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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: Salmon__Slayer on August 12, 2015, 02:42:13 AM
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Hello Everybody, I am very exited for this upcoming pink salmon year. I was wondering does anybody think its worth it to try for some pinks at saperton landing either this week or the week after.
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I caught a Pink in Richmond August 17th two years ago.
First pink showed up in the Albion test nets August 7th so it is definitely possible.
I haven't heard of any caught in the Fraser yet but I also haven't fished it.
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It's a little early, they've only showed 3 pinks at Albion. I know new west is lower down the river, but give it a week or two still. So to answer your question, maybe the end of next week you might see a few.
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Still too early. Odds would be pretty slim but if you're close by or have extra time why not try it.
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The pinks will be running up the Fraser in much better (fishable) numbers by the tail-end of August. Usually the last week of August is a pretty good bet. Although some fish are caught between now and then, they are still very few and far between. But as a previous poster mentioned, if you're close enough, why not try it? There will still be the odd fish around and you may be lucky enough to catch it. :D I have caught pinks on the Fraser starting around the 18th-20th, so it is surely possible. If you go, let us know how you do!
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My earliest pink salmone encounter was also August 17th, around ten years ago. A small school went by that day and I just happened to spot it when I drove by. Other than that exception, they always come into the river in massive numbers around the last week or August or early September. From the reports I've gotten, they are holding in big schools at the mouth right now, so who knows, maybe all of a sudden they'll come in a bit earlier with a favourable tide.
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Fish have been caught early in other systems this year. I'll bet they will be early in the fraser. Best bet is to give it a try.
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Got one out of there a few days ago on a random shot
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Taking the boat out to the mouth would be fun pink mania.
Has anyone tried out on the mouth ?
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One other thing to consider is the aboriginal openings. I am generally a mid Fraser pink fisher so last season it was very hard to get out when there was a window whereas they had a chance to get into the river in decent numbers and provide an opportunity in this area.
A number of general commercial openings also prevented any kind of consistency. These are a couple of important factors in deciding when to spent some time on the water for a better chance.
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Taking the boat out to the mouth would be fun pink mania.
Has anyone tried out on the mouth ?
I've done it in the past, it's not even fun, it's so much work. You can't even get your line in the water without having to bring it right in.
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Hahaha ya, you see there's these fish, and man are they a pain!
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Thanks for the feedback. I wasnt gonna try until the 25 but have a doctor appointment in new west so gonna try anyways.
Ill let you know how i do. But until then I dont know where to find the fraser river tide chart
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here you go
http://www.tides.gc.ca/eng/station?sid=7654
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here you go
http://www.tides.gc.ca/eng/station?sid=7654
thank you
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For pinks its best to fish 2 hours before high tide and two hours after ????
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This past Saturday (Aug 8th) evening, saw a school of pinks surfacing on the upper arm of the Fraser, right off the pier by the Romer's Burger Bar (South Vancouver).
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Most consistent fishing usually happens towards the end of the first week in Sept (5-7) and around the 10-15th above Mission. Are they early? I don't think so. Most systems haven't seen any kind of early return. Howe Sound & Squamish saw an early push in the first half of July but it tailed off for a bit and things in the river are fairly close to regular timing. Runs on the east coast of Island seem to be several days late but they are showing in good numbers now.
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I use tides4fishing.com.
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Gonna give it a shot next Monday after work on the tidal...definitely one of the perks of having a job in Richmond.. :P
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was thinking how close Richmond is to new west. as pe.ople have stated that the fish have been pilling up at the mouth. is it worth it to drive a bit more and fish off gary point
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Talked to a guy who was casting for pinks while I was walking the dog. No action with them but he had a jack spring on the beach.
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How do you know they aren't Sockeye?
Good point, I don't know. They could have been Sockeye, I just assumed Pinks.
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The difference between how sockeye and pink salmon jump in the Fraser River is quite distinct actually. Sockeye tend to leap out of the water while pink salmon usually show their back only as they travel upstream.
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The difference between how sockeye and pink salmon jump in the Fraser River is quite distinct actually. Sockeye tend to leap out of the water while pink salmon usually show their back only as they travel upstream.
Bingo !
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Hahaha ya, you see there's these fish, and man are they a pain!
Chinook fishing is on fire out front. Yes the pinks are finning everywhere, and yes they are a pain to deal with. Trying to stack and the pin pops before I get down. It's funny the first 10 times, then not so funny. Lol
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I've done it in the past, it's not even fun, it's so much work. You can't even get your line in the water without having to bring it right in.
This may be a dumb question but what exactly do u mean by this?
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was thinking how close Richmond is to new west. as pe.ople have stated that the fish have been pilling up at the mouth. is it worth it to drive a bit more and fish off gary point
Nothing at Gary Point this week, some surfacers but nothing exciting yet.
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This may be a dumb question but what exactly do u mean by this?
Not a dumb question, when fishing for Chinooks out on the mouth of the Fraser while pinks are around... There are pinks on your line before you can even get the line to the right depth. So all you do all day is pull up and release pinks. It's annoying, and I won't be doing that again.
I like catching pinks, but on the river with a fly rod. Not in the chuck with down riggers.
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Ok so that's what I was thinking bur wasn't sure. So we actually do want to get out on the mouth and catch the pinks because Me and my friends are new to salmon fishing in the chuck. Can we just use pink jigs and jig for them because I don't have a downrigger. I'm thinking 20-40ft down if u find a school
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Fraser River and mouth are now closed to all salmon fishing:
http://notices.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fns-sap/index-eng.cfm?pg=view_notice&DOC_ID=174384&ID=all (http://notices.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fns-sap/index-eng.cfm?pg=view_notice&DOC_ID=174384&ID=all)
http://notices.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fns-sap/index-eng.cfm?pg=view_notice&DOC_ID=174388&ID=all (http://notices.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fns-sap/index-eng.cfm?pg=view_notice&DOC_ID=174388&ID=all)
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That's ok it's clearly needed to help the fish make it to their spawning grounds. They will open up pinks soon I'm sure will try then .
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Wow! I didn't think they were really going to do it but definitely for the best. If the Sockeye are as fragile as they're making them out to be then a full closure is the right way to go.
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Ok so that's what I was thinking bur wasn't sure. So we actually do want to get out on the mouth and catch the pinks because Me and my friends are new to salmon fishing in the chuck. Can we just use pink jigs and jig for them because I don't have a downrigger. I'm thinking 20-40ft down if u find a school
When it opens, if they're still there, then that method will work like a hot damn for pinks. ;)
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... Oops
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it's not closed in the lower fraser read it right
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ok I read it again how can you catch a sockeye casting all we want is pinks so why all the dfo fuss
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it's not closed in the lower fraser read it right
No. It is closed all the way to the mouth.
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totally sucks, wait for an opening, glad I didn't purchase my tidal licence yet then I will take my holidays earlier to go lake fishing
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oh well...I'll be sticking with the ocean for a bit longer..there's still some more beach and bottom fishing to be done 8)
Still waiting for that first pink though...my luck with salmon this season has been dismal so far...
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hello all sorry for the late report on the 14 I hit saperton landing for an hour . while i was there saw some sockeye jumping far out. and saw one single pink rolling near by. hooked up with an pink and lost before i could bring it up on to the dock. the pinks came early this year ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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OK, now I am confused. I thought there was a complete closure on the Tidal Fraser at present.
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It is closed.
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hello all sorry for the late report on the 14 I hit saperton landing for an hour . while i was there saw some sockeye jumping far out. and saw one single pink rolling near by. hooked up with an pink and lost before i could bring it up on to the dock. the pinks came early this year ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Trolling
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It closed at 1 hour after dark on the 14th. Anyone fishing during the day on the 14th was fishing legally.
That's a fine looking high horse...
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What the hell are you talking high horse? Do you know what that saying means? Or what trolling is? I didn't see the part of the 14. That's my mistake. There is no delusion of grandeur in what I said, simply that I didn't believe him. That's under the impression that he was there today.
I really fail to see though, how that puts me I a high horse. If you'd like to explain it, I'm open to what you say. But I hardly think not believing something on the internet is makes me better than anyone
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What the hell are you talking high horse? Do you know what that saying means? Or what trolling is? I didn't see the part of the 14. That's my mistake. There is no delusion of grandeur in what I said, simply that I didn't believe him. That's under the impression that he was there today.
I really fail to see though, how that puts me I a high horse. If you'd like to explain it, I'm open to what you say. But I hardly think not believing something on the internet is makes me better than anyone
Let's see. You and Burbot jumped to invalid conclusions and called him out.
How about giving your fellow man the benefit of the doubt, at least at for a few seconds before claiming the moral high ground...
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Let's see. You and Burbot jumped to invalid conclusions and called him out.
How about giving your fellow man the benefit of the doubt, at least at for a few seconds before claiming the moral high ground...
agreed
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Let's see. You and Burbot jumped to invalid conclusions and called him out.
How about giving your fellow man the benefit of the doubt, at least at for a few seconds before claiming the moral high ground...
There is no moral high ground at all. Calling out Trolling isnt saying Im morally better in anyway, its disbelief of a post. I admitted I missed the part where the date was stated (poorly, to be fair) so, under those conditions, its simply stating "I dont believe you." Exactly that. No more. If anyone is on a high horse here, its you. All you needed to post was clarification of the date. Instead, you decided to throw a jab in as well.
I hope you are talking about Burbots post of "It is closed"
If you are, then Ill chalk this up to you being a little too high and mighty. Seriously, his post was in response to a question, stating a fact. My post equated to "I dont believe you" and you have to make a whole to do. Good stuff!
Seriously. Moral high ground. Thats hilarious.
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Poor Dan, he wasn't questioning the report since he didn't know it was closed anyway.
Where are all the fish?
Ive been out at least 10 times, to the Vedder, Harrison, Pitt, Squamish, Mamqoum, Fuzzy Creek, and the Tidal and Non Tidal Fraser in the past 6 days. I cant get a single fish! I need roe for Coho! I am fly fishing, spoon fishing, and floating power bait balls, but I cant even get a sniff. Ive only seen one or two caught, and everyone I talked to just said THEYRE JUST PINKS!
This is by far the worst run yet. Im just gonna sell all my gear. Unless someone can tell me where to go to get into fish. Thanks
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High horse? High ground? How do you guys fish from horses? Wouldn't it be better to stand on a beach instead of high ground? If I am fishing from a horse do I need a fishing license for it as well?
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Poor Dan, he wasn't questioning the report since he didn't know it was closed anyway.
(http://images-cdn.9gag.com/photo/5727624_700b_v1.jpg)
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hello all Dan if you didnt beilve that i went fishing thats your problem I started this post just to see if anybody else had luck this early in the season because i was gonna give it a try anyways at new west. and i think salmon fishing closed after the 14
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No bro, I missed the date. I thought your post was saying you went that day, not the 14th. It's my mistake.