Bowriverblog (CA)

 Here in the province where I call home, big wild trout are caught and released on a daily basis. Awesome fishing is found literally right out my back door. There are very few places in the world where big Rainbow and Brown Trout can be caught on a very regular basis.

The stretch of river I concentrate on fishing most is known as the Lower Bow River, which is the trophy section of the river. I have become very intimate with this river and know every inch of water here. The Bow River is Canadas number one fishing destination for massive Brown and large Rainbow Trout. Once you fish this river you will be hooked. These fish I describe are all WILD trout and give you the fight every fisherman is looking for.

There a many fantastic destinations in Banff, Canmore, Lake Louise and all over Kananaskis country to catch whatever species of trout you are looking for. The Bow River forms in the Rocky Mountains of Banff National Park in southwestern Alberta and flows eastward 144 kilometers or 90 miles to the city of Calgary. Bow Lake, out of which the Bow River flows, is a beautiful, cold high mountain lake which is located north of Lake Louise. Bow Lake is fed by the Bow Glacier and some other small channels that drain off the Mountains into the lake.

The river gets bigger and moves slower as it leaves the mountains. The people that make use of the Bow River system are as diverse as the landscape the river flows through. The upper stretches of the Bow River which flows through Banff National Park is one of the most beautiful mountain settings in the world which attracts millions of visitors each year from the experienced outdoor types who hike and mountain climb to the people who take advantage of the Bow valleys world class canoeing, kayaking, skiing, hunting and fishing.

This river holds most of the provinces sport fish which includes Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Bull Trout in the upper reaches as well as Cutties and lots of Rocky Mountain Whitefish. There is no other river that is quite like the Bow River. It is hard to believe that you could be partaking in a gourmet meal in one of Calgarys fine restaurants, and within an hour be catching some of the biggest and wildest trout available anywhere in the world.

The Bow River holds a resident population of Rainbow and Brown trout that has one of the best growth rates to be found on any river system in the world today. A trout that is 4 to 5 years old will be around 21 inches in length and the Bow River holds many fish that are this size or larger. This is precisely why many fishermen from all over the world choose the Bow River to fish year after year. The Bow is truly one of greatest trout streams of the world and every single angler owes it to himself or herself to fish it.