Fishing in British Columbia > General Discussion
Cutthroat Fly Patterns
clarki:
--- Quote from: Jelly_ on March 10, 2024, 06:14:58 PM ---Isnt it still a tad too cold? I hear there are very few salmon hatchlings in the systems right now.
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It is a little early for fry emergence and migration, but the cutthroat know that the time is coming and now can be a good time to fish fry imitation flies or hardware before there are schools of fry in the water.
jim:
I fish the Vedder for Steelhead. Pacific Angler blogs says the fry will emerge next week.
I have tried my Skinny Minny and my Hildebrant spoon with no success so far, in the last couple days.
Might try some #12 spin glos in a chrome finish, they have worked before, also.
RalphH:
I saw a few fry (likely pink salmon) the week before last on the Fraser. While this is not unusual it doesn't mean we'll see trout slashing fry quickly. It depends on water temperatures.
Recall the life cycle of salmon. Eggs in the late fall then hatch as alevin in winter which remain in the gravel and slowly turn into fry. The fry will borrow out of the gravel once the egg sack is absorbed. Trout can smell their presence though not necessarily access them readily. Once out the will congregate in the shallows as water warms up be fore schooling and migrating downstream. Over the years I have taken a lot of temperature readings and usually temperatures are around 9 to 11 degrees when this takes place.
Matt did a good video on this a few years ago : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anNTFV4jwI4
jim:
I watched the Matt Sharpe video, it was good. thanks.
The temps you took, Ralph, were they water temps in the Fraser?
RalphH:
No - in a number of tributaries with sizable chum returns. The Vedder was not included.
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