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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: bentrod on June 27, 2008, 06:46:35 PM

Title: Anyone ever troll for springs on the Fraser?
Post by: bentrod on June 27, 2008, 06:46:35 PM: If so, what methods are the most popular?
Downrigger?, Flasher, herring, spoons, spinners, back trolling, kwik fish, etc. How well does this work compared to the bar fishers?
Title: Re: Anyone ever troll for springs on the Fraser?
Post by: Sandhead on June 28, 2008, 12:54:57 AM: i know they back troll very successfully on the columbia down in portland... my kicker has a back trolling prop but i've never trolled the fraser
Title: Re: Anyone ever troll for springs on the Fraser?
Post by: bentrod on June 28, 2008, 07:19:38 AM: I spend most my time on the Columbia trolling, but it's basically the upper 1/2 where the fish aren't as fresh as the Portland one's. I'd just like a change of scenery.
Title: Re: Anyone ever troll for springs on the Fraser?
Post by: Spoonman on June 28, 2008, 08:28:54 AM: I've tried a couple of times trolling/backtrolling.Only had success once .It was later in the year,late Sept.in a pink year.Lost a 8#-10#chinook/caught a pink on a chartruese croc forward trolling around the Hatzic bend.Same day caught a jack-chinook on a 3" pearl apex trolling near the mouth of the Vedder.
Title: Re: Anyone ever troll for springs on the Fraser?
Post by: bentrod on June 28, 2008, 12:12:34 PM: in general, do trollers do better than plunkers on the fraser? I would imagine you could hit them pretty good in the mouth of the Vedder or Harrison.
Title: Re: Anyone ever troll for springs on the Fraser?
Post by: Spoonman on June 29, 2008, 07:53:23 AM: Quote from: bentrod on June 28, 2008, 12:12:34 PM
in general, do trollers do better than plunkers on the fraser? I would imagine you could hit them pretty good in the mouth of the Vedder or Harrison.
I would say no. WAY more plunkers than trollers.Trolling/backtrolling is a fringe techniqe at best used by very few once in a while .
Title: Re: Anyone ever troll for springs on the Fraser?
Post by: troutbreath on June 30, 2008, 10:35:33 AM: Trolling spinners at the mouth of the Vedder can be productive. You just have to find the channel the fish are moving in. If there down deeper it can be hard to get to them. Also sunken logs there can snag lots of gear so bring a fish finder to locate those snags..
Title: Re: Anyone ever troll for springs on the Fraser?
Post by: bentrod on June 30, 2008, 04:12:51 PM: how deep are some of the channels?
Title: Re: Anyone ever troll for springs on the Fraser?
Post by: troutbreath on July 01, 2008, 04:44:04 PM: Quote from: bentrod on June 30, 2008, 04:12:51 PM
how deep are some of the channels?

The very downstream area of the Vedder/Fraser conflunce is usually marked by a deep pool/channel that is about 25 feet deep. Channels on either side of a sandbar that forms just off the Vedder very from 4 feet to 12 feet. It takes a bit of time to figure out which route the fish are taking up and of course each year it changes somewhat. Seals are usually the best indicator as to were in the river the fish are travelling. ;)
Title: Re: Anyone ever troll for springs on the Fraser?
Post by: Moe on July 02, 2008, 09:01:02 PM: "Can't use dead fin fish for bait in the fresh water portion of the Fraser as per the regs except for fishing for sturgeon."
Is batrix the silicone anchovies / herring considered dead finfish to use in a jig?

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Title: Re: Anyone ever troll for springs on the Fraser?
Post by: Damien on July 03, 2008, 10:03:35 AM: To answer that question, one needs to ask oneself, is a baitrix silicone anchovy / herring a dead fish?