Bow Habitat Station

[abe]

Has anyone taken their kids to the fish pond at the Bow Habitat Station? Is there enough room to take a fly rod or spin rod only.

 

Thanks,

 

Abe.

[murray]

Abe, I took my 3 year old grand daughter there on Friday. There is plentY of room to cast depending on how many people are walking behind you. The pond is quite small and not too deep. The shore line area has a 10 ft. Crushed gravel around half the pond. According to the girls inside the fish hatchery, the rules are that you need a valid licence between the ages of 16 and 65. According to the girls inside the building, they stocked it with 17 to 20 trout in the 8 inch range. While I was there, we saw 3 trout rise but the attention span of a 3 year old required us to move on after only a few minutes. Oh well next time I guess.

 

Murray

[abe]

Thanks Murray.

[darrinhurst]

I took my kids there too last summer. I fly fished and they spin cast.

I was the only one who caught anything. Had my kids reel them in though. Was fun.

[Vitalshok]

I wanna take my nephew there this weekend Are adults aloud to fish as well?Also is it free or do you pay

[abe]

It is free. Adults can fish too. I think it is intended to be a teaching pond.

[Vitalshok]

Thanks do they have rods or just bring your own and hooks as well thanks for your reply

[abe]

Better call them. But I would assume you need to bring everything to fish.

[murray]

They have rental rods, I forget if they were spin cast or spinning rods but they were a complete set up with one lure on each rod. I think it was $5.00 for the rod rental. Adults can also fish there but need a fishing licence. Kids under 16 do not need a licence but if they are too young to hold the rod, the adult with them needs a licence.

 

Murray

 

[tieflyer]

Arrgh!

You just gave away the hottest spot on the Bow!

[abe]

Ha ha. I can think of better spots. I caught my largest bow river trout last week 27.5".

 

http://instagram.com/houseabe

 

 

See photos.

[troutlover]

link didnt work

[bowbonehead]

Ha ha. I can think of better spots. I caught my largest bow river trout last week 27.5".

 

http://instagram.com/houseabe

 

 

See photos.

Your guide said it was only 27" LOL

[Vagabond]

Ha ha. I can think of better spots. I caught my largest bow river trout last week 27.5".

 

http://instagram.com/houseabe

 

 

See photos.

Wow,helluva nice fish!!

[fishinglibin]

Didn't work for me either. Congats on the 27 in hog. Wow !!!

Link below worked, nice slab.

[abe]

Ok. Maybe that link only works on iPhones or something. My Instagram page is:

 

http://www.instagram.com/houseabe

 

Thanks for the comments and info.

[troutlover]

ok I have to admit when I saw your post I thought to myself ha another guy who doesn't know how to measure fish but DUDE! the picture proves it, that is one sick fish! well done. Really that is an amazing fish. I know the feeling it is the sweetest feeling ever. I caught the fish of a lifetime on the Red Deer River (the one in my profile pic) and I honestly think about it weekly its like a movie clip that plays over and over in my head. If you don't mind could you explain the streamer set up you were using and type of flies? Again, well done.

[abe]

ok I have to admit when I saw your post I thought to myself ha another guy who doesn't know how to measure fish but DUDE! the picture proves it, that is one sick fish! well done. Really that is an amazing fish. I know the feeling it is the sweetest feeling ever. I caught the fish of a lifetime on the Red Deer River (the one in my profile pic) and I honestly think about it weekly its like a movie clip that plays over and over in my head. If you don't mind could you explain the streamer set up you were using and type of flies? Again, well done.

 

 

We are way off topic now, but first off, nice fish you caught there on te Red Deer and yeah...I will be thinking of that fish a long while. As for technique, in short, the fish was caught in dirty water fishing slow and low, swinging small streamers – really nymphing two size 8 Bow River Buggers, about 0.5m apart with a small bit of lead between and above the flies to get them down. I use lead strips. I also employ a sink tip line. Honestly, this is usually my last resort. It is effective, but I would rather see fish chase and attack a big ugly streamer stripped fast. The problem has been the fish seem to be staying down and deep in well formed, stable habitat and not particularly making much effort to chase down food. Nymphing is something I prefer to leave until nothing else works. That being said, it is by far the most productive in most situations. Nymphing streamers or swimming them slowly along the bank and bottome is a stellar technique that everyone should employ, especially if other techniques aren’t working. You can't be afraid to lose flies.

 

Tight Lines.