Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: badboi on June 30, 2011, 06:52:41 PM
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Hows the vedder looking? Thinking about heading up Friday
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brown last night and very high
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Still colored today.
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dissapointed? below the freeway looks deadly. high water and a bit of color is prime trolling water for me anyways. i'll try and be out tomorrow.
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If you do go out, don't forget the bug spray. Plenty of skeeters out there.
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Did anyone get out there today? How was it?? ???
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too high to bother with
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Tried a couple spots for an hour. Gave up and went trout fishing at Jones. Gonna wait till after the melt. Maybe in a couple weeks.
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I stopped for a quick look at lickman on my way home yesterday. Very high and colored, maybe 3"s of vis at best. Sure didn't stop people from trying though, i was surprised how many people were trying to fish or walking around with rods.
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Guess it's just nice to be back out after the break and most are really there just to get out and about?
This rod will not bother for several weeks yet given the reports above!! ;)
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Took a quick peak today, but didn't have much luck. It's very high and visibility is fair to good up top, but deteriorates quickly after the first few slides. I'll probably wait a couple of weeks before heading out again.
(http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f287/evshih/IMG_1703.jpg)
Near cement slab
(http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f287/evshih/IMG_1706.jpg)
Just up from the crossing
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Nice photos Fisherama! Just nice to be out on a day like today though eh!
..... won't be long ...... ;D
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Red Springs are pretty scarce in that river. Rather spend my time on stillwaters
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Yeah, its getting tougher and tougher to connect with them in the Vedder, but I'm usually desperate enough this time of year to head out and admit that I'm gonna get skunked. It's just nice to be out.
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I wouldn't say scarce at all . If you time it properly and fish the right water it's pretty easy to connect with a bunch each morning. Bright fish too. Not stale dark fish.
Water conditions dont warrant me heading out on opening day this year , but last year I was into 6 on July 1st .
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I wouldn't say scarce at all . If you time it properly and fish the right water it's pretty easy to connect with a bunch each morning. Bright fish too. Not stale dark fish.
Water conditions dont warrant me heading out on opening day this year , but last year I was into 6 on July 1st .
Really? I believe the run is now under 3000? which makes it scarce.
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I wouldn't say scarce at all . If you time it properly and fish the right water it's pretty easy to connect with a bunch each morning. Bright fish too. Not stale dark fish.
Water conditions dont warrant me heading out on opening day this year , but last year I was into 6 on July 1st .
I agree....
12 to 20 fish morns have not been uncommon for me in the last 2 years.
Not all are fresh, but a few are keepers for sure. I always wait for a chrome doe ;D
PS conditions are still brutal
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Really? I believe the run is now under 3000? which makes it scarce.
Bryan, my guess is the returning summer red chinook population is less than that but we will never know as there is no enumeration of this stock. Last I heard about 500,000 juveniles are released annually for this, which in hindsite is a poorly designed program using inappropriate broodstock.
I think you may want to follow ED ;)
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I think you may want to follow ED ;)
Naw follow the people I learnt from...
They catch more ;) I get out fished 2 or more to 1 every time I go with them lol.
Couple little hints...
DEEP water, slow seam right along the fast stuff
Best "bite time" between 8 and 10 am and after the sun dips a little behind the mountain in evening.
Morning is best, my best day last year in the evening was only 5 fish and only happened once, most days were only 2 to 3 evenings.
They only seem to like roe... for me anyways
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Naw follow the people I learnt from...
They catch more ;) I get out fished 2 or more to 1 every time I go with them lol.
Couple little hints...
DEEP water, slow seam right along the fast stuff
Best "bite time" between 8 and 10 am and after the sun dips a little behind the mountain in evening.
Morning is best, my best day last year in the evening was only 5 fish and only happened once, most days were only 2 to 3 evenings.
They only seem to like roe... for me anyways
Pretty close to what I found . My best day was 13 hooked . All fresh fish . One pool before 10 am. The perceeding days I would manage to hook at least a few . Proceeding days the same. This would last a three week period . I feel the run may be closer to 4500. I'm no expert but I spend more days fishing than than working :/
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is it possible (with enough walking) to get some shoulder room on the vedder? this is my first year and I keep hearing how busy it is there. I loved it in the spring when I was learning how to use my baitcasting reel and fishing for steelhead becasue I had tons of room. After 30min in that river with just me and my buddy I was hooked for life!
Please let me know if its possible or should I just try somewhere else? Anywhere between langley and hope works. If I can camp at the spot and wake up and fish it then even better.
We were at the alison pools area and by the jail(?) but I hear its not even worth trying come mid july....
thanks for any help you can give!
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any recent updates thinknig of going up tommorow
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drove over the river on the highway bridge looks like it dropped a foot or 2
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on the upswing now...plus rain all week
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The ground will soak up the rain , however the slides may be an issue clarity wise :/
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is it possible (with enough walking) to get some shoulder room on the vedder? this is my first year and I keep hearing how busy it is there. I loved it in the spring when I was learning how to use my baitcasting reel and fishing for steelhead becasue I had tons of room. After 30min in that river with just me and my buddy I was hooked for life!
Please let me know if its possible or should I just try somewhere else? Anywhere between langley and hope works. If I can camp at the spot and wake up and fish it then even better.
We were at the alison pools area and by the jail(?) but I hear its not even worth trying come mid july....
thanks for any help you can give!
If you are planning on fishing for the reds you should have lots of room as it's not a very "busy" fishery. When fall comes it gets tricky but I always manage to find room. Looking forward to my first trip up this season and hope it comes soon :)
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any recent updates thinknig of going up tommorow
How was it today? I'm heading up on Wednesday morning, little rain is fine for me.
Hits? Were you up or down from crossing?
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the river is ripping and there is a limited amount of fishable water
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With the Fraser rising, the Vedder is also being pushed up a bit until later this week. The forecasted rain should make no difference. Clarity is good. Lots of really nice seems and pockets to fish. No traffic. Some fish seen rising.
Just watch your wading and crossings. The river has a lot of power right now.
Enjoy! :)
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Was out visiting some family in Sardis, and went and had a look-see...
Not an awful lot of water is fishable around the crossing, but I did see that my honey holes were still there ;)
J
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Went to upper vedder yesterday morning; Alison pool, thurston meadows, prison camp, only 2-3 spots where the river allows you to float fish a in slightly slower moving water, no pools at all.
Made way down to lower vedder; peach, lickman has cleared up a bit and has slowed down and getting more fish-able, crossing was very fast moving not fish-able unless there were spots that I missed. Yarrow near the school wasn't accessible at all.
I had one hit all day.. no fish.. one note... tonnes and I mean tonnes of mosquitoes as soon as the rain and wind died down.
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With more rain in the forecast it may not be worth the trip from Vancouver this weekend. I may wait until next week unless the rain stops by tomorrow afternoon. :-\
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rivers high but it looks decent
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I made it out after work last night and the river didn't look to bad. If you're willing to wade a bit there are some fishable spots. Vis was at 18" and about 2' by the time I left. Fished around the crossing and managed to catch a wild sockeye of all fish. Saw some smaller springs splashing around in a back channel. All the time I had an angry beaver slapping his tail down trying to scare me off lol. Had a look at lickman on the way home and again if you're willing to wade through some channels theres some fishable water.
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Can anybody please give a quick report on the river condition? With all the rain today is it still fishable?
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Can anybody please give a quick report on the river condition? With all the rain today is it still fishable?
Just call Fred's
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Just call Fred's
Or just check here:
http://www.fredstackle.ca/Fishing-Report_ep_77.html
I was there this morning. River was very high but clear. I fished at Lickmans and saw ~8 others. Nobody was catching anything.
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High and fast, but clarity is 2 feet max.
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water was pretty mint today even below the slides.....however it is huge and flowing fast.
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Any news? Headed out tomorrow
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Nothing from middle river (above the crossing). Didnt even see a fish! :(