River Reports - August 11th, 2007
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Bow River Report - August 11th, 2007
Fishing Conditions
Cooler, rainy weather earlier this week gave us just what we needed. Cooler water temperatures and cloudy days and the river lit up pretty good.
There are very good Trico spinner falls in the mornings. The cooler the morning, the later the spinner fall. Rising fish on caddis has been good, particularily on the cloudy days. Starting to see more Hopper eats so a Hopper/Dropper is not a bad way to go. A small (14 or 16) tungsten bead nymph has been fairly productive of late, especially in the riffles and seams.
There have been lots of Pseudo Mayflies in the afternoons with a few fish eating them and on the rainy days late last wee we even saw Baetis (already!).
Streamer fishing was very good on the cloudy days but is even worthwhile on the sunny days. Cooler temperatures forecast over the next week will likely be a big boost for fishing.
** Please remember, with warmer water temperatures it is very important to land fish quickly and take extra care in their release.
Hatches
Caddis, Tricos, Hoppers, Pseudocloen.
Fly Selection
Streamers: Conehead Rubberleg Bow River Bugger, Kingrey's Hot Head Leech, Silveys Sculpin Leech, Medusa-Fleshy & Black/Blue, Fox's Sleech-Copper/Black.
Nymphs: R/L Copper John-Black/Copper #14, Tung Stud-Olive or Amber #14, Bloom's Tung Dart, Tungsten Soft Hackle.
Dry Flies: Wilcox's VW Hopper, Quigley's Slice Above Hopper, Parachute Frankenhopper, CDC Caddis, Blooms CDC Caddis, Chernobyl Ant Black/Tan #10, Bloom's Parachute Caddis, Wilcox's AC Caddis, Fat Albert, Wilcox's Glo-Ant.
Flow Rates & 5 Day Forcast
Click on the links below to see the Bow River's current flow rates and local 5 day wearther forcast.
For up to the minute reports feel free to contact Country Pleasures. We would be happy to fill you in on the Bow River's current status and what fly patterns are working the best.
Crowsnest River Report - August 11th, 2007
Fishing Conditions
Reports from the Crow have been good. Hoppers, Caddis, PMD,s have all been producing fish. The cooler weather will translate into even better fishing on the Crow in the coming week.
** Please remember, with warmer water temperatures it is very important to land fish quickly and take extra care in their release.
Hatches
PMDs, Caddis, Flavilinea (Green Drakes), Hoppers.
Fly Selection
Streamers: Slump Buster, C/H Bow River Bugger
Nymphs: Rock'n Roller Stone, G/B Bee-Otch Creek Nymph, Penn Stone, Karnopp's Stone, WMD Stone, R/L Copper John, Tung Stud, Bloom's Tung Dart, Tungsten Soft Hackle.
Dries: Trina's Etha Wing Dun (PMD), AC Caddis, Parachute Green Drake, Green Drake Paradrake Frankenhopper, Rainy's Grand Hopper.
Flow Rates & 5 Day Forcast
Click on the links below to see the Crowsnest River's current flow rates and 5 day wearther forcast.
For up to the minute Crowsnest River reports feel free to contact Country Pleasures. We would be happy to fill you in on the rivers current status and what fly patterns are working the best
High Country River Report - August 11th, 2007
Fishing Conditions
Due to the extremely high fire hazard a large portion of the high country streams are currently closed to any access.
The Upper Highwood, Cataract, and streams to the north of Calgary remain open and are fishing well. As of just a couple of days ago we had heard that the Red Deer was running dirty due to heavy rain.
Hatches
Caddis, Green Drakes, Hoppers.
Fly Selection
Nymphs: B/H Prince Nymph, Morrish WMD Stone, Dirty Bird, Karnopps Stone.
Dries: Parachute Adams, AC Caddis, Wilcox VW Hopper-Tan, PMD Comparadun, CDC Caddis, Blooms CDC Caddis, Chernobyl Ant #10, Bloom's Parachute Caddis.
For up to the minute Highcountry River reports feel free to contact our shop . We can tell you the rivers current status and what fly patterns are working the best
Previous River Reports
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