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Title: Cheakamus River on mid-August
Post by: matrix111 on July 03, 2012, 01:16:56 PM

Is there fish on Cheakamus sometime mid August? We are camping at Paradise Valley in Squamish and thinking of bringing in my gear and spend some hours on the river.  Pinks go there but only through odd years so I am not sure if there is any on there this August.

Title: Re: Cheakamus River on mid-August
Post by: joy-of-fishing on July 03, 2012, 02:55:18 PM

possibly the odd spring

Title: Re: Cheakamus River on mid-August
Post by: dnibbles on July 03, 2012, 04:42:18 PM

You may see the odd Chinook, but they don't really move in until later in the month.

Title: Re: Cheakamus River on mid-August
Post by: bkk on July 03, 2012, 05:44:47 PM

Quote from: dnibbles on July 03, 2012, 04:42:18 PM

You may see the odd Chinook, but they don't really move in until later in the month.

Acually your right in the middle of the summer chinook migration with the first spawning activety happening around that time. This is predominetly a white flesh chinook and they are closed to retention. Total bait ban on the river as well. Generally this is a small population numbering in the low hunderds. River below Culliton Creek is turbid due to snow melt off of Mt. Garabaldi that carries lots of glacial silt.

Title: Re: Cheakamus River on mid-August
Post by: dnibbles on July 04, 2012, 06:14:50 PM

Pfft! That's the last time I listen to a Dutch guy!

Title: Re: Cheakamus River on mid-August
Post by: JordsyU on July 08, 2012, 09:50:46 PM

The Dutch are always right! We may try to keep you out of our hot spots though  ;D