The people that make use of the Bow River system are as diverse as the landscape the river flows through. The river gets bigger and moves slower as it leaves the mountains. Bow Lake is fed by the Bow Glacier and some other small channels that drain off the Mountains into the lake.

Bow Lake, out of which the Bow River forms, is a beautiful, cold high mountain lake that is located north of Lake Louise. The Bow River forms in the Rocky Mountains of Banff National Park in southwestern Alberta and flows eastward 144 kilometers or 90 miles to the city of Calgary. There are many fantastic destinations in Banff, Canmore, Lake Louise and all over Kananaskis country to catch whatever species of trout you’re looking for.

The great fishing does not end in the city of Calgary on the Bow River. With the Rocky Mountains only a forty five minute drive away, Calgary is the perfect place for any outdoors man or woman to spend a vacation.

Not only does Calgary have excellent fishing on the Bow River, it is one of the most beautiful places in Canada to visit. So many fishermen come to Calgary, Alberta to fish the blue ribbon Bow River for Brown and Rainbow trout.

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