Brown caught during 2005 Bow River School
                                                   
Photo is in Jim's new book
Water Marks.

                          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 will 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 and in some areas the footing is uneven and/or slippery.

Cost:  $150.00 (Can.) plus GST  
Presented in association with Country Pleasures Bow River Fly Shop

2008 School Dates
Friday, July 4    FULL
Friday, July 18       
FULL
Friday, July 25      
    
 FULL
Sunday, July 27    
FULL
Saturday, August 9   FULL
Sunday, September 7 
2 spots remaining

 


Time: Meet at Country Pleasures in Calgary at 9:00 amClass concludes at approximately 5:00 pm on the river.

Class limited to six students.
Pre-registration is required.
A list of what to bring will be provided upon registration.

For more information, or to register, click here

 

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 Water Marks.

 

 

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