Bow River Adventures.  owner, operator , & Head guide Richard Mason   aka '' Dutchie ''  ,  started fly fishing at the young age of 12 years old and began fly fishing on the Bow River in 1983 while station in Calgary serving in the Canadian Armd Forces '' Recce Sqn''  

His love for the outdoors led to a variety of  many interests .For a great number of years Richard operated a big game outfitting business near Cold Lake , Alberta

He enjoyed guiding and hunting for big Whitetail Bucks & hunting and guiding for upland birds with his most loved birddogs the Brittany , while training bird dogs and competing in Dog trials of which he won the Canadian Pheasant  Championship '' 3 '' times , he just loves talking about good birddogs and big game hunting 

During these years near Cold Lake Alberta , Richard served in the Canadian Arm'd Forces for 21 years before retiring from active duty , while at the same time was very much into raising and the breeding of coloured registered Quarter horses.  

He now spend his days guiding on the Bow River and other Alberta streams and is a avid collector of fine classic bamboo fly rods and  vintage classic fly reels .  Plus now with the new Meiser light spey rods for trout fishing it has open the doors to a whole new world of fishing ,  meeting  and taking  allot of spey casters from around the world who just want to swing streamers or double wets for  big trophy browns on the Bow River with him