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Title: Chilliwack River, Septembr 25th 2012
Post by: Rodney on September 25, 2012, 02:58:46 PM
We spent our first morning of this fall salmon season back on the Chilliwack River again. The first couple of spots definitely did not have any fish but we managed to encounter some at our third spot. By the time we arrived at our third spot, it was already 9:00am and the area has been fished through repeatedly. Float fishing with roe did not produce, which really was not a surprise. I switched to a spinner and slowly retrieved it under the float as no one else seemed to be using hardware to target these fish. Within a few casts, the first fish fell for it and it was a wild coho salmon, roughly around 5lb. The second fish, which was around the same size, went for the same spinner soon after. It was a hatchery marked male coho salmon so we will be enjoying it tonight for dinner. Beside this fine catch, we saw DFO officers patrolling and I managed to test out our new baitcasting outfit (Shimano 9.5' Clarus and Chronarch), which seems to be pretty awesome for tossing spinners and spoons.

(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc90/fishingwithrod/2012/120925-5.jpg)
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, Septembr 25th 2012
Post by: Fish Assassin on September 25, 2012, 04:13:54 PM
Did you really catch it or Nina ? :) :)
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, Septembr 25th 2012
Post by: Floater on September 25, 2012, 04:22:57 PM
ROD! i demand your reveal your offering to the coho gods before you go out to fish. Seems like you always get one  ;)
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, Septembr 25th 2012
Post by: Rodney on September 25, 2012, 04:52:04 PM
Did you really catch it or Nina ? :) :)

:-X

ROD! i demand your reveal your offering to the coho gods before you go out to fish. Seems like you always get one  ;)

It's quite simple really. By attending this (http://www.fishingwithrod.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=31149.0), it almost guarantees catches afterward. It seems to work for me each season. ;)
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, Septembr 25th 2012
Post by: Athezone on September 25, 2012, 05:00:47 PM
Great looking fish Rodney and I don't really care whether Nina caught it or you did, as long as someone catches a fish, lol. I think I know that spot by the way.
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, Septembr 25th 2012
Post by: Sabre on September 25, 2012, 05:23:58 PM
Nice fish Rod!  :)
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, Septembr 25th 2012
Post by: chris gadsden on September 25, 2012, 06:11:14 PM
:-X

It's quite simple really. By attending this (http://www.fishingwithrod.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=31149.0), it almost guarantees catches afterward. It seems to work for me each season. ;)
Maybe offer some of these items to members of the forum that attend th cleanup, I will take 2. ;D ;D
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, Septembr 25th 2012
Post by: FishingKing on September 25, 2012, 06:16:11 PM
Nice fish Rod, can't wait til I catch my first coho of the season. Hopefully this weekend   ;D
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, Septembr 25th 2012
Post by: chris gadsden on September 25, 2012, 06:18:31 PM
We spent our first morning of this fall salmon season back on the Chilliwack River again. The first couple of spots definitely did not have any fish but we managed to encounter some at our third spot. By the time we arrived at our third spot, it was already 9:00am and the area has been fished through repeatedly. Float fishing with roe did not produce, which really was not a surprise. I switched to a spinner and slowly retrieved it under the float as no one else seemed to be using hardware to target these fish. Within a few casts, the first fish fell for it and it was a wild coho salmon, roughly around 5lb. The second fish, which was around the same size, went for the same spinner soon after. It was a hatchery marked male coho salmon so we will be enjoying it tonight for dinner. Beside this fine catch, we saw DFO officers patrolling and I managed to test out our new baitcasting outfit (Shimano 9.5' Clarus and Chronarch), which seems to be pretty awesome for tossing spinners and spoons.

(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc90/fishingwithrod/2012/120925-5.jpg)
They were there, you just left too early. ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, Septembr 25th 2012
Post by: Rodney on September 25, 2012, 06:21:52 PM
They were there, you just left too early. ;D ;D ;D

I wasn't going to wait five hours to get a bite... ;)
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, Septembr 25th 2012
Post by: chris gadsden on September 25, 2012, 09:30:35 PM
I wasn't going to wait five hours to get a bite... ;)
A nice break with a coffee and muffin, clean up some garbage, find some floats and then back at it when the bite is on.

Oh I forgot retirement helps too. ;D ;D

Fish rolling everywhere at dark too, looks good for tomorrow. ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, Septembr 25th 2012
Post by: rickjames_2 on September 25, 2012, 10:36:11 PM
I managed to test out our new baitcasting outfit (Shimano 9.5' Clarus and Chronarch), which seems to be pretty awesome for tossing spinners and spoons.

(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc90/fishingwithrod/2012/120925-5.jpg)

Sweet fish Rodney, nicely done. Anything else to say about the new outfit? Was considering picking up a Clarus myself.
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, Septembr 25th 2012
Post by: Rodney on September 25, 2012, 10:40:27 PM
Today was my first day using it. Actually, correction, today was Nina's first day using it, then I snatched it from her when I saw those rolling coho salmon. It casts so nicely, the tip is so sensitive and there's plenty backbone for fighting a nice fish. Toward the end I took the float/spinner outfit off and cast a 1/4oz spoon without any additional weight, that felt even nicer even though no fish were hooked. :D The length is also good enough for the type of float fishing that we do (float depth no more than 5ft). The colours of the rod and reel also match quite nicely! Gotta look good while catching fish of course. :D
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, Septembr 25th 2012
Post by: Brian the fisherman on September 25, 2012, 11:17:17 PM
:-X

It's quite simple really. By attending this (http://www.fishingwithrod.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=31149.0), it almost guarantees catches afterward. It seems to work for me each season. ;)
I agree, hope to get good karma after the clean  ;D
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, Septembr 25th 2012
Post by: Morty on September 26, 2012, 01:20:10 PM
By the time we arrived at our third spot, it was already 9:00am and the area has been fished through repeatedly.

Great report Rodney and thanks for adding your comments about the rod/reel.  I am presently looking for a good rod to cast spinners and spoons on the Chedder system.

I was out Sunday afternoon to scout the river and see there the channels and pools are before the water comes up.  Rod in hand of course ;-)  noticed a big mass of wood/weeds drifting down stream which got way more attention from me when it came across current and started moving upstream again.  With a little adjustment of the polarized lenses it became obvious this was a school of fish.  I was so anxious to get my rod together and land a bunch of these that my hands just didn't work right and every step toward getting a line in the water lead to another frustration.  how many times in a row can a knot not hold??? etc.

Finally calmed myself down and drifted some nice roe through the school - nada!!  tried casting further, closer, shallower, deeper.  nada!!  Another angler took notice of my focus on that patch of water and ventured over to see what I was doing.  He tried a dab of pinkish-peach wool - several drifts and nothing for him either.  We were pretty much resigned to the fact that the water was too clear and the late afternoon too bright for them to be taken by any lure.  My new friend then changed wool colour and first cast - BANG FISH-ON!.  I then changed my presentation to a very small Colorado with a red bead in front - few casts then FISH-ON myself.  Before I had to leave we had a total of 10 take-downs, five fish-on 3 to the beach.  

Another lesson in why it's called "fishing" and not "catching".
Enjoy the river guys.
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, Septembr 25th 2012
Post by: SpringMaster on September 26, 2012, 05:02:27 PM
Great report!
Similar thing happened to me last Sunday at Keith Wilson bridge.
Bunch of guys tossing roe and some were using wool including myself.  I regularly changed the wool colour, but not even a nibble!
After 4hrs I'm still continuing with the same method expecting different results.  A guys comes beside me tossing roe and not getting anything.  30 minutes later, he said I'm gonna change to something else.  He put on a shinny spinner and I told him "let's see if this is gonna get you any fish!".  Second cast, boom, Fish ON! I was laughing my head off and kicking myself in the butt.  He lands a nice buck coho and I took a picture for him on his cell phone.   He then starts casting it again and I told him "Let's see if it's gonna work the second time too!".  Boom, fish on! But he lost it this time.  Soon enough everyone starts tossing shinny stuff and since I didn't have any, he endogenously offered me one of his home made spinners.  Of course all shaking and excited after 5hrs of fishing, I got it snagged in 5th cast.  That was my cue to go home.  I thanked him and wished him good luck while he was telling his friend on the phone about his success.
Overall a great day to be on the river and I enjoyed every minute of fishing!
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, Septembr 25th 2012
Post by: pwn50m3 f15h3r on September 26, 2012, 06:43:53 PM
Nice coho, Rod. BTW, where did you get that clarus? I'm looking to buy one.
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, Septembr 25th 2012
Post by: Sterling C on September 26, 2012, 10:31:54 PM
Great report!
Similar thing happened to me last Sunday at Keith Wilson bridge.
Bunch of guys tossing roe and some were using wool including myself.  I regularly changed the wool colour, but not even a nibble!

It doesn't matter what color of wool you're using, you won't be getting fish to bite fishing under the Kieth Wilson Bridge.

If it's your goal to catch biting fish, which by the sounds of things it is, then I suggest concentrating your efforts around the areas that aren't jammed full of snaggers, dredegers, flossers and that sort. If you stand on the bridge and watch the fish below you'll see that they are scared sh!tless and are doing everything in their power to avoid the lines running over them.
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, Septembr 25th 2012
Post by: Bently on September 26, 2012, 11:59:56 PM
If you stand on the bridge and watch the fish below you'll see that they are scared sh!tless and are doing everything in their power to avoid the lines running over them.

 I watched the same thing just the other day. Sadly there was one guy on the west side trying his hardest to use his roe and short float properly, but every time he'd go to make a cast, one of the snag bags would screw him up, you could tell he was getting frustrated. That's all I could watch, I had to leave before I did something stupid.
Title: Re: Chilliwack River, Septembr 25th 2012
Post by: Rodney on September 27, 2012, 12:01:54 AM
Snag this snag that, time to lock up my own thread. Have fun.

Nice coho, Rod. BTW, where did you get that clarus? I'm looking to buy one.

You can get Clarus at Fred's Custom Tackle (http://www.fishingwithrod.com/advertiser/fredscustomtackle/index.html), First Light Fishing & Tackle (http://www.fishingwithrod.com/advertiser/first-light-fishing-and-tackle/index.html) and Nikka Fishing & Marine (http://www.fishingwithrod.com/advertiser/nikka/index.html).