And she thinks we're just fishing

"Trashed" - Mon April 14, 7:00 pm. Cardel Theatre

"Trashed" - Mon April 14, 7:00 pm. Cardel Theatre

Join REAP Business Association for our 6th annual Down to Earth Week - a celebration of local, sustainable living presented by First Calgary Financial, Bullfrog Power, and Calgary Herald. As part of Down to Earth Week this year, we're hosting the Film Screening: Trashed.

More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/266440800196892/

The Bow River Ain't Dead

"The Bow River Ain't Dead." from chroniclesofcod on Vimeo.

A quick clip masher of some of the fish and the fun from 2 days of pre-fishing the Bow River, Calgary post 2013 floods. 

The fish are still here, bright, fat, feisty, plentiful, and happy

Detonation Studios at Simms Ice Out/Shoot Out

"We did it! We took first place at the Simms ice-out shoot out event! A huge amount of respect to the other film makers who competed and to the sponsors that make this event so special!" - Detonation Studios posted on Facebook today.

While we await Detonation's winning 2012 video, "Untitled", we offer their 2011 submission for your viewing pleasure. :-)

SIMMS shoot-out submission. from Detonation Studios on Vimeo.

Swift Current Productons at Simms Ice Out/Shoot Out

"Extremely honored and happy with our second place finish at the Simms Fishing Products Shoot Out. It was an unbelievable experience and we enjoyed some epic fishing. Looking forward to future projects and competing again next year! Stay tuned for a link to our Shoot Out submission, "Lights Out"."   - Swift Current Productions, posted on Facebook earlier today.

While we wait for the winning video to be posted, here is an earlier video for you to enjoy.

Boat Launch Report - April 02 2012

Just prior to this past weekend, I began getting calls from my shuttle clients wondering about Bow River boat launch conditions, especially those below Policeman's Flats.

So we set aside a good part of Monday, April 02, to visit them all, from the top of the river to the bottom. The odometer clocked in at 194.5 kms.

The new, and very solid, red and white gate is still up at the Riverside Quays condo development at the 17 Ave/Cushing Bridge boat launch.

However, we've learned from two different sources, including Fly Fish Calgary Forum, that this gate was installed by the condo developer, and not by the City.

The condo developer had also installed a locked chain across the other entrance to the boat launch road. That chain has now been unlocked at the request of the City.

Stay tuned.  Things could get interesting at this location when the Harvie Passage officially opens later this spring. 

The 22X/Fish Creek Park boat launch was opened the weekend before last, as was noted on my Blog at the time.

We did our first shuttle to McKinnon Flats yesterday (Tuesday). These hardy fly fishers were willing to drag their drift boat over the ice, as they have done in past years.

If you'd like to compare the current boat launch conditions to what they were a month ago, you can see my March 02 boat launch report here.

Here is what conditions looked like in our early April 2011 report "It's S'no'w Joke". Quite a difference between last year, "The Winter That Wouldn't End", and this year, "The Winter That Wasn't"!

All photos: Copyright Bow River Shuttles All Rights Reserved

17th Ave/Cushing Bridge

Glenmore Trail/Graves Landing

22X/Fish Creek Park

Policeman's Flats

McKinnon Flats

Legacy Island

Carseland/Johnson's Island

Fly Fishing Peview 2012

Some local Alberta early season fly fishing.

Play again

PLAY AGAIN is a new documentary about the consequences of a childhood removed from nature.

Via: CPAWS