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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: chris gadsden on August 13, 2011, 10:02:33 PM
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Coming back from the Thompson River near dark I filmed the parking situation and the activity at Scale.
Even the geese came for a look. ;D ;D
http://youtu.be/iYg8iP-INXo
http://youtu.be/jdNk7ijRUgk
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Ta hell with that nonsense, whens the "T" report coming ;) Looking forward to it Chris !!
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Ta hell with that nonsense, whens the "T" report coming ;) Looking forward to it Chris !!
Later, as too tired from 4 days on the road. :o
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Those guys are tempting fate standing in that fast flowing river. One wrong move and .............
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most are standing below waist high and its not that fast nr,=.shore i felt safe ,no worse than other years, this video is shot from the far side. it was twice the crowd in the morning.
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arn't they standing where the fish are?
fish hug the bar and shoot threw the slower water.
my jet stays out of the river during sockeye openings.
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--I don't get it...not many in lifejackets...even inflatables. I fish the kettle river which can easily cast a fly across and often swim in the deeper holes this time of year in the warm water... yet when geared up for fishing I always wear my inflatable collar. Not just for me... but think of the guy that might try and save you if you go in fast cold water.. I believe it is an obligation and shows respect for other anglers to wear and bring safety gear.. I have a throw rope on my boat so why not take one to the bar.. to be clear... a fishing bar... never know what you'll catch.
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Was at Gill Road Bar early yesterday saw in 2 hrs. only one sockeye caught, oddly not many fishing from shore like myself, parking lot full of boats, launching was very busy. Approached by senior fisherman and asked how fishing was, I said look you can see them rising, he watched then said he had just come from Ferry, about 65 fishermen there and no risers. Left and went to Jesperson Launch just down the road, packed with trucks and trailers, hardly any room left for parking, launching was one after the other......left for the Vedder.....beautiful day :P
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Chris were you driving while shooting the second video????
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Chris were you driving while shooting the second video????
Honestly!? Go out fishing instead.
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That's what the Squamish looked like yesterday.
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--I don't get it...not many in lifejackets...even inflatables. I fish the kettle river which can easily cast a fly across and often swim in the deeper holes this time of year in the warm water... yet when geared up for fishing I always wear my inflatable collar. Not just for me... but think of the guy that might try and save you if you go in fast cold water.. I believe it is an obligation and shows respect for other anglers to wear and bring safety gear.. I have a throw rope on my boat so why not take one to the bar.. to be clear... a fishing bar... never know what you'll catch.
More info on your inflatable collar? Very curious. I've been noticing lately, there isn't many people I see on the flow with any sort of PFD, myself included. Are there some that are extremely discreet that I'm missing?
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with the sockeye nutjobs yeah right!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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with the sockeye nutjobs yeah right!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I take it your just another nut job then eh!! Or do you just fish sturgeon, har har har ::) :D
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That's what the Squamish looked like yesterday.
You should have been there today, was even worse. Its great when someone dishes out exact directions to a spot. Don't get me wrong, access is for everyone but people need to realise that you are not just sharing info with the few contributing active members on these sites but the mass of lurkers who contribute little IMO.
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Chris were you driving while shooting the second video????
Video camera mounted like in police cars. ;D ;D ;D
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You should have been there today, was even worse. Its great when someone dishes out exact directions to a spot. Don't get me wrong, access is for everyone but people need to realise that you are not just sharing info with the few contributing active members on these sites but the mass of lurkers who contribute little IMO.
I hope you're jesting ;D, Scale bar, really?? Shoot thats like talking about Peg leg ;D
As far as the people at Scale in the vid, thats nothing compared to last year on Scale, guys up to their chests, no life vests, some with no belts. Shoulder to shoulder, nope, wading into the Fraser up there is not my cup of tea.
Was over at Elmo Rd Saturday, very minimal bar showing, and maybe 6 fish taken through out the day., with 2 or 3 being springs.
Somewhat disappointing results for sure, so lets hope for a few more days on the opening, and a few more fish showing up.
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You should have been there today, was even worse. Its great when someone dishes out exact directions to a spot. Don't get me wrong, access is for everyone but people need to realise that you are not just sharing info with the few contributing active members on these sites but the mass of lurkers who contribute little IMO.
Yeah, I was at the squamish the other day and there was a bunch of people...kind of weird, usually I fish alone there. Are there people bouncing yet? that'll just kill me.
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oops i must've misunderstood what he was referring to.
You've got a point about the directions thing, but with enough digging people can easily find directions to the more popular spots on at least two sites that I know about.
I went to scope out St mo's and laidlaw today and a few other spots i won't name out of respect for the guys fishing there...not too many fish caught, water too high, but there wasn't hundreds of people which was nice to see...considering it was sunday...
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read on another forum about groups of boats knock'em in this area,woulded be braggin about it,not that people need a reason to fill their freezers,still don't get the sportfishing part of that even those that take their 2 and leave. befriend a FN ,cheaper to buy
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Rosedale-Aggasiz bridge bar was productive too, not too many people and lots of room on the rocks to fish off of if you want to be alone
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Yeah, I was at the squamish the other day and there was a bunch of people...kind of weird, usually I fish alone there. Are there people bouncing yet? that'll just kill me.
Yes, there are people bottom bouncing for pinks in the squamish. lol
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See simple answer for the not so nice posters ! Bentley you should be happy i don't floss,I went to the Vedder instead to do some scouting:) As for being a nutjob aren't we all :)
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You should have been there today, was even worse. Its great when someone dishes out exact directions to a spot. Don't get me wrong, access is for everyone but people need to realise that you are not just sharing info with the few contributing active members on these sites but the mass of lurkers who contribute little IMO.
Active members should consider using the 'fishing reports' section which has restricted access. You can only see the reports section after making 50 posts on the website.
But yes agree that lurkers do not add any value to this site or to the fishing community in general if they are just trying to extract proprietary information without passing anything back.
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HAHAHA!!!...I saw my truck...now I'm famous!!!... 8)
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read on another forum about groups of boats knock'em in this area,woulded be braggin about it,not that people need a reason to fill their freezers,still don't get the sportfishing part of that even those that take their 2 and leave. befriend a FN ,cheaper to buy
That would be illegal. Why would you encourage others to break the law??
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sorry,wasnt promoting that,just feel the gong show for some fish to keep seems to take any enjoyment out of it for people just looking to enjoy sometime on the river,u can purchase fish other ways at a lot less than it costs to do whats happening now,thanks for the ear
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40 or 50 clams for gas to drive out there and back from East Van, it's like $15 to $20 a fish to buy one right now. Not exactly worth it.
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unsure if you are agreeing or not,sounds like its a saw off to me,i guess if you dont work,can justify it
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Just saying unless I was going past there to do something else I wouldn't bother making the trip. It's not exactly a relaxing way to spend the day IMO.
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DITTO
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You should have been there today, was even worse.
Saw about 50 guys on the bar this morning.
Amazing power of the internet! LOL
Mostly fly fisherman but also some float and spinning guys.
Despite the heavy traffic manners were generally good.