Fraser Valley BC Fishing Report

By Vic Carrao, STS Guiding Service | Last updated: January 13th, 2012

Fraser River Sturgeon Fishing

We were out on the water a couple days this past week and we managed to land 19 fish in two days which is pretty good for this time of the year. Nothing larger than 4 feet but we had enough action to keep us busy on the rods. Sturgeon fishing is generally slow in the winter months but if you put in the time it is still worth a try. Our boats are on the water year round so if you're like me and cabin fever is already setting in, please give us a call. We would be happy to get you out for a morning, afternoon or all day trip.

Chilliwack River Steelhead Fishing

Vedder River steelhead fishing has been fair to good this past week. Some nice fish have been taken in the lower river as well as the mid river area. Water clarity is 16 to 20 inches with water steadily dropping and clearing. Fred's Custom Tackle reports about 6 to 10 fish per day being weighed in, which means that there are probably closer to 20-30 fish per day being landed. Although there are some nice steelhead in the Vedder it appears to me that we are off to a slower start than last year.

Chehalis River Steelhead Fishing

I was by the Chehalis the other day and forgot how beautiful this river is during winter months. I saw a few coho salmon stacked in a pool that still looked very clean. We have heard of a few early steelhead and some great cutthroat trout fishing. The Chehalis fishes very well after a big rain, it drops and clears very quickly so the next few days should produce some nice fish. This is a great river system for fishing when Vedder River conditions are not favorable.

Harrison River Cutthroat Trout Fishing

We did a jet boat cruise on Sunday with a group from Mission to Rainbow Falls on Harrison Lake. It was a beautiful winter day and everyone enjoyed the trip. Along the way we saw several cutthroat rise near Kilby Park and as we got further up I was surprised by how many rising fish we saw. After talking with a few of our guides, we heard that cutthroat fishing is good right now on the Harrison.

If you're going to give it a try, I would suggest using minnow patterns or flesh flies. You can also fish larger gear looking for Chehalis bound steelhead. Cutthroat trout are nomadic and move around a lot so when you're fishing the Harrison spend a considerable amount of time watching the shoreline. If cutthroat are feeding, you will spot them as we did on Sunday.

Vancouver Saltwater Fishing

Vancouver is one of the few places in British Columbia where you can catch salmon 365 days a year. Right now and through the winter you can catch chinook salmon in Vancouver Harbour and surrounding region, most of the salmon are between 4lb (shakers) to 12lbs (keepers) with the occasional chinook in the 16 to 20lb (slab) range. One of our associate guides were out this week having good success fishing the Harbour. Most fish were in the 4 to 6lb range but they did manage to catch a few fish in the teens. Vancouver Harbour offers fair to good winter salmon fishing from January through until the spring runs begin to show up. Crabbing and prawning are also very good in winter, usually producing limits on every trip.

Please feel free to call or e-mail us with any questions or concerns.

Vic Carrao
STS Guiding Service
sts@guidebc.com
1-866-771-FISH (3474)