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reach

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Rivers in the Squamish area
« on: August 22, 2004, 11:35:49 PM »

Hi all,

I'm looking for places to fly fish for trout.  Are any of the rivers in the Squamish area (Squamish, Cheakamus, Mamquam, Indian, Elaho, Ashlu) fishable this time of year?  I read somewhere they are silty until "fall".  So when does fall start?  :)  Anybody have any luck in that area?

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Re:Rivers in the Squamish area
« Reply #1 on: August 23, 2004, 01:38:25 AM »

I'm assuming once the higher elevation starts to freeze to a point the snow no longer melts producing the silty glacial water.  I'm probably wrong  ;D
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Re:Rivers in the Squamish area
« Reply #2 on: August 23, 2004, 01:50:30 PM »

Hey,
Fished the Cheakamus yesterday, water is clear.  2 rainbows, dolly, beat-up spring....drive up paradise valley until the end of the road, fish around there.  Squampton is dirty, not sure about the upper tribs...
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Re:Rivers in the Squamish area
« Reply #3 on: August 23, 2004, 09:18:43 PM »

Thanks devo.  Other plans (Blue River area!) have come up for this weekend but hopefully I'll get up that way next weekend.

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Re:Rivers in the Squamish area
« Reply #4 on: August 24, 2004, 06:59:52 PM »

what flies did u use??
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Re:Rivers in the Squamish area
« Reply #5 on: September 15, 2004, 04:13:32 PM »

Just wondering what's happening in Squamish, Just got back from a couple of weeks up in Terrace and the Island, the rain blew the rivers out for about 70% of the time.  To answer your fly question, i like bead head black or green wolly buggers or nymphs, size 6 or 8.
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