Made my first trip out to the Vedder since February, I fished alone on the river with no sight of another angler all day until moving to my last run of the day. The river was very high and fast where I started out, very different from the winter conditions..waded towards an island that is normally above water to fish a deep pocket. The fast current swept my foot as I was making a step and then took my other foot out from under me, fell and banged up my right knee/leg pretty bad, smashed my reel and I floated downstream a good 20 feet before I could get myself up. Although my reel is damaged I continued to fish my way up river...long deep run of fast water. I didnt see any signs of fish for the first 3 hours, finally as I was baiting up I saw a few jumpers...sockeye from the looks of it. Worked my way along with no luck and decided to hike back to my car and move to a different spot..bushwhacking for over an hour in an attempt for a short cut back. No success on the river that day. I'll probably head back in a couple weeks once the flow slows down a bit.
Headed out for some bar fishing this morning....tried a tidal bar not far off from the tidal boundry...water was very high and was only able to set up on a small patch of rocks. Saw a seal or something swimming about 50 feet from shore, no signs of fish. Saw one jump way out in the middle and that was it. A bit snaggy out there, pulled up 4 spreader bars with lead attached....so although I didnt catch any fish I scored some free pyramid weights and bars. Weather was beautiful and enjoyed my day relaxing along the fraser with a few brews. Probably heading out again next week to another bar with a picnic area so my non fishing friends can have a bbq etc
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Topic: Chilliwack River July 20th, Tidal Fraser River July 21st 2010 (Read 732 times)