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Friday, August 24, 2012
Looking back along the Bow River - Season 2011
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Today along the Bow River - August 2012
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| Thursday morning casting practice from the gravel bar. All photos, Copyright Bow River Shuttles All Rights Reserved |
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| Another practical raft with a fishing frame. Late morning at Mac. |
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| Thursday afternoon launch of a fully restored wooden drift boat. |
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A blooming problem - Wetland loss major factor in algae problem in Alberta lakes
Ducks Unlimited Canada: Letter to the Editor
A blooming problem - Wetland loss major factor in algae problem in Alberta lakes
By Perry McCormick
Manager of Provincial Operations in Alberta
Ducks Unlimited Canada
Stonewall, Man., Aug 2, 2012 — Dear Editor: Over the last few weeks, water quality issues have been surfacing throughout Alberta. Some lakes, most recently Pigeon Lake, are being negatively impacted by algae blooms, which has placed them under algae advisories. This greatly impacts summer recreational activities that normally take place at these lakes, can be lethal to fish stocks and could even start influencing property values on the affected lakes.
The questions on everyone's minds are - why is this happening and how can it be stopped?
Some blame the water quality issues on development, farm run-off, sewage run-off and dropping water levels. But, what you might not know is that wetlands, including marshes and ponds, play a significant role in the water quality of our lakes and rivers.
Looking back along the Bow River - Season 2011
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Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Today along the Bow River - August 2012
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| Trolling for trout. Can you spot the green fly fishing line, over the fly fisher's right shoulder and the stern of the canoe? All photos, Copyright Bow River Shuttles All Rights Reserved 2012 |
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| This is Mike's new plate. He tells us that near the end of every trip, he says "This will be the last cast". He says it over and over and over... :-) |
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| One of the smartest looking fishing rafts we've seen |
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Boyd Schlenker 1975-2012
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| Boyd Schlenker |
We were saddened to learn of the untimely death of Boyd Schlenker. Boyd will be missed by many in the fly fishing community.
Randy Seitz, Cypress Fly Fishing Club, sent an email of condolence to Brent Schlenker, the father of Boyd Schlenker. Here is part of the reply he received from Brent:
Randy Seitz, Cypress Fly Fishing Club, sent an email of condolence to Brent Schlenker, the father of Boyd Schlenker. Here is part of the reply he received from Brent:
"Boyd was actually the originator of Cypress Fly Fishing and had the idea of having a fly fishing club part of our company. His vision has brought several good seminars and fishing experts to our small city. He was so enthusiastic to create this opportunity to have others join him and learn of the many fish and destinations that were at reach for all of us including myself.
This concept was put into action and the most wonderful relationships and fishing opportunities were born"
Looking back along the Bow River - Season 2011
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Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Today along the Bow River - August 2012
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| Precision casting. Photo, Copyright Bow River Shuttles All Rights Reserved 2012 |
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Bow River - Run Off 2012
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The flow rate of the Bow River at Calgary has remained in the 105 cms range for the past 24 hours, after dropping down from around the 130 cms level that it had been at since August 15.
Bow River Fishing Report - Courtesy Country Pleasures Fly Fishing
Bow River Report –August 20, 2012
Pretty decent fishing over the last several days, other than the massive water drop last Wednesday, that wasn’t so good.
Hopper fishing has been pretty good, we’re seeing more Caddis, and Tricos are getting going!
Like always, the lower light (cloudy) days will fish easier.
Hatches: Hoppers, Caddis, PMD’s, Tricos, Pseudos on the cloudy days
Streamers: Slap-N-Tickle, C/H R/L Bugger-Black, Egg Stealing Super Sculpin
Nymphs: Tung Stud, Peacock Water Boatman, TB Biotic Nymph
Dry Flies: Berrett’s Golden Stone-Barred Leg, Frankenhopper, Slice Above Hopper, Bloom’s CDC Caddis, Glitter Flag Ant
Looking back along the Bow River - Season 2011
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Monday, August 20, 2012
Today along the Bow River - August 2012
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| Cast over there! All photos, Copyright Bow River Shuttles All Rights Reserved 2012 |
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| You know you're in the cab of a fly fisher's truck when ... |
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| Saw our first combine out in a field today, along the Bow River. A sure sign that fall is on its way. |
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Bow River Fishing Report - from Aug 11, 2012
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| Resting up for the big trip. Photo, Copyright Bow River Shuttles All Rights Reserved 2012 |
"A Belated fishing report for last Saturday. Started the day nymphing and landed 3 rainbows in first couple of hours on hares ear and pheasant tail nymphs size 14.
Switched to hopper dropper by midday and turned a dozen fish on the hopper. Landed 4 rainbows biggest 16 inches and had two LDRs with.big fish. Brown fat Albert turned the most fish. Droppers were caddis emergers or size 12 14 soft hackle wet flies. Hooked some small to medium size Bows on the dropper.
Busy day on the river Many drift boats, canoes, and other floating craft. Most of the prime locations were occupied so we didn't stop and look for snouts.
Significant amount of fishers were using "pots and pans" and seemed to be hooking fish.
Netted several Bows on caddis in the evening, no monsters. Did not chuck streamers this trip
Only the single fisher in the boat and netted 15 fish. I think the hopper fishing is just beginning and will stay hot till the first frost.
Had a great day.
Cheers,"
- THANKS TO ERIC M. FOR THIS FISHING REPORT.
Looking back along the Bow River - Season 2011
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Sunday, August 19, 2012
Today along the Bow River - August 2012
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| Sunday drifting, pontooning and horse back riding. Bow River and Alberta, eh?. All photos, Copyright Bow River Shuttles All Rights Reserved 2012 |
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Looking back along the Bow River - Season 2011
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| Photo, Copyright Bow River Shuttles All Rights Reserved 2011 |
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Today along the Bow River - August 2012
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| Early morning Saturday. All Photos, Copyright Bow River Shuttles All Rights Reserved 2012 |
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| Early evening Saturday |
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| Late evening Saturday |
Friday, August 17, 2012
Today along the Bow River - August 2012
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| Photo, Copyright Bow River Shuttles All Rights Reserved 2012 |
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Live music fans to celebrate Toast n' Jam (Calgary) - Aug 16 & 17, 2012
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The Next Ones
Calgary Herald
August 8, 2012
Peer into the musical future with the City of Calgary’s Toast ’n’ Jam wrap-up concerts. Lucky young musicians and bands in the music-development program hit the stage to showcase their precocious stylings.
Looking back along the Bow River - Season 2011
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| Photo, Copyright Bow River Shuttles All Rights Reserved 2011 |
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Today along the Bow River - August 2012
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| Photo, Copyright Bow River Shuttles All Rights Reserved 2012 |
Over the past 36 hours, the Bow River at Calgary has decreased to below 150 cms for the first time since early June!
The flow rate changes have been erratic, to say the least!
At 6:00 am yesterday (Aug 15), the flow rate was at about 170 cms, a range it had been in since Aug 03.
By 12:00 noon, it had dropped to 101 cms, a decrease of almost 70 cms!!
It bounced around just above that level for a few hours, but by 5:00 pm, it was back down to 100 cms.
Two hours later, by 7:00 pm, it was up to 132 cms. And it has remained in that range over the past 24 hours.
For current Bow River conditions and weather forecast, click on this link:
Bow River - Run Off 2012
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The flow rate of the Bow River at Calgary has come down to below 150 cms for the first time since early June!
Calgary International ReggaeFest - August 15-18, 2012
Calgary ReggaeFest's Main Stage event isn’t just for Reggae fans. It’s a full day family event that transcends racial, cultural and musical boundaries. With live performances from Canadian and international Reggae artistes, ReggaeFest features a beer garden, separate youth area, and plenty of arts & crafts. Or get a taste of Reggae culture from the many food vendors.
Reggae Fest: Come for the party, stay for the music
By Stephen Hunt,
Calgary Herald
August 16, 2012
Some festivals sell a headliner. This year, the Calgary Reggae Festival asked itself a question: do people come for the names, or do they come for the experience of the festival itself?
Looking back along the Bow River - Season 2011
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| Spin fishing from a tandem pontoon boat. Copyright Bow River Shuttles All Rights Reserved 2011 |
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Today along the Bow River - August 2012
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| Wednesday twosome. Photo, Copyright Bow River Shuttles All Rights Reserved 2012 |
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The Contemporary Sportsman – Fall 2012
In this issue of The Contemporary Sportsman:
- Part II of Jeff Bright’s salmon-fishing adventure on Iceland’s Big Laxa.
- Henry Gilbey on fishing the saltwater flats of the remote Seychelles.
- The second installment from Norm Zeigler’s Rivers of Shadow, Rivers of Sun.
Looking back along the Bow River - Season 2011
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| Photo, Copyright Bow River Shuttles All Rights Reserved 2011 |
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Today along the Bow River - August 2012
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| Must be his day off. :-) Tuesday morning on the Bow. Photo, Copyright Bow River Shuttles All Rights Reserved 2012 |
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Spaghetti Western Festival (Calgary) - Aug 18 & 19, 2012
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Spaghetti Western firmly on Calgary’s musical menu
By Mike Bell,
Calgary Herald
August 1, 2012
To say the Spaghetti Western Festival has been quietly working its way into the city’s cultural fabric for the past half-decade would be somewhat misleading: there’s nothing quiet about the rip-roaring good time.
But still, the free festival on Olympic Plaza which features some of this area’s finest country and western artists alongside national and international names, has grown incrementally over the previous four years. This year, it celebrates its milestone with its first two-day outing (Aug. 18 and 19) with its biggest event, yet — surprising even its organizer Matt Masters.
Spaghetti Western Festival: a down-to-earth affair
By Sebastian Buzzalino
BeatRoute Magazine
In stark contrast to the endless, grandiose glitz and gluttony of the Stampede, the free Spaghetti Western Festival is a much more modest, down-to-earth affair, primarily designed to showcase and celebrate country music in Calgary and beyond.
For the past five years, the Spaghetti Western Festival has humbly called Olympic Plaza its home for a day in August, open and free to the public. This year, however, with the help of Calgary 2012, Matt Masters, curator and director of the festival, is pleased to report that they are able to expand their line-up across two days, making a weekend out of it.
Bow River Fishing Report - Courtesy Country Pleasures Fly Fishing
Bow River Report – August 14, 2012
The river has fished quite well over the last week. Rising fish can be found here and there on Caddis and PMDs.
The Hopper thing is going pretty good (it’s so nice to catch fish on foam! July kind of sucked)
Lots of fish finally up on bars and structures! If they won’t eat a dry, throw a small bead like the Tung Dart. They can’t help themselves.
Hatches: Hoppers, Caddis, PMD’s, Tricos, Pseudos on the cloudy days
Streamers: Silvey’s Sculpin Leech-Black/Olive/White #4, Egg Sucking Leech-Black, Marabou Clouser-Black/White
Nymphs: Tungsten Biotic Nymph-Olive #12, Tung Stud-Olive #14, Tung Dart
Dry Flies: Quigley’s Film Critic-PMD #16, Bloom’s Parachute Caddis, Berrett’s Hopper, Yeagers Hopper-Tan
Looking back along the Bow River - Season 2011
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| Vehicle passenger side mirrors state that "Objects in mirror are closer than they appear". In this case, objects are further away than they appear. Shot with a Canon SX30IS with a 35X Optical Zoom. Photo, Copyright Bow River Shuttles All Rights Reserved 2011 |
Monday, August 13, 2012
Today along the Bow River - August 2012
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| Hitting the bottom end of the Bow River on Monday. Photo, Copyright Bow River Shuttles All Rights Reserved 2012 |
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Bow River Fishing Report - Courtesy Bow River Troutfitters
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| Photo, courtesy K Snarr/Bow River Troutfitters |
"The fishing over the past 2 weeks has been stellar. Flows are coming down and the vis is now around 4-5 ft.
Fish are tight to the banks and are very aggressive. PMD’s has been hatching steadily in the afternoons and strong caddis hatches in the evenings. Fish have been looking up for dries!
Occasionally foam flies such as stone and hopper pattens have also produced a few fish! Dead drifted flies such as nymph rigs have not been as effective but are still catching fish.
The flows and visibility has been ideal for streamer fishing. Fast moving flies that move a lot of water have been the ticket. During the sunny parts of the day, brown, brown/yellow, yellow, white streamers have been moving a lot of fish. In the evenings and darkness, black streamers. Flies that are big and move a lot of water are producing the larger fish."
- Posted August 11, 2012 by K Snarr on Bow River Troutfitters Blog
Looking back along the Bow River - Season 2011
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| Photo, Copyright Bow River Shuttles All Rights Reserved 2011 |
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Today along the Bow River - August 2012
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| Sunday morning 'toon on the Bow. All photos, Copyright Bow River Shuttles All Rights Reserved 2012 |
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| A pinto looking down at us this afternoon - one of a number of horses we see along the Bow River every day. |
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| Early evening light |
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The Alistair Christl Trio - (Calgary) Aug 13, 2012
"The reigning Canadian champion of 'Hillbilly Bop' - a style that combines the best of Honky tonk, Country Swing, Roots Rockabilly, Jazz and Blues – Alistair’s musical approach is reverent to the past yet unique in style. Alistair is touring with The Alistair Christl Trio: himself, Tyler P. Thomson (upright bass) and Ted Hawkins (Voice, drums).
What results is a barebones road house throwback that can wake the dead."
Bow River Fishing Report (Country & Western version) - from Aug 06, 2012
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- THANKS TO RON E. FOR ONE OF THE MOST CREATIVE FISHING REPORTS WE HAVE EVER RECEIVED!
We're just thankful he finally got the Werther's Originals and the note.
From: Ron E.
Sent: August-09-12 12:44 PM
To: 'Bow River Shuttles'
Subject: fishing report
Michelle
Our trip on Monday was great from the standpoint of a pleasant day on the river – except for.....
• My anchor disappeared to the bottom....the clevis broke.
• My dog was impaled by a Bow River Bugger...extraction successful with only one dog bite.
• Tried every combination of fly, nymph and streamer and only got one fish on....and not landed.
• My brother fell in the river and filled his waders........strained back dragging him out of river.
• Wind blew all casts back in our face.....no matter what direction we cast.
• I wrenched my leg in the washed out boat launch at Carseland......thank god for Advil.
• The car service didn’t leave a nice note and candies as usual........I guess they ran out.
Therefore, the best thing about the day is that I have a great set of lyrics for a Country and Western song!
It is all good.
Cheers
Ron
From: Ron E.
Sent: August-10-12 12:47 PM
To: 'Bow River Shuttles'
Subject: fishing report
Michelle
Great news. I found the candies and note. My passenger hid them on me! You are off the hook........and I have to come up with another line for my country and western song.
Cheers
Ron
Looking back along the Bow River - Season 2011
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| Almost ready for a fall float on the beautiful Bow River. Photo, Copyright Bow River Shuttles All Rights Reserved 2011 |
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