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Author Topic: 2015 Chilliwack River fall salmon fishery information & water condition updates  (Read 471019 times)

hillmonkey

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very nice, looks like the roe worked wonders!
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armytruck

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Did anyone fish the river today and could comment on the water conditions?
Thank you in advance
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The upper was fishable yesterday morning with 1ft-3ft of visability depending on location.  Never made it to the lower as I was called away.
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chris gadsden

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Just had a look and it is very high, very muddy, very unfishable for most, very mild meaning a very high freezing level hence a very lot of snow melting. :P

Also a very high possibilty some of the clay banks have been opened up again which will be bad news if so. :-\

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Darn claybanks , will they ever go away  :P . Or this nasty rain . I wonder how many thousands of Pink eggs and chummy's all washed away or smothered with silt .  :(
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Message from search and rescue. https://t.co/rnCuOX2wQs
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Message from search and rescue. https://t.co/rnCuOX2wQs
Wow....I'm happy I left when I did. It was definitely lower but I kept my eyes peeled for the water levels by looking at the shoreline and moving up and down the banks.
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I fished this morning for a few hours. Nothing to show for it not even a nibble. Clarity was around 1ft around first light. I had to move my bag and rod 3 times because of the rising water. My stuff started to float away LOL!

Power still out at my house.
Water is at 3.5m and rising still!!!
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halcyonguitars

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Well then, if you're not catching fish, I'm not even gonna try...at least til Friday...
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Drewhill

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Water will still be high on friday. Safe to say season is over for most of the rivers.
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Noahs Arc

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Water will still be high on friday. Safe to say season is over for most of the rivers.

LOL
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halcyonguitars

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Most means not all, right?

I want to believe the late start means a late end.

I want to believe...;)
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dobrolub

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Water highest in at least two years.
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milo

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Water highest in at least two years.

Yesterday's peak was the highest I remember on the Hydrometric Data charts.
I am sure there will be some sort of negative impact on the eggs already laid in the redds. Hopefully it is not as bad as I imagine it could be (forum experts - Dave and alles - please chime in).

I find it curious that people are worried about this high water meaning the end of the coho/chum season, when in fact what we should be really worrying about is what the returns will be like two, three and four years down the road.
« Last Edit: November 18, 2015, 11:24:14 AM by milo »
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dobrolub

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Yep. I am curious about the eggs too. A conclusion that there will be fewer surviving eggs may seem obvious but I wonder if it's true.

As far as the season end worries, I'd say don't worry... It's over 8)
« Last Edit: November 18, 2015, 12:03:48 PM by dobrolub »
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