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The Bighill Creek Project. The objective of the Bighill Creek Project covers a variety of goals, some of which have already been partially completed. Those objectives are as follows:. To complete a comprehensive fisheries study on the lower reach of Bighill Creek. To collect baseline data on the water chemistry of ground fed springs that feed the Bighill Creek in the Town of Cochrane. To restore and enhance the habitat of small feeder springs that juvenile trout inhabit. A work in Progress). Historically...
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Function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r] function(){. I[r]q=i[r].q []).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new. The State Of The Fishery On The Bow River In Cochrane. Bow River trout, such as this on that was caught near the Town of Cochrane, may be small, but they tell us a story about the state of the fishery. This small rainbow trout is a little over one year of age. It hatched from an egg during the previous years spawning on the Jumpingpound Creek! So you may ask how this has anything to...
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WEST NOSE CREEK RIPARIAN RECOVERY AND ENHANCEMENT PROJECT. During my research, I discovered that the area upstream of the confluence of West Nose Creek and Nose Creek, was electro-fished in 2010 and again in 2012. In both fishing programs, brown trout were captured. Now that we know that natural migration of brown trout can possibly repopulate West Nose Creek, all attention can be directed toward habitat improvements. It is a long term goal! If we can start on a few different properties, the results will...
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Willows Along the Water’s Edge. Willows and trees along the shoreline and riparian zone of flowing streams contribute to a healthy natural environment, and they play an integral role in the biodiversity of our waterways. They create habitat for wildlife, maintain stability in stream banks and keep the water temperatures cool enough to support life. As a fly fisherman and fisheries researcher, I have learn how trout relate. Over the years, I have conducted a number of juvenile trout trapping programs on a...
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Kids Fishing Clinics Draw Large Crowds. Mitford Trout Ponds are located on the site of an old gravel pit that was transformed into a park setting, complete with the two small ponds. In the late 1990’s, Town of Cochrane Parks staff decided to further enhance the park’s recreation opportunities by stocking the ponds with rainbow trout. Over time, the ponds became a perfect environment for parents to take their children on their first fishing adventure. In 2015, brown trout were also introduced into the tro...
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Bow Valley Riparian Recovery and Enhancement Program Winter Inspection. A few trips were made to some of the planting sites on Bighill Creek and West Nose Creek this winter. My intention was to see how this past two seasons of planting on the stream banks was coming along. During the winter months, when there is a blanket of snow and the shoreline grasses are covered, the tops of the willow and tree plants can be easily distinguished growing up from the cover of snow. Last year, I completed a survey of t...
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Spawning on the Enhanced Habitat on Millennium Creek. In the last year of the Millennium Creek Restoration Program, in 2008, spawning habitats were created on the chance that brook trout would utilize them for reproduction. During the first fall spawning period, after the project year was completed, it was great to see spawning brook trout using the gravel beds that were created on the creek. This alone, made all of our efforts worthwhile. This photo shows a brook trout holding over the spawning beds tha...
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Millennium Creek Brook Trout Hatch Comes Early This Year. In 2010, Inter Pipeline and Bow Valley Habitat Development constructed a spawning channel on the primary ground spring that feeds Millennium Creek. Because the spawning channel was built right at the source of the spring, ground water temperatures during the winter months were warmer than the channel further down the stream. The trout fry were all in good form, with fat little bodies and obviously well fed. I believe that all of the woody debr...
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February Brown Trout on West Nose Creek Calgary. Part of this year’s plan for West Nose Creek, in the City of Calgary, was to further explore how far up the creek the brown trout were residing. Little did I expect that I would get such an early start on this goal for 2016. Last week, while I was inspecting some willow and tree planting sites on West Nose Creek, I was surprised to find open water in the stream channel. The creek looked very enticing, from a fly fisher’s perspective. It only takes me about...
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Over Harvest of Lake Whitefish on Ghost Lake. What happened on Ghost Village Bay, on Ghost Reservoir, can be compared to a similar situation on Gull Lake, near Lacombe, Alberta. Years ago, many ice fisher’s, including myself, would travel to the Bentley Bay on Gull Lake, to catch a few of the plentiful large Lake Whitefish that inhabited the bay. There were lots of fish to be caught back then. On November 29th, 2010, I wrote a letter to two regional Alberta biologists and their boss about the situation o...
