In this episode, learn Fly Fishing the Bow River with Barry Whit!
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Show Notes with Barry White – Bow River Fly Fishing
03:40 – We talk about what makes Banff a National Park in Canada.
04:30 – Barry shares the story of how Jim McLennan offered him to row their boat at Bow River Company and after one week started guiding for them. This was 1977.
07:10 – Lefty Kreh and Barry did a video on the Bow River. Unfortunately, we can’t find that video on YouTube. They spent 6 days on the boat, fishing
13:00 – Bow River flows through Hudson Bay. Barry talks a little bit about the geology and history of the area.
15:30 – Barry talks about how the 3 major floodings widened the rivers in Alberta since the 1980s. Some islands disappeared on the map too.
20:00 – Barry tells the story of when Lefty flew into town. Days before that, they had a rainstorm which added 5 feet of water to the river, making it totally unfishable. When Lefty arrived, it went back to normal and they had great fishing.
23:40 – July is the best time to fish the Bow River since the water gets shallow and clean which the fish loves.
27:45 – The longest distance Barry floated is 20 miles which took him 6-7 hours. He tells us how he did it.
37:10 – Barry’s setup depends on his client’s ability to cast.
37:50 – A Chernobyl Ant pattern makes a good stonefly pattern. The Girdle Bug pattern makes a good dropper. Barry also like Whitlock’s Beadhead Squirrel Nymph.
43:50 – In July, it doesn’t get dark in Alberta until 11 pm so they can fish from 6 am to 11 pm.
47:00 – Barry talks about the book he wrote, My Bow River. This book is filled with fish pics.
52:20 – Barry talks about the different hatches they have throughout all seasons.
54:00 – Barry used to own 6 boats. Now he only has 1 and it’s 35 years old.
59:00 – We hear a story of when Barry dumped their boat during a guided trip.
1:02:15 – We noted some fly shops in Calgary including the Fishin’ Hole Fly Shop, Fish Tales Fly Shop, and Bow River Troutfitters.
You can find Barry at BowRiver.com
Facebook at Barry White – The Fly Fisherman
Give him a call at 780-999-0695 or send him an email at bowriverbarry@gmail.com
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Bow River Conclusion with Barry White
In this episode, learn Fly Fishing the Bow River with Barry Whit!
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