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Now they try and “guilt you” into not fishing flowing waters by saying it’s much better fishing stocked ponds and lakes. Ahem, pine coulee reservoir, lol. Yes, agreed all the fish I have hooked were rockets as well on the bow. Now I can potentially agree that small foothill freestone creeks could be potentially closed aka sheep river, Highwood below Longview, yada yada, but to put on a carte Blanche on all southern Alberta streams is extreme laziness at its worst. Rivers like the bow have enough deep water and shady banks to provide all the shelter a fish could/would need. Fish alter their habitat during the day by moving out to deeper water then slide back into pockets and deflectors as the sun goes down. I am going to go out tomorrow morning and shut down at 2 and not feel guilty. The minute I see distressed fish is the minute I shut it down. To date this year, I have not seen a distressed fish unless it is a fool fishing a 3 wt with 2 lb tippet and taking 10 min to drag in a fish and take multiple pics….

I fished the Bow yesterday. At 2:00 pm, the water temp was 63.7F and the fish were rising to the abundant spent, egg laying Caddis. The trout hooked in the previous hour (3), were rockets and next to impossible to land. The last trout hooked at 1:40 pm, a 18"-19" Rainbow, broke off 6 lb. tippet as it raced out to mid-river and upstream. Heat stressed trout were nowhere to be found. TOD restrictions are an unnecessary disruption to the short fishing season and have no conservation benefits. In fact, there are numerous scientific papers on the topic which clearly show that C&R angling has no population level effects. C&R angling in low flow, high water temperature also have no measurable population level impacts. So, would one of the "Hooters" please provide scientific evidence that TOD restrictions have population level benefits.

This is a new change/correction that involves ES2, PP1 and NB3. Angling advisories remain in place for parts of Alberta including southern portions of ES2, PP1 and NB3, where declining river flows and hot weather can result in warmer water temperatures that can cause stress to fish. Anglers can help support the health of our fisheries by following angling practices that reduce impacts to fish: Fish only in stocked ponds and lakes – avoid fishing in creeks and rivers Fish early in the morning when temperatures are cooler Using slightly heavier tackle can help you reel in a fish quickly, which helps reduce exhaustion and improve recovery Keep fish wet at all times and minimize handling time Use single point, single hook lures or flies (example: no treble hooks or multiple hooks on a single lure or fly). https://mywildalberta.ca/fishing/advisories-corrections-closures/default.aspx

Thank you Transalta for high flows in April and May and draining the reservoirs down.

I do a wee bit of double-handed casting, but have never been back to the 'Olde Country' to launch some lines....yet! No offence to the Irish, I would start in Scotland first, it's called 'Spey' casting for a reason! Not hard to believe this was a series from 1988. So much Tweed! If you have ever watched Klaus Frimor (Loop rod development) doing modern Spey lesson videos on YouTube, he has a small bit of comedy about 'Traditional Spey' fishermen.. 'from Scotland'.. mentioning the Tweed, rubber waders, hand in the pocket admiring one's work... and a wee nip of Scotch! ( You'll have to search for videos from Klaus! ) Here is the actual film, re-mastered onto YT. Thanks to the Glenn Smith channel...there are more. Skål !!