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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: Piranha on November 01, 2007, 06:23:51 PM
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I live in coquitlam. I want to go fly fishing for Coho on the weekend and would like to know what is the best place to go to catch a coho. I've never caought one on the fly. Also when fishing in river for Coho do people wear their waders and go in? Wouldn't most rivers like fraser have muddy substrate? Can you fly fish from shore on any rivers around here?
I never fished this time of year so i want to be prepared when i go on the weekend.
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Try the coquitlam river ....just be prepared to do alot of exploring. There are also some sloughs on the pitt river that hold chum and i think coho...
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The coquitlam river is no good for hos just go to the vedder ok
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The coquitlam river is no good for hos just go to the vedder ok
Didnt you mother teach you that its better to say nothing at all than to lie?
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Nicomen slough and Harrison Rivers are also places where people can have some success for coho on the fly.
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I live in coquitlam. I want to go fly fishing for Coho on the weekend and would like to know what is the best place to go to catch a coho. I've never caought one on the fly. Also when fishing in river for Coho do people wear their waders and go in? Wouldn't most rivers like fraser have muddy substrate? Can you fly fish from shore on any rivers around here?
I never fished this time of year so i want to be prepared when i go on the weekend.
Easy area to access is to go explore on the stave. Find water that is hardly moving like the toilet bowl by the old boat ramp. There is also some areas just off of 287th street but to fish the toilet bowl and that area you need to turn on Hayward and follow to the parking lot by the dam.
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I live in coquitlam. I want to go fly fishing for Coho on the weekend and would like to know what is the best place to go to catch a coho. I've never caought one on the fly. Also when fishing in river for Coho do people wear their waders and go in? Wouldn't most rivers like fraser have muddy substrate? Can you fly fish from shore on any rivers around here?
I never fished this time of year so i want to be prepared when i go on the weekend.
Easy area to access is to go explore on the stave. Find water that is hardly moving like the toilet bowl by the old boat ramp. There is also some areas just off of 287th street but to fish the toilet bowl and that area you need to turn on Hayward and follow to the parking lot by the dam.
is hayward st open this time of the year?...i heard they do some seismic testing or something like that..
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Go to the toilet bowl on the stave, and fish the upstream side of it...
Use a clear sink line, some murrays rolled muddlers in size 8, and also olive green wooly buggers.
Also bring a flash fly, like a christmas tree.
Good Luck!
Nicole
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Go to the toilet bowl on the stave, and fish the upstream side of it...
And watch Nicole bringing them in on the downstream side of it. ;D
Reports coming in from the toilet bowl have been great actually. The number of fish being seined by the hatchery each week is pretty strong. It's definitely worth trying at first light.
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Yep, I have fished there lots when the vedder is out, its a great place to go if you don't have a boat...
Try and get the spot right at the point, its the best spot to work the seam where the flat water meets the current...
Normally I hit it in the afternoon, on the way home...
Sometimes one river is not enough ;)
Cheers,
Nicole
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Hayward is open right upto the parking lot of the stave. The dam is closed as that is where they are doing the siesmic upgrades.
The hatchery is doing very well with the coho as well as the springs and jack springs. On friday they got over 70 coho and on tuesday they got in the mid thirties. The springs they usually only take 4 males and 4 females and they collect the eggs right there and milk the bucks as well .This is with only two sets with the net. They are only there about 1.5 hours and the netting is done in 20min. They show up around 9:30 and are usually leaving by 11ish . By the afternoon the toilet bowl is back in action.
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How many cohos can you keep?
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Hatchery coho only (absence of adipose fin with a healed scar in place).
http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/recfish/Freshwater/region2_e.htm
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Basically 2 coho adults and 2 jacks.
And hatchery only as Rodney mentioned.
Cheers,
Nicole
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Hayward is open right upto the parking lot of the stave. The dam is closed as that is where they are doing the siesmic upgrades.
The hatchery is doing very well with the coho as well as the springs and jack springs. On friday they got over 70 coho and on tuesday they got in the mid thirties. The springs they usually only take 4 males and 4 females and they collect the eggs right there and milk the bucks as well .This is with only two sets with the net. They are only there about 1.5 hours and the netting is done in 20min. They show up around 9:30 and are usually leaving by 11ish . By the afternoon the toilet bowl is back in action.
I believe i saw you there friday flyguy..and may of talked to you.. :P Just recognized the face now ;D
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Hayward is open right upto the parking lot of the stave. The dam is closed as that is where they are doing the siesmic upgrades.
The hatchery is doing very well with the coho as well as the springs and jack springs. On friday they got over 70 coho and on tuesday they got in the mid thirties. The springs they usually only take 4 males and 4 females and they collect the eggs right there and milk the bucks as well .This is with only two sets with the net. They are only there about 1.5 hours and the netting is done in 20min. They show up around 9:30 and are usually leaving by 11ish . By the afternoon the toilet bowl is back in action.
I believe i saw you there friday flyguy..and may of talked to you.. :P Just recognized the face now ;D
Was that you chucking spoons at the boat launch and you where with a guy chucking flies to your right. I thought that was you but was not sure.
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Yup that would of been me chucking spoons and floatin shrimp. There were a few coho caught first light..Lost one near the beach. Killed a doe chum and a 7-8lb coho at a different spot.
How did you make out after you moved?
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Hooked and lost to coho where the back channel meets the main channel. Also got some clean chum there as well. Great spot to chuck flies especially on the low tide.
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How will I know which coho is good and which coho is dieing? What do I need to look for?
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How will I know which coho is good and which coho is dieing? What do I need to look for?
If it looks like a tomato let it go, if its bright silver and the adipose fin is clipped keep it.
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Please see below for the definition of tomato:
(http://www.nicolegoodman.com/albums/Miscellaneous/salmon_species.jpg)
;D
Nicole
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Most of the fish you catch right now are very fresh. In the next few weeks, you will start seeing more coloured coho salmon. Keeping those are not recommended. This one is just starting to colour.
(http://www.fishingwithrod.com/fish_profile/image/coho_salmon2.jpg)
You want to keep ones that look like these. ;)
(http://www.fishingwithrod.com/albums/album34/071023_1.jpg)
(http://www.fishingwithrod.com/albums/album34/071005_05.jpg)
(http://www.fishingwithrod.com/albums/album34/070903_1.jpg)
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Nicole
Your fish comes with hands attached. New species............ ;D ;D ;D ;D
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^lol^
it's raining now so the water level will be too high on the stave tommorow? I not sure if I should go. Probably should wait and see if it's raining in the morning.
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It'll be fine, totally fine, make sure you go, We'll give you a hard time if you don't :)
Good Luck!
Nicole
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Stave is dam controlled so you will be fine.
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I caught 3 fish in an hour. All Have been released.
I forgot my flies at home :-[ so i borrowed my wifes spin casting rod. :)
I'm not sure what I caught but I think it was a chum.
Why do I hear chum is only good for the smoker? Meat is not good?
There are thousands of dieing fish near shore and in this stream. Hungry?
(http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff284/FilipJk/dieingfish.jpg?t=1194140657)
Fight is on!!
(http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff284/FilipJk/fightison.jpg?t=1194140797)
The fish did not want to give up. After about 5 minutes the fish decided to run straigh downstream and striped about 90 yrads of line.
(http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff284/FilipJk/strongfish.jpg?t=1194140964)
chum or coho?
(http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff284/FilipJk/chum.jpg?t=1194141184)
(http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff284/FilipJk/chum1.jpg?t=1194141239)
(http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff284/FilipJk/bigfish2.jpg?t=1194141278)
(http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff284/FilipJk/bigfish.jpg?t=1194141307)
Don't bite my fingers off! :o
(http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff284/FilipJk/goodorbad.jpg?t=1194141339)
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thats a chum.
most people don't care for chum they are umm very flavorful? if you do get a chrome chum they can be OK if they are smoked.you can have it with cream cheese and crackers in small thin strips.
some people also call them toxic tigers (because of the stripes) and i will use a Buddy's words to say he became " a human straw for a few days" if you get my meaning. ;)