The Oldman River

The Oldman River flows out of the Rockies north of Coleman Alberta in the Crowsnest Pass in the southwestern corner of the province. It is joined by many other streams and rivers until it flows into the Oldman Resevoir north or Cowley.

From there it flows west and joins the Bow River near Grassy Lake to become the south Saskatchewan River.

Dutch Creek, Racehorse Creek, Castle River, Crowsnest River and the Livingston River plus many more are all tribituaries of the Oldman River.

In the upper river (mountains to reservoir) the trout fishing is spectacular. This portion of the Oldman River System is considered by many to be the best trout fishing in the world. As far as I am concerned the Oldman is a world class fishery from start to finish. People travel from all over the world to fish the famous waters here.

The river contains rainbows, cutts, bulls and browns from the reservoir upstream. After the reservoir there are many less trout but all the same types still inhabit the river.

There are a few Trout and some Pike and Walleye between Fort Mcleod and Lethbridge. At Lethbridge pike and walleye fishing become better, not many big ones. Average pike is between 3-5 pounds and 2-4 pounds for walleye until the oldman mees the bow and forms the South Saskatchewan river.
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