PMD

A rise under the grassy bank gave him away.

Shallow

Before the heat of the day, this fine male took a small pheasant tail nymph under a caddis in less than a foot of water.

Sunset

Just above the take out at McKinnon Flats.

Hopped on it

Hopper season on the Bow. Good fun

Halloween

Late October, casting to boiling fish in a popular eddy seam.

Ooops

Going to lift the rod to cast again and something was on the line. 25" brown. Ooops.

Downhill

On the way down to Janzen's put in to start a frosty day in early November. Good fishing is here so long as we have open water - which is essentially all year on the Bow.

Late October

And the fish were rising in the seam all day. Cloudy weather olives are always a hit.

High Banks

Are almost always a sure sign of trout. The troughs, slots, dancing riffles along high banks are always a give away to trout holding nearby.

Beautiful

A fine rainbow in the evening glow

Snooty

Another fine male brown looks to be looking down his nose at you, unimpressed you fooled him this time.

Riffles

Riffles of all shapes, duration, and depths can hold impressive trout.

Mama

A 25" rainbow gets a bit of a smile.

Side Channels

Braided sections of the Bow are hot spots. Current seams, troughs, and broken water all hold good trout.

Tricos

The end of a fine trico mayfly hatch as the sun makes its way over the ridge. Big fish on tiny dries.

Alone

The Bow is not as busy as most popular USA waters. We'll see several boats - but several during your day. By staggering your day you can feel like the river is yours.

Subtle

Seams along the shore indicate structure. Subtle structure holds not so subtle trout.

More Hoppers

This time this rainbow came from 2 feet of water on an open flat beside a field.

Golden

Golden hilights in the grass, trees, and trout. But the real gold was the golden stone this trout rose to.

Adios!

A large brown on his way home

Dewormed

We try to avoid the San Juan Worm. On slow days anything goes. And sometimes it's a little more than effective.

Ay Captain!

Straight from the Gulf to the Bow. Wayward ho.

Emerger

This trout was feeding just subsurface. A dropper nymph was tied on and the take came shortly.

Stones

Early morning rainbow feeing in 8" of water on the golden stones.

Colourful

A brilliantly colored male rainbow on the hopper.

Streamer

A fine color rainbow that took a streamer pounded into the bank, stripped 2 feet off shore.

Charming

A big river with small river components. Broken down, there is a lifetime of water to cover.

20/20

The 20/20 club. A 20" trout on a #20 olive. A fun moment.

Hold on

Trying to land that 20/20 trout

Jumping

The trout was about to clear water, below an old buffalo jump.

Rubber Lips

What we hope to see on the rise. A big, fat head along the shore - with big rubbery lips.

Inside out

Or inside in. Work the water well and be rewarded.

Cloudy day

Before the olives came off, this rainbow tied on.

Hunters

Looking in at the shallow inside flat. A head pops up. Lay out the cast. Smack!

Fine Fall

Casting on a warm late September day.