March 31, 2016
I was down exploring the boat launches this past weekend. I have been dying to get in the boat and float the river. With all this lovely weather we are having, I think it is way past due for me! The ideal float right now would be Policeman’s Flats to McKinnon Flats but the gate at McKinnon remains closed until April the 15th. The good news is, legacy island is ice free now and ready for put in’s and take out’s. I stopped at Legacy Island last Saturday and decided to fish for an hour before heading south to Carseland. I landed a sweet brown trout after 40 minutes of fishing. I then packed up and drove the short 15 minutes to the weir where I was ecstatic to see no ice around the launch.
The boat launches that are open on the Bow River now are Graves Landing (Glenmore Trail), Policeman’s Flats, Legacy Island and Carseland Weir. The launches that are closed are 22X and McKinnon Flats as they are in the protected park. Both 22X and McKinnon will open April the 15th 2016.
I will be launching this Saturday from Legacy to Carseland and will give you all an update as to how that stretch fished and how long the float trip took to complete.
Tight lines and happy fishing friends.
