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Brown caught during
a Listening to the Bow School
Listening to the River Schools
1. Listening to the Bow
2. Private Listening to the Bow with two options.
3. Bow River Intensive
4. Listening to the Crowsnest
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Listening
to the Bow
with
Jim McLennan
The
Bow
River
is one of the world’s great trout streams, yet is still a
stream that frustrates many anglers. Spend a day listening to the river, and learning how to approach and fish
it. This school focuses on observation, which is a
foundation of fly fishing. Through the day we'll talk
about various ways of fishing the river, but the final
curriculum is determined by the water, the bugs, and the
trout. This is an intermediate-level school that is intended
for fly fishers with a year or more experience. It is a walk-and-wade day at one or more locations
on the Bow.
Though
fish are usually caught during these schools, the focus is
on instruction and the goal is to help students progress in their
understanding and application of the various methods used on the
Bow. The greatest benefit to these schools comes on your
future fishing trips on the Bow.
Topics covered include:
- reading the water
- choosing a method
- fly selection
- basic
entomology
- short and long-line nymph fishing
- streamer fishing
- dry fly fishing to rising trout
- prospecting with dry flies
- wading safety
- angling etiquette
We will cover
approximately one kilometer of river on foot. Some shallow
wading is required. Students
bring their own lunch.
2012 Dates:
Sun. May 6 - FULL
Sat. May 12 - FULL
Sat. July 7 - FULL
Sun. July 15 - 1 spot available
Sat. Aug. 25
Sun. Aug. 26
Location: Private location on the Bow River
Cost: $175.00 plus gst. Minimum 4 students, maximum 6 students
A list of what to bring will be provided after registration.
What Folks Say
Follow this link to read a detailed description of this school from a recent participant: http://flyfishcalgary.com/board/index.php?showtopic=9260
This appeared on the Flyfish Calgary website.
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Private Listening to the Bow
Private one-day Bow-River school for one or two anglers.
Choice of two formats
1. Walk & wade trip.
This is a private school at our private Bow-River location on a date of your choice. It provides a unique opportunity for one-on-one instruction specifically relevant to fishing the Bow River. Prior to the trip, email correspondence with Jim will shape the day's plan.
Lunch included
Instructor: Jim McLennan
Dates: as available
Cost: $550.00 plus GST (Total for one or two anglers)
2. Float & Wade trip
We use a driftboat for a short float on the Bow. The boat is used primarily for transportation, and the emphasis remains on wade-fishing techniques. Prior to the trip, email correspondence with Jim will shape the day's plan.
Lunch, shuttle, and transportation included.
Instructor: Jim McLennan
Dates: as available
Cost: $550.00 plus GST (Total for one or two anglers)
For
more information, or to register for either Listening to the Bow River school,
click here
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Bow River Intensive Max. 4 students $220.00
A special school for just four students, held at our location on the Bow River downstream of Calgary.
Prior to the school, students correspond with the instructor to set the curriculum for the day.
Instructor: Jim McLennan
Dates: Aug. 4, 2012
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Listening to the Crownest $160.00
For anglers with previous experience. We'll "listen to the river"
together and decide which methods make the most sense that day. We'll
so some casting work on dry land, on the river we'll address reading
water, and the details for effective streamer, nymph and dry-fly
fishing.
Two groups of students with a max of 6 students in each
Location: Meet at the Crowsnest Angler Fly Shop, Bellevue, Alberta
Instructors: Jim McLennan
Lynda McLennan
Date: July 8, 2012
For information or to register, click here
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Jim McLennan is a fly fishing instructor
and
author of four fly fishing books,
Trout Streams of
Alberta, Blue Ribbon Bow,
Fly Fishing Western Trout Streams and
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