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Fishing in British Columbia => Fishing Reports => Members' Fishing Reports => Topic started by: legend on January 30, 2009, 05:17:37 PM
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Fished for steel and was very happy with my new home river. Amazing river just walking and exploring and learning my new flow. I am a rookie steelheader never hooked one never targetted them but having the cow minutes from my house i have the bug. Fished 5 hrs each day. Found some good looking spots where there were others angling on foot and via drift boats. Day one float dissapeared once nothing to show. Day two about a five pound cuttie it took a pink worm i was very excited thought it was a steelie at first oh well gotta keep at it eventially it will happen back at it tommorow.
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Fished for steel and was very happy with my new home river. Amazing river just walking and exploring and learning my new flow. I am a rookie steelheader never hooked one never targetted them but having the cow minutes from my house i have the bug. Fished 5 hrs each day. Found some good looking spots where there were others angling on foot and via drift boats. Day one float dissapeared once nothing to show. Day two about a five pound cuttie it took a pink worm i was very excited thought it was a steelie at first oh well gotta keep at it eventially it will happen back at it tommorow.
Welcome to the Valley. I am here as well. I moved here in May of last year. I have been REALLY busy with my business but plan on hitting a lake in 2 weeks. If you ever want to get together for some fishing let me know. I still have not been on the Cowichan and cant wait to get on it.
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Yeah it sure is a pleasent change from the lower mainland fishing over here the only thing i miss is the sturgeon days. But when you head out here there are way less people to worry about. This is my second go round in the Cow Valley and im living at Lake Cowichan so there are endless areas to fish all with in an hour of the house Renfrew , nitnat , San jaun the list goes on and on. I moved back here in June but have been working in Fort mac for the last year so fishing time has been very limited once i get back into the swing of things i would definatly be into hookin up and pounding some water .
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You can fish gear for steelie on the cowichan? I though it was fly fishing only? Let me know if I am wrong as I would like to fish it as well?
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You can fish gear for steelie on the cowichan? I though it was fly fishing only? Let me know if I am wrong as I would like to fish it as well?
Regulations for Cowichan River.
- No fishing from weir (dam) at Cowichan Lake’s outlet to Stanley Creek, Nov 15-Apr 15
- Tributaries above and including Holt Creek closed all year
- Wild trout/char release from the trestle at Greendale Road in Lake Cowichan Village to Skutz Falls
- Cutthroat trout and wild brown trout release below Skutz Falls
- Bait may ONLY be used above Stanley Creek, Apr 16-Nov 14, & below the Highway 1 bridge in Duncan, all year
- Fly fishing only from signs at Stanley Creek to CNR bridge (mile 70.2)
- Speed restriction (8 km/h) & engine power restriction - 7.5 Kw (10 hp) on parts
- No fishing from boundary signs just upstream from the town of Duncan pumphouse to the Allenby Road bridge (the “White Bridge”), Sept 1-Dec 15
- No fishing from CNR trestle (at mile 66) to 50 metres below the confluence with the unnamed creek which drains Mayo Lake, Oct 10-Dec 15
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/fish/regulations/docs/2008/fish-synopsis_2008-09_region1.pdf
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Thankyou Rodney, I will call a local store to find out exactly where we are aloud to be fishing. As I don't know that area too much.
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Here is a picture of the cuttie a trophy for this river from what I am told.(http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f40/LindenHoskins/0130091151c.jpg)(http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f40/LindenHoskins/0130091150a.jpg)