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Today MondayClearlow 8°no high·
Tue TuesdayMainly sunnylow 7°high 26°
Wed WednesdaySunnylow 4°high 22°
Thu ThursdaySunnylow 8°high 20°
Fri FridayCloudylow 7°high 19°
Sat SaturdayCloudy60% chance of precipitationlow 3°high 14°
Sun SundayA mix of sun and cloudno low·high 15°
Environment and Climate Change Canada forecast for Okotoks, opens in a new tab, 10 km from this water's pin. A river runs through more weather than one town has.
More on current conditionsthe date's context, the station, flow through the year and the full forecast
The province lists this water, in the Highwood River watershed.
Mainstem within 500m of Bow River (see Bow River). ES1
Seasons, bait rule and limits for Mainstem within 500m of Bow River (see Bow River).
Season
Bait
Limits, per angler
OPEN APR. 1 - MAR. 31
Bait ban
0 burbot
0 mountain whitefish
0 northern pike
0 trout total
0 walleye
Mainstem from K-Country boundary downstream to 500m above the mouth & tributaries except Sheep R. ES1
Seasons, bait rule and limits for Mainstem from K-Country boundary downstream to 500m above the mouth & tributaries except Sheep R.
Season
Bait
Limits, per angler
OPEN JUN. 16 - OCT. 31
Bait ban
5 mountain whitefish over 30 cm
0 trout total
Headwater originating at Storm Ck and Mist Ck confluence downstream to Kananaskis Country boundary; Includes tributaries except Storm Creek. ES1
Seasons, bait rule and limits for Headwater originating at Storm Ck and Mist Ck confluence downstream to Kananaskis Country boundary; Includes tributaries except Storm Creek.
Season
Bait
Limits, per angler
OPEN JUN. 16 - AUG. 31
Bait ban
2 brook trout
5 mountain whitefish over 30 cm
trout total (Other trout Limit 0)
OPEN SEPT. 1 - OCT. 31
Bait ban
2 brook trout
0 mountain whitefish
trout total (Other trout Limit 0)
A limit of 0 means catch and release. Limits are per angler, in the province's words. Alberta Guide to Sportfishing Regulations, read from the province's regulation service . The province's regulations map, opens in a new tab.
Time-of-day restrictions can apply here. This water is inside the area where the province restricts angling hours between 1 July and 1 September when the Bow River at Carseland runs above 20°C for 3 days and below the 25th flow percentile for 4 days. Whether one is in force is announced on the province's advisories page, opens in a new tab, not here.
No hydrometric station covers Highwood River. Flow comes from whoever was last standing in it.
