Peg Leg Bar has been one of my summertime favorites for several years now. It has provided a lot of good times, relaxation, and protein for my family. I normally travel there by boat and fish on the West side or down in Minto Channel parallel to the dyke.
I have gone through there several times this year looking for the beaches to develop and see where the fishing channels would be. Each time through I was surprised that I couldn't see a deeper channel on my depth sounder. Because of the target practice that the fishers on the walk-in side like to take with their 3oz Betty's, it's not a place to linger and thoroughly scroll out the bottom. Last Saturday when I came down from the top I was finding it difficult to locate even 3 feet of water to travel in. At the time I wondered if the fishers on the bank really knew how little water they were attempting to fish. Better to leave well enough alone, I decided.
Well. last night I drove out for a change to check out the setup for the long weekend gong-show. Not as many as there would usually be, partly I guess because the first channel at the end of McSween Rd. still has tire deep water in it. One poor fellow tried to make it through in a Toyota coupe - stuck in the middle, water to the floorboards. While there, I witnessed 2 young men walk totally across that north-south channel and never wade through water more than knee deep.
I'm noticing that the Fraser near Chilliwack is getting wider and shallower each year. If they need to do gravel extractions, I think it might benefit all if those responsible were to consider dredging some of the traditional channels.
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Topic: Another productive fishing place lost (Read 2456 times)