Great store with great selection. But more importantly great and knowledgeable owner and staff who are willing to take the time to understand and educate their customers without coming across as pushy/elitist - which is definitely a vibe you get in some fly shops. As a novice flyfisher their YouTube videos are a fantastic resource and their in-person advice for gear, flies, etc is invaluable. 10/10 definitely recommend.
Just did my first purchase as I'm from bc. Very happy with the transaction. Package came in a very quick manner. I think 3 days from ordering and receiving package. Prices and inventory was excellent. Will 100% be a returning customer
I work in downtown Calgary, and needed some things for an upcoming trip. Called them, they offered to deliver it that afternoon. Awesome product, awesome service. Thanks!
We visited last year and were lucky enough to get a spot. This one of the best trips! We caught a few fish, had a few laughs and would recommend Bow River Troutfitters to anyone!
Had a great experience at the store, they set me up with everything I needed for a beginner fly fisher. They were able to give me some tips for casting and shared a wide variety of resources. They recommended a couple of different set ups that I went out in the evening and fished and was able to catch some rainbow trout. I would highly recommend BRT and will be a returning customer.
It’s actually a fantastic store with great staff, great prices and good selection of products. My beef is my wife went Christmas shopping there and now knows exactly how much fly tying materials as well as rods and lines costs. Gents next time the wife is there looking for a gift for me sell her an orvis superfine glass rod for 60 bucks then use my number from your files to call me to settle up the bill. Please remember that all us car, gun and fishing guys lie to our wives about the cost of our hobbies. Other than that 5 stars
I live in the UK but these guys couldn’t have been more helpful when they responded to a question I placed on their YouTube channel regarding suitable floating fly lines for fishing small creeks/streams. I just wished we had such helpful and extremely knowledgeable individuals working in all our tackle shops over here! Thanks again guys.