre run off. Flows are up and visibility reduced but very fishable.
Visibility: Decent above Fish Creek.
Water Temperature: oC
What's
OPEN:
Inside the Park:
The Bow River: OPEN throughout the entire length.
Lakes: Low elevation lakes are CLOSED (Minnewanka, Two Jack, Johnson
Lakes). As of yesterday Minnewanka is breaking up and should be clear for opening weekend.
Outside the park:
Eastern slopes streams will open
June 16 2012.
Please, always check the regulations, available form the links
page.
HATCHES:
Not a lot. A few midge, BWO. Stoneflies should be moving.
FLIES:
Dries:
Streamers: Clausers, muddlers, buggers
Nymphs: stones, 20"er, hares ear, green drakes, worms (san
juan), black copper john.
Oldman, Livingstone and Highwood :
All reportedly now running dirty.
Other lakes :
Hector at Nakoda - No current report.
Gap Lake - No recent report.
TIGHT LINES: SCREAMING
REELS
Time spent fishing
is not deducted from your life span.
Hatch charts,
by their very nature are estimates ONLY. Actual hatch timing
varies greatly from year to year. Factors involved include,
but are not limited to: Snow pack, ambient air temperature,
water flow, water temperature, and water clarity.
|
| Month |
Fly Pattern |
Size |
Imitates |
Lower Bow River Hatch Chart
|
|
|
All season
Especially heavy
mid June to end
of July |
Elk hair caddis
Goddard caddis
Adams
Caddis pupae
Soft Hackle wet flies |
14, 16, 18
14, 16, 18
14, 16, 18
14, 16
14, 16 |
Adult Caddis
Adult Caddis
Adult Caddis
Caddis pupae
Caddis pupae |
Mid June to end
of July |
Light Cahill
Pale Morning Dun(PMD)
Thorax
PMD Spinner |
14, 16
14, 16
14, 16 |
PMD
PMD
PMD |
August 1 to mid
October |
Trico Thorax
Trico Spinner
Adams
Flying Ant - Red |
18, 20, 22
18, 20, 22
18, 20
16, 18 |
Tricorthyodes
Tricorthyodes
Tricorthyodes
Tricorthyodes |
Mid August to
end of October |
Blue Wing Olive
Adams |
18, 20
18, 20 |
Baetis
Baetis |
Mid July to end
of September |
Hoppers |
6, 8, 10 |
Grasshopper |
Upper Bow River Hatch Chart
|
|
|
| Early June |
Blue Wing Olive
Adams
March Brown |
16, 18, 20
16, 18, 20 |
Baetis
Baetis |
| Mid June to Mid
July |
Western Green Drake
Giant Golden Stone (Sofa Pillow)
Elk Hair Caddis
Goddard Caddis
Pale Morning Dun
|
10, 12, 14
4, 6, 8, 10
10, 12, 14, 16
12, 14, 16
12, 14, 16 |
Green Drake
Giant Golden Stone
Caddis
Caddis
PMD |
| Mid July to end
of August |
Elk Hair Caddis |
10, 12, 14, 16 |
Caddis |
| September and early
October |
Elk Hair Caddis
Blue Wing Olive |
10, 12, 14, 16
16, 18, 20 |
Caddis
Baetis |
Eastern Slope Streams Hatch Chart
|
|
|
| Mid June to Mid
July |
Western Green Drake
Giant Golden Stone (Sofa Pillow)
Elk Hair Caddis
Goddard Caddis
Pale Morning Dun
Adams |
10, 12, 14
4, 6, 8, 10
10, 12, 14, 16
12, 14, 16
12, 14, 16
16, 18, 20, 22 |
Green Drake
Giant Golden Stone
Caddis
Caddis
PMD
Baetis |
| Mid July to end
of August |
Western Green Drake
Elk Hair Caddis
Goddard Caddis
PMD
Adams
Hoppers |
12, 14, 16
12, 14, 16
12, 14, 16
14, 16
16, 18, 20, 22
6, 8, 10 |
|
| Later |
Hoppers
Elk Hair Caddis |
6, 8, 10
12, 14, 16
|
|
Nymphs: Use 'em pretty much all season. Use emergers of
the insects in the hatch chart appropriate for the time of
season.
|
| Gold
ribbed hares ear: 8 to 18 (depending on what you are imitaing) |
| Black
stone fly: 6 to 14 |
| Golden
stone fly: 6 to 10 |
| Prince:
8 to 16 |
| Pheasant
tail: 10 to 16 |
| Olive
flash back: 10 to 14 |
| |
Steamers:
use 'em all season. Great searching patterns when nothing
is rising
|
| Bow
River bugger: 2 to 8 |
| Clauser:
2 to 8 |
| Leeches
(black or green or white): 4 to 10 |
| Muddlers:
4 to 10 |
| Wooly
buggers (black, green or white): 2 to 10 |
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