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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: Rodney on December 10, 2008, 04:42:26 PM
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Between early December and late April, the Chilliwack River offers a productive winter steelhead fishery for both local and visiting anglers around the Fraser Valley and Lower Mainland. While other nearby systems also provide such a fishery, the Chilliwack River tends to yield more success due to the amount of fish being produced by the Chilliwack River Hatchery. This thread has several objectives:
- To provide valuable information such as fishing techniques, regulations, fish identification and other related information for first-time anglers who wish to participate.
- To provide updated river condition such as water clarity and level for all anglers
Fishing regulations
Regulations for the steelhead fishery differ slightly to the fall salmon fisheries in BC, so please familiarize by going through the BC Freshwater Fishing Regulation Synopsis (http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/fish/regulations) from time to time if unsure. For the Chilliwack River, anglers should be aware of these regulations. Please report violators by phoning 1-877-952-RAPP (7277).
- You must have a valid freshwater angling license (http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/fish/licences/#Basic). You must purchase a steelhead conservation surcharge (http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/fish/licences/#Conservation) if you wish to fish for steelhead (even if you only intend to catch and release).
- You can only keep one hatchery steelhead, which can be identified by the absence of the adipose fin and the presence of a healed scar. Once you retain your hatchery steelhead, you must stop fishing and mark your catch on your license immediately.
- All wild steelhead must be released with care by keeping the fish in the water at all time.
- All chinook salmon must be released between January 1st and May 31st. Anglers may encounter early chinook salmon occasionally in the winter steelhead fishery, so please be aware of the differences between a chinook salmon and a steelhead.
- Please be aware of the new upper no fishing boundary by reading this fishery notice (http://www-ops2.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/xnet/content/fns/index.cfm?pg=view_notice&lang=en&DOC_ID=111390&ID=recreational).
- The river section above the Vedder Crossing is closed from May 1st to June 30th.
- The river section below the Vedder Crossing is only opened to flyfishing from May 1st to May 31st. All (wild and hatchery) rainbow and cutthroat trout are required to be released during this period.
Fish species and identifications
While the primary target species is steelhead in this fishery, several other species may also be encountered. It is important to know the morphological differences between these species.
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Steelhead's life history is similar to pacific salmon's. It is a variation of rainbow trout, which has an ocean phase. Unlike pacific salmon, steelhead may not die liek pacific salmon after spawning. Size range of steelhead from the Chilliwack River ranges between 6lb and 15lb, while bigger fish have often been recorded every season.
Several identification keys can be used to recognize a steelhead. Its white gum and tongue, lack of teeth behind the tongue. Once arrived from the ocean, its body is silver with heavily spotted back. Its tail is spotted from top to bottom and it is not forked. During spawning phase, pink and red colourations become apparent on the gill plates and across the body. Below are additional photos that may assist you.
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Resident rainbow trout can also be caught while targeting steelhead. Unlike steelhead, they are typically under 18 inches in length or 2lb in weight. Only hatchery rainbow trout can be kept.
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Bull trout are often encountered while targeting steelhead and they are required to be released. Their size ranges between 1lb and 10lb. Bull trout can easily be identified by its white and pink spots across the body. Their mouth is large and extends way behind the eyes. The end of their pelvic fins is often white.
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Coastal cutthroat trout travel in schools. Several identification keys can be used to differentiate them from rainbow trout. Their body and tail are heavily spotted from top to bottom. An orange slack can be found on the bottom side of the gill plate. Their size typically ranges between 8 and 20 inches. Only hatchery cutthroat trout can be kept.
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Mountain whitefish belong in the salmonid family. While their body is similar to a minnow, one can easily identify them by locating the adipose fin. Their mouth is small and protudes slightly. Their size typically ranges between 8 and 20 inches.
2009 steelhead brood collection program
Information to come.
Additional readings
- Short Floating Tactic Explained (http://www.fishingwithrod.com/articles/2003/1003_01.html)
- 2007 Steelhead Brood Collection Program (http://www.fishingwithrod.com/fishy_news/070115_1.html)
Additional video clips
- Steelhead broodstock (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXko2xRuYMY)
- So big, so close (http://www.fishingwithrod.com/video/0808.html)
- It was all worth it (http://www.fishingwithrod.com/subscriber/20070400.html) (subscribers only (http://www.fishingwithrod.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=17319.0))
Additional help
Your local tackle stores in the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley provide excellent additional resource.
- Fred's Custom Tackle (http://www.fredscustomtackle.com)
- Nikka Fishing and Marine (http://www.nikka.ca/)
- Riverside Fly and Tackle (http://www.riversideflyandtackle.com)
- Sea-Run Fly & Tackle (http://www.sea-run.com/)
- Hatch Match'r (http://www.hatchmatchr.com)
- Pacific Angler (http://www.pacificangler.ca/)
- Berry's Bait and Tackle (http://www.berrysbait.com/)
- Reaction Fly and Tackle (http://www.reactionbaits.com/)
Derby information
- Wally Hall Junior Memorial Derby, December 1st 2008 - March 31st 2009 (http://www.fishingwithrod.com/fishy_news/081120-1.html)
- Boxing Day Steelhead Derby, December 26th 2008 (http://www.fishingwithrod.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=19412.0)
- Trophy Hunter Steelhead Derby, February 15th 2009 (information to come)
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Nice information Rodney for the beginning of another steelhead season.
No rain this afternoon so water should be prime for the first Iron of the season tomorrow. ;D ;D
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Conditions worse then yesterday but fishable, 2 feet visablity. Spent some time on an easter egg hunt, when I should have been fishing.
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I guess Chris has been slacking lately, I left the bottles behind for yeah.
Couldnt carry any more to fish comfortably. ;)
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Conditions worse then yesterday but fishable, 2 feet visablity. Spent some time on an easter egg hunt, when I should have been fishing.
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I guess Chris has been slacking lately, I left the bottles behind for yeah.
Couldnt carry any more to fish comfortably. ;)
Nice find, any drennans? I certainly donot need any more floats having over a thousand.
Conditions should imorove tomorrow if we do not get rain.
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I went exploring some new water and they were just scattered along the bank, easy grabs. picked up well over 100 but only 3 were clear floats.
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Waters looking good, where are the fish?
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Looked OK when I looked this morning but it was from a distance. We had heavy rain this afternoon in the Valley but snow level was down on the mountains. No rain now and it should cool down by the forcast this evening. Of course there is always a chance clay from the slides can drop in at any time.
At least the gas is cheaper now and not so costly these days to drive from the Lower Mainland. ;D ;D
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Water is getting quite low. Visibility was good, around 3 feet, maybe slightly more.
Freezing cold out today with very, very stong winds. Couldn't even cast properly.
Saw 2 fish rise, didn't see any caught. Not very many other people out today, saw maybe 10 from tamahi down to the train bridge.
Looks like snow is on the way. Was starting to spit when we left. Can't see the mountain anymore. Should make for some intersting driving if we get any accumulation.
Good luck ;)
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Snow coming in from the North East by the look of it.
We just visted the river and it is way to windy to try and get a proper drift so went to Tims instead.
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So, probably a stupid question that I might already know the answer to... but here goes. :D
Hows the river? ;D
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So, probably a stupid question that I might already know the answer to... but here goes. :D
Hows the river? ;D
The strong NE wind in the Lower will make fishing difficult at the best. Maybe you could find some sheltered areas up river and you will most likely have the river to yourself.
At least we donot have any snow like many other parts of the Province.
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Things have improved greatly today. Wind has died right down, -3 at this time and water conditions A1.
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The wind was howling when I got into the Wack this morning.... so I went up river. Gotr tucked away for about 30 min where the cold wasn't really an issue, then I hiked a lot, found some real nice water and did not come up with anything. My hands are still a bit tingly.... :P
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Hrm it was wind free pretty much everywhere I noticed today. Maybe the river valley had some gusts going through it.
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Just shovelled off the driveway of about 5 inches of snow, it is now time for a double double at Tims. ;D
The snow has stopped but that chilling NE wind is still with us and most likely will get worse in the days ahead.
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We are hoping to make it out there on Saturday and Tuesday so hopefully the weather will hold. Oh and Chris I have a badminton racket for you. It is a wilson titanium smash. My kids have no interest in playing so consider it a christmas gift for you ;D as I know you enjoy the sport. I will put it in the car when searun and I come out and I will get it to you somehow.
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Decided to brave the elements and go out to the river today. Little bit sketchy driving in my light rear-wheel drive car, but made it the the river ok. Started walking the dike and wanted to go down. Snow drifts along the bacnk made the snow around thigh deep in places and you could not see the dike rocks underneath it at all. About 3 steps down the bank I ate it pretty bad, thankfully I was holding onto a branch and didnt rip my waders. Sheer ice under all the snow.
Made it down to the water and within around 30 mins all of my bait was frozen except for the lone roe sac I had put on my hook. Pretty much everything froze in that time. All the guides on my rod tip were frozen solid, I could harldey walk because my waders were covered in ice and felt like cardboard. This is what my float looked like after around 20 mins of fishing ::)
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While out there I almost fell 4 or 5 times on the sheer ice all along the edges. Have never seen anything like it before. There is snow everywhere and under it is very smooth, very slippery clear ice. The ice extends probably about 4 feet out from the edge where the water line use to be. The worst part in the last 2 feet of the ice "shelf" is only 2, maybe 3 inches thick at most and it breaks, so be careful if you are stepping on it.
Overall conditions were : very cold, too windy for my liking, super clear, and super super low. Going to be very hard to get anything out of there right now, but it is still worth pounding it if you are determined (and want frost bite). Some nice scenery to be had right now. And don't forget the gloves and toque.
Main point of this post is - BE CAREFUL out there right now. Conditions are not very safe. Take it slow and easy, and make sure you watch you step. Ill leave you with this picture of the "ice shelf" ;)
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Everyone,
Keep the person chit chat in private messages, emails or messengers please. It is frustrating for others to click on the thread expecting to read about river condition but only to find posts that are not relevant to the thread.
Also, Chilliwack River fishing reports should go into the fishing reports section (http://www.fishingwithrod.com/yabbse/index.php?board=2.0).
Thanks all.
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Wasn't really meant to be a fishing report... more of water condition and freezing cold weather report. Was out again today, more of the same. Crazy cold, make sure you cover every part of your body that you can. Its probably not even worth coming out right now, I don't even think I will be going this weekend, hands, toes and face are bright red right now and stinging like crazy ::)...
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You guys have no idea what "cold" is.......It's a balmy -27 where I am.....I'll be swinging flies for steelhead tommorow......
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Clarity about 4 foot visibility mid river, water level a little low for most peoples standards
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Water report for today : Low, clear, and almost frozen. The lower has chunks of ice floating around everywhere and is pretty much flowing slush. The water is so cold, (below freezing I'm assuming) that since our line was moving the same speed it froze and everything got coated in ice. Within 20 mins I had "nature's flossing rig." We left after around 30 mins because it was not worth fishing. In the upper you have the icing problem on your line, in the lower, if you somehow hook a fish a peice of ice will have you snapped off in no time. Might want to wait until warmer temps to come out here.
Up close pic of the line
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Pic of my jig.... good luck hooking a fish with this hook
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Pic of the water in the lower....
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Pic of the train bridge area
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Have fun out there ;D
By the way, the hatchery has TONS of coho. ;)
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6'' of snow over nite and then the ice, great conditions tomorrow ::)
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lol u had a frozen jig, i had a completely frozen roe sec today ;D
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haha, wow its really frozen over there, wonder how the smaller rivers are gona look :D
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Well it is starting to warm up in the Valley, but with that comes more snow. Looks like more is predicted throughout the week, with a major dump occurring unfortunately on Boxing Day. If they have to postpone the Derby, hopefully they make the announcement early enough so people don't get caught in a snow storm. That stretch of Highway 1 between Chilliwack and Abbotsford can get real treacherous when it snows.
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4x4, 1st and low, and chains. NO PROBLEM! fishing in the snow is fun, as long as my gear doesn't freeze up!
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Too bad we dont all have trucks... I for one am screwed after tonight ::)
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(http://www.theweathernetwork.com/common/images/wicons/r.gif) 15-20 cm forcasted for boxing day
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We are getting our share of snow now probably around 10 inches since yesterday with the current temperature at -4 but no wind to speak of.
The report I got today fishing is a bit dangerous out there with the snow and ice but the odd fish is being picked up for the brave that have been venturing out there.
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O ate it pretty bad today, not just once, but twice ::) Be very careful... make sure you are careful with where you put your steps. There are lots of places where you can fall through ice below the snow and then fall as a result of that. The ice under the snow is clear and very slippery... as I learnt today.
Other than that nice to be out. Lots of eagles around, can make for some good pictures ;) Heard of 2 fish killed today and that was it, snow was falling pretty much all day, made for a long walk home tredging through the knee deep white stuff. Best of luck to all the people looking for a Chritmas Steel tomorrow ;)
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i have about 16'' of snow at my house in greendale.
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i have about 16'' of snow at my house in greendale.
and i am enjoying the sun here
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The melt is now on in the Valley with rain and a slight wind, not sure how it will effect the river for tomorrow. :-\
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I was up today and river conditions were nice....BUT...be cautious on the slushy snow as there is a lot of frozen ice underneath!!
VERY SLIPPERY close to the river....BE CAREFULL ;)
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River was fishable when I looked at in the vicinity of the Lickman Road parking lot, saw 5 anglers working the runs within sight distance.
Getting some rain now and temperature was 2 C
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Rain stopped now and a bit of frost, side roads slippery so watch on your commute to work in the morning. River may be OK in the am if it stays cool.
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Thanks for the update Chris... Im gonna hit the river tomorrow and will post an update on the conditions
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Thanks for the update Chris... Im gonna hit the river tomorrow and will post an update on the conditions
I hope it holds for you, watch the roads as my driveway is sheer ice at the moment.
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Water was still hanging in when I looked at it around 3:30 but we have been getting heavy rain and snow mixed, with a strong West winds. At least it is melting some of the snow. The temperature in the Valley floor varies from 1 to 3 C at this time.
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When we left Prison Camp at 1 the water was really bad. Around 6 inches of vis (had decreased from 3 feet when we got there). Pretty sure we heard a slide, but with the sounds of blasting happening up the valley it was hard to tell. Probably will be blown tomorrow. Was almost a complete white out on the way down until around tamahi bridge.
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Just got back... fished the upper/mid river vis was about 1.5 feet, water was "clay green", it was snowing when I left, hard to say if it will be good for tomorrow.... if it stays cooler with snow might be ok..
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No rain this evening and it is freezing now. Tomorrow's water conditions?
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Not sure of the conditions this morning but outside in the driveway in Chilliwack it's very icy out. Probably stayed cool enough over night to keep the river in decent shape but the roads are going to be pretty bad until it warms up.
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Conditions excellent at this time, lots of rods on the flow.
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conditions were decent yesterday, there is about 2.5ft of visibility with a tiny bit of gray visible, personally i'd like another half foot to foot of visibility but what ever, we all have our favs. Lots of access to the river from the roads, but walking in ice crusted snow, or one trails covered in ice is fun! ::)
good luck.
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Perfect conditions today, only saw 3 guys out. Not many places to park near the river if you plan on fishing up from the crossing, unless you are lifted or 4x4. Saw a small red car in the ditch, with a couple fishermen, and others helping to dig them out, good people.
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Fishable but has some clay color to it when I took a boo this afternoon. Saw some top rods, including Tooth Pick out there so there must be some fish around. ;D ;D
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conditions down low today were too milky for me (probably 2 feet), but up top they were beautiful
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I've found mid-mid/upper has been pretty cloudy with only a foot or less visibility in the last 2-3 days. As you get down to the crossing it seems to clear up to about 2 feet or so. Weekend should be in similar shape with cool temperatures predicted.
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When I was out yesterday it was low and clear it depends what happens tonight if it stays cold it should be allright.
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The whole river is in good shape. Headed out just before 5 when the snow started coming down hard at tamahi.
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good vis' in the lower end where i was fishing today. I would say a solid 3 feet or better. did see one fish hooked but that was it.
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I was up by the vedder bridge on vedder road today... water was pretty good! i'd say roughly 3 feet... nothing was happening there. Saw a coouple of bucks jump. headed down to allison pool as well but not too much going on there as well. I'm thinking of going back out there on tuesday.
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water conditions were sick today right from Keith Wilson up to the Cement Slab. Down low vis was 3 to 5 feet, and unlimited up top. I would say that the river will hold out for the next day or so depending on the temp. I am headed out tomorrow for sure.
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Water was perfect Monday. Fished Lickman to start then went upper river to find quieter water. Today should hold I would think but could start to go out quick as the forecast is a lot of rain and there is tons of snow to melt.
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River still fishable when I looked a few minutes ago, a few rods out too. Temperature only 2C right now so snow level is down low slowing the snow melt.
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hey all, i was wondering if the vedder will be fishable on sunday? planning on going to explore for the first time... maybe hook my first steelhead... got the fingers crossed.... but if the conditions are rough i might as well stay home with the ol' lady and have the day at the mall...i know you dont know really what will happen its the weather for petes sake but does anyone have an idea? thanks greatly
Look at the river gauge at the river levels site . If it goes past 3 meters at Veddar Crossing by tomorrow it will take some time come back down . I would wait for it to drop below 2.5 meters or so coming down from 3+ before heading out . I would think Sunday will look doubtful at this time , it usually takes more then a week to drop that much . The level is shooting up rapidly now so I would expect it to get pretty high . 3 meters , by the way, is full blow out conditions, while 2 is low water .
http://scitech.pyr.ec.gc.ca/waterweb/formnav.asp?lang=0
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3 is a good flow if the water is not cloudy and has 2 feet vis at least is PRIME
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Just had a look at the Vedder Bridge and the river is bank to bank and chocolate brown. It's going to be a few days for that to come down. Chwk Lake Rd having some problems with water and boulders, Cultus Lake Rd. was blocked this morning and now open to one lane.
Highway 3 closed in Manning Park, Coq. closed now and Highway #1 closed at Flood near Laidlaw with a slide. My rain guage says 107mm in the last 24 hours.
Good time to stay home and tye some flies or clean and oil up the reels!
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3 is a good flow if the water is not cloudy and has 2 feet vis at least is PRIME
It is at 3 now , which is completely choclate brown and would be considered by most most to be blow-out conditions . If you think it's prime and just a good flow , lets see you try crossing anywhere .
Looking at the graph it looks like it may hit 3.5 by tomorrow , when it was projected to peek . Should be at least a week before it drops even to a 2.5 level , which is still pretty high for Steelie fishing in the lower . That's about banks full level (3.5 is) at the train bridge .
Highest I ever saw it was 2 years ago when it got close to 4 meters and then the water was over the banks, flooded the campsite ( which is outside the dyke ) . That day I looked at it from the train bridge and it was quite some thing to see , waves were pushing tree trunks up onto the steel protectors the bridge has around it's footings . There was a water moving at a pretty good pace along the dyke where you park your car at the Yarrow side and all the bush in there was being pushed over by the current.
The river itself under the bridge looked like the flow in the Fraser Canyon at that level .
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I have sent a couple of pictures across the Ocean for Rodney to post. It presently is 3 to 4 feet below the top of the Rotary Trail at Lickman Road parking lot where I took the pictures.
I believe it will need about another rise of 1 meter at the Vedder Crossing gauge before we have a major flood like we have had in the past on the Chilliwack River. We have been lucky so far that we did not get a temperature of around 15 C or we would be in trouble.
The bad part for the fish and anglers could be that more clay banks may be opened up, even with the present river elevation.
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Photos taken by Chris from the Rotary Trail at Lickman.
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Rise in river has slowed some, only up 4 inches in the last 3 hours. I do not believe we have a major flood this go around.
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It takes a tremendous amount of water to go from 3 meters to 4 . Living right by the river , I keep an eye on it all the time and will be surprised to see it go much past 3.5 . Even at 4 meters it still had about 8 feet of dyke left at the train bridge . I was pretty worried when it got to the 4 meter mark 2 years ago but I looked at the dyke at the time and have to give credit to our officials for the great job they have done with their dyke maintenance to keep us all safe . And this includes the gravel extraction , which is vital to maintain the level where it is , inspite of the well meaning , but misguided opposition of some . If not for those extractions the dykes would have to be continually raised as the bed fills in , which is impossible .
The upheavel that will be caused by the very high water will be so much greater then any extraction will ever be , that the extractions would be trivial by comparison . But the fish will survive this high water like they always have .
Anyway as the water goes way past 3 it takes a very large amount to maitain that high level and will drop very rapidly once the heavy rain subsides . Will probably get to under 3 meters in a couple of days , but then it takes some time to drop the next half meter , to where it gets into decent fishing levels again.
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Rise in river has slowed some, only up 4 inches in the last 3 hours. I do not believe we have a major flood this go around.
On our river we may not get to flood stage , but many others already have . Seems many hillsides are causing more trouble then the rivers . Cultas lake road got washed out and the news tonight reported a mudslide into some ones home on Veddar mountain road . Langley is also in bad shape with the Neckomekal as are many areas on the Island and elsewhere. Lots of people in trouble in this. Hope it passes quick.
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I live near the Nicomekl River and as of 9 pm it is still not as bad as 2 yrs ago when it almost flooded our basement. Hope everyone makes it thru the high tide in the AM ... I don't think it's as bad as last time YET!!
As for the Veddar I caught my 2 biggest Steelies in high and somewhat mucky waters....U never know :-\
:oJUST BE SAFE :o
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Looks like the Chilliwack may have crested at 5 am . Lots of rain still forcast but I think it's not going up anymore as of now. Will take lots of rain for more . I agree Weefish that big rain 2 years ago was worse bt a fair margin . Seems Langley gets it worse though .Those small rivers are the worst as they don't have the big capacity .
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River dropped today but 0 visibility.
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It is a good news for every body. thanks
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It is a good news for every body. thanks
Sure is a disaster lot's of other places though . Chilliwack has declared a state of emergency , most of the damage in Greendale . Veddar Mountain road had several mudslides/avalanches and was closed for part of the day yesterday , then one lane open . Some places there look pretty bad .
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Greendale Feild...
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A house
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Next 2 are of school
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And Keith Wilson Road
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It is a good news for every body. thanks
Sure is a disaster lot's of other places though . Chilliwack has declared a state of emergency , most of the damage in Greendale . Veddar Mountain road had several mudslides/avalanches and was closed for part of the day yesterday , then one lane open . Some places there look pretty bad .
sorry about that i didn't Know.
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Everyday was all that water from the river coming over its banks or is that just from all the rain water and snow melt gathering in one area???
Was wondering the same? C.G.'s pic's show the river lower then I would have expected, choc. for sure but at it's level now it's similar to May fishing when the freshet has started....How the hell did all that water get up there???
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A lot of the flooding is from overflowing ditches and creeks that normally have substantially less water flowing in them. They are all up to the banks and in a lot of cases spilling all over roads and flooding out all the farmlands. I would assume that's how Greendale got so bad as I didn't hear of the Vedder ever breaching the dikes at any point. Greendale is also quite a bit lower elevation I believe and has a history of flooding. Still there are plenty of other flooded areas outside of Greendale that I've never really seen hit this bad.
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I just checked it out, It has dropped alot like 3 feet, so Its on the verge of coming back into shape.
I couldnt get close to the river too see, but It looked to be a combination, of the river, side creeks, and rain pooling.
Keep your eyes open for fish when the water receeds, a few may have been push or ventured the wrong way and will be trapped in holding water.
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Everyday was all that water from the river coming over its banks or is that just from all the rain water and snow melt gathering in one area???
Was wondering the same? C.G.'s pic's show the river lower then I would have expected, choc. for sure but at it's level now it's similar to May fishing when the freshet has started....How the hell did all that water get up there???
The pumps that are along the Vedder Canal could not handle the volume of water from the drainage ditches created by the rain 166 mm ( 6 and a half inches for our Southern neighbors ;D) and the melting snow. Nothing to do with the Vedder as it did not even get over the first banks.
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It was not the Vedder that flooded. All the ditches on the sides are over flowing. One thing to be careful of while driving down keith wilson is to stay in the middle because you cant see the road at all and there are deep ditches on both sides of the road, so be careful.
Greendale is not the only area. Farefield Island, Yarrow, Prarie Central Road out by Promontory all have major flooding. Chance (the school) is big time flooded. Another bad part is Chilliwack Lake Road. Had a friend go up there yesterday and he said that half the road is missing from washouts and slides. The whole road is closed just after Pointa Vista cafe and you need to take a detour through the dubdivision to get around. He turned around at Allison Pools, aparentally the normal washout spot is ok.
Looks like they are forecasting another 30 mm of rain tomorrow... should be intersting to see what happens. Snow level is way down so we might be ok, hopefully :-\
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Feel so sorry for the folks in troubled areas... Does anyone know how Keith Wilson rd is now? If there are any more pics it would be appreciated. And whats the colour look like on the river today?
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Just got back from the River.... Lower is still a puky brown colour with almost no vis at all. Even the creeks running into the river are not very good with about 1-2 feet of visi at most. Took a drive up Chilliwack Lake Road and wow. Tons of slides happened out there, 2 or 3 areas where only one vehicle can get through at a time because half the road is missing. Shouldnt be too long now if the rain decides to hold off ;)
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Feel so sorry for the folks in troubled areas... Does anyone know how Keith Wilson rd is now? If there are any more pics it would be appreciated. And whats the colour look like on the river today?
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Still flooded just East of the KWB bridge. South Sumas Road area still a mess, a disaster area. Two TV satellite trucks there so there will be coverage on Global this evening.
Lots of traffic just looking like me but I have an excuse as I live in the area.
When I came home a chap came to test our tap water for bacteria, told us to boil it for now.
Visibility of the Vedder is about 4 to 6 inches, very light rain so far today and fairly cool with the snow level down low on the mountains
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Wow, too bad. Hopefully those affected can get back to their lives and we can get back to our stealhead within the next couple of days, I heard of some big bruisers heading upriver last week...
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Looked pretty cloudy on my way to Vancouver this afternoon when I drove across the Freeway Bridge. Maybe someone else got a closer look.
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Fished up river today above clay banks, good visibility today, I'd say 3-4'. Fished some beautifull water today and struck out :-\
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I was up top today below cement slab water was not to bad could have been better My buddy landed a wild one about 8 or 9 pounds and I lost one hope the rain holds off and the water will clear up.
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Water does not look too bad so I am going to make my first trip of the year after I tie up some roe bags. I will give a better report when I return. The Master is out there now and said he has caught them in worse conditions so we will see. ;D
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Fishable. Not great, almost 2 feet vis it you look close.
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Water does not look too bad so I am going to make my first trip of the year after I tie up some roe bags. I will give a better report when I return. The Master is out there now and said he has caught them in worse conditions so we will see. ;D
Water was fishable as my report under fishing reports will relate, later after badminton. ;D ;D ;D
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Yup, went down this morn, canal is pretty high and 0 vis, mid is fast and pretty damn cloudy still, found some beautiful water below and beyond Allison. A few guys out crowding the easy upper stretches, no action though...
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Anyone know the condition down on lickman?
Fishable this afternoon but it can change at any time due to the slides in the Chilliwack River Valley.
In talking to Dave at the flood meeting today the Slesse Slide has had some mud go over the berm we had built some time ago.
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Anyone know the condition down on lickman?
Fishable this afternoon but it can change at any time due to the slides in the Chilliwack River Valley.
In talking to Dave at the flood meeting today the Slesse Slide has had some mud go over the berm we had built some time ago.
I got stuck almost to the waist in that slide this morning... it was pretty bad... had there not been a half a tree beside me I think I would have still been there.....
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Conditions better today and I only saw 3 anglers in the 2 and a half hours I was out. One angler said his partner had been into two. The only fish I saw today was the one we ate for supper. ;D ;D ;D
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I don't think it's avoiding the ranger clay slide if it's the one I think it is. I was there Monday and it still splits around that island to hit the slide area.
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I was also told that the ranger run slide is now being avoided. Aparetally some logs built up in front of it and re-routes the river around it now. :D
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was there yesterday, the river still splits, but the majority of the flow is now to the other side
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Clarity on the lower has gone from 2 feet yesterday to a foot today? Maybe the sun off the water was playing tricks on me. ???
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Even when people were saying it was a foot or more it looked chalky brown and unfishable by just driving by the road. Sucks if any melt has made it drop again as I was hoping it would get in shape lower for the next day or two.
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Perfect conditions, from below Alllison and up.
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Just took a look in the Lower and it did not look too good to me although apparently it was OK this morning.
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12" below Alison and about 2-3 ft as you go further up, the river is packed up there for mid-week... I guess when less than half the river is clear it goes that way, didnt hear of any fish taken today
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Spent some time searching around lickman today. Beautiful sunshine, almost 2 feet vis (depending on how hard you looked...), and some nice water to fish. Should be beauty by the weekend.
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fished it yesterday, from Tamahi down it was unfishable.
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started first light at Keith Wilson, water was pretty murky with about one to two feet of visibility, it was a nice green color though. No fish to be had so we moved up river to some spots with nothing to show for it. Anyways it was a very beautiful day out and definitely worth it. How did you do Dion?
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Got out for a couple of hours this afternoon and found the conditions better than yesterday afternoon, similar to when I caught the fish on Monday. Visibility was around 2 feet and it felt like Spring out. Certainly was a great day to be out fishing and so many fishy spots to try but found no takers. I only heard of one fish hooked, was nice to see Dion on the flow too.
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Definatley fishable today over the whole river. Hit tamahi for a while to no avail although I found the water perfect with around 2 feet (maybe more) visbility. Went up river above Allison and I would say around 4-5 feet visi up there. All in all a great day. Started getting cold just before dark, make sure you wear layers ;)
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Was out below Lickman from about 10-12 and visibility seemed to be about 1.5 - 2 feet. Has that cloudy silty green look to it which I'm not a fan of so I didn't stick around too long but it's fishable if you are looking to head out for the weekend. Of course Allison and above is in the best shape but I didn't bother heading up that way today.
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Out for another 3 hours today, once again a lovely day to be out there. We have no fog like the Lower Mainland has. Visibility around 2 feet as dss reported. I fished some great water but had no success and I did not see any other fish caught by a good number of other anglers I saw in the area I fished.
Heard of two caught including one by "The Master", what else is new. ;D ;D It was in the middle teens, a nice fresh run hatchery doe.
River seems to go in and out but if you can only fish the weekend it is worth going out but it seems the fish are few and far between but that could change of course at any time. ;D
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when does the fishing pick up, im dying to get out there but want to see some action
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when does the fishing pick up, im dying to get out there but want to see some action
You just have to go as much as possible and one day they will be there for you. With the higher water conditions and the color of the water the fish have so many places to lay in and feel comfortable at the same time.
As well the fish will be moving all times of the day so you never know when your float will be going down, thats steelhead fishing and what makes it so challenging. ;D ;D
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when does the fishing pick up, im dying to get out there but want to see some action
Well bateman steelheading requires work and if you are just looking for action all the time then steelheading is not for you. This is not a fish where you can just be a fence post and chuck your gear at the same spot and be successful.
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The slow fishing is not a good omen. You would think after all the high water and in mid January that fishing should be great when the water is clearing up. All that talk of next to nothing for whole bunch of fishermen is not a good omen. But I hope fishing will heat up when the river drops more or a new batch of fish will arrive. Steelheading is hard to be certain from one year to another. This year only a couple of fish in the Derby, but one year (quite a while ago), there were 30+ fish in that year's derby. I hope the fish is just late. Good luck to all.
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I think people over worry about how many fish are around... there is a lot of fish in the river... just have to find them...I have hooked 9 fish so far in 7 trips... dont forget ... the fish arent going to be sitting in the deep water in the runs right now... they will be tucked along the beach until the water cleans up....
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Conditions about the same as yesterday and lots of people were enjoying another nice day on the river although a bit of a NE wind blowing. When I stopped at a parking lot and picked up one bag of garbage and drink containers I heard of one fish taken and two lost. Also another report of two steelhead or the same one observed rolling.
I did not fish but beside the bag of garbage got about $12 worth of bottles and tins, a Maple Leaf Drennan ;D and enjoyed visiting with a number of anglers.
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Conditions still OK this AM in the Lower but the NE wind was blowing harder than it had the last few days in some areas, making getting good drifts a bit difficult.
I may slip out later today if the wind dies down and the weekend angler had gone home.
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Still at about 2 feet visibility in the lower or has it cleared anymore since Friday?
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Was about 2 feet this morning and fished the lower till about 10am then moved up river above the slide where it was alot better. Came back down to the lower at around 1 and noticed that the water was about 1 foot maybe a little more.
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yeah, fished Keith Wilson at 2:30 for an hour or so. Visibility was terrible, worse than a week ago, i'd say a foot at best. It seems that the river down low is just not shaping up, its too bad.
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well last Wednesday at least, I had expected it to clear up a lot more within the last 5 days
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Im pretty sure the Ranger run slide has no let go. Visibility was clear at Allison at 1 ish when I went upriver. Fished pockets down from slab for a while and came back down to Allison where visibility was now about 2 feet at most. Lower (Lickman) was super bad at around 3 with only a foot visibility at best. Hopefully it was just due to snow melt from todays weather and will be back in shape by mid week.
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Slipped down to the river at first light as we are now doing brood capture for the Chilliwack River Hatchery. As some fish were taken there on Saturday I had hoped if I did not get a wild fish for the tube someone else would.
Water conditions were not the greatest and the NE wind made it a bit cool. I fished and waited around for about a hour but none of the other 3 anglers in the area connected. All I got was a nice Maple Leaf DNE that was lodged in between some rip rap.
I cleaned up more garbage in this small parking area, getting my fourth bag in the 3 days I have started to clean it up. A couple more bags to do yet. It amazes me that there is a number of anglers and other users that continue to throw out their coffee cups and everything else under the sun.
Dean at Fred's Custom Tackle was good enough to allow me to put the garbage bags in their dumpster.
While I was there picking up the badminton racket that fly guy so kindly had left for me I was told a fellow brought in a fish a bit over 17 pounds this morning and took home the $100 for the first fish over 17 in the Wall Hall Jr. Memorial Steelhead Derby. Of course that fish sits on the top rung of the derby.
Just got a call from "The Master" and he hooked 2 this morning so I guess the conditions are not as bad as I thought, maybe I should have stayed out but am going to badminton instead, to try out my new racket. Nick said the river had come up again and I see by the Vedder Crossing gauge it is up 6 inches from 2 days ago. I guess the mild afternoon temperatures here in the Valley have created some snow melt. :o
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was out today and couldn't believe how much the water had come up.
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Not much happening where I was, water was up a tad, and murkier then the weekend. Chris I made a nice pile of the beer cans i found, they are beside the river, directly out from the 2nd pull off above the crossing.
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Coulda made some money ::) Why go through the effort of piling them up and not just take them, guess you got skunked like me ;)
I am not likeing the visibility, or for that fact, the whole lower in general ::)
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Coulda made some money ::) Why go through the effort of piling them up and not just take them, guess you got skunked like me ;)
I am not liking the visibility, or for that fact, the whole lower in general ::)
He is just trying to help out a pensioner. ;D ;D I too am getting discourged with the visibility but we may be faced with it a good part of the season. I hope I am wrong.
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Not really the visibility that I am concerned with. It is the fact that the whole river looks like a shoot now. Very little holding water in most areas besides slots (what I have found anyways). Might want the vis to stay crappy so you can fish right at your feet.
At least you have one under the belt already Chris. ::)
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The good news with the visibility now is when it clears there will be fish throughout the whole system! The bad news is for those who cant find fish they will have to go to the swapmeets on weekends to be armpit to armpit (hopedale baily etc.) seen to many fish foul hooked last couple of years!
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Back at it this morning for about 3 hours. The visibility remaining about the same,18 inches to 2 feet. A number of anglers I saw had the same non success as me other than I found another Maple Leaf DNE, about $2 worth of bottles and I just about completed my cleanup up of the parking area I have been working on the last few days. 5 bags picked up now.
Tomorrow is another day and I hope to improve on the one fish out of 6 trips with about a total of 14 hours of angling time. The weather once again was great and the wind was not too bad but the fish have so many places to lay in this less than ideal water conditions making finding them for this angler a challenge.
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Water vis I would say was slightly better. Could see where you were walking about knee deep down. No fish for me or anyone else around.
Back at it this morning for about 3 hours. The visibility remaining about the same,18 inches to 2 feet. A number of anglers I saw had the same non success as me other than I found another Maple Leaf DNE, about $2 worth of bottles and I just about completed my cleanup up of the parking area I have been working on the last few days. 5 bags picked up now.
Tomorrow is another day and I hope to improve on the one fish out of 6 trips with about a total of 14 hours of angling time. The weather once again was great and the wind was not too bad but the fish have so many places to lay in this less than ideal water conditions making finding them for this angler a challenge.
You find 2 dollars in bottles, I just pick up the loonies along the way ;)
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Any one out today that could give a water update. Much appreciated.
Thanks
I decided to take the day off from fishing and went to badminton instead. Checked the Lower river at 4 PM and it looked the best it has been for a few days.
Hope it holds for tomorrow.
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Water looks great. over 3-4 feets vis, but that is off the crossing, on the main branch.
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Lower river still fairly murky. Maybe two feet vis. Upper river is in great shape.
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how low are we talkin? did you take a peek at the canal? It's been under a foot and a half for the last week and or so, i'd love it if there was a good two feet of vis
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The Lower river as I mentioned yesterday has improved to closer to 3 feet than 2 feet of visibility I thought when I got out shortly after noon but it can change by the hour. Fishing was ;D and if time permits I may give a more detailed report under Fishing Reports.
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Canal was about the same, lots of water.
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Good vis at crossing, would say around 3 feet. And parking lot is not open but lots of people beaking out sweltzer conf. and the run just below anyways.
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I did not get out to the river today to check it as we had a Fraser River Gravel meeting for a good part of the day but I heard that the wind made things a bit miserable out there.
It is still blowing pretty good so if you are going out on the weekend, dress warmly.
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The water seems to be clearing up a bit more each day now, vis mid river about 3 feet today. Beautiful sunshine still but this morning there were large gusts of the coldest wind I've felt in years blowing. Besides having to seriously protect my hands from frost bite in the first few hours, conditions are not too shabby at all...
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fished the lower today for about two hours in the sunshine. Visibility was great, although the wind made a good drift nearly impossible.
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Checked the river this afternoon and color was fine but it was way too windy in the Lower for me to fish. A few brave souls out and I heard of a couple of fish picked up.
Had a nice visit with Fly guy and Searun17 who stopped while I was picking up some tins, made $8 and found a loonie along with a Maple Leaf DNE float. ;D ;D
Also saw Xgolfman who was rigging up his Spey rod and would be trying to cast in the hurricane. ???
Hope the wind dies down for those that will be fishing tomorrow.
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The wind was just unbearable that we had to call it quits. Water was just perfect but could not stand the cold and the wind was bloody awful....
We did not see anything but heard of one wild fish hooked at Wilson Road.
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water conditons were good but the wind made it seem colder.......as for the fish at wilson it was close to 10lbs got her on a pink worm after the arsenal i threw at that run ;)
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water conditons were good but the wind made it seem colder.......as for the fish at wilson it was close to 10lbs got her on a pink worm after the arsenal i threw at that run ;)
Yeah, it was really cold. I saw the guy, he got a beautiful fish just right above me around 11:30am at Wilson.
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I saw 1 wild and 1 hatchery....but tough conditions. I could barely fish after I tailed my buddies wild 10lb'er. Need hand warmers if your gonna have your hands in the river ;D ;D ;D
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Winds are still blowing here in the Upper Valley this morning so fishing once again is for the tough in the Lower part of the Chilliwack Vedder.
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pretty windy here right now
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Fished for two hours this afternoon Lickman rd.Super cold wind (40-50kmh)makes it very hard for a decent drifts,water is in prime condition.
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Wind still howling at 10:25 PM.
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Wind died down to nil this afternoon so cut short the badminton games and went out for 2 hours, beautiful conditions and only saw one other angler.
Could not believe my float would not go down, maybe tomorrow in the snow.
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They kind of changed the forecasts again. Before they were forecasting 50+ mm, now only 10+. Right now with all the slides being unstable it wont take much at all to blow the river out. Any rise in the level could turn it totally grey. It is suppose to be cold all week so it should be ok as long as freezing levels stay low so most of the rain turns into snow.
Right now the water is in perfect shape. Good visibility with a green colour to it. Just watch the graph and make a decision based on that day. A large jump may indicate that it is blown out.
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Went out tonight and water is clearing up. Nailed a nice wild doe about 10 lbs lower river :) Roe Sac
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Yo Centerpin...you sure that wasn't closer to about 4-5lb? ;D
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Water is fine 5:00
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yeah, water is perfect, top to bottom
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water is still in good shape
didn't rain to bad today just in the morning
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I thought things were awful today as I did not get a bite after putting in the most time on the water for one day this season.
Others had more success I hear. ;D ;D
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Not me. Even steelie roe didn't get me a bite.
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No rain over night and fairly cool so the river should be Ok today. The forcast is for more snow tonight. ::)
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The 11am report came and the reporter said the water is looking good, but it was another cold morning. Wind was holding off too. The reporter hooked one, but did not make it to the beach. ;D
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Just got a call that the river clarity is the pits again, clay has fallen in at the ranger run.... 1 - 1.5 feet of visibility, down from 3-4 feet...
Just in time for the weekend... Joy!
Nicole
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I left the river at 3 so must of missed the change in visibility as it was good at that time but the rain and wind picked up. Snow in the forcast tonight.
Very strong winds now at 7:10 but rain has stopped.
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so if clarity is down is it worth fishing there tomrrow or not?
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so its usless going lower then
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two weeks ago there was lots of fish caught in the dirtier water so dont let clarity keep you home. only way to catch fish is to get out there. using scented bait/lures will of course highten your chances in dirtier water and dont walk past even shallow fishy looking water because they will tuck into shore very close alot of times.
im hoping it clears up some for sunday as im heading out with the spey and last time i was out was in the dirty water :(
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I disagree with Hook, everyone should stay home tomorrow and not take a chance on the river ;D
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I disagree with Hook, everyone should stay home tomorrow and not take a chance on the river ;D
I second that ;D Will be much too windy tomorrow for a drift anyways, time to put the floats away and bring out the bottom bouncing gear!!!! ;D ;D ;D
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as long as you guys stay away from my Snap T you will be fine LOL
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river turned to mud today, not even worth it! ::) Mabey it will clear up my sunday, mabey! :P
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Water was in top shape this morning heard of 4 or 5 hooked or landed. Lots of anglers out as can be expected for a weekend.
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thanks chris, heading out now.
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day was nice today, river in good shape..
hooked my first fish this season for about 5 seconds then it got off :(
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water was in better shape lower river today, it was pretty cloudy up top this afternoon
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water was mint colour, kinda low in height, and TONS of guys out!
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The water conditions were excellent again today as was the fishing, for some. ;D
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The water conditions were excellent again today as was the fishing, for some.
Details, please. Were lots of people out today?
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The water conditions were excellent again today as was the fishing, for some.
Details, please. Were lots of people out today?
The regular amount for a Sunday but there is always room. Also fish are on the move so you never know when a fish will move into the area you are fishing. Also do not worry if someone has fished the run before you as a little different presentation may trigger a take.
Today I fished a run, moved to another spot for a bit and then back to the starting one then the fish bite, actually twice before I finally hooked it.
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conditions were excellent until the rain was getting more. Visibility went down to 2 ft when I left at the trainbridge area at 5.30. No hookups for me today, still waiting for my first one...
As soon as i started to leave a big Fish jumped right in front of me so I had to stay a few casts longer...without success.
Who was the guy talking in german to me at KWB ? Think he's from Yarrow...
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there seemed to be a ton of anglers out today, at one point the run I was fishing was jumped by 4 guys who just started fishing below me. I am looking forward to fewer anglers out for mid week.
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there seemed to be a ton of anglers out today, at one point the run I was fishing was jumped by 4 guys who just started fishing below me. I am looking forward to fewer anglers out for mid week.
Im looking forward to the end of March when people are too lasy to renew their licences ;D
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March, less guys, less cold weather, more daylight. sounds good to me
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ED is only looking forward to March cause he cant catch fish until then LOL water was perfect yesterday and i got one pull on the spey but the fish wouldnt touch it again :( .....still searching ::)
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The report just came in by phone. Clarity has slipped a bit but still very fishable at 2 feet.
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Even with all the rain we had last night the river stayed in as the snow level was down. When I picked up a coffee at Tims cars coming from the East had some snow on them.
Fished from first light until about 9:30 and then went for coffee and did not see a fish during that time period but very few anglers around. One angler said he spooked a couple of steelhead while crossing a tailout of a run when it was still dark. Said he was as scared as much as the fish were. ;D
I was back at the river after the coffee break around 11. Sure nice to have longer than the 15 minute breaks we got at work. ;D
Fished some nice water until the end of tubing time, around 2:45 and did see a hatchery taken where I had just fished. ??? ;D Also heard of a 16 pounder taken and The Master lost one but that was it.Maybe some other areas saw some more fish taken. Water conditions improved as the day went on I thought and hopefully the fishing will tomorrow too.
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Fished right until dark tonight around Teskey Rock, water had a little more color than Saturday and seemed to be up just a tad? No fish...
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Lower than yesterday
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Conditions much improved today as was the fishing for some. I did not get a bite but was able to tube one from another angler, thanks Larry. I will send Rodney some pictures of the tubing process if he wishes to post them on some thread.
The highlight for me was to give Jon two Maple Leaf Drennans, $3.50 worth of bottles, a coffee at McDonalds and some good fellowship with Gwyn and a number of other anglers.
Two days without a bite but maybe that will change tomorrow. :-\
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Crazy slow today..... talked to one other angler (only guy we saw all day) who said he had been fishing since first light and had only caught a small hatchery (which he released to keep fishing). He also said he didn't see another fish all day which is crazy for the water we were fishing and for the length of time he was out.
Vis was great, conditions were nice, biting fish zilch.
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I was out all day today, fished a bunch of runs and only heard of one guy having one on and saw one fellow walking out with one around 10lbs. The weather was excellent.
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Conditions were good again today but no bites for me, the third day in a row this has happened, saw no fish in the area we fished. Nothing for The Master when we talked at 11. ??? Was lovely weather wise and met a good number of pleasant anglers out there too, some were from this forum.
Heard of 4 fish taken and that was it. Day ended by losing my Maple Leaf Drennan so came home disgusted. >:( :( :'(. I checked a log jam on the way home hoping to find it's limp body but it was not there. However someone else's sadness was my delight as I found a replacement Drennan so now I will be able to go fishing tomorrow. ;D ;D
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I was out there for a couple of hours and couldn't find the fish either. I did manage to lose 2 drennans in a period of 15 min. Maybe you picked up one that I lost, Chris. Hopefully it will bring you more luck than it brought me!
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Conditons were alright today if you like low clear water...Hope it rains tonight so my hot spot becomes hot again ;D
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Yes water is getting low.... wouldnt call it very clear yet. I would say 3-4 feet visi once again. Must not be any snow to melt because it was 10 degrees again today and water hasnt moved, in fact has gone down minimally every day.
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There must be alittle snow because it seems to dirty up in the afternoon a little
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The Ranger slide seems to seep more when it warms up, not sure of the reason. I think the river is great the way it is now, just gotta find the new "hot spot." They are around, and easier to find when the water is low. ;D
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With the rain we got last night and today the river appeared to be coloring up when I left it shortly after 9 this morning, but was still fisherable at that time. To cold and miserable to stick it out. ??? ::)
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you should have stuck it out Chris. the weather broke, rain stopped and the sun came out around noon. and then the bite turned on (at least where i was)
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you should have stuck it out Chris. the weather broke, rain stopped and the sun came out around noon. and then the bite turned on (at least where i was)
I had a meeting to go to with the City of Chilliwack anyway, I hope you got one or two when the bite came on.
I just checked the river after the meeting and it had colored up a bit more I thought from when I left this morning.
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it was weird. the water coloured up mid-river but was still 3-4feet down lower :-\ i was down low when te bite came on. 3 hooked in 20mins one being my first on the spey ;D
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it was weird. the water colored up mid-river but was still 3-4feet down lower :-\ i was down low when te bite came on. 3 hooked in 20mins one being my first on the spey ;D
I guess the clay must settle out some as the water reaches the lower part of the Vedder.
Nice work on hooking 3 today, I fished everyday this week and did not hook one and the only chance I had I missed it three times. Hope the river improves or holds for tomorrow.
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I didn't see any fish at all hooked or caught. Only one was weighed in at Fred's at around 3:00. Hit my hot spot that has produced the last 2 days and nothing.
As far as I was concerned visibility was terrible in the mid, only around 2 feet at most, was a little tricky to cross where I normally do as I had to "feel" my way across the bottom.
Hopefully a new push of fish come up overnight and tomorrow with the silty water and slightly higher conditions.
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Water conditions are OK today but I have never seen so many anglers out there and every run had people fishing it. I could see 17 when viewing the river from Lickman and 25 from Peach. KWB had its share too.
Saw no fish or heard of any while talking to a few people and it certainly was a good day to leave the rod at home.
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Well water was REALLY low! :-[ and had some colour (2.5ft-3ft of vis) Mid river. Lots of stung, stale stacked fish. NEED RAIN NOW!!!!! i want the river to rise, get some colour, and turn on and bring in some fish.
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Water conditions were super today when I did a drive by this am. Not as many anglers around today as I saw yesterday in the area I checked, maybe it was for the lack of fish?
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You are probaly right Chris there was a ton of guys out yesterday and I saw one fish laneded in the morning a wild one, and that was it.
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the river is in mint condition if only there was a little more of it and less fence posts i Finlay got rid of my spinning reel and bought a shimano level wind but i have to pack 250 meters of line cant seem to throe my line out any suggestions
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good conditions, saw 2 fish caught today, must of been wild as they did not retain.
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Great conditions... Vis was 3-4 feet in the lower, around 2-3 up at tamahi and really clear above Allison. Saw 1 killed, heard of 2 more. Water is prime but looks like rain will be coming to dirty her up again :-\
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Just got back.
Super low, around 3-4 feet visibility in lower.
Apparentally (according to people at OTW this morning) a 22 pound Steely was caught in the lower this morning, can anyone confirm this?
Other than that I didnt hear of any fish caught, but then again I didnt have time to go to my hot spot ;)
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i heard from another local Pete macpherson landed a 22-23 wild, wasnt tubed.
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awesome that there is fish around that size but very unfortunate it couldnt be tubed :( that fish is going to breed some hogs for sure ;D
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I once caught one of those monsters too, a wild buck with the size of a spring. Fought like a demon in the rapids and walked down seemingly endless stretch before it came ashore in a quiet pool. It was so heavy I could not pull it close to shore. It was eventually landed with the help of a older fisherman who told me he had never seen a steelie that huge. Too bad no camera in those days and had to let it go with the knowledge that it might be the largest steelie in my life but without a picture to capture it forever. Sigh, but truly thankful I got the chance to tangle with one of these magnificient steelies.That beast was at least a 3 to 4-salt fish. :)
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Water condition are good but a fairly brisk East wind at this time. I got out there but found out I left my back pack at home. ??? I may go out later if the wind dies down. Talked to one angler who hooked two this am.
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Hubby got 1 around noon 8) Now I have fresh eggs ;D ;D ;D
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Started out the day yesterday just below the vedder campground at about 8. My buddy and I thought the wind would be blowing hard but not so hard that we couldn't fish. We were wrong :o. We decided to move up river to get away from the howling winds. Hit up what I think was one of the nicest runs on the river just above Tamihi. Perfect water speed and color. Worked the run with bait bags, roe, blades, worms and jigs. I can almost guarantee no one was home because of the fact we threw everything we had!!!. After that went back down to the train bridge. Wind had died down enough where fishing was possible. Same story, nadda. Weather was beautiful, water was fantastic, only thing missing was some steel dome. Great day in all and not many people out. Wishing I was part of the 10 percent that catch 90 percent of the fish. Get out and get em boys and girls!!! Cheers
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the fact that u covered 2 runs all day is probably a reason y u weren't in the 10% club yesterday. i say covering water and finding an agressive fish is more productive than trying to entice a stale or pressured fish
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I think the way I worded my post might have been misleading to some. When I wrote went back down to the train bridge, I didn't mean we fished the run at the bridge the whole day. Just used that as a reference point. There is a tonne of water to cover 1 km up and downstream of the train bridge. ;D
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my bad! how many ft of visibility in that section of the lower?
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Maybe 12 to 14 inches at the most. That river now always has that grey look to it from those clay banks. Although without that color the river would be producing even less numbers of fish to be had. Just my opinion. Cheers
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More like 16 to 18 inches of visibility!
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More like 16 to 18 inches of visibility!
When did you look at it? This morning there was lots of visibility and I thought it was the best it had been for a while. I know it was fishable as The Master connected with a fish late this afternoon in the Lower.
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Sorry boys ;) I should probably read prev. posts a little more careful. LOWER river had at least 2 feet vis. Up around Tamihi had 16 to 18 in. I'm headin out there now. Tight lines ;D
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Report just came in from The Master, very windy in the Lower today but not too windy for him to land one. ;D ;D
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Hey Chris seems like the "master" is outfishing you this year ;). I respect everything you do for our fisheries and hope you never stop ;D
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Just got back.... report will possibly follow if I have time.
Short story short, we were fishing up high and I heard a very muffled but large bang. 15 mins later the water went from 5+ feet of vis to less than a foot. My guess would be the Ranger run slide gave out again. Not sure how the water will look tomorrow, but maybe lots of colour will push in a fresh batch of biters ;D This was around 5 pm, and on the way down water was still clear at Allison.
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Any updates on the conditions today?
Looked ok around 3 when I looked. Heard of a few more fish taken today than the last few days. 2 by one angler and three by another, may venture out tomorrow as no fish to the beach since Feb. 1 for me but have not fished much the last 10 days. ???
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Monday we heard the ranger clay bank calapse, and 20 mins after the river went from perfect to less then 1 foot vis. Today I was back, and the water looked really good.
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Was perfect today and was Spring like out today. A few fish taken too. ;D by some.
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Water conditions clear today, not a lot of anglers out in the Lower at first light except the Canal was well populated.
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Water was good vis, 4-5 feet in upper. I would assume the lower was better as clay settles on the way down.
Didn't look like it came up at all, and vis was same as every other day lately.
Fish were active today though, had one attack my float :o
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Rain did not start until around 3:30 pm. It has been showers more than anything.
Not steady rain by any means. It has however been very warm.
River has remained pretty much the same height.
Had a little bit of colour today, probably 3-4 feet of visibility with a green colour to it.
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Raining hard now.
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Rain has now stopped but strong winds. River could be in poor shape in the AM. :-\
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havent looked at it but 4'' up by the graph. could be dirty.
And snowing heavily now.
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Was out today from about 10- 4:00. Started out in canal, then worked some runs in the mid. White out conditions at times, blowing snow sideways 40-80km for much of my day. Water was slightly less clear as it has been recently (3 feet plus), and appeared to have risen only about 1"-2" since Monday. Saw about 5 anglers all day, no fish for any of us, my boots are still 20lbs. solid clumps of ice, I bought some new wool gloves, and saw 4 or 5 vehicles flipped and a few more in the ditch on my way home...
tight lines
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Weather was epic today, definitely a day for the diehards, I felt like I was out snowboarding. I also just happened to have an unbelievable day on the river. I will post pics and a report tonight or tomorrow.
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A blizzard continues in the Valley tonight.
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Wind died down this afternoon and warmed up to a little above 0 so I headed out for three hours of fishing. Conditions were fine but I could not locate a fish.
This was surprising as there was only one set of footsteps through the runs I fished. Very few anglers around and heard of a couple of wilds taken when I talked to two different anglers.
Was a beautiful afternoon to be back on the flow after a cold had kept me home for the good part of a week.
Water seemed to color up some as I was leaving but the cool weather overnight should fix that.
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Water was very good when I slipped out for an hour to relax some from the gravel issues we dealt with today. All I got was a snag on the last cast of the outing, broke off and went home disgusted. :-\
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Water was very good when I slipped out for an hour to relax some from the gravel issues we dealt with today. All I got was a snag on the last cast of the outing, broke off and went home disgusted. :-\
Hey I got one of those for the first time this year too ::) Funny thing is.... after I missed the first float down (same spot) I went through again and snagged.... broke off, went through again for another 10 min (something didnt seem right) and even set deeper and never touched it again. Found that pretty wierd....
Anyways, heard of 1 hooked.
Saw a big one roll.
Water is a solid 3 feet of vis at the crossing with a nice milky green colour to it.
Goos luck on the weekend ;)
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talked to the brood stock guy up at the slab today. Fishing is slow up there but they need one more doe and I think 18 or 19 males. I fished from first light to about 12, covered lots of water with no takes.
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Color nice today but a bit windy so left it to the weekenders.
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like Chris said river looked good today...if you can handle the wind you will find fish.... I saw three fish today and lost one after a quick battle....plus missed 2 due to unforseen circumstances....
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Water vis is terrible.... 0 vis in lower. Big chunk fell off at Slesse today.
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I came down from the top around 1 pm and the mid areas already looked a little less grey than when I drove up. Its grey , not muddy ??? if that helps...a little bit of visibility but not much. ;)
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I talked to a friend who WAS THERE, when it let go....
He said it was a pretty large chunk, so my guess is it will be a good 3 days before it is in decent conditions.
Could be wrong, but I will definatley be heading up top tomorrow.
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Alright Ghost Fish, I'll rephrase my query. To those "in the know", that is, to those more experiensed with a sluff(sp?) as desribed at Slesse, would the river clean up enough by tomorrow to allow for a foot or two of visibility?
I did not look at it and not sure how much clay fell in so it I guess will be a toss up. Sorry thats all I can say. I will take a look tomorrow am and If I have not posted by 10 I will be fishing. ;D ;D
Sorry got a late start this am, still in the night clothes :-[ and too much badminton last night. ;D ;D Will go and look in a few minutes before I have breakfast and go to Tim Hortons. Maybe if it is in good shape I will go to Cookies to celebrate. I will report back to anyone interested within the hour.
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At 9:45 AM by the freeway bridge the visibility was approaching 2 feet. We are getting light rain noe but fairly cool. I have a feeling I might even get one today, after breakfast and a coffee at Tims. At this rate I may get to the river by 12 as while checking the water clarity I discovered a hole in my waders. ::)Glue drying now.
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Conditions good at dark, more details under fishing reports.
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Conditions were good this afternoon.
Had 2 hours to fish, only decided to stay for one as the wind was really making it hard to cast.
That and I don't think it looks natural to have your bait going upriver :D
Water has a very nice green tinge and around 2-3 feet visibility.
It looks very silty from up on the road but once you get down to it, it looks great.
Looks to have dropped a little, but it seems like a storm is heading our way with some pretty dark clouds incoming.
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Sunny out now and fish were taken today.
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River is good wind not so much howling from the SW
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River is good wind not so much howling from the SW
Yes looked good this morning on the way to the Tradex show but looked a bit cloudy on the way back at 4. Maybe some can give a better report. A bit of snow coming down now, so cool out.
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was fishing the lower this afternoon, vis was a little worse than yesterday but still 3 feet i'd say. Saw one fish taken while I was there, other than that slow. Heard some reports of multiple fish taken mid river.
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Water conditions were favorable looking but a stong wind is blowing. A derby was being held around the Hydro Bridge. Talked to one fellow who said 3 had been caught in it.
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I went for a couple casts, but by 11 the wind was really picking up, so packed up and went home. I dont even think the temperature hit the positives while I was out. A couple fish around, but definately really slow out there.
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I was out. Very slow day today. Vis was decent throughout.
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A bit of fresh snow this morning and a very strong NE wind with some drifting snow. Not a good day to be fishing the Chilliwack Vedder in my mind.
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very cold, windy this morning, no action for me with very few anglers out. Visibility is great throughout the river.
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Very cold - Vis mid river about 3ft seemed to color more around noon. wind made for very difficult fishing.
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Confined to home with a cold so did not get out to look but strong winds most of the day, -8 last night.
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lookin to come back from the island on friday and fish the v with my buddies on sunday. tried the cowichan a couple of days ago, it was super cold in the morning when we were drifting some nice water about mid river but we didnt hook into anything, we were using little corkies with a spin and glo with splitshot and float - which was suggested to us by island outfitters so i know we had the right gear just that the steelhead gods decided it wasn't the day when we would both catch our first steel. hoping to give it another shot this weekend, think i should stay out here and try the cowichan or come over and hit the vedder? will ocnditions and fish numbers be improving witht the expected rain..thanks alot
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The water looked primo this morning when I drove over the highway bridge but it's mighty cold... Not sure where Dieter's post is coming from but the hatchery was only looking for 3 more males yesterday when I talked to them. I guess some guys aren't having too much trouble finding fish...
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After being house bound with the cold I had to get out for a coffee at Tims this morning.
On the way back drove along the canal area, saw a few fishers out braving the wind and the cold. Water conditions were good.
Also saw a fire truck in the process of putting out a grass and brush fire at the base of the dyke road. Not sure if someone was trying to keep warm and the fire got away from them. :-\
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fished for about an hour and a half this morning for first light. water was nice, very very low. saw one beautiful 16-17 wild buck landed just before I left(wished I could of stayed :(). Most of the fish that i've been seeing lately have been wild and in the teens, anyone else seeing this? I've heard that lots of the native fish return toward the tail end of the season, maybe that's what it is.
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fished for a few hours today, 6 pound hatch bonked just before I got there, other than that there were no fish to be found. Water has a little more color to it. Weather was epic.
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Even though we had some rain overnight the water was still Ok at first light. It has rained a fair amount since then so it is hard to say how long it will hold up.
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just got back from the vedder. conditions were great when i left about 3 pm.
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Thankx Tee did you see anymore caught?
Yes, there was another one caught I saw and that was it.
By the way, when are you going to have smaller floats out for sale? I wanted to give them a try but prefer smaller ones.
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Even though the snow level was down a bit today and the rain stopped for a few hours we are having heavy rain now so conditions could be iffy tomorrow, in the Lower anyway.
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Went out at just after 530pm and when I arrived at my spot the water was very cloudy, 1.5 feet vis... Threw on a larger offering, and worked down the stretch of river. Nothing for me or 3 other guys in the area.
Theres no way its gonna be nice for tomorrow morning.
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This morning mid river 1-2 feet visibility - no love - But the fish gods were smiling down on us for a change and it didn't rain or snow or blow - That was a real treat.
8lb hatch football bonked under vedder crossing bridge and weighed in at freds. Caught on an orange gooey Bob
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water looked good this morning but when we left at 1:40 it had turned grey due to the constant rain and snow.
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Water was 5+ vis up high (above Allison) and was increasing when we left at 7 ish.
There must have been a small slide at Ranger because water was around 2 feet when we got there at 4.
Vis is 5+ above Allison Pools.
Around 2 Feet at Tamahi (quite green/grey)
A little better at the crossing.
It has pretty much stopped raining/snowing here in Chilliwack but 20-30 cm of wet snow, 10 mm of rain in the forecast for tomorrow.
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Close to crystal up top, mid-river approx. 1 foot of vis 11:30 today
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Chris, Every Day and other locals, given your experience and the weather forecast, what do you think we can expect for Saturday re river conditions?
I just got back from a look at the conditions at Lickman Road. I thought they were close to 2 feet but someone told me that it was getting a bit worse from earlier in the day. However it was good enough for a fellow I know to land one as he was packing a nice 10 to 12 pound hatchery doe up the bank while I was there.
Said it was his first hatchery of the season so he was very pleased with his catch as he should be.
Talking to some other locals and fishing had been fairly good this week. I noticed very little presssure in the areas I checked this morning.
Milo, no rain at the this time and no more rain forcast so should be worth a trip. I will be hitting the badminton court in a tournament this weekend so I will leave them for you. ;D ;D
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Made it out for my 4th trip of March today......
Can't believe it's only that many, been so pre-occupied with working/homework and Cutty fishing on weekends
So far in March I am 2-4 trips out. Hooked 2 fish in last 3 outings...
Didn't see anything at all today, and we hit ALOT of water that has produced lately, pretty much fished throughout whole river.
Water is prime right now.....
3 Feet vis in canal at around 3 o'clock (from what I could see at highway bridge).
2-3 Feet of vis just above crossing at around 4 pm
1-2 feet of vis at Tamahi at around 5 pm....
6+ Above Allison at dark.
The whole river has a milky green colour, some areas are obviously worse than others
Right now in Chilliwack it is cloudy and warm, forescast for tomorrow is sunny and warm again.
Go out and have fun, tight lines ;)
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Conditions fishable this morning.
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river was blown out today in the afternoon, both the upper and lower had 1 foot of visability maybe even worse in some locations
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yup, vis was about a foot for me this afternoon in the lower, saw some fish rolling but no action
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Tons of guys out this afternoon, didnt see much action. Water a little better then yesterday, maybe 2 feet max.
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Perfect vis. 2 feet when I arrived and going onto 4 feet when I left at around 7 ;)
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Good to hear. I may be heading out that way tomorrow.
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Finally after three years of going after these things I hooked into one today!I was down at peach road and had the fight of a life time with a 16 pound hatchery steelhead.I thought it was good as gone once I seen how big it was thinking my 8 pound leader wasn't going to holed up, then after the two times it made a run for the log jam a few feet above meI figured it was fate that I was going to loose it But finally after what felt like forever he tired out and let me pull him on shore (with a little help from my father).It was an exilaratingexpereince all the better to have been able to share it with my father , a vetren steelheader who had to remined me his largest was 18 pounds. I always said I would give up steelhead fishing after I caught one and got the picture,but the water conditions are looking good and the weather is supposed to be nice this weekend sooo..
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Congrats Fishtracker for your 1st steelhead - a beast of a steelie, and the memorable fight with a light leader. You are a bit lucky to land it but Peach area should be ok. I have hooked a 20+ in rapids on 12 lb leader and it was a miracle to ever land a beast. Quit after fighting your 1st beastly steelie? You must be kidding... ;D Anyways, great job and congrats. Welcome to the die-hard steelheader world. :)
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Water conditions were good when I looked a few minutes ago. Checked at the Lickman area.
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conditions good up top with 3-4 feet of vis, lower down a little worse with onle about 2 feet of vis
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Great day on the river, conditions were nice with about 3 feet of visibility where I was fishing, check out fishing reports for a more detailed story(hopefully I'll get it posted later tonight). It was a good day ;D
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Conditions still good this morning in then Lower. Did not see any fish on but was just driving, not fishing.
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2 to 3 ft of vis on mid seen 3 fish caught raining good now aswell
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sunny out and river still fishable 2 ft vis mid river
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Lower river is 3-4 ft vis saw 2 hooked in the peach road visinaty
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is anyone fishing anymore??? vis today was about 2-3' lost a nice fish at my feet and saw several others hooked as well as a 16# bonked. anyone else out?
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I was out ;D
Vis was 4 feet on arrival up top, got up to about 5 feet vis and then dropped to around 3 when I was leaving.
Mid river was around 2 feet vis as well.
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right on, pretty chill day on the flow with very few anglers out, very peaceful
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We had snow in the low levels of the Valley this morning but I have not checked it yet. What time are you planning on leaving as I was going to check it after coffee?
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Condition good when I looked 5 minutes ago, beautiful day in the Valley, for a change. I only saw 2 anglers within view, when I looked up and down river from the Lickman parking lot.
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some clay or something must have came down vis droped to less then a foot mid river when i left
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conditions were not bad in the lower today, saw a few anglers one of which landed a 8-9 pound wild on his second cast. No other fish that I say though
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conditions were great today
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was out on the 1-3rd. took a few hours each day to clean up the visability enough so i could actually see my feet.
got into 2 on wed, taking home a 9lb hatch doe. thursday i bonked a 14lb doe. friday not so lucky, only shook hands with one momentarily.
should pick up now that the weather is getting warmer.
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Conditions were OK this am and I thought it was better in the Canal area. Of course with the warmer weather the snow melt will soon begin and things could deteriorate at any time.
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hey chris, haven't seen you out for awhile, we must be fishing different areas.
went out on monday and hooked into one briefly, and didn't touch anything else.
weather was extremely nice, and the water very clear.sun beating down on the river probably puts them into a little more of a hiding mode.
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About a 1.5 feet in the middle river this afternoon and low and clear still in the upper... lost 1 nice chrome bullet today... I guess thats what keeps us coming back! Beautiful sunny day out there!
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River jumped a good 8 inches the last few days.
Conditions were great today.
3 feet in lower, around 6 or more in the upper. Didnt really get a good look at the mid but it looked around 2 at tamahi.
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went out for a quick one today. water had come up over the last two days! visibility silted up a bit by afternoon. managed to hook into a bullet that head shook and gave me one good jump before spitting the hook back at me! had to leave by 2pm, but yeah, that's what keeps me coming back. saw two others get hooked.
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Visibilty was good in the Lower this morning, I did not see a lot of rods out. Fishing was good this week according to one angler. ;D ;D
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Light rain showers now but river in nice shape in the Lower. Talked to one angler who had retained a fish about 11 pounds he said.
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fishing was good to day, see reports for the details, or fish porn for the pics
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Was hanging in when I looked at it earlier this afternoon but with all the rain we have been getting today we will be lucky if it stays in. I am sure we will get a fresh report near the end of the day.
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Water was ok this aternoon. 3-4 ft in the lower. Up top was a bit better. It was raining really hard today so lets hope she doesn't blow.
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We started at Peach and vis was 3 ft around noon.
Went up top, started at around 5 feet vis (2 ish) and dropped rapdily to 2 feet vis by 5:30 and came up a few inches making crossing back quite difficult.
On the way back down vis was getting worse, below tamahi is completely blown, 0 vis and totally grey.
Still pouring rain in the wack.
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water in the lower was okay when I got there and within an hour visibility was down to 6", its blown.
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still pretty blown out below the slides. fished yesterday and it was okay.
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what about clarity?? i will be swinging the spey rod ;D
Visibility good when I checked at 10 AM this morning in the Lickman Road area. A few rods out.
Looks like a warrm day ahead so watch the gauge later in the day and tomorrow morning to see if it jumps very much.
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I was waiting to hear what you had to say Chris but you never came back. I ended up going.
The day's are warm, the fish are active and the clarity was good. I hooked multiple fish (didn't land any :( ), and saw even more rolling around. GET OUT THERE!!!
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Water is better then yesterday, but not as clear as I like
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I was there this past week, and the water is just perfect, u can see 4-5ft easy, and only the deepest and choppiest sections are blurred. Its great conditions. Get out and hook a few bullets
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buddy texted me this morning, river is blown. :'( i'm still gonna head out cause I live pretty close, but if you are thinking about coming out from very far away you might want to know. anyone else see it this morn? I know that the gauge jumped up.
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I looked at it around 2 at Peach and it seemed to be fishable but a large thunder storm came through with rain, wind and lightning so I quickly retreated to the Leaf Mobile. Cleared up a bit now, I may check it later. If I do I will report back.
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water has gotten very dirty when i left at 2pm. visibility was down to 1 foot or less in the lower end. was about 3 feet early in the morning and just kept getting worse.
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River was not that great when I first got there but when I left near dark it was around 2 feet visibility and improving. It is quite cool out so I think it should be fine tomorrow if some clay does not slump in.
Enjoyed the outing and missed a fish of some sorts twice on a shrimp. Also got a nice picture of a Harlequin duck.
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Just took a quick trip before the sun came out. Its good up top, 2 feet at tamahi, maybe a tad better below the crossing.
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Phone call from The Master just came in and he just picked up a fish, said water is good. ;D
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fished the lower for a few hours yesterday, clarity improved to about 2.5' when I left. No fish for me though
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Water was looking decent at the bridge this afternoon!
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Out this afternoon and river is way up and way dirty :'( , , the freshet seems to be underway .
With the amount of snow still on the mountains and some sunny days ahead ..... unless you are a side channel slayer I would say the season is about done .
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NOOOOO!! say it isnt so :'( :'(
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the upper was up but in really sweet conditions yesterday... the lower was gone in the afternoon.
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going up...up...up
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Up doesnt bother me with a fly rod (i have T 14) but chocolate milk river is what i dont want.
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I've got all 1000 grains of that 12ft of T-14 in a 3/8 inch wide and 2 inch long section of pencil lead! As long as it stays in shape its all good.
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thought you said you were going to be tossing the fly rod come April/May YG? i could use my CP setup to if i didnt wanna challenge myself like im doing with the flyrod. ;)
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i use the spey when i fish with friends who have a spey rod to share. I'm still in gear mode. there are a few more rods and reels that i'm wanting, then . . .. maybe i'll swap.
anyways, i'm going sunday, so has anyone seen the river today at last light?
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Hey Young gun that should be 100 grains of T 14. If it was 1000, Hook would have a concussion, if he hit himself in the back of the head with his spey line. ;D
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anybody have a report on water conditions today?? looking to head out friday & probably saturday
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If you haven't already then you might want to take a look at the graph , doesn't look good .
http://scitech.pyr.ec.gc.ca/waterweb/formnav.asp?lang=0
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the graph just shows water height. its doesnt tell me if the water has gone brown or not ;) thats what i would like to know because it is possible for the water to rise and not colour.
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HOOK with the stability of the clay banks of late... if you see a rise, I would be assuming it is brown or white with clay.
Might venture out that way later to see for sure, but I would go with a blow out right now. ;)
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ED i havent looked this year but heard the slide at Ranger wasnt in the river anymore, any truth to that? wondering because that would mean that above Allison should stay cleaner then below with water rising.
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HOOK.
The Ranger run slide is still in the river.
The river now splits 2 ways just above the slide, I would say a 60-40 split, the 60 being the water flowing into the slide.
Yes I have found that mostly (this year) after a jump on the graph the upper is fishable the day after, with the lower fishable 2 days after.
The last 4 or 5 days there has been a jump everyday so I would assume the river has not had the chance to settle down at all.
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a jump like that and you can pretty much count on the river being blown
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Still pretty dirty today. The cool weather has helped a bit, but not enough.
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was out yesterday in the lower to check it out. water was up with less tha 6in. of visibility.
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buddy of mine was out today (evening) said vis was around 18" at Lickman and he hooked and lost one on the single hander fly fishing.
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Man, your so lucky to live that close to the vedder...take advantage of it.
You must know it well...
Wish I could get out there and fish more than once or twice a year.
You should get your guide license or at least take folks out for an under the table fee ;D
All the best,
Steve
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Man, your so lucky to live that close to the vedder...take advantage of it.
You must know it well...
Wish I could get out there and fish more than once or twice a year.
You should get your guide license or at least take folks out for an under the table fee ;D
All the best,
Steve
Funny thing, people have been telling me to do that alot lately ;D
I live on the river 300 days a year since I also live only 10 mins (walking) from Peach.
Problem with guiding is you are under alot of pressure to get people into fish, and it becomes more work than fishing and takes the fun away.
I took a handful of people out this year for free (a couple from the US) and felt pressured to get them into something every time, thankfully we did.
River has come down a fair bit the last few days and the temp is staying (relatively) low compatred to when it was rising.
Ill run out and take a look now... should have a report in 10 or so mins ;D
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1-2 feet of vis at Peach Road.
Water is a slate Green colour, fishable. ;)
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was out today and it was very fishable ;) will be at it again tomorrow.
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I was just at the river. 6pm on friday. looks great. if i didnt have to work tomorrow i would be out there.
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River was fishable in the Lower this morning when I glanced at it around 8AM. Still cool so should be OK for the weekend. I only saw one rod on the water at the 4 spots I stopped at.
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Still OK this AM.
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Maybe just colouring up a bit this afternoon, but not bad.
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How's the Vedder fish may long weekend?
Anybody have a hint or two to throw my way?
Thanks and tight lines everyone!
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Water is 1-2 feet vis at Peach, 3 other anglers out when I was there.
Water continues to drop, even though it still warm.
Great time to get out and enjoy the sun ;)
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The jetboat discussion has been moved to http://www.fishingwithrod.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=20566.0
The April 27th report posts has been moved to the fishing report section.
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Conditions good today for those wishing to fling the fly rod.
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Thanks chris ;D I may be able to squeek one more trip out there tomorrow before the baby arrives ;D hope the river stays nice with the rain coming tonight.
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Thanks chris ;D I may be able to squeek one more trip out there tomorrow before the baby arrives ;D hope the river stays nice with the rain coming tonight.
Has not started to rain yet so hope it holds for you. All the best on the new arrival too.
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Thanks for the congrats Chris, she is actually due tomorrow LOL she is sitting here drinking that god awful raspberry leaf tea ::) trying anything to get that baby to come out already haha.
have you heard of any fish taken today??
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Thanks for the congrats Chris, she is actually due tomorrow LOL she is sitting here drinking that god awful raspberry leaf tea ::) trying anything to get that baby to come out already haha.
have you heard of any fish taken today??
Did not see anyone out when I was looking at it. The Lickman parking lot was empty except for Dave and his dog.
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I was out with my little fishing buddy.......Carlo. water was beautiful, did I say beautiful. no fish for me but carlo did manage a bully.
not too many guys around.
was quite the motherload of empty's above peach......we even found a few unopened beers. ;D
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we even found a few unopened beers. ;D
That's a good catch. What rock were you on?
Steve
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Can anyone please give me a report on the water clarity for the lower canal area of the Vedder? I am mainly concerned about the mouth where it dumps into the Fraser. Has anyone been fishing the mouth area?
Thanks in advance for any and all responses
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If you look at the hydrometric chart for the Vedder, you'll se that the river is very high, which points to the fact that it must also be quite murky. Ever since the claybank slides, the Vedder becomes murky as soon as the water gets above 2 m at the crossing.
Plus, it's freshet time, which aggravates the situation. Time to hit the lakes. ;)
http://scitech.pyr.ec.gc.ca/waterweb/formnav.asp?lang=0
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I miss the day's when the river was at 2-3 feet of vis when the graph was at the 2.3-2.4 which in my mind was perfect conditions. Last year anything under 2.2 meant low and clear with trapped fish. This year was VERY low water. Take some time comparing water levels from years past when the water seemed very low and clear but it was still much higher then this year.
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this year opened up new water in the low conditions, but demolished the runs that i was used to. Early on with the high water we found some awsome spots off to the sides of the main flow, and was quite successful in them, but as the levels dropped the spots were erased and new runs and pockets formed. Fortunately though, the clarity stayed at about 2-4ft in the areas i fished, and i think it helped with making the fish feel secure, even though the water was low.
as a side not, only 7 months and 26 days to go! ;D
congrats to all that connected this season, and good luck to those who didn't, may the days of cold where i'm covered in 5 layers of clothing and wearing 3 pairs of socks come quickly.
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Water colored today in the canal area. The mergansers by the dozens were busy feeding on the salmon fry and the steelhead smolts.
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Water conditions looked okay today for anyone wishing to do some fly fishing below the Vedder Bridge over the weekend.
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River now in full freshet mode and very silty but I did see two anglers flicking the fly this afternoon, above the Hydro Bridge.