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Fishing in British Columbia => Fishing Reports => Members' Fishing Reports => Topic started by: westform on August 03, 2008, 08:41:01 PM

Title: upper fraser no springs, August 2nd and 3rd 2008
Post by: westform on August 03, 2008, 08:41:01 PM: fished for 6 hours sat. and 8 hours sun. with 4 lines out of the back of the boat and only hooked one sock on a chrome with red top glo.Anchored at mountain bar and top of peg leg with no success.
Title: Re: upper fraser no springs
Post by: GoldHammeredCroc on August 03, 2008, 11:45:52 PM: FN opening yesterday and today (7am-7pm) for sockeye and chinook. This happens pretty well each weekend which probably accounts for your lack of action.
Title: Re: upper fraser no springs
Post by: chris gadsden on August 04, 2008, 05:37:25 AM: 3 of us put in about 6 hours with the same results but it was a lovely afternoon to be out fishing. Found a few agates and a 10 ounce pyramid bar weight. The tube steaks were good too. ;D

When we launched at 2:30 the creel surveyor at Island 22 she she had recorded no chinook at that time, not sure when her shift started.

Better bar fishing just around the corner. ;D ;D
Title: Re: upper fraser no springs
Post by: Robert_G on August 04, 2008, 08:00:22 AM: Keep all the lead you can find.
We stopped in Kent Outdoors yesterday, and they were selling 16 ounce bar weights for over 7 bucks a piece. They were 2 bucks last summer.
Title: Re: upper fraser no springs
Post by: dennisK on August 04, 2008, 10:38:35 AM: Quote from: Robert_G on August 04, 2008, 08:00:22 AM
Keep all the lead you can find.
We stopped in Kent Outdoors yesterday, and they were selling 16 ounce bar weights for over 7 bucks a piece. They were 2 bucks last summer.

is it bad to use railway spikes?
Title: Re: upper fraser no springs
Post by: Funeral Of Hearts on August 04, 2008, 04:10:08 PM: Quote from: GoldHammeredCroc on August 03, 2008, 11:45:52 PM
FN opening yesterday and today (7am-7pm) for sockeye and chinook. This happens pretty well each weekend which probably accounts for your lack of action.

Is there a website link that shows FN openings?
I might go barfishing on the fraser next weekend but i don't want to waste time and gas if thier nets are out scooping all the fish up....
Title: Re: upper fraser no springs
Post by: Jamison Jay on August 04, 2008, 05:27:25 PM: Hey Robert G, theres a few shops in the valley area that have jacked their prices way high, head over to Gary at Chilliwack Dart & Tackle he kept his where they should be.

Also One Spring yesterday for me and one for my bud, both too big for the limit, little furtehr up than you guys.
Title: Re: upper fraser no springs
Post by: BigCoho on August 04, 2008, 05:40:53 PM: Quote from: dennisK on August 04, 2008, 10:38:35 AM
Quote from: Robert_G on August 04, 2008, 08:00:22 AM
Keep all the lead you can find.
We stopped in Kent Outdoors yesterday, and they were selling 16 ounce bar weights for over 7 bucks a piece. They were 2 bucks last summer.

is it bad to use railway spikes?

My old neighbor used to rig up that way... He tried to explain the rig to me but i couldn't fully understand... So how do you go about rigging up a railway spike and wear do you get them?
Title: Re: upper fraser no springs
Post by: Fish Assassin on August 04, 2008, 07:43:56 PM: You can find the spikes by the railway tracks.
Title: Re: upper fraser no springs
Post by: Steelhawk on August 04, 2008, 07:52:08 PM: How about old spark plugs? ;D ;D
Title: Re: upper fraser no springs
Post by: Fish Assassin on August 04, 2008, 08:00:55 PM: Quote from: Steelhawk on August 04, 2008, 07:52:08 PM
How about old spark plugs? ;D ;D

I've seen them used on the Lower Fraser.
Title: Re: upper fraser no springs
Post by: troutbreath on August 04, 2008, 10:12:30 PM: What about a rock in a sock?
Title: Re: upper fraser no springs
Post by: Jamison Jay on August 04, 2008, 10:43:44 PM: Quote from: troutbreath on August 04, 2008, 10:12:30 PM
What about a rock in a sock?

Socks are closed now, so that wouldn't work. Maybe a NPM would be better?
Title: Re: upper fraser no springs
Post by: armytruck on August 05, 2008, 12:38:22 PM: How about we do a tally on sport caught chinook .
Title: Re: upper fraser no springs
Post by: Jamison Jay on August 05, 2008, 12:43:55 PM: Quote from: armytruck on August 05, 2008, 12:38:22 PM
How about we do a tally on sport caught chinook .

Caught or caught/retained ?
Title: Re: upper fraser no springs
Post by: armytruck on August 05, 2008, 02:55:46 PM: sorry, caught and released . caught /retained , both . ;D . It would be nice to know approximately how many we sport fishers are catching
Title: Re: upper fraser no springs
Post by: Jamison Jay on August 05, 2008, 04:29:49 PM: 5 for me this year 3 for my bud. He got to keep one. After the last outing I won't be targeting them on the Fraser till they open the size up.
Title: Re: upper fraser no springs
Post by: armytruck on August 05, 2008, 06:44:35 PM: 1 spring for me , 16lbs. for 5 outings
Title: Re: upper fraser no springs
Post by: westform on August 05, 2008, 08:19:38 PM: july 19 1 spring 12lbs july 20 1x 23 lbs