Category: Winter Fishing the Bow River

A Daddy Daughter Day on The Bow River

brown trout winter fishing the Bow River

  Finally our cold snap broke long enough for my daughter and I to spend a few hours out on the banks of the Bow River. A few weeks ago we both decided some fresh air was in order. We walked a while before stopping along the banks of the Bow near Southland Dog Park. …

Continue reading

Mild Winter Weather Temptations

The-winter-sun-sets-on-the-Bow-River

Winter fishing at it’s finest Well now that the holidays are over and all the stress of Christmas shopping is past; it was a much needed break to fish the river the past few weeks. The sun broke free of the snowy clouds and we finally came out of those freezing -20 temperatures. I was away …

Continue reading

Trout Fishing In A Sunny Winter Wonderland

A colorful brown trout taken from the Bow River December 27 2011

  The winter sunlight hit the shimmering water early today, nine o’clock and time to rock. Time’s a ticking and the fish don’t catch themselves! We guzzled a few coffees and made the mad dash for the river. I’m not too sure why we were in such a hurry as we never encountered another fisherman …

Continue reading

Spin Fishing The Bow River On A Warm Winters Day

trout fishing the lower bow river December 10 2011

It ended just like it began! If you live in a place that gets’ cold and snows in the winter, you then know how hard it sometimes is to make it out to your local river for some open water fishing. Lucky I live in Alberta where a Chinook is a welcomed friend and a …

Continue reading