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Fishing in British Columbia => Fishing Reports => Members' Fishing Reports => Topic started by: Truecast on September 27, 2005, 01:39:43 PM
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Did more exploring than fishing today since it was my fist time up that way. Started at the vedder
crossing at 7:00 for a couple of hours... nothing.....then went down to the railway bridge for a couple more hours.....nothing.....then went down to KW bridge just to see what everyone has been talking about and didn't even bother putting my line in the water.
It was good to see some of the spots in person that I've heard about. Now I look forward to finding a few of the lesser known ones.
Fished the whole time with pink roe and float. The water was really clear and I saw allot of Pinks swimming by, but nothing else. Only springs and coho I saw were all held up at KW getting beaten. There were allot of big Springs down there. Hopefully some rain will move them up.
Didn't see anything landed by anyone who was really fishing.
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Water is even lower than Sunday now, hopefully the forecasted rain will rise it a bit. I started at first light, managed to hook and kept a chinook jack on the third cast. A few casts later, another chinook jack, which I released. Not long after, one big white chinook came up (really high up! I had my float depth set at 3 feet) and grabbed a big chunk of roe and took me for a ride. That fish eventually peeled just about all the line off before it broke off, taking everything (the Drennan, etc) with it. ::)
From 7:30am to 8:30am, I had a series of bites, which I was very sure were coho. I missed every single one of them. ::) At one point, three drifts, three hits, three times the float went over my head as I set the hook.
Trout Slayer showed up from downstream of me with a nice chinook jack as well. We fished together for awhile before I took off. Here's a photo of our jacks.
(http://www.fishingwithrod.com/albums/album34/050927_G.jpg)
Few things to remember
- You need a freshwater fishing licence when fishing the Chilliwack River.
- You need to purchase a salmon conservation stamp if you intend to keep your salmon.
- Daily quota for pink salmon is four fish below the Vedder Crossing in Chilliwack River.
- Daily quota for hatchery coho salmon is four fish in Chilliwack River. Hatchery coho salmon have no adipose fin.
- Daily quota for chum salmon is one fish in Chilliwack River.
- Daily quota for chinook salmon is four fish in Chilliwack River, but only one maybe over 62cm.
- You may only keep four salmon (mixed species) in total per day.
- Only a single barbless hook is allowed.
- You must release any sockeye and wild coho carefully.
- Pink salmon have large oval spots on their back and tail. Sockeye salmon do not have spots. Chinook salmon have tiny black spots on its back and tail. Coho salmon have tiny black spots on its back and upper tail, and white gum.
- Please note that some sockeye salmon in the Chilliwack River also do not have an adipose fin.
- Complete Chilliwack River salmon regulations can be found on this page (http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/recfish/Freshwater/region2_e.htm).
- Please phone DFO Chilliwack 604-702-2278 if you observe a violation.
- Make sure you have a good fillet knife to clean your catch and a cooler with ice to keep your it fresh.
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Now exactly where were you fishing Rod ? I'm only interested in finding your Drennan ;)
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Your the man Rod... I had my float at the same depth???
Can you give me a general area of where you were? I obviously need help ::)
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What some people would do for a buck.
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So if FA takes my Drennan, can I attempt to snag him and get it back? ;)
FA, you're too late. I phoned Chris already and he is already on his way to snatch that float. ;)
Truecast, I fished several different spots today, all were downstream from Lickman Road. :) Best to find waters where you'll be alone when the water is this clear. Today we basically fished alone so the run wasn't spooked by people walking into the water etc.
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Thanks Rod , I'll have a look around there next time :)
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Today I got my biggest fish of my life at vedder canal :
http://www.fishingwithrod.com/member/gallery/bruce/DSCN2493s
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Those purple markings look like a chum. Nice fish.
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Today I got my biggest fish of my life at vedder canal :
http://www.fishingwithrod.com/member/gallery/bruce/DSCN2493s
sweet.
caught on roe or wool (which colour?)??
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What some people would do for a buck.
Wont be a buck if the co's catches him
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caught on wool, green and red mixed
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nice fish both of you
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That looks more like a nook than a chum you can see the mouth. Might be wrong though
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So if FA takes my Drennan, can I attempt to snag him and get it back? ;)
If you snag me you're going to end up with a broken rod and a lost Drennan ! ;D
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Bruce is holding a white spring (chinook) - no question there! :)
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Nice fish Rod! I got a couple of jacks on the fly last weekend - and they turned out to be reds! :D Bonus!
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Rodney, congrats nice fish! I always fish downstream from lickman rd, but the 20 minute walks get annoying :P but it's really intresting if you wak the water path you can actually see fish in the shades rolling when your crossing a river, theres a place right by this log, but it's hard to fish when your standing in the middle of a river :P but I find that deeper works better.. when I set my float to about 2 feet or 1 and a half i get half the fish then 3 - 3 and a half.. I haven't gotten any big springs yet, im really wanting the coho tho :P oh well... one day...
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nice fish bruce ;D
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caught on wool, green and red mixed
how long of a leader and what size hook? i want to learn how to bottom bounce the vedder too
My leader is 2 or 3 feet long, hook size is 3/0
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Nice fish rod and trout slayer! ;D
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why do you guys have to badger the guy , he is happy about his biggest fish he caught, and you guys come on here bad mouth him about it, not everyone flosses there, so why dont you guys shut up about the negative stuff, by the way Bruce nice fish
Well said FishFreak. Too bad some people like to get their jollies from criticizing others.
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nice fish to the all three of you and bruce good for you that's a beauty ;)
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Testy Testy fish freak, I think it was only the one guy that was serious!!!!! But he did catch the biggest fish of his life, and it would be a hell of a fight for the guy. So Bruce, hell of a fish buddy, great job. As for you bone cross, I don't really like what goes on down at the bridge either. But after a few words that fishfreak and I had, I went down there to see it for myself. While there were allot of flossers there, not everyone was flossing. Mind you if I was going to float fish, there wouldn't be my first choice, but that's just me. Anyhow cut Bruce some slack. You weren't there, so don't assume. Speaking from experience here man. Don't assume, you look like an my friend!!!!! ;D ;D
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caught on wool, green and red mixed
how long of a leader and what size hook? i want to learn how to bottom bounce the vedder too
How much weight are you using to get the wool down to "Floss" this fish Bruce? Nice fish rod and trout slayer! ;D Love the Keith Wilson Bridge Hero Shots ::)
Here we go again........nice cheap shots guys >:( Not all people there are using this method. Why the sarcasm? The sad thing is this guy doesn't even realize that he's being ridiculed. Would you say flyfishermen are also flossing? Was there a couple days ago and saw quite a few fouled hook fish from flyfishing. Also, are all the float fishing done "flossing" ? We could go on & on with this topic, but don't think it'll get us anywhere. My point is.......when KWB is mentioned.........automatically you think BB, "flossing", "snagging". I agree this is not a way to fish and has to stop, but don't agree about putting others down when they're just proud of posting a nice fish they caught. No wonder why others here don't like to post fishing reports......maybe afraid of being bashed. Nice fish Bruce, Rodney, & TroutSlayer!
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nice fish bruce, looks like a spring to me. but look at all the guts and roe in the river in the background!
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What are you going to do with that behemoth Bruce?? You'll have to buy a bigger BBQ to cook it ;D
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I don't know, it happens, when a huge wave of fish come, it is easy even to snag a fish with a float, when your reeling in, its very easy, bottom bounce, floss, call it what you want, we all snag fish, we dont mean to, I personally find bottom bouncing a much more intresting way of fishing, because you feel those rocks/or sand and you wonder, is it a fish, or just a rock? haha :D
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How old are you Youngin?? Just wondering!!!!! BB more than float fishing eh!!! Well to each there own I guess!!
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im only 15, but I only like to bb in the fraser, like near hope theres a big current there and its actually quite intresting, until it gets stuck inthe rocks :(
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i agree with you fishaddict let's be happy for the guy come on now it's the biggest he's ever caught remember when we all caught our first big slab or for some still waiting too ::)
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I was at the canal today too you left when i got their bruce nice fish. I saw a even bigget chinook about 40 pounds today taken and it was RED yah the guy was pretty happy with that one. I got into a nice 25 pound super chrome white wasant a bad day but still alot of people for a weekday. Dont people work anymore?
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yea! I had a pro d day one day, and my dad had the day off, so we went to the vedder and we were like wow! dont people work!?
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Good job floater, did you gat any pics???? With the rain that is supposed to come, I am again all pumped for the weekend, and it's only tuesday. Just curing up some more roe right now!!!!!!
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Well it is nice to see young people fishing, also nice to know that they can get some good guidance from this site as well. Good job youngin, with more time and experience, you will turn out to be a heck of a fisherman. Just remember to always watch the guys catching the fish, and to always ask questions. People will help if you need it!!!!
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I don't know.. but since when do people have to tell YOU how to fish? as long as you use common sense, stay clean, and fish fairly, its all good! I really dislike people that call others idiots just because they dont fish the same way everyones else does!
btw, thx big! my dad got me into fishing mostly :)
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ive never actually seen a rod broken, but i'd be really pissed if someone was to break my rod :-X
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Today was great out there. Lot's of jack springs landed, and tonnes of lost coho but did manage to land a beauty wild. Which brings my total to 3 coho landed this season. Highlight of the day, just before dark I hooked a TANK Coho, was a huge northern of about 18-20lbs, jumped right for me then behind and popped off after it revealed its identity. :-\ Oh well, gonna get that one back. ;)
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Lucky, im still waiting to get my first coho
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Good job floater, did you gat any pics???? With the rain that is supposed to come, I am again all pumped for the weekend, and it's only tuesday. Just curing up some more roe right now!!!!!!
I took pics but i dont have a digital camera ::) shame one me. Speaking of rain isant it suppost to start a little this thursday and really pick up on the weekend making for some good fishing.
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Lots of rain on Thurs and Fri, and drying up a bit for Sat/Sun! :D
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Rain should start tomorrow night(Wed) and lights up on Fri and Sat. and starts to rain again on Sun. and on for a week.
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Do not pray for too much rain as you know what happens then, fish come in like gangbusters and all head to the hatchery.
Even though the water is low now the fish do move up river be it slowly. Saying that some rain will be good as it will move them out of holding area's like the Keith Wilson Bridge.
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What are you going to do with that behemoth Bruce?? You'll have to buy a bigger BBQ to cook it ;D
I will smoke it in Chinese style :D
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how is that done, like the way it's done for pork
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50+mm of rain expected by Thursday night/Friday morning. You guys ask for rain... you are about to get rain, and a muddy river.
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Yap rain has started just as forcasted.
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This happens every year. Water gets a bit low, people pray for rain as they are not catching coho. When the rain comes, the water gets high, the fish just shoot straight up to the hatchery.
Last year, I was lucky enough to get into a couple of fish on September 10th. Overnight, it rained heavily and by the morning of September 11th, the river was too muddy to catch fish. The fishing was poor for at least a week as most coho just ended up heading straight into the hatchery and upper river.
(http://www.fishingwithrod.com/albums/album34/CD1087762713.jpg)
You can still successfully catch coho under low and clear water conditions, just have to walk more, and fish harder.
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This happens every year. Water gets a bit low, people pray for rain as they are not catching coho. When the rain comes, the water gets high, the fish just shoot straight up to the hatchery.
Exactly, then they ask where are the fish ?
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50+mm of rain expected by Thursday night/Friday morning. You guys ask for rain... you are about to get rain, and a muddy river.
Muddy river isant as bad as people make it out to be last two years i still got into springs and chums no coho, but definetly the float took alot of dives.
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I hate muddy rivers, but then shiny flys work better :D and you can toughen up your leader
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I don't think that it will be as muddy as you guys think!!!! I have walked a lot of the river this year and we no longer have to worry about one of the clay banks, and even if the river does get a bit dirty, the river seems to be clearing up rather quickly the last year or so. The rain is also supposed to turn to showers for Friday and Saturday. So I think that we will be fine. Also with the ground being so dry, it is going to soak up a lot of water. Maybe I should have kept that to myself to keep some people off the river for the weekend. ;D ;D But I really doubt that would have worked anyways!!!! ;) ;)
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I don't think that it will be as muddy as you guys think!!!! I have walked a lot of the river this year and we no longer have to worry about one of the clay banks, and even if the river does get a bit dirty, the river seems to be clearing up rather quickly the last year or so. The rain is also supposed to turn to showers for Friday and Saturday. So I think that we will be fine. Also with the ground being so dry, it is going to soak up a lot of water. Maybe I should have kept that to myself to keep some people off the river for the weekend. ;D ;D But I really doubt that would have worked anyways!!!! ;) ;)
I know I wouldnt have said anything...... LOL Doesnt really matter since I dont fish the gong shows anyways. Have fun out there and be safe.
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Eddie I don't fish the gong show either, there are still some places that don't get that much pressure. That is where I usually fish. With more water coming I already have a few more ideas that I looked at last weekend. But one never knows if these spots will produce till they try!!!!
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I don't think that it will be as muddy as you guys think!!!! I have walked a lot of the river this year and we no longer have to worry about one of the clay banks, and even if the river does get a bit dirty, the river seems to be clearing up rather quickly the last year or so. The rain is also supposed to turn to showers for Friday and Saturday. So I think that we will be fine. Also with the ground being so dry, it is going to soak up a lot of water. Maybe I should have kept that to myself to keep some people off the river for the weekend. ;D ;D But I really doubt that would have worked anyways!!!! ;) ;)
The river blew out in july so I wouldn't count your chickens before they're hatched. Plus, the problem now isn't the main vedder, its Slesse creek.
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Muddy river isant as bad as people make it out to be last two years i still got into springs and chums no coho, but definetly the float took alot of dives.
ok... ::)
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wont new fish just move into the holding spots like kieth wilson
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New fish have already been moving into various runs of the canal every night.
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Eddie I don't fish the gong show either, there are still some places that don't get that much pressure. That is where I usually fish. With more water coming I already have a few more ideas that I looked at last weekend. But one never knows if these spots will produce till they try!!!!
I'll FIND YOU!
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Muddy river isant as bad as people make it out to be last two years i still got into springs and chums no coho, but definetly the float took alot of dives.
ok... ::)
None believer. :P
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Hey fish people are talking about the Vedder because that is what this post is about. People do talk about the Chehalis as well!!!! In a month from now, the Chehalis is all we will be talking about, because that is when that river will be producing. Right now it is not, the Vedder is, so everone talks about the Vedder. The Squamish is closed, and none of the other rivers are producing that well. If they were then they would be discussed as well!!!! ;) ;D
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have to agree, it doesn't get that muddy anymore. And disagree, the rain will make the fishing better, and spread out the fish.
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Yes it will!!!!!!
have to agree, it doesn't get that muddy anymore. And disagree, the rain will make the fishing better, and spread out the fish.
Yes it will!! make the fish spread out that is!!!! ;D ;D
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How can they rain not spread out the fish? they are trapped under the KWL bridge right now after that its a maze of ripples to a few pools.
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I'm perplexed by the comments on high water. Not chocolate brown water, but the water coming up a bit will bring the fishing up from maybe 1-2 coho being hooked to lots of aggressive unspooked fish hammering every drift.
Sterling I don't remember the river being blown in July at all, and I was there alot. It was high thats all. Blown means choclate milk colour. And this was the best red spring season in years.
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Chirs, it definitly blew out one day cause I remeber driving out there only to see it was blown. Then I decided to drive to the upper river in the hopes that it was just the clay banks. Nope, it was Slesse.