fishteck

jpinster, The historical belief has been that the the Fire Department has the right to close boat launches as they wish. There is a growing opinion that with appropriate safeguards to protect the interests and security of Fire Department access an agreement can be worked out to support public access. An example would be the use of Fish Creek Park boat access. Will keep in touch.

Hi fly fishers! You may be interest in knowing that an alliance of all river users within the City of Calgary is in the formation stage. For anyone using the city boat launches this is an important issue. Currently there are only 2 boat launches from a total of more than 8 that a trailered boat can access. They are Glenmore and Fish Creek. To be blunt, as the city has grown there has been a decrease in access. This has to change. Discussions have started with the City of Calgary officials that will hopefully see 17 Ave SE (Curshing Bridge) and Quarry Park added to the list of public access points. In addition, Harvie Passage Redevelopment will start later this year with a new low flow channel completed in 2017. This will allow for floats through the city core, taking out at either 17 Ave SE or Glenmore. If you are interested in getting involved in negotiations please keep in touch with this post. Regards: Fishteck

An interesting debate. The one thing that is being missed by many people is that closures on any major river just give the the fish a break from the pressure of any type of fishing. Before the "open season" was put in on the Bow River in the 80's it was not possible to fish the Bow until June 1st. By closing the Bow River upstream of 22X in the fall may limit damage to redds and spawning fish but the the major benefit is no fishing for the fall within the city. This give the needed break in fishing pressure.