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CANADIAN ROCKIES
THE FISHING
dave brown OUTFITTERS
The fishing on the Bow really
starts to get going in late April,
corresponding with hatches of
Baetis and Midges, as well as a
few Skwala Stoneflies. Towards
mid May the trout really start
to look up as March Browns
and Caddis make their appearance.
Although the rainbows
are moving up tributaries to
spawn, the fishing remains excellent
as there are still plenty
of rainbows in the river to keep
things interesting.
Anchor B Ranch & The Oldman River Drainage
Located in South Western Alberta, on the
Banks of the Oldman River, the Anchor “B”
Ranch - Fly fishing Lodge is the first lodge of
its kind in the Canadian Rockies offering unforgettable
angling adventures on a multitude
of famous and not so famous rivers including
the Oldman, Livingstone, Croswsnest, Highwood,
Waterton, and Castle Rivers. The Elk
River is a scenic one hour drive away as well.
These rivers vary from alpine cutthroat
streams, medium sized foothill rainbow and
brown trout waters, and prairie tailwater
rivers along with the variety of creeks and
streams. Again, anglers are able to target four
species of trout including, brown, cutthroat,
bull and rainbow, not to mention cuttbows.
All the rivers are perfectly suited to dry fly
fishing which is DBO’s preferred method under
most conditions.
The Bow River --- Calgary, Alberta
Southern Alberta’s Bow River is a fly fisher’s
paradise, especially if you are after BIG brown
trout. Located inside and downstream of the
City of Calgary this big tailwater river boasts
a self sustaining combined population of 3000
rainbow and brown trout per mile that average
a solid eighteen inches. It is easy to see
why the Bow River is rated as one of the best
big fish rivers in Western North America.
The fifty mile trophy stretch is best suited
to floating, even by western standards it is
consider a big river with a flow that averages
around 3500 c.f.s, and the average width of
the river is 80 yards. Except for very low
winter flows the river is impossible to cross.
Downstream of the city, the river has carved
a spectacular valley. The banks are lined with
Cottonwood and Aspen stands that give way
to grass covered breaks and sandstone cliffs.
Depending on the conditions, during the
course of a day you could find yourself fishing
streamers, nymphs and large attractor
dry flies from a moving drift boat, and then
stalking large, surface feeding brown or rainbow
trout feeding on small caddis or mayflies.
From ripping large streamers, chunking
large terrestrials -- or situations that demand
light tippets, small dry flies and a delicate
presentation; the Bow offers something for
all angling styles and preferences. There are
also many opportunities to
find yourself out of the boat
and wading up or along a
myriad of side channels, back
channels, riffles and high banks
casting “hopper –dropper” or
light nymph rigs to large trout
spotted feeding below ...
Consider the Bow as a 2-3
day addition to a complete
D.B.O. itinerary, or simply take
a direct and inexpensive commercial
flight into Calgary for
a long weekend trout fix!
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