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Slowing it down for those big Bow River Browns

It’s that time of the year when the water temps have gotten much colder. There is snow on the ground and the fish are heading for their over-winter holes. These are locations in the river where the water is deep enough, and the river cannot entirely freeze solid to the bottom. The fish are getting …

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Big China on the Bow River

Team work makes the dream work. I had the privilege and pleasure of meeting up with fellow teammate, and friend, Garther last year when Garther was in town visiting family. Garther had asked if I could take him out on the Bow River, as that river has been “his nemesis”. I gladly accepted and here …

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Itchin For Some Open Water Fishin

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  The cabin fever blues As the snow falls downward, blanketing the once brown grass of just a few months ago, to now pale white, I look out the window and dream! Dream of the fish in the river that lie waiting, slowly swimming near the bottom or slowly rising near the edge of the …

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Blown Out Bow River

A washed out boat launch at Policeman's Flats

June 20 2013 Destruction and devastation of the likes I have never seen firsthand with my own eye balls. I witnessed the floods here in Calgary in 2005 and thought that was massive, which it was. Now this flood is at least three times worse than 2005 and I have heard worse than the flood …

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