Sep 10
Recently I have seen an increase in poaching on the Bow River while out fishing. Poaching is bad for our fisheries and can cause severe decline in fish populations rapidly. Not only is it against the law, but it is also harmful to any fishery, especially when the Bow River is in a steady decline, …
Aug 19
After three weeks of Time Of Day restrictions on the Bow River and the Eastern slopes, (ES1) the Alberta Government has removed the restriction as of today, August 19th 2023. https://mywildalberta.ca/fishing/advisories-corrections-closures/time-of-day-angling-restrictions.aspx Angling will be permitted once again after 2:00PM. It is still hot and I encourage everyone to still get out early in the morning …
Nov 27
This week I was interviewed by Michael Short of Let’s Go Outdoors regarding the latest article in the Conservation magazine, which is a publication of the Alberta Conservation association, written by Paul Christensen and Dr Michael Sullivan. We discuss the decline in the rainbow trout population in the Bow River and some possible solutions going …
Sep 21
What happened to the rainbow trout? This year has been a fairly good season for trout fishing the Bow River. Early spring and into July, the trout fishing on the lower Bow River (below Policeman’s Flats) had been great. At that time, we were experiencing great rainbow trout fishing with catch numbers around 20-40 fish …