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Since the 2013 flood, modifications to the Bow River water management protocol were put in place to ease the impact of Calgary flooding. Reservoir capacity upstream of Calgary was reduced in the spring to allow for catchment of high flows during the spring of the year. Although this protocol would appear to give limited protection to the City of Calgary, the impact on the Bow River fishery has been enormous. In 2018, extreme fluctuations in flow had a serious impact on the sports fishery and may well have impacted the fish population itself. Bow River Trout Foundation has documented the water management protocols, advocated to change to water management protocols and sees opportunities for change to stabilize water flows. https://bowrivertrout.org/2018/08/26/the-state-of-the-bow-river-fishery-a-need-for-water-management-change/

Considering the massive flows that came with the 2013 flood, the availability of reservoir space offered by Ghost reservoir was/is completely insignificant. Even with a completely empty reservoir, all that would have happened was a delay of a few hours of the rushing water. Building a new dam that would flood the town of Cochrane in the extremely rare event of another 200mm/day storm seems crazy. Daily water fluctuations on the river every time it might rain is silly. How did people ever live here for the last 100+ years

Sorry for you pain. Your heart is in the right place. Don't give up on being a good guy

FHD, Very frustrating. Motivates a person to not be so trusting and generous. I have lost a rod, someone let go while casting, broke one, they closed a trunk on it, and many albums. None ever replaced. I do not loan any gear out anymore, but will share flies only. How about getting back into your video of adventures FHD. They are missed. FL