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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: fishfulthinkin on August 12, 2010, 12:30:46 AM

Title: coquihalla river - othello tunnels
Post by: fishfulthinkin on August 12, 2010, 12:30:46 AM

Can you fish down the othello tunnels on the coquihalla that runs through?
are there any trout in there? anyone been there recently?
im going there on the weekend just thought id as if it would be worth my while to bring along my flyrod?
any info?

Title: Re: coquihalla river - othello tunnels
Post by: fishfulthinkin on August 12, 2010, 12:39:02 AM

NVM.. regs say its closed.
but does anyone ever go down there when open and have success?

Title: Re: coquihalla river - othello tunnels
Post by: Banny on August 12, 2010, 09:38:11 AM

One the rare occasion that the river opens it is only open above the Othello tunnels.

J

Title: Re: coquihalla river - othello tunnels
Post by: 52buick on August 12, 2010, 06:48:52 PM

Was just down cycling with the family at the tunnels last weekend. Saw some nice fish holding in some calm water and watched several try to jump up a tight whitewater seam with no success.

Title: Re: coquihalla river - othello tunnels
Post by: Robert_G on August 12, 2010, 09:22:59 PM

Quote from: Banny on August 12, 2010, 09:38:11 AM

One the rare occasion that the river opens it is only open above the Othello tunnels.

J

You mean below the tunnels...

Title: Re: coquihalla river - othello tunnels
Post by: Banny on August 13, 2010, 01:57:17 PM

I mean above the tunnels

This is the 2006 opening information:

open July 22, 2006 through October 14, 2006

o upstream of the lower entrance to the lower railway tunnel
o release all trout/char, including steelhead
o fly fishing only (bait ban)

Title: Re: coquihalla river - othello tunnels
Post by: nosey on August 13, 2010, 03:06:17 PM

Look at the regs, its open below the tunnels in the winter bait ban release everything, no problem no fish.