Sea-Run’s Weekend Fishing Report – February 17th, 2018There is a cooling weather trend expected this, along with a bit of rain the next couple of days, river levels should remain fairly consistent and shouldn’t bump or fluctuate too much. Conditions have been awesome in recent times and we can only hope they remain that way! There have certainly been a few more Steelhead around this past week which is a nice consolation prize for the much slower than average season we have experienced to start off this season. Anglers are having success on a variety of methods and presentations as always, which is the nice thing about targeting Steelhead.
Winter Chinook fishing and prawning have remained productive over the start of February, and things should continue along steadily for the month. Our local saltwater offers a large variety of opportunity for a full day of fishing. Mixing your salmon fishing and your prawning together in a single day can make for a fun and tasty outing! We are fully stocked on all of your saltwater needs!
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Junior Braidwood with a pair of nice Winter ChinookRiver FishingSteelhead
Vedder/Chilliwack: We have seen a better push of fish over the course of the last 5 days. Steelhead have been caught in much better numbers than what he have seen thus far for the season – A nice thing and rewarding for a lot of time that has been put in with few results this season. Fish have been caught consistently from the lower river to the upper river – Clarity will often vary depending on the location in the river with clay banks and tributaries, so it’s always a good idea to carry a variety of baits and presentations to suit changing water conditions throughout the day. Overall, clarity has remained great and has cleared up quickly after bouts of rain.
Good producers on the Vedder/Chilliwack include an array of things – Jigs, Beads, Rubber Eggs, Rubber Worms, Blades, Shrimp, Roe, and much more. Do not hesitate to try something new or far from normal if you are noticing anglers throwing the same things, or when fishing water that has been covered heavily throughout the day.
Low Water Variety:
High Water Variety:
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Other local rivers have been on the slower side this year, but rivers worth fishing this time of the year include the Stave and Chehalis Rivers. Both river systems are hatchery augmented and do host larger returns of hatchery steelhead as well.
Check out our “Fishing Reports” Section on our website for more detailed early season Winter steelhead bait or fly selections ~
http://www.sea-run.com/river-fishing-report/ ~
Guided Steelhead Trips and Steelhead ClassesIf this is the year you want to learn how to catch Steelhead, this is your opportunity to learn from some of the best.
Guided Winter Steelhead TripsSea-Run offers Guided Walk and Wader Winter Steelhead trips for Winter & Spring 2018. During your guided trips, our main objective is to put you on fish. You will be shown typical steelhead traveling and holding water, adjusting your gear to proper depths, bait and lure choices, covering water, and much more. See our Guided Trips page for more information: ~
http://www.sea-run.com/guided-trips/ ~
NEXT Winter Steelhead Fishing Class – Steelhead Fly Fishing (February 20th 6:15pm – 9:15pm) 
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Photo by Aaron Goodis.On Tuesday, February 20th, 2018, instructor Andrew Redmont will share his knowledge of Switch, Spey and Single-Handed fly fishing for Steelhead around British Columbia.
In this class Andrew will cover timing, location, reading and covering water, proper rod, reel, line, tip, fly selection and much more!
Date: Tuesday, February 20th, 2018
Time: 6:15pm – 9:15pm
Location: Sea-Run Fly & Tackle
Cost: $75 plus GST
Register now by calling 604-931-5044 or email searun2013@gmail.com
Cutthroat TroutIt’s tricky to keep up to date Cutthroat reports. These fish are incredibly transient and are the kings and queens of being illusive. Here one day, and gone the next. Most days can be quite a pursuit and require a good amount of footwork and effort. Weather permitted, Cutthroat fishing has remained quite productive off of the beaches and in our local rivers. Don't hesitate to fish a stripped dry fly as they are often more than willing to take flies off of the surface, and at times this can be even more effective than a sunk fly.
*A very underrated fishery this time of the year, our local cutthroat fishery is not one to forget. Cutthroat are beautiful fish - Acrobatic and aggressive. There are a lot of opportunities to get a taste of this fishery from the Lower Mainland to the Fraser Valley. Both resident and anadromous (sea-run) cutthroat trout are available depending on the area or watershed you are fishing. Resident and anadromous fish can be found in most small streams and bigger bodies of water throughout the Winter as they either wait or search for food. A main staple to a cutthroat’s diet in the early Winter months are salmon eggs. These fish will also specifically target smaller fish such as salmon fry or stickleback.
Fraser River backwaters, the Harrison, the Stave, and many other Fraser River tributaries are all good bets for Cutthroat. Focus on the next month before weather temperatures warm up causing river levels to rise in the larger systems.
Saltwater ReportWinter Chinook fishing – Steady! Prawning, excellent! What a wonderful time of the year to be on the local salt. We are lucky to have a plentiful amount of options in the Winter months here in Vancouver. Winter Chinook fishing has been quite steady. Some days have produced good numbers of good sized fish, and some days will produce small amounts of small fish. It’s often a game of finding the bait which in turn will often equate to fish. Paying a great deal of attention to your sonar can pay off at the end of the day. Covering water and keeping your gear in the water is critical. Ideally, it’s imperative to run multiple rods at multiple depths.
Happy anglers after a day on the water with Warren of First Fish Charters: http://www.firstfishcharters.com/
Don’t overanalyze or overcomplicate your flashers and lures. Remember that these fish are actively feeding and actively pursuing bait. Colour contrasts will be the more important thing, and it’s worth your while to run varying colour contrasts with multiple rods. The standard colours to run would be green contrasts, and blue contrasts. For example, pairing green flashers with green spoons and pairing blue flashers with blue spoons will often be your best bets.
Blue Contrasts:
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Flashers – Pictured left to right:
- Blue Glow
- Kinetic Glow
- Footloose
Pesca Spoons 3.5” – Pictured:
- Happy Hour (Top Left)
- Blue Balz (Top Right)
- Clupea (Bottom Left)
- Just the Tip (Bottom Right)
Green Contrasts:
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Flashers – Pictured left to right:
- Salty Dawg
- Green Onion
- Green Glow
Pesca Spoons 3.5” – Pictured:
- Happy Hour (Top Left)
- Double Double (Top Right)
- Leprechaun (Bottom Left)
- Tossed Salad (Bottom Right)
Some other good lures!
Cheers and Tight Lines,
Sea-Run
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