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Title: Chilliwack River, January 14th 2009
Post by: Fishmaster J on January 14, 2009, 09:47:43 PM
Spent another handful of hours on the flow today.  Nice weather, Still no action, for now I'll keep blaming it on the visibility... Any steel taken lately???
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, January 14th 2009
Post by: nutsford on January 15, 2009, 01:55:55 PM
Fished yesterday eve water goodfrom pig pen up, fished slab to borden float never moved ,a few guys didnt see any fish.
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, January 14th 2009
Post by: fishbuster on January 15, 2009, 04:35:55 PM
Thought I would head out for the second time this year.  The first wasn't so successful, after an 1.5hrs of fishing my reel failed on me.  Time for a new worm gear and pawl.  So after getting some new parts from Stryker Rod and Reel I was ready to tackle it once again.  Destination was mid river.  Some very nice water but the clarity wasn't the greatest, so I new it wasn't going to be an easy task to hook a fish.  Did a lot of walking and exploring this trip.  Found some nice water to fish next week.  I walked into one spot that just looked prime.  Threw on a new roe sack, tossed it out and watched it drift.  Waiting in anticipation of a bite like we always do, the float went down, for a split second I thought was that a bite so I raised my rod and felt a head shake.  It's a fish, I thought to myself this is it, my first steel of the year.  The fish made a few runs but I hadn't seen it yet but it had some good weight to it.  Then it started coming in slowly and popped out of the water, their it was, a Chum, so I slowly eased it in and gently released it back into the flow to let it finish it's journey.  Not what I was really looking for, but still satisfied to catch something.  That was it for me.  What  great day on the river in the sun doing what I love.

Cheers             
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, January 14th 2009
Post by: yakideath12 on January 15, 2009, 05:28:50 PM
I got a chum on pink worm. ;D
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, January 14th 2009
Post by: Xgolfman on January 15, 2009, 07:13:36 PM
Quote from: yakideath12 on January 15, 2009, 05:28:50 PM
I got a chum on pink worm. ;D

bright or boot? Saw some dimes last year this time!!
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, January 14th 2009
Post by: hue-nut on January 15, 2009, 07:45:09 PM
it's always nice to at least have "a" fish on at some point during the day, be it a trout, coho, or chum
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, January 14th 2009
Post by: fishbuster on January 15, 2009, 09:21:39 PM
Somewhere in between a dime and boot.  Not that bad of shape.  I was quite surprised.
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, January 14th 2009
Post by: Fishmaster J on January 17, 2009, 07:39:13 PM
U said it. But the way its been so far this year I would gladly take a coho, or even a chum just to remember that feeling right now...