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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: chris gadsden on January 01, 2008, 02:29:32 PM
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Once again the water conditions were good but a East wind would have made getting a good drift difficult I thought.
For that reason I was a fair weather fisherman today. ??? I spend some time having coffee with friends, visited another and did a tour of the river. By the reports I got the fishing was slow and heard of only one taken, that was different from yesterday's reports.
I also saw a vehicle a Teskey Rock with a broken side window and also was told by my CO friend of another that he heard had been broken in around Tamihi today as well.
I was also told of another break-in above On the Way Store and one by the store as well as a vehicle stolen yesterday so keep your eyes open when in the area and leave nothing of value in your car.
It has got to the point I try to keep the Leaf Mobile in sight when I am fishing although it cuts down on places one can fish.
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Sad to hear about those break ins. Have you heard anything about the "bait car" Chris ?
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had a chat with a rcmp buddy of mine, he was on duty doing the chilliwack lake road patrol this mornin and happened to pull up just as i was leavin wilson road. 4 vehicles from the crossing up had been broken into between first light and 8:30 a.m. ..... and in that same time.... i didn't get a sniff on the run i was fishin.
from wilson down to almost the train bridge is the area i covered today with a thorough cast n blast with bait and blades. Saw one fish taken between lickman and train bridge from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30.
water conditions were pretty perfect to gettin low in spots, and as Chris mentioned, the darn wind was howlin good today and only let up briefly around the noon hour. no fish for me today, BUT a fellow below me a couple rods down river from me landed a still shiny and near chrome wild buck coho about 10/11 lbs. I'm writing that one in my log as one of the latest cleanish cohos i've seen on the chilliwack.
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Today I picked up a bunch of fishing tackle, ring box, tools, and a car registation that was left on the side of the road, I believe it was the remains of a car break in. I was going to drop it off at freds on the way by, but they were closed today. Ill try and drop it off there tomorrow.
No fish for me or anyone else I came across.
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Today I picked up a bunch of fishing tackle, ring box, tools, and a car registation that was left on the side of the road, I believe it was the remains of a car break in. I was going to drop it off at freds on the way by, but they were closed today. Ill try and drop it off there tomorrow.
No fish for me or anyone else I came across.
It might be better to take it to the RCMP.
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I'd love to see a checkpoint set up at the Vedder X-ing randomly throughout the year (especially during high break-in times). They 'd stop everyone and do some questioning and look for probable cause to search for stolen items. Obviously, the vast majority of people would be sent on their merry way without any hassel. However, if you have random break in items visible in your car, don't live up there and aren't fishing, you'll probably be questioned some more. Even if the search thing is a little too aggressive, they could at least keep tabs on license plates and id's. They do this in Washington state for DUI's. Everyone gets pulled over at the checkpoint and questioned. If they smell alcohol or show other signs, it's breathalizer time.
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Sad to hear about those break ins. Have you heard anything about the "bait car" Chris ?
Unfortunately we have not been able to get it off the ground yet. :-[
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That's hilarious. Maybe if the mother had raised her son a little better, there won't be as many break ins...
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River is looking good today, wind sucked! water is cold! no fish seen or caught.
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We had heavy rain overnight here in Chilliwack so not sure what conditions will be but temperature is 4 degrees now and river gauge at Vedder Crossing did not rise so maybe it will still be in.
We have a meeting with the City of Chilliwack later this, morning re the proposed dyke closures on the Vedder Canal so I will check conditions later in the day and report back.
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fishonsteelheader and I fished the upper river , I got into one , looked to be in the teens , got it behind a big boulder in a few inches of water and sat there didn't want to move :P , then it did a rollover and the hook popped out :'( . fishonsteelheader down below me , same thing , spat the hook ::) . Another smacked my hook an hour later , that was it , smacked . It was a good day anyway ;D . Sorry to here about the break ins , my car was all alone up where we were but no troubles .
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Checked conditions in the Lower at 4:30 this afternoon and conditions were fishable.
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Chris are you going to be fishing tomorrow?
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Chris has started a new thread on car break-ins on this page (http://www.fishingwithrod.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=16792.0) and I've moved one of the posts over there now, so this thread would not stray away from the topic.
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Went up at first light today, stopped at the lower but it was so windy I didn't bother putting on the waders and drove to the upper. Conditions were near perfect, very little wind, good visibility and not too crowded .... the water had dropped at least a foot or more since I was there last week. Really started to rain by 10:30 and by the time I drove back down at noon the water by Tamahi was coloring up quickly because of the clay banks.
Was hoping to land a hatchery to clean and show body parts to my grade 5 class...we've started our salmonid unit again and will be raising coho in our classroom incubator. Did manage to land a wild one, tailed it, and took a quick photo.....
(http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb144/mastercaster07/IMGP0160.jpg)
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Just got back checking conditions and was surprised the river was still fishable, at the moment anyway. Rain and windy now so I will leave the fish for those out there braving the conditions, including The Master.
I even told him about one of "the hot spots" but" nothing yet" was his report.
Of course I am still riding high after yesterday's success so I can stay warm and dry today. ;D
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I sure hope that the river holds for sunday as searun and I have yet to get out.
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river was colouring up before dark... not sure if it will be fishable tomorrow.... if it rains tonight i doubt it.
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Extremely windy in Chilliwack this morning. It is going to make fishing conditions tough. Me thinks a lot of guys will be blown off the river this morning.
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Checked the river and it was a bit coloured but was good enought to catch a fish as The Master got a nice doe in the 13 to 14 pound range. It was still very windy in most places.
Rodney may post the pictures of the Master's fish here if he wishes, it certainly was a very beautiful specimen.
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Here is a photo of Nick's fish. Very beautiful as Chris said. Congratulations. ;)
(http://www.fishingwithrod.com/albums/cgadsden/070105_1.jpg)
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Does anyone know the current conditions of the river (Saturday pm?). I would like to drive over tomorrow, but want to make sure that the river is fishable. Thanks for your help!
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Does anyone know the current conditions of the river (Saturday pm?). I would like to drive over tomorrow, but want to make sure that the river is fishable. Thanks for your help!
It was still OK at 3, just checked outside and it is broken overcast with temperature around 4.
Should be fine if the rain holds off but the clay slides are touchy so the river can go out at any time because a slump of clay can fall into the river proper.
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Anyone know what the river looks like today?
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Anyone know what the river looks like today?
It is perfect as we just checked it after a goose hunt close by.The thing is, anglers everywhere, bring your own rock. ;D ;D
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Thanks Chris...I'm hoping by the time I get there (1:00) people will have had enough and will have cleared somewhat.
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I had enough by 9:30...... with a 10lbs hatchery doe falling prey to a tasty jumbo prawn, on the 5th or 6th cast this morinin, lower river...... and ya.... fishermen everywhere today
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River was in great shape today but man was it busy. It did not quiet down till after noon.
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Checked it near sunset and boy there was lots of anglers still at it. Ran into a few from the forum as well with one just finding some success. ;D ;D
Now, you weekend anglers leave the river to us retired guys so we can get some fish too.
No need to go out as we will keep you posted on all the steelhead we are catching. ;D ;D ;D
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Checked it near sunset and boy there was lots of anglers still at it. Ran into a few from the forum as well with one just finding some success. ;D ;D
Now, you weekend anglers leave the river to us retired guys so we can get some fish too.
No need to go out as we will keep you posted on all the steelhead we are catching. ;D ;D ;D
;)
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Conditions were so good today I could taste a fish on every drift, well nearly. Was going to put a little report here but better not as the boss would move it anyway. ;D ;D Will start another thread with a brief report only.
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Conditions were still good today, a more detailed report later.
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Conditions were good today except for a wind that made Terry and I head to Tims for coffee fairly early.
I headed out after that and the wind had died down and conditions remained good all day except for the lack of fish, that I saw anyway. I only saw one fish, that an angler broke off, heard of 3 others. The Master I believe was skunked too. :o
The highlights for the day for the day were missing a fish twice before I hooked it, on the third try. I got a brief thrill until I found I had hooked a 3 pound wild coho buck that had not spawned yet. Then I found two Drennans in a log jam including the Maple Leaf Drennan I lost yesterday when I broke a steelhead off. Glad I found it before Lucky or Fish Assassin as the latter would have ripped the logo off. :'( ;D I have taken the liberty of posting a little off topic as I donot have to write The Journal this evening as would be hard to write much of one due to the lack of action.
Rain in the forcast now may give us a few days off. :-\
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we all have to think positive and chant NO RAIN, NO RAIN, NO RAIN, the only thing getting me through the work week lately has been daydreams of the weekend and hooking into one of those elusive silver beauties.
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Lower river was in perfect shape but low. Mid river there is a touch of turqouise blue but at least 2-3 ft visibility. No rain while I left at 5PM. Tight line.
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Once again we have some snow on the ground this morning so I would think the river should still be in this morning. If not I will report back later.
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I'm leaving right now so I hope Chris doesn't come on in a few minutes and say "Rivers blown top to bottom!" But I guess it's always better to see it for yourself.
Edit: Wow, as I posted this chris made his post. LOL
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I'm leaving right now so I hope Chris doesn't come on in a few minutes and say "Rivers blown top to bottom!" But I guess it's always better to see it for yourself.
Edit: Wow, as I posted this chris made his post. LOL
I was reading your mind. ;D ;D ;D Watch the roads, leave plenty of time to reach the river by first light, that is around a hour away.
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Conditions were fishable this am but I did not get out of the Leaf Mobile as the snow had turned to rain. I just came back from the KWB area and the river appears to be going out, visibility there was still about 2 feet at 10am. With all the rain coming down things do not look good. I imagine we will hear an update later, from those that braved the elements.
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there she blows... as of 2pm the lower is around 10'' and chalky.
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Mid river was no fishable in my opinion as of 11:45am this morning.
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As of 2 pm today visibility in the 1 foot range in the Lower, tomorrow's conditions, your guess. :-\
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If it rains tonight, it will be blown.
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brown in the lower at dark and still raining
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Looked at river at noon today and was surprised to see it fishable. Maybe we can get a later update from someone who was out on the river. I heard of the odd fish taken.
It is raining now in Chilliwack.
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Fished the upper from first light till 4 pm.
Water was up about a foot since Thursday but visibility was decent at about 3-4 feet.
Went for lunch at noon, visibility was 2 feet.
Came back from lunch, visibility was 6 inches.
Left at 4 pm, things were starting to clear up just a little.
Surprisingly, I had more action in the poorer water clarity. Short floating 3-4 feet of water just off
shore. Ended the day with this hatch doe. Looks like shes had quite the journey judging by the
scars on her. Quick photo and back on her way she went
(http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/7110/lilsteeliewebwb9.jpg)
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wow nice bright fish!
Those look like seal bites, both fish we caught last weekend had the same markings behind the dorsal... Looks like the seals are hanging out somewhere, I wonder where?
Cheers,
Nicole
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Pissing rain as of 11:03 , the river will most likely be blown in the morning.
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As Kingpin reported it rained overnight but when I did a drive by of the Lower Vedder this morning it was in fishable condition at this time with lots of anglers out enjoying what looks to be a sunny day in Chilliwack. ;D ;D
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Conditions were still good at dark. I talked to a couple of board members and it appeared things may have been a bit slow, in the Lower anyway.
I heard a DNE float went down and rewarded the owner with a fish. ;D ;D ;D
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Hooked one in mid river early morning and then landed one chrome hatchery doe ~9lbs around 2pm (Right after I spoke to Nicole), it was released which in hindsight was a poor decision. I need the roe. Pink worms took both fish. There seemed to be a FlyBC fish out just above the train bridge. I saw Jetboat Jim, Xgolfman, and Fishin'Bum and a few others I couldn't ID.
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Kush,ralfish,shrek, golfman,jetboat,fishing bum.
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Conditions were good earlier this morning when I visited it, even though we had heavy rain last night. It is still raining. I saw one fish landed and shortly after while talking to The Master he was into a fish as well and he landed a nice bright hatchery doe. ;D ;D
We then went to Cookies for breakfast where Nick told me a fellow reported to him that the upper section of the river was on the way out so conditions below may now be out as well. I will try to give an update later in the day if I get out for a look.
I was not fishing due to the cold I am having trouble getting rid of. :'(
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just got in the door from my 3rd day in a row. The river is indeed gettin murky up top. Slesse was starting to colour it up and below the prison she was picking up a bit more colour..... My last cast of the day this morning was at 9:25 a.m. I'll say... prison camp-ish area, hittin pockets with blades on a short leader. Hooked and lost 2, braking off 12# leaders in the fast water..... Last leader held as fish number 3 barely came to hand, a bar chrome 10 or so lbs hatchery doe. Thanx to Dennis from kamloops for helpin me out, never met the guy before, he is down for a few days fishin...... i told him about the forum here so maybe we will see a new member soon. Gonna take a day or two off from fishing to work a couple days ;D , then it's back at it thurs /fri
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Checked it at 4:30 and visibility was now about 10 inches in the Lower, I thought it would have been worse with all the rain we have been having here in Chilliwack today. We also have seen the wind pickup as well, making for a stormy evening, no wonder I saw no anglers in the area I checked out.
Tomorrow???? :-\
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I was not fishing due to the cold I am having trouble getting rid of. :'(
You should be home resting instead of spreading your cold virus at Cookies! I don't want catch it when I walk in there a couple of weeks from now and miss the peak portion of the steelhead season. ;D
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I fished the the Big V today! Started at lickman first light and saw 5 caught and one lost. A couple of big ones too. One was at least 15 lbs for sure. Nadda for me so to the upper for some exploring and was rewarded with an 7 lb hatch buck! My first vedder steel this season. Conditions were getting worse when I left around 2 pm. Chalk grey at the crossing and looked like zero vis and the same for Tamahi!
Hotrod
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Arrived at the river about 10 and found conditions favorable and just in time to see The Master land his second of the day. ::)
I fished for 5 hours but my float would not dip the whole time. Other action I saw was a fish hit the beach when I was about 500 yards from him. I think it must be a hatchery but no, back in the water it goes, I heard later it was indeed a wild fish. :o ::)
On the way back to the truck around 3 o'clock another fish on, bonk, a few minutes later same run another on. Splash quickly to see if a wild for the tube as today was the first day of brood capture.
I get to the scene and yes a nice wild doe 12 to 13 pounds, tube flipped off back ready to tube. Another fellow willing to help, fish tired and near the shore but one more run, snap goes the leader with steelhead leaving the scene with a rubber worm in her mouth, hence no fish for the brood stock program.
Leave the river a bit disappointed and go out for the evening flight, better success there as 3 mallards come to hand out of 7 shots.
Tomorrow I hope for 3 more, steelhead that is. ;D
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Just got a report river conditions good again today but cool out there, that is why I am waiting, until it warms up some. ;D ;D
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I am just out the door here on my way to the river... ;D It's a chilly one in Richmond, can only imagine how cool it'll be river side.
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On arriving at the river after an early morning duck hunt ( when 6 mallards fell to 6 shots also ;D, sorry for boasting ::)) I found excellent conditions once again, cool but no wind.
Anglers were spread throughout the runs I fished yesterday but after about 3 hours of fishing my cold seemed to be getting the best of me so I fled to the shelter of my abode. It was not like yesterday, in the runs I fished anyway as I did not see one fish on or landed. Although I heard some other areas, above and below me some fish were taken.
Time for a nap and maybe some better success fish wise tomorrow, I guess Cammer jinxed me today. ;D ;D ;D
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How are the roads in the morning ? Icy ?
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How are the roads in the morning ? Icy ?
Bare and dry around our area.
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Showed up to Allisons this afternoon around 1:30-2 o'clock, stepped out onto the riverbed to see one guy bringing in a nice looking wild. Water clarity is beautiful btw. Fished up and down the pool for a while, I don't have anything else to type about it...Nothing hit, no bites, zero, So I am thinking about changing presentation to something the fish maybe wont find so intimidating. Went down Wilson Rd (i think) heard of 5 being caught, one guy said he caught one earlier in the day, so I think me and my buddy were the only ones not catching fish. I'm sure later tonite this thread will fill up with people reporting what they caught.
Cheers,
GillNet420
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Friday the last day Cam.
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No reports from anyone on the Vedder today ???
Keeping your catches quiet I see ;D
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Gillnet, there is one report (and a pretty good one) from today at:
http://www.fishingwithrod.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=16919.0
We try to keep this thread exclusively to Vedder River condition updates. Reports are usually posted in the fishing reports section. Thanks. :)
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Because my cold seemed worse today, most likely because I fished earlier in the week I just did a drive around, shortly before noon. Conditions of course were very good but most people I talked to said it was very slow today.
The trip was a success for me as I found a drennan float and a few recyclables. Also a nice visit with Tom and Dick. Did not see Harry though. ;D ;D ;D
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Any word on conditions today. It's snowing at UBC with about half an inch on the ground. I'm a little reluctant to go out if there is lots of snow, my truck doesn't handle it so well.
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Very little on the road in our area but not sure as how it is on the way here though. I have not been out yet, darn cold keeping me grounded but will do a drive out for a look only, soon. ::)
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No snow in Port Moody area according to a buddy who lives there but lots in Surrey (freeway area)...all kinds of fender benders....had to make a few detours to get home. Don't know about further out (200th to 264th)
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lots of snow up here on the plateau in coquitlam, none down low.
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Just returned for a look see and conditions of the river are still fine although I believe it has colored up a bit from yesterday. Only talked to one angler and he had nothing to report. There seemed to be less anglers around than during the week, in the area I visited anyway.
Rain and snow mixed at this time and roads are clear at the moment.
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Strong NE wind this am so I hope the derby contestants are dressed warmly.
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River looked good when I drove the Lower a hour ago, lots of anglers out looking like icicles. Would be hard to get a good drift I would wager.
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You can see the wind coming from the shadow created on the water. My float would just sit still and do nothing.
And to make thing worst, I forgot my vest after driving one hour to the river. I had to go back home to grab the vest and got nothing to boot!!!!
What a waste of time and energy...better stay home and watch the game!!!
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Wind has appeared to die down some today and river looks very fishy but my cold has kept me away from taking the rod out. ::)
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Conditions looked quite pleasant out there today, I was tempted to give it a try but got to shake this cold first. :(
Talked to Lew who was working his run but nothing to report other than a dolly he heard was caught earlier. The usual mid week crowd out.
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Did my usual drive along the Vedder this afternoon, talked to a number of anglers and they all had the same answer, 0 caught, 0 seen and 0 heard of. ???
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Usual drive out to the Vedder looking forlornly at the good looking water as one more day of rest needed but appears I have not missed much.
First ran into an angler who said he landed his biggest steelhead in 20 or 25 years of angling the other day over 20 pounds was his estimate.
Steelhead King arrived on the scene next armed with his spey rod, appeared to have lots of confidence in getting one, I am sure we will hear if he gets one. ;D
Next along comes Lew who reports nothing but found a nice drennan along the shoreline. We went and enjoyed a coffee together. I then continued my tour of the Lower river but saw nothing fish wise.
I got a nice photo of two eagles sitting right next to each other. Love Birds? ;D Maybe Spring is on the way, well Valentine's Day is only 3 weeks away today.
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What a wonderful afternoon it was to be out there today as the temprature warmed up above freezing. I fished to nearly 5:30 but came up empty. The only fish I heard of was from two anglers who said they were into two earlier in the day. They were in the Lower when I talked to them but not sure if that is where they connected with their steelhead. The Lower seems to have slowed down asThe Master was into his third trip this week without a fish,. That was when I talked with him near noon.
It was good to get out after being off the river for over a week. Sounds like snow in the forcast for tomorrow so it really will be steelhead weather then. ;D ;D
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Decided to leave the rod a home as I went out to check conditions for you. Would have liked to go out with the TV crew from Global covering the gravel story on Spring Bar but the boat was loaded with 10 people including the print media as well as the TV people and maybe not a good idea with my cold anyway. As I posted on another thread it should be on the 6 news this evening.
On my tour of the Lower I serviced the CVRCC garbage bags. Saw some broken glass at the Giesbrecht Road parking lot. In conjunction with this I was told by an angler some anglers caught two thieves and were turned into the RCMP. Good work guys. I was told, not sure if it was true but they were in an old white ex RCMP car. ??? ::)
During my drive I picked up some tins and bottles to help pay for the gas. ;D Conditions were perfect, a little warmer than the rest of the week.
Visited with a few anglers from the forum and only got one report from one that he had a fish on. Actually the steelhead hit as he was shaking the ice off his guides. :-[
Talking about ice the snow has just started falling here in Chilliwack.
When I got home I discovered I had dropped my Cell phone somewhere so I had to retrace my steps, luckily I found it. It was a little cool and was as pleased as I was to be retrieved.
Just another day alone the shores of The Vedder River.
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We have that miserable NE wind blowing again today. Main roads are bare with snow flurries on and off.
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River is REALLY clear and REALLY low...... it pretty much looks like the river did back in September ???. Fishing was slow today.... talked to like 8 people who said :
0 caught, 0 hooked, 0 landed. Coming back home watched a guy land a 12.5 pound hatch doe right by Peach road. Only fish I saw all day.
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River was about 10 cm lower this time last year
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Yes I guess it was, the only difference was that we had a little rain so the clay banks clouded the river up a bit, with the water being so clear it seems lower. The river is still crystal clear as of 2:00pm today and it came down another couple inches since yesterday.
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Well it is pouring and windy here in Maple Ridge. Anyone know what it is like out in Chilliwack and what it is doing to the river.
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Well it is pouring and windy here in Maple Ridge. Anyone know what it is like out in Chilliwack and what it is doing to the river.
Windy and Rainy. Had to retreat back home, river was fine when I left 11 ish.
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I thought it was coloring up some from the snow melt around 4:30 when I looked at it below On The Way Store.
The winds this afternoon were terrible to fish in and my float was going upstream at times from the West wind. I was crazy being out in it. ::)
Wind has died down some now, no rain at the present and is 6 degrees.
Tomorrow conditions. :-\
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Very windy today and the river had colored up some from yesterday but had improved later in the day.
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my brother lost his wallet where we fished with you chris,did you see it around?
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my brother lost his wallet where we fished with you chris,did you see it around?
No I did not, did he drop it by the water?
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hes not sure... maybe by the water out front or by the trucks.... if anyone finds a wallet let me know.
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hes not sure... maybe by the water out front or by the trucks.... if anyone finds a wallet let me know.
Did you go back and look around?
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apparently he did but couldnt find it... will try again tomorrow..
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Any 1 have any word on the condition of the river for today or yesterday? Hydro graph said it came up from 1.2 metres to 1.7 which is a huge jump.... just wondering if it is worth going out today at around noon.
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Was fishable when I left but it is in and out the last three days. Some rain and mild this AM.
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Ok, thank you I'm just about to leave now, hopefully will still be ok to fish.......
I'll lets ya guys know if I catch n e thing
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How's the river by the end of today? and is it raining out there in the wack? I'm thinking about tomorrow but am sketchy due to weather reports. But as most of you know the weather man has been off all week with his forecast.
Hotrod
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When I left it was fishable in the Lower at dark and we have no rain at the present.
As I said earlier the conditions below the clay slides can change quickly with the mild weather and a sudden rain storm so it can be a tough call what it will be in 12 hours time.
Thats the best I can do for you hotrod, probably does not help you that much, sorry.
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Forgot to mention, I heard it was gin clear up top today.
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Water was clearing up a bit down low at around 5:30 when I left the river, it wasn't windy and no rain where I was. Forecast for tonight is 5-10 mm of rain which shouldnt be too bad. If you're still worried in the morning just check the hydro graph on this site : http://scitech.pyr.ec.gc.ca/waterweb/fullgraph.asp , any jumps in the water could mean that the river is really dirty. If ya decide to go out good luck, maybe I'll go tomorrow too!
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Wow! It's a tough call. Thanks guys for the updates. Really helps a lot. I'll be watching FWR for the latest too!
Hotrod
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Has any one been out today yet.... river took a big jump on the graph...... wondering if it worth while to go out
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The river remained fishable IMO throughout the day in the lower despite some rain and wind until around 4 pm when the conditions started to deteriorate (approx. 6 inch vis.). Not many people out there today, and didn't see any fish hooked or caught.
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Yea was going to go at around 1 o'clock but saw the river was pretty green so decided not to fish, that and also was pissing down rain at the bridge when I got there so decided wasn't worth it..... took another pretty big jump on the graph and forecast is rain overnight (25-30 mm) and rainy and warm for the rest of the week (between 4-7 degrees every day). Hopefully conditions dont get too bad.
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Condtions were good at first light but by 1 pm mid river was almost zero vis with heavy rains starting!
Hotrod
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River was in great shape today... 5 feet or better up a a couple of inches...
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Wow! That's surprising to me TNT.It looked like it was going to get really ugly yesterday. Good to know!
Hotrod
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Today water visibility was about 3 feet at Peach Road. Conditions were miserable, probably some of the worst I've ever had. First were really strong winds so bad that I had my drennan float fly back at my head when I casted, then it shattered on a rock :(... thats the only problem with them. After that again, wind blew my gear back at me but this time got a huge backlash in my line. Then after about 30 mins of crazy winds came the torrential downpour of rain (still with the wind) for about a half hour and then it got somewhat sunny for the last half hour, and the winds dies down a little. Didn't see any fish hooked or any fish caught the 2 and a half hours I was out. Any 1 else have any luck?
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I fished up around Tamihi around noon, conditions excellent, no wind good water clarity, light rain, absolutely no fish being the only problem.
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I went out for the afternoon and the water vis was near zero at ways field around 4 pm. I saw a guy hook one behind me today that was at least 18 lbs of wild buck. I offered to help the older gent as this big bad boy tired him out after 20 mins of fighting. I had the honor of tailing and releasing this beautiful monster for the old guy. He had a grin on from ear to ear and his hands were shaking from the rush. Good for him!
Hotrod
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I went out for the afternoon and the water vis was near zero at ways field around 4 pm. I saw a guy hook one behind me today that was at least 18 lbs of wild buck. I offered to help the older gent as this big bad boy tired him out after 20 mins of fighting. I had the honor of tailing and releasing this beautiful monster for the old guy. He had a grin on from ear to ear and his hands were shaking from the rush. Good for him!
Hotrod
A story with a happy ending ;D!!Good on you Hot Rod for helping out the old timer!After hooking your fish it can be quit difficult trying to safely tail any fish by yourself never mind an 18lb monster!Coming from a guy who fishes alone alot I find the hardest part is putting my hands on the fish >:(.
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Conditions were nice in the morning but a little while ago the Lower had coloured up with visibility around a foot. I guess some clay fell in and we had some rain today as well. Where was the sun they said we were to get today?
From the reports I got it was slow today but maybe that was just in the area I was in. Talked to two chaps and one had landed 2 hatchery that he released.
Also apparently another fellow hooked one and handed the rod to his partner who when he got it to the shore he pulled it onto the rocks, then a photo shoot took place before they returned the wild to the water. ??? ::) Of course this is a no no under any circumstances.
I was told another angler paid them a visit and they got angry when they were reminded this is not the way to handle a fish when you are not retaining it. I guess they did not know any better, good on the angler that brought it to their attention.
Hope the rain holds off tonight and the river clears up for those that wish to fish tomorrow.
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Water condition were good this morning but anglers everywhere. I did not wet a line as the good old East wind was howling. No reports of fish from a couple of anglers I spoke to.
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River clear and low, was out today and hooked one, talked to 4 other guys that hadnt seen or hit anything.
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you can add two to that number. Fished from about 9-6 with nothing seen or heard of other than chris' fish.
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Conditions are presently quite clear but we have been able to pick up a few fish this week, we have found first light to be the best maybe because we have had some fairly sunny days.
Fish seemed to be in certain parts of the river one day and gone the next including the Canal area which has the no vacancy sign up at the key spots. ;D This fine for me as it leaves places I like to fish mostly devoid of anglers. ;D ;D
If you do not find fish in a certain area I would recommend moving around a bit, I am sure you will find a fish or two, enjoy the weekend.
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Counted a good 50 people working some of the canal area. Saw 2 fish hooked as I drove along the dyke, one appeared to be foul hooked by the way it was fighting before the hook pulled out.
Found a key chain with some clippers etc. on it so put it by the driver's side of the closest car hoping it was his.
I was disturbed to see so much garbage along this stretch of the canal. Lots of cups etc. that I know some anglers are carelessly just throwing out. :'( I can see in the near future it will be hard to keep this area open and it will go to the way of the Abbotsford side. At this time the area will be closed for driving from May 15 to July 15.
We were lucky at the meeting some of us had with the City of Chilliwack that we were able to keep it open for now, for the rest of the year.
To keep on topic, water condition although low are in top shape.
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Was out today from 7-10 ish. River is really clear and low by Vedder Crossing and I didn't see any one that hooked anything. Talked to 8 other ppl and no one saw or hooked any so hopefully more fish move into that area, lately, until now it has been a very good spot, but like every 1 is saying, you can catch like 5 fish one spot a day earlier and the next day there is nothing there.....
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Any one that was out today have any reports on the water condition/how many fish were caught? Would be great cause thinking on going 2 morrow.
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Any one that was out today have any reports on the water condition/how many fish were caught? Would be great cause thinking on going 2 morrow.
Low and clear but a few fish kicking around. Had 2 on and landed on Dolly around 3 pounds saw a hatch taken in the lower and 2 wilds released within and hour but nothing in between. A worth while trip but still waiting for the first steel.
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Any one out today, any reports on water condition?
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Any one out today, any reports on water condition?
Still very clear, missed one fish and came up with only a scale. ::) ???
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Any one out today, any reports on water condition?
Still very clear, missed one fish and came up with only a scale. ::) ???
snagger :D
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Any one out today, any reports on water condition?
Still very clear, missed one fish and came up with only a scale. ::) ???
snagger :D
I was going to say that too. ;D ;D ;D
At least I was not in the area where I saw the red truck today. ;D ;D ;D
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someone had to guide toothpick ;D
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Has any one been out today? I saw the river took a jump on the graph and Im thinking on going tomorrow if I feel better... any reports would be great.
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very dirty this morning... cleaned up for the afternoon, maybe 2ft of vis... currently POURING here in chilliwack
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Has any one been out today? I saw the river took a jump on the graph and Im thinking on going tomorrow if I feel better... any reports would be great.
Snow level down today, rain, thunder and lightning now. The river up about 6 inches this morning conditions should be okay in the morning but it can change quickly.
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Thanks guys... yea I watched the thunderstorm too, was raining so hard couldnt even see the mountian right behind the river (I live like 4 blocks from Peach Road) so hopefully the rain hold off now so I can maybe got out 2 morrow and get my first fish of this year...
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Conditions were very nice this morning but I heard of only one fish taken in the area I was fishing. A nice day to go out if you are looking for an afternoon of fishing.
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River was in great shape but no fish. Fished upper and all over below the crossing and only saw one fish rise :( . We did not even here of any fish. ???
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Water was great today, fished at Lickman for 2 hours along with like 60 other people between there and the train bridge and nothing so I moved upriver where I nailed a 12-14 pound hatch doe that was still really crom. Was the only fish I saw all day, hopefully other people had some luck too. I may post a report... I dunno how 2 post the pics though, can any 1 give me a tip?
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Water was great today, fished at Lickman for 2 hours along with like 60 other people between there and the train bridge and nothing so I moved upriver where I nailed a 12-14 pound hatch doe that was still really crom. Was the only fish I saw all day, hopefully other people had some luck too. I may post a report... I dunno how 2 post the pics though, can any 1 give me a tip?
Nicely done with your first of the season. Condition were still perfect when I looked at it near dark, saw a fellow land a hatchery but was she not hooked in the mouth so it was released.
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Water was good today.... didn't see any fish hooked but saw 2 jump on my way out from the river at dark. Any 1 else see/catch anything?
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all the times i've been steelheading i've never seen one jump. are they knowen jumpers?
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Most steelhead don't jump they roll. You will see their head and back come out of the water.
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On two separate occasions I have seen steelhead do the 'chum jump' where they jump 5 or 6 times in a row while traveling in the same direction :o
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Conditions were nice near dark, did not fish today. Saw my first of the year roll yesterday but would not bite or maybe it was passing through.
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Yea the 2 fish I saw last night were doing the "chum jump" thing. The splashing got my attention and they weren't very far apart (Maybe they were jumping since the water was only like around a foot deep trying to get up). there must have been two there traveling together. Conditions were great at 3:30 and only got clearer/better towards the end of the day when we left at 6:20ish. Any 1 else beside britguy hook anything?
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waters almost to clear again... Did my marathon river walk yesterday. Parked across from the paintball field, and ended my day at lickman. I always look forward to the wader walk back ( hour & ten mine);) but i guess it wasn't to bad since I got my hand around 2 square tails. ;D
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Thats a long ways to walk, same distance as the day I caught my fish as I walked..... only difference is all I had to do was phone my dad and tell him I had a fish and he came to pick me up ^^. Must have been a great day. Were both the fish wild or hatch? (Guessing wild)
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Conditions were great today when I had a look this morning after the overnight rain but there were anglers everywhere, in the Lower anyway.
A number of campers setup as well and when I stopped to talk to one group to make sure they make a concentrated effort to clean up any garbarge that could result of the camps I found out it was a River Rats weekend derby, I believe I got the name correct. I told them about the CVRCC Adopt a River program we have on the Chilliwack Vedder River as we try to keep it as clean as we can but of course that can be challenge at times.
They assured me they would and said they had done a cleanup before they setup. Good show fellows. ;D ;D
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Water is way dpwn again and super clear. Walked from the Vedder Crossing Bridge all the way to Wilson Road on the back side of the river and crossed by Wilson to get back to the proper side. Talked to quite a few other people out there and no one had anything to report including me. Any one have any luck today?
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Lost a 8-10lb doe up top, and a couple of hits but that's it, when it's low go for big pockets and pools it's the only hiding spot for the shy little buggers.
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Lost a 8-10lb doe up top, and a couple of hits but that's it, when it's low go for big pockets and pools it's the only hiding spot for the shy little buggers.
Yes the big pockets and pools are a good spot to hide but you dont need to look there to find fish either. Friday I walked into a shallow choppy run of about 2 feet deep and third cast fish on, after a good headshake it was gone... If you come across a piece of water that is not flowing to fast, and has some chop/ ripple to it, it will hold a fish at times, even if It looks to low throw a cast in.
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I think I might go take a walk down to the river and fish a few hours right now.... water gauge for river showing a small jump which might add some color... maybe I can find a fish where I caught my last one ^^.
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Did anyone get a fish today? Water was perfect at 7 with good colour around 3 feet.
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Visibility under a foot now and up a fair amount when I looked at it at noon.
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Conditions were very nice today but only got out for an hour between a dentist appointment and a badminton tournament, will look for some steelhead action tomorrow as no fish on for me so far this month. :o
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What shape is the river in today?? I plan so fish first light, and I don't really want to drive for an hour, then not be able to fish.... 8)
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I would assume river is ok, dropped on graph and was fishable on Monday so it should be fishable tomorrow unless we gets lots of rain overnight.... here's a site to check in the morning see if the river has jumped over .10 metres nomrally it starts colouring up after that.
http://scitech.pyr.ec.gc.ca/waterweb/fullgraph.asp <-------- thats the site
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Thanks I appreciate it.....
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Very good.
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I appreciate them as well Chris. It's a fair drive from Surrey/Gguildford out to there and by the time you add collecting gear, car loading, driving both ways, and clean-up it's a big chunk out of a day if the water's not fishable. You've saved me Many, Many hours over the years!
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Conditions still excellent today, not many anglers out when I was out checking things out.
When I stopped at Lickman parking lot around 10 there was not an angler in sight. Lack of fish keeping anglers away or maybe it is the soaring gas prices.
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Perfect conditions the past few days.... Glad I made the drive.....
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Any 1 out on the Vedder today that can give me a report on the water.... maybe Ill go fishing tomorrow even though Im not suppose 2.
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Any 1 out on the Vedder today that can give me a report on the water.... maybe Ill go fishing tomorrow even though Im not suppose 2.
I thought you live 10 minutes from the river.
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any word on what the conditions were like today after all of the rain last night?
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Any 1 out on the Vedder today that can give me a report on the water.... maybe Ill go fishing tomorrow even though Im not suppose 2.
I thought you live 10 minutes from the river.
I do live 10 mins from river but suppose 2 be on crutches for next week b/c I hurt my knee at hockey.... not suppose 2 walk at all till Wedensday....
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That sucks, hope you have a speedy and full recovery. I envy you living so close to the river.
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lol I know its awesome.... hopefully I can go out and get a few more before Spring break is over... it goes until next Wed so I should be able to get a FULL week of fishing in :D :D
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Perfect water conditions on the Vedder right now.. The only thing that is missing are lots of fish. It's embarrassing but sometimes I can't wait for the Chum to arrive...
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Fish are around... just got to find them in those deeper slots! River is in great shape.
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Heard of one wild fish today, fishing was slow in Mid and upper since water is so clear, would love some more rain to boost the river up a bit and give it some colour.
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Water was clear enough at 5:30 tonight that I could see a nice 8 pound hatch doe twisting on the end of my line in 2.5 feet of water ;D Only got to fish for an hour after work.
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Water was clear enough at 5:30 tonight that I could see a nice 8 pound hatch doe twisting on the end of my line in 2.5 feet of water ;D Only got to fish for an hour after work.
River must be full of them. ;D ;D ;D
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Buddy was out today and hooked one late in the day. Not much happening around him today.
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River was in prime condition today.... seems to be a few fish around now too.
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was anyone out today at all i was wanting to get out tomorrow i was thinking upper river anyone have any word on that it would be great thanks
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was anyone out today at all i was wanting to get out tomorrow i was thinking upper river anyone have any word on that it would be great thanks
^^^ Punctuation. Try it - it's your friend. ;)
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was anyone out today at all i was wanting to get out tomorrow i was thinking upper river anyone have any word on that it would be great thanks
^^^ Punctuation. Try it - it's your friend. ;)
river was in good shape today it is starting to get low again visibility was about four feet in the upper river didnt fish the lower so wouldnt be able to tell you the condition of the lower river
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Lol didnt know you were out today Nick..... Lower Mid was in good condition but it is extremely low and clear water right now.... make sure you use light leader and downsize your offering... today I was using roe sacs about nickle to quarter size, I was also using a size 3 colorado in silver which I got a couple hits on.... no solid hook-ups today but talked to someone who had hooked and lost 2 on jigs. Any how good luck to any one going tomorrow! Im gonna try and head out at first light, maybe Ill se some of you out there 8)
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didn't realize punctuation was a big deal i don't think it really matters
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This morning had excellent water conditions.. the water came up a little bit but still doesnt have any color :-\..... was up in the mid river and was snowing like crazy half the morning (isnt it suppose to be Spring ???), I got skunked for the first time in the last week and I didn't see any fish hooked.... Im gonna see if I can go get one after Im done paintballing ;D ;D... Good luck to every one going today!
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low,clear&cold
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What kind of shape is the river in after the past few days of rain???? Any help would be appreciated. I don't want to make the drive tomorrow and have a dirty brown river to fish in ???...........
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Lol crystal clear still half of rain turned to snow
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when is the river going to come up
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when is the river going to come up
Soon as we get some warm weather and the freshet starts.
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River took a little jump around 8 when we left and had a little bit of gray colour to it, perfect conditions and hooked one in last 5 mins to make sure I dont get skunked 2 days in a row ;D ;D Was pouring rain when we left and forecats for tonight is rain also, fishing should be pretty decent tomorrow if this keeps up, hopefully the river will come up a bit and get some colour. ;)
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If the forecast temps. come true the river will likkely bump up on the week end ::)
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If the forecast temps. come true the river will likkely bump up on the week end ::)
Which is awesome..... way too low and clear right now, hopefully another big push of fish come up soon, hasn't been that great for a while now... Can't complain too much though lost another one today at around 6.. Good luck on the weekend.
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I will finally be able to get up on the weekend ( first time this year!!!! . Hopefully we get some luck.
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Tomorrow may not be that great because the temp is suppose to be really high, the only chance you'll have is by getting into a deeper hole with lots of cover and make sure your offering is really small, I hit one today on a little trout spoon. Sunday however should be a very good day if the temp hits 21 tomorrow. This should trigger some snow melt giving the river a galcier colour and maybe some clay from the banks up higher, also we are suppose to have some rain on Sunday and it should be warm too, enough that snow melt will continue.
Good luck to every one going out on the weekend, hope you have fun!
Dan
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River jumped a few inches last night due to the 27 degrees it reached here in the Valley yesterday, should make for good fishing. Saw lots of fry this morning excited about the rising waters and the pinks along with chum will be heading to the ocean.
The Fraser River was on the rise as well and was coloring up, the freshet has finally started.
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I had a good time out on Sunday AM. My buddy landed 3 steelhead ( I watched ) Nice day on the river, not crowded and thought that the water conditions were clear.
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Wow good job, only heard of 2 fish landed on Sunday (and the 3 me and my buddy lost). All in all this week should be good I think.
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Water conditions were really clear in the upper today, saw 2 fish landed, both wild.
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I guess I should of mentioned that our 3 were wild as well.
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Conditions looked good today, few anglers out, a bit windy but no snow today so far. Heard of only one fish taken, that was by a seal at KWB. ???
If going out dress warmly as it feels like January fishing weather. :o
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Lol.... guess your not the best fisherman on the river now Chris, the seal has the upper hand though I guess ;)
Thinking about going out this afternoon to try my luck... good luck to every one going out today ;)
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lower and clear.
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Lol.... guess your not the best fisherman on the river now Chris, the seal has the upper hand though I guess ;)
Thinking about going out this afternoon to try my luck... good luck to every one going out today ;)
You were to slow buddy. If you had showed up on time, we would have both walked away with a hatchery. ;D
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Wind has died down now and warmed up too so more pleasant to fish.
The Master landed two silver bullets today. ;D ;D
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Wind has died down now and warmed up too so more pleasant to fish.
The Master landed two silver bullets today. ;D ;D
I landed 3 yesterday and 1 today.... lost 2 others ;D ;D ;D
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so whats the conditions in the lower river
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Clear and low..... rain on the way..... only 7 more days till fly only!
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Noticed a little jump in the water this morning, water still very clear. A few rods getting a last try for a late running steelhead before it closes at the end of this month.
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Its not closed, just no fishing bait. Time to bring out the fly rod.
Hopefully the last try presents itself as a good one.
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Hopefully there is some fly only season to actually fish, normally within a few days the river is blown, and freshet starts. The opening is really kind of a joke...
Fingers are crossed!
Cheers,
Nicole
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Its not closed, just no fishing bait. Time to bring out the fly rod.
Hopefully the last try presents itself as a good one.
Open from the Vedder Crossing Bridge to the Sumas.
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Today was not too bad.... River came up about 6 inches while I was there and was getting increasingly cloudy..
Day started off with clear water and by the end 2 feet visibility was about all that was left.
The fish seemed to be moving as I got 3 good hits, but the hits were so short the reaction time had to be dead on, I only actually hooked into one and that was for a very breif time. Tried going through with a different bait right after the bite, but didnt get anything else after the first hit. Hopefully the last two days will turn to be good, that is if it stops pouring rain in Chilliwack, hopefully the river stays about this height with 2-5 feet visibility and the fishing should be good (fingers crossed)
Me thinks that the fly fishing may be good next week with the higher water probably bringing new fish up and the fact that there will be no fishing pressure should mean the fresh ones will hit anything presented. Good luck to everyone trying their luck the next 2 days!
Dan
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Anyone know what happened today?? Did it rise with the warm weather???
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Anyone know what happened today?? Did it rise with the warm weather???
By the gauge at Vedder Crossing it is up 10 inches. We had very heavy rain last night so that could account for the rise.
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My friend said 1 foot visibility at around 3 pm.... I might be going out pretty soon so I'll post a report on the Peach area when I get back... hopefully it comes down a little for tomorrow so I can get 1 more hatch doe on the drift gear, then maybe Ill bring out the fly rod for a go ;)
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River in freshet now, high and colored too so forget about trying any fly fishing for a late steelhead.
Saw a fellow floating down river in an inner tube by the Hydro Bridge. ??? ::)
(http://www.fishingwithrod.com/albums/cgadsden/080516_1.jpg)
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What a moron..... the river is soo high and dangerous right now.... you could harldey see a foot deep on Thursday, I can't imagine what it would be like now...
HE IS ALONE,
he can't see anything under the water ahead of him that might catch his tube,
I have seen trees pop up randomly when the river gets high and turbulent by bouncing off the bottom, etc
Imagine a tree coming up from under you and flipping you in the water.... NO ONE ELSE TRY THIS, atleast until Jul/Aug anyways (when we do it, don't forget to say hi) And if you are going to tube the Vedder make sure you scout out your route before you go, 2 years back we hit a log jam in fast water, and believe me, it's not very fun living with a grade 4 concussion.
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River in freshet now, high and colored too so forget about trying any fly fishing for a late steelhead.
Saw a fellow floating down river in an inner tube by the Hydro Bridge. ??? ::)
(http://www.fishingwithrod.com/albums/cgadsden/080516_1.jpg)
I love it...he's probably not wearing sunscreen either! Far as I'm concerned if somebody wants to go out and do something like that it should be their decision, as risky as it may be. It's not exactly safe but hey, thats life.
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He looked very content drifting along but the water was ice cold with the snow melt. Could he be fined as he was in a "water craft" without a life jacket on board?
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He can't wear a lifejacket because from my experience it is more dangerous than without one if he gets caught in a sweep, and there are lots of them when the river is this high.
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Floating down the river is lots of fun, i wouldnt do it during freshet though, i like to save that for July thru September!!
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If you look closely you can see a warm bucket of KFC on his lap. Toasty morsels of chicken keeping him from hypothermia.
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If hypothermia won't kill him, the cholesterol will. :D
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i dont know how you saw the kfc on his lap i looked and could not see it, and i do agree floating down the river is fun but not at this time of year
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does no one use this forum to talk about the river after steelhead season?
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