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Author Topic: 2008 Chilliwack River fall salmon fishery information & water condition updates  (Read 144161 times)

Nitram4891

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I'm going tomorrow with my dad.  He went for three days a couple of weeks ago with no luck.  I think he has the gear and setup right but just hasn't had any hookups.  Do they have any roe available at Fred's and what should I buy?  I just flew in from Atlanta GA and tomorrow is my only day fishing so any help to get us started would be great!  Also I read that the more you move the better, we plan on walking a lot but whats a good starting point along the river?
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I'm going tomorrow with my dad.  He went for three days a couple of weeks ago with no luck.  I think he has the gear and setup right but just hasn't had any hookups.  Do they have any roe available at Fred's and what should I buy?  I just flew in from Atlanta GA and tomorrow is my only day fishing so any help to get us started would be great!  Also I read that the more you move the better, we plan on walking a lot but whats a good starting point along the river?
If you plan on doing a bunch of walking, fish the upper river where you do not see to many cars. Youll get a bunch of river to yourself, and still find the fish.
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Nitram4891

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Thanks for the help!  What other baits can you use other than roe?
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chris gadsden

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I'm going tomorrow with my dad.  He went for three days a couple of weeks ago with no luck.  I think he has the gear and setup right but just hasn't had any hookups.  Do they have any roe available at Fred's and what should I buy?  I just flew in from Atlanta GA and tomorrow is my only day fishing so any help to get us started would be great!  Also I read that the more you move the better, we plan on walking a lot but whats a good starting point along the river?
Both Fred's and Chilliwack Dart and Tackle had some. Sometimes it can be a bit wet so after to get it mix it with some borax to dry it out overnight. PM me later tonight if you need and more help.

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Well ill be out tomorrow with my uncles and my dad and my buddy as the Haviland Coho derby begins.  I am the champion two years running now so i have to defend!!

Hopefully coho will be hooked!  The river conditions seem to be holding well.  I have 9 days off work now in a row so i will be out there everyday i can!

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I was there on Saturday for the first time ever.  Hooked and caugt my first salmon ever, chinook, at lickman rd.  My dad broke off a chum there and then we went to Allison Pool where I broke off  what looked like a chinook and caught another 11lb chinook.  Everthing was caugt on a pink wool pre tied from Fred's.  What an amazing river, amazing fish, and we even saw a good size black bear cross the road while driving back on chilliwack lake rd.

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Have had some heavy rain today along with some wind, both have decreased some now. I checked the river just at dark and I can see it was changing color. From what I saw when cleaning up the Diving Board beach this morning fishing was slow. It was nice to see the beach fairly clean, more tins that people had left for me. ;D

Was a pleasure to meet some anglers from the forum today. I fished The Bell for 20 minutes and had one take when I was looking away talking to Chad. I checked out another run for 20 minutes also and barbed, lost and missed a fish. If the river holds maybe there will be a coho there in the am.

Found a few floats in my travels, 3 DNE and a nice Maple Leaf Drennan 11 gm, will be useful when we start cashing cutty sharks soon.

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full moon tonight, should be good fishin tommorow
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full moon tonight, should be good fishin tommorow

I sure hope you are right.  Will be there bright and early tommorrow a.m.
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From what I saw when cleaning up the Diving Board beach this morning fishing was slow.

Wasn;t slow at all, just had to get away from the crowds  ;)
Water was perfect when I left at 2:30.. but started raining heavily soon after I left right till around 7:30-8:00. Im assuming that is gonna bring the river up a few inches at least and probably give it some colour. Suppose to be nice tomorrow so maybe a good week ahead  ;)
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10:56 right now.....
Within the last half hour we must have gotten at least 1, probably 2 inches of rain in Chilliwack, my street was flooding right over onto the sidewalks (rain was bouncing a couple inches off the pavement). Still raining very hard right now, I doubt the river will be in any type of fishable shape tomorrow.  :'(
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didnt stop raining til about a half  hour ago... i bet high and brown in the morning
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Just checked and the gauge is up pretty high this morning. Any reports of conidtions this morning would be appreciated. I was thinking of making it my first day out to the Vedder but.... now may go to work...  :(
Maybe tomorrow... :-\
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water is verrrrrrry high  up about 2-3 feet from yesterday   lo vis   should be good in the coming weeks :) :)
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Perhaps the Chehalis will be good for a day or two now with all that rain we just had.  Vedder be good again in 2-3 days... :D
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