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‘Tis the season – to fish ……

Updated May 13, 2008

Upper Bow conditions:

Upper Bow River flow rate : 410 ft3/sec 11.7 m3/sec (@ 8:00 a.m.)

http://www3.gov.ab.ca/env/water/basins/BasinForm.cfm

Run off has yet to commence. Normal to a bit more in the snow packs feeding the Bow drainage.

Visibility: 6+ feet Water Temperature: 8 ½ oC

Upper Bow forecast:

Hot weather for the weekend may see the start of snow melt at higher elevations.

Weather:

http://www.weathernetwork.ca/weather/cities/can/pages/CAAB0016.htm

Lower Bow conditions:

Early season conditions.

What's OPEN:

Inside the Park:

The Bow River: The river is open.

Lakes:


Lower elevation lakes (Minnewanka, Johnson; Two Jack) in the park open May 17 2008. Lake Minnewanka is still frozen.

Outside the park:

The Bow, the Bow, and the Bow. All sections above and below 'The City' are now open.

Eastern slopes streams open June 16 2008. The main run off on the upper level streams appears to be over but for an occasional blip caused by a rain storm or some really hot weather to accelerate snow melt at the highest elevations.

Please, always check the regulations, available form the links page.

HATCHES:

Blue wing olives on those cloudy days.

FLIES:

Dries: adams, bwo’s, hoppers in some areas, green drakes, caddis, pmd

Streamers: Clausers, muddlers, buggers

Nymphs: stones, 20”er, hares ear, green drakes, worms (san juan), #18 black copper john.

Oldman, Livingstone and Highwood.

Open June 16, 2008

Other lakes :

Hector at Nakoda – Reportedly winter killed AGAIN – time to give up on this one.

Gap Lake - no recent report

TIGHT LINES: SCREAMING REELS

Time spent fishing is not deducted from your life span.

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