Bow River Fishing

[flyfishaddict]

Lately I have found once October hit the bow has been fishing very slow lately is it just me or do any of you guys find that to? I have been nymphing with a saun Juan worm and a prince is that a good set up for rate now.

[scel]

Check out the Bow River Reports sub-forum. All my failures are gloriously documented there.

[WyomingGeorge]

Some of my very best Bow River days have been in the second half of October.

 

I've written before about the need to present the fish with a range of large, medium-sized and small nymphs to see what might work. If I nymphed only with a worm and a prince I'd feel naked. You need to make size 16-20 nymphs part of your arsenal, particularly baetis and midge patterns, e.g. copper johns, pheasant tails, zebra midges, etc.

 

In addition, at this time of year you need to hunt actively in varying kinds of water, especially non-summer water -- soft inside bends, the slow side of seams, flats and tail-outs, the quiet water behind drop-offs. Still, even at this time of year, there's likely to be a phase in the day when the aggressive fish move into fast water like riffles and the upper portion of runs.

 

This is also water boatman season, and quite a few Bow River devotees like to slowly strip a boatman back through a quiet pool.

[maxwell]

start dropping back into some of the slower water fish arnt in the heavy stuff anymore small mayflies midges and boatman are tops forsure! leeches Juan's and stones are all great anchors to get the little stuff down

[flyfishaddict]

Thanks guys for all the suggestion.

[WyomingGeorge]

You're most welcome.

 

My sources tell me size 16 and 18 flashy mayfly patterns as well as midge patterns such as the snowcone in 18 have been working within the last several days.