Alberta, Canada. What the river usually does on the day you pick, what the sky is expected to do, which rules are in force, where to get on, and what has worked in that month. Every line is a fact the water page already carries, put beside a date.
The forecast reaches 6 days; the flow table, the rules and the month's record reach a year. Days that have happened are reports, not plans.
The light
First light
6:51am
Sunrise
7:23am
Sunset
7:34pm
Dark
8:06pm
Times are MDT, where the river is. First light and dark are civil twilight, the sun six degrees under: light enough to tie on.
The river
Near 22 September, over 1995–2024, the median flow is 2.18 cms. A quarter of those days ran under 1.90 cms and a quarter over 2.76 cms.
Now:3.16 cms at Crowsnest River at Frank, read . The strip on the water page says how that sits for today's date; the day you are planning has its own median above.
The sky
Tuesday. Mainly sunny. Wind becoming west 20 km/h gusting to 40 in the morning. High 24. UV index 5 or moderate.
Tuesday night. A few clouds. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light in the evening. Low 7.
Wind peaks around 10am MDT at 20 km/h, from the west, gusting to 40, 15.0 °C.
Environment and Climate Change Canada's forecast for Pincher Creek, 19 km from this water's pin, issued .
The rules that day
Mainstem from outlet of Crowsnest Lake downstream to the Cowley Bridge.
OPEN APR. 1 - MAR. 31 Open on 22 September
Bait ban
0 burbot
0 mountain whitefish
0 northern pike
0 trout total
0 walleye
The Crowsnest River downstream of the Cowley Bridge (Oldman Reservoir). The boundaries are fixed regardless of water level fluctuations.
OPEN APR. 1 - MAR. 31 Open on 22 September
Bait ban
5 mountain whitefish over 30 cm
5 trout total
In the province's words, from its regulation service. Regulations change; verify before you go.
Before you leave
Fire advisory. Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9, since 2026-08-13.
Whirling disease. The Oldman River watershed has been declared infected since 1 May 2017. Clean, drain and dry, opens in a new tab everything that was in another water. Never move fish or fish parts between waters.
A licence, the rules above, and a look at the water page's conditions on the morning.
Getting on the water
No sourced access site for this water yet. A reach is the finest place this site names.