Kids at Western Canadian Fly Fishing Expo

"Discovery Island" included kids casting with Fish Tales Fly Shop, Alberta Conservation Association virtual fishing machine, Trout Unlimited Canada's Yellow Fish Road, Bow Habitat Station's fishing games and fish ID puzzles, Superfly tying tables with the Calgary Hook and Hackle Club and the Northern Lights Fly Tyers, face painting, balloons and more.

  
Kids casting with Terry Johnson of Fish Tales Fly Shop

Face & body painting

Alberta Conservation Association virtual fishing machine

Bow Habitat Station's fishing games

  
Trout Unlimited Canada's Yellow Fish Road

Face painting. If you look real close, you can see this girl's eyes were closed. The tiger eyes are painted on her eyelids! Every time these kids blinked, you saw tiger eyes.

Bow Habitat Station's fishing games

Trout Unlimited Canada's Yellow Fish Road

Bow Habitat Station's fishing games

Trout Unlimited Canada's Yellow Fish Road

Superfly tying tables with the Calgary Hook and Hackle Club and the Northern Lights Fly Tyers

Superfly tying tables with the Calgary Hook and Hackle Club and the Northern Lights Fly Tyers

Emergers & Woven Stonefly

Emergers & Woven Stonefly

Sat Jan 18 (10 am): Emergers: Patterns and Techniques. Peter Crowe-Swords has been guiding the Bow off and on for over twenty years. He is a true master of the rising fish, especially those trickier targets. Come and see Pete’s favorite “techie” bugs. At Country Pleasures Fly Fishing

Tues Feb 4 (12:00 noon): Woven Stonefly. Per fly class: Patterns designed to be tied quickly as they are used by guides on local waters. Info including cost http://bit.ly/1ii57nP. At Bow River Troutfitters

Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour (Calgary) - Feb 05-08, 2014

Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour (Calgary) - Feb 05-08, 2014

Your last chance to see the World Tour in Calgary, at the John Dutton Theatre!

http://www.mountainfilm.ca/

Looking back along the Bow River - 2012 Season

Photo, © 2012 Bow River Shuttles All rights reserved

August 2012

#bowriver #flyfishing

Looking back along the Bow River - 2012 Season

Photo, © 2012 Bow River Shuttles All rights reserved

August 2012

#bowriver #flyfishing

CONFLUENTUS

CONFLUENTUS - Fly Fishing - An Adipose Fly Fishing Production from Adipose Productions on Vimeo.

In the summer of 2013, the boys from Adipose Fly Fishing ventured north to a part of Alberta that few anglers have ever set foot in.

Looking back along the Bow River - 2012 Season

Photo, © 2012 Bow River Shuttles All rights reserved 2012

August 2012

#bowriver #flyfishing

Pete Seeger (1919-2014)

Simms Fishing - 2014 Gear Guide

Simms Fishing Products - 2014 Gear Guide

Yes, it's a catalog. Plus, it's got a sweet video, "Late Fall", produced by our Back Cast Fly Fishing Film Festival supporter AR Beattie, some cool photo essays in a slide show format, several stories from the fly fishing world, in addition to product info and product videos.

View catalog here: http://bit.ly/1ngUxAB

Today, let's talk.

Bell will donate 5¢ more to mental health initiatives for every:

• Text message sent*
• Mobile and long distance call made*
• Tweet using #BellLetsTalk
• Facebook share of our Bell Let’s Talk image
•  http://ow.ly/t0e3k #BellLetsTalk

Looking back along the Bow River - 2012 Season

August 2012

#bowriver #flyfishing

Alberta’s Heritage of Wildlife and Headwaters Up for Grabs

Map by John Weaver – Wildlife Conservation Society Canada

Alberta’s Heritage of Wildlife and Headwaters Up for Grabs

***DEADLINE EXTENDED*** Provide your comments on the draft South Saskatchewan Regional Plan by February 28, 2014. http://conta.cc/1ftsg8E

By Dr. John Weaver, National Geographic

When the famous naturalist and guide Andy Russell led hunters and summer visitors on horseback through southwest Alberta during 1930s-1950s, the country was wild, the waters clean and full of native trout, and wildlife roamed the mountains in security.

But over the past 50 years, expanding resource extraction and associated roads have penetrated most of these remote valleys. Once-abundant populations have been diminished, habitat security has been breached, connectivity has been fractured, and genetic integrity compromised.

Read more here: http://bit.ly/1kAe1yH

A message from 6-time Olympic medalist Clara Hughes.

A message from 6-time Olympic medalist Clara Hughes.

Tomorrow is Bell Let's Talk Day! Participation is easy and every little bit helps. Here's a message from Clara Hughes on how you can take part and make a difference. Please share. http://ow.ly/sZxXq #BellLetsTalk

Looking back along the Bow River - 2012 Season

Photo, © 2012 Bow River Shuttles All rights reserved

Gearing up for a two boat float

August 2012

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Day 3 at Western Canadian Fly Fishing Expo

Michelle, owner/operator of Bow River Shuttles, sporting her brand new cap from Trout Unlimited Canada. - at Western Canadian Fly Fishing Exposition 

"When I grow up, I'm gonna row this Clacka for my dad!" ClackaCraft Drift Boats

 Chris Sepio at Fish Gloomis

 
Redington

Taking a photo of taking a photo. :-)  Jennifer Bird, Publisher, Fly Fusion Magazine, getting the shot as Sandy Bird looks on. 

The ladies from Casting for Life  http://www.castingforlife.com/ 

  
Western Sky Land Trust   http://www.westernskylandtrust.ca/

 
 The Trout Shop from Craig, Montana

Come to 'The Church' at the Western Canadian Fly Fishing Expo

It's a fine Sunday morning in The City of Calgary and Southern Alberta. What to do? How about coming to "The Church" at the Western Canadian Fly Fishing Exposition? :-) 

First Alliance Church Calgary

And after that, drop by my Bow River Shuttles booth and say hi!

Day 2 at Western Canadian Fly Fishing Expo

Michelle, owner/operator of Bow River Shuttles chatting with shuttle client. - Western Canadian Fly Fishing Exposition — at Spruce Meadows.

 
                      Calgary Women Fly Fishers Club 

Calgary Hook and Hackle Club  

 Maxwell Dean Robinson at LOOP Canada

 

Rod builder Will Van Horn at Fish Tales Fly Shop 

 
John Nishi (yellow shirt, back to camera), member Fly Fishing Team Canada at Echo Fly Fishing

Trout Unlimited Canada Provicial biologist Brian Meagher and TUC biologist Lesley Peterson 

 
Hyde Drift Boats 

Day 1 for Bow River Shuttles at Western Canadian Fly Fishing Exposition

Day 1 for Bow River Shuttles at Western Canadian Fly Fishing Exposition

 Michelle puts the finishing touches on her display table, minutes before the crowds pour in at 12:00 noon today. 

Jim McLennan of McLennan Fly Fishing

 Canadian artist Patrick Markle

 
NRS Clearwater Drifter Boat

 
Hardy and Greys

 
Celebrity casting instructor April Vokey- FlyGal Ventures

 Springbrook/TFO Canada

Lipstick and mascara being applied

Lipstick and mascara being applied

Mid afternoon today (Thursday) and the place is getting all dolled up for the Western Canadian Fly Fishing Exposition.

My Bow River Shuttles booth is on right, behind the TFO space.

We'll see you at noon tomorrow!

The Perogy Boyz at Back Cast Fly Fishing Film Festival - Feb 19, 2014

 

The Perogy Boyz at Back Cast Fly Fishing Film Festival - Feb 19, 2014

Enjoy a tasty dinner and some great movies! The Perogy Boyz food truck on site. Gourmet Eastern European-inspired street food!

2013 Winner Best Food Truck | Fast Forward Magazine
2013 Readers’ Choice Award | Calgary Herald

http://perogyboyz.com/
https://twitter.com/PerogyBoyz
https://www.facebook.com/perogyboyz

Bow River Shuttles at 2014 Western Canadian Fly Fishing Exposition!

Western Canadian Fly Fishing Exposition - Don't Miss It! from Fly Fusion Magazine on Vimeo.


Bow River Shuttles at 2014 Western Canadian Fly Fishing Exposition!
 
Drop by my booth this weekend and say hello!
 
The Expo has been running for 12 years, and this is my 12th appearance at the event! 

- Michelle

Spruce Meadows Equiplex
18011 Spruce Meadows Way SW
Calgary, AB

JANUARY 24 - 26, 2014
Friday | 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Saturday | 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sunday | 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Back Country Film Festival - Jan 25 2014

Back Country Film Festival - Jan 25 2014

"It's that time of Year again! We are bringing the Backcountry Film Fest Back to Smithers and this year we are raising money for the Skeena Watershed Conservation Coalition!!"

More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/725265067491551/

 
2013 Winter Wildlands Alliance Back Country Film Festival Trailer from Backcountry Film Festival on Vimeo.

Looking back along the Bow River - 2012 Season

Photo, © 2012 Bow River Shuttles All rights reserved

A unique double decker trailer. The only one along the Bow River, as far as we know.

August 2012

#bowriver #flyfishing

Women in Trout Unlimited (USA)

Neil Young, the oil sands and the damage done

Photo: Steve Russell/Toronto Star/ Get Stock

Neil Young, the oil sands and the damage done

by Andrew Leach, McLeans, Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Neil Young and the Honour the Treaties Tour is crossing the country in support of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation’s court challenge against Shell’s proposal to expand its mining operations north of Fort McMurray.

The biggest risk I see from this tour is not that Neil Young says things which are wrong (there have been a few), that he blames Prime Minister Harper for promoting an industry that has played an important role in the policies of pretty well every Prime Minister to precede him in the past four decades (that part was pretty clear), or, least of all, that he’s a famous musician who hasn’t spent his life working on energy policy. The biggest risk I see is that all of the heat and light around the Neil Young tour will distract you from what you should do, which is to sit down, read the mine approval, and decide for yourself what you think.

Read article: http://bit.ly/1dwUEPH

Looking back along the Bow River - 2012 Season

Photo, © 2012 Bow River Shuttles All rights reserved

August 2012

#bowriver #flyfishing