Best Crowsnest River Fly Fishing

Southwest of Calgary, the Crowsnest River is a popular fly fishing river for rainbow trout averaging 15 inches. The Crowsnest River runs 25 miles down to the Old Man River confluence near Three Rivers Dam. The Crowsnest River has some prolific hatches of Stone Flies (Golden and Salmon), numerous Mayflies, Caddis and Midges.

Overall, Crowsnest River is the 2nd most popular fly fishing river of all 9 fly fishing spots in Alberta.