Today along the Bow River - March 2014

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Our first 'pre-season' shuttle each year is kind of like spotting our first robin of the season - it means spring must be on its way.

That day was today - Glenmore to Police. :-) 

March 2014

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Timelapse of a Meandering River

Timelapse of a Meandering River

Bow River Shuttles writes: "Makes a good case for not allowing development in a flood plain, don't you think?"

Alberta WaterPortal writes: "Alberta is home to many meandering rivers. This is seen in the way they weave back and forth across the landscape. These meandering rivers continue to move across the land as their edges erode, and during floods and high streamflow when the alluvial fan is filled with sediment forcing the water to find a new path.

Last week Commander Chris Hadfield tweeted a link to a 28 year timelapse of a meandering river in Peru. It can be seen at this link: http://bit.ly/1g2MPCO."

Looking back along the Bow River - 2012 Season

Photo, © 2012 Bow River Shuttles All rights reserved

August 2012

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Culverts: Big Problem, Simple Solution

Culverts: Big Problem, Simple Solution

by Chad Shmukler, Hatch Magazine

Dam removal is receiving a great deal of attention lately, and deservedly so. On many of the nations rivers, especially larger ones, dams have become outdated, costly and inefficient. Dams have also long blocked fish passage, disrupted habitat, and damaged or destroyed wild fish populations...

... Orvis and Trout Unlimited have joined forces in their ongoing 1,000 mile project, which seeks to reconnect -- you guessed it -- 1,000 miles of rivers and streams currently blocked by culverts...

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

Looking back along the Bow River - 2012 Season

Photo, © 2012 Bow River Shuttles All rights reserved

August 2012

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#WhatItTakes

  
#WhatItTakes is commitment and grit. Watch how this Para-Nordic skier prepares to bring it in Sochi 2014

Looking back along the Bow River - 2012 Season

Photo, © 2012 Bow River Shuttles All rights reserved

August 2012
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Daylight Savings

PHOTOGRAPH BY BRIAN SNYDER, REUTERS/CORBIS

Daylight Savings:

‘Only a white man would believe that you could cut a foot off the top of a blanket and sew it to the bottom of a blanket and have a longer blanket.’

Via: Roger Smith, Utah

Looking back along the Bow River - 2012 Season

Photo, © 2012 Bow River Shuttles All rights reserved

August 2012

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Montana Fly Fishing Magazine - Feb/Mar 2014

 

Montana Fly Fishing Magazine - Feb/Mar 2014

Read here: http://bit.ly/1oBHYxp

All Fisherman Are Liars

All Fishermen Are Liars from Gray Ghost Productions on Vimeo.

John Gierach shares some life wisdom from the stream.

Happy International Women's Day!

Happy International Women's Day!

'Women’s Day in Canada: Much to celebrate, much more work to do'

by Emanuela Heyninck, The Globe and Mail, Sat, Mar. 08 2014

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

http://www.internationalwomensday.com/

Looking back along the Bow River - 2012 Season

Photo, © 2012 Bow River Shuttles All rights reserved

August 2012

#bowriver #flyfishing 817

This is Fly Magazine - Feb/Mar 2014

 

This is Fly Magazine - Feb/Mar 2014

Read here: http://www.thisisfly.com/

Cdn National #FlyFishing Championships on City TV Mar 9 @12:30 pm

Let's Go Outdoors Alberta episode featuring the Canadian National Fly Fishing Championships & Conservation Symposium will be airing on City TV on Sunday, March 9 at 12:30 p.m.

http://www.letsgooutdoors.ca/
https://twitter.com/lgo11

Looking back along the Bow River - 2012 Season

Photo, © 2012 Bow River Shuttles All rights reserved

 August 2012

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Preacher's Daughter

Preacher's Daughter from LC Journal - Doug Roland on Vimeo.

Preacher's Daughter

Patagonia Fly Fishing writes: "From down in the LC, we get some wintertime red fishing action. Close proximity casting and fly management wearing less-than-normal attire for that region… must be having a cold winter down there, huh guys?"

Catch Magazine - Issue #33

Catch Magazine - Issue #33

The Official Journal of Fly Fishing Photography & Film

This is a BIG issue. Really, really packed with great photography and video

Catch Magazine does require a subscription, but each issue is just two bucks.

Read here: http://bit.ly/NZuwYT

Dutch flood experts in Calgary to help improve emergency plans

Photo, courtesy Jonathan Hayward/Canadian Press

Dutch flood experts in Calgary to help improve emergency plans
 
Low-lying Netherlands has a very advanced flood protection program

CBC News Posted: Feb 18, 2014

Experts from the Netherlands are in Calgary for a conference, helping officials here prevent a repeat of the disaster that struck southern Alberta in 2013.

Read article here: http://bit.ly/1fLZ5HD

Looking back along the Bow River - 2012 Season

Photo, © 2012 Bow River Shuttles All rights reserved

August 2012

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