Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => Fly Fishing Cafe => Topic started by: koifish on August 23, 2013, 01:36:25 PM
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where can i go stream or creek fishing for trout? or anything which flies would work also?
i live in surrey bc so anything near by or little further or anywhere ive been to burns bog in delta the creak or stream down there any fish in there ? ive seen some ppl fishing there but with small nets
any trout in there? or where else? thx
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what about surrey lake park? not green timbers surrey lake park are you allowed to fish there?
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anybody know???
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Skagit.
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Not many folks are going to jump at naming their little trout streams for you on a website that can be anonymously viewed, and even then, many people wont name nice trout streams to someone they havent met.
Personally, Ive done a lot of work to find a few really good trout streams in the lower mainland. Nothing over the top, no huge fish, but enough to keep me busy for the day. That being said, I wont be naming them. They are around, and I suggest you keep the same mindset I started with, and still have years later. Find water, fish it, see what happens.
As far as surrey lake goes, I looked into that a while ago, and i believe you are not allowed to fish it. They stocked it at one point, but then stopped and fishing it messes with some equipment they have in there. Not for sure, but green timbers is the same idea. Learn to roll cast and hang out with the gear guys, or hit the west side and watch for people walking. But I would suggest you find someone with a belly boat, or buy one and hit La Farge, Como, somewhere you can get into water, have some space, and practice.
Once again though. Find water, fish it. Check the regulations on said water, follow the rules. Its just fishing, its not that hard. If you want guaranteed fish, head out to that pay to fish place in Abbotsford. No fly fishing though.
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I'm only 15 so I can't explore and find I can't buy belly boat either I've been reading on surrey lake on surrey city website saying there's salmon that goes threw and
You know vedder train bridge not at the bridge but when you drive down you park an fish whatever but when your driving on the rock road there's a pond like this they any fish there'?
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Have you guys fished ??
And I know another spot posting pics tmr if i can also do you know where burns bog is? Any fish there? I think farther you walk it connects to the fraser hmmm so let me know guys thanks!!
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In Fact if you go to the GOFISHBC website you will find you can fish Green timbers for trout AND they even stock it with catchable rainbow trout. Hope this helps the endeveaur
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he is asking about fishing MOVING water not lakes. I don't believe you can fish the small creek in/out of Green Timbers lake. I do think you can fish Bear creek and a few others in the Surrey/Langley/Delta/White Rock area
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I went to green timbers 1 week after they stocked it I caught nothing I dunno why tried float fishing with a fly usually works at lakes but I dunno what about the pond in the pic guys? Any fish there
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I doubt there is any fish in there.
by the way I was dropping hints in my post if you read between the lines ;)
Go and find a list of streams/creeks/rivers in the areas you want and then check them against the Freshwater regs and GofishBC website and im sure you will have plenty to keep you busy hunting the water for awhile
I literally can walk to the Nicomekl river from my house, you would think I would fish it more and I probably should but I never seem to have time. planned fishing days are spent places else where
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if i lived close to there i would be there almost everyday lol
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theres a little canal by 17150 88 by that little highway there water there somebody told me they caought fish there but i didnt barely and water i oulled back tought had a bite and the hoook and weight came back i bet theres nothing
greentimbers has nothing to ive been there 3 times but ppl said theyve been catchinf dunno
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that little canal connects to the ocean so im sure it has some fish in there. possibly even gets salmon. Google earth on my phone wouldn't list a name for it but I was thinking it was the Serpentine river because I followed the canal and it dumps into Cresent beach area. I could also be totally wrong
why don't you fish the Serpentine & Nicomekl rivers ? they can be tough but if you fish them enough you will learn the better areas. My buddy does well at times along the Nicomekl for coho and trout. There is also the Little Campbell river but again it can be tough going.
happy hunting
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i would go but my dad says its dangerous lol haha its like a little slope thats why i dont go there
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ya those 3 rivers are high grass banks. If you lean too far trying to land a fish or something you could easily go in. If I join my buddy I bring a long handled net to get fish in/out of the water faster. you can net them, bring them up without placing them on the ground, remove your hook and then put them back without even touching them. If you have a friend this can be done amazingly fast as well. My buddy has fallen in once before because he was walking the shore line and didn't notice a small cut that was still grass covered, stepped on it and there was no ground, Splash !
If you park by any of the bridges that cross the rivers you can walk the shore lines and see the spots where most people fish because the grass will be packed down. Don't expect any type of fish numbers or even getting bites every time out. I have gone several times with my friend and I have caught 1 very small wild coho while he has managed a couple small(tiny) trout
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I usually catch trout I mean all 3-4 times I went to vedder I Caught 3-4 trout even more with this 1 FLY then I lost that fly couldn't catch nothing hmm maybe that's what the Trout to crazy for so sad :( haha
I just try diffrent flies can't catch any trout not even a bite so I just try for pinks
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by the way Green Timbers does have trout in it. they stock it a few times in the spring and then once in the fall. In the summer (july/august) they can get very tough to catch on most days. I used to head down the last couple hours of daylight when I lived close by and it seemed to be the key (usually) stripping a Black or Red spratley was usually the best.
If you want to toss out the strike indicator then try hanging a black body/red rib/copper bead size 14 about 3-4 feet under it. This has by far been the best fly for me on that lake. I have made my own tweaks to it to make it produce even better and then dubbed it the GT special (green timbers special) LoL
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Ok thanks!! I headed down to river road yesterday for white fish and pikeminnow no luck tide was out
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I've checked out parts of nicomekl and serpentine but noticed there was a lot of algae likely due to the high temperature as of late as well as excessive fertilizer from all the farms along the river. I don't think there are many fish there yet but maybe after the rainy season starts it'll wash all that crap out and the fish will start swimming up. Anyone with insight on this feel free to comment.
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I have heard rumors there is carp in one or both. I have never seen one myself. What I have seen at certain times in the Nicomekl would be Cutthroat, Rainbows, Coho, Chinook, Steelhead and some sort of sucker fish LoL (sorry Rodney but I don't know how to tell the difference)
That is my limited experience on only 1 of the 3 systems and not in person, most of what I have seen have been pics text to me by a couple friends that live local to the river and fish it quite a bit (like 5-7 days/week)
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I've never seen a fish there lol early early I am I will reply soon again as it's 4:47
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I've found with Green Timbers it gets fished out very fast after stocking. Within a week it *seems* empty. Some people target catfish in there and around the creek with success.
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I've found with Green Timbers it gets fished out very fast after stocking. Within a week it *seems* empty. Some people target catfish in there and around the creek with success.
It doesnt. There are a lot of fish in there. Its the first week they are in there that they love the bait. Then they smarten up, and flies work well. Ive had 2 30-40 fish days there, on ONE fly pattern, while 30 other gear guys are grabbing one or two all day. Granted, it may be the magic fly. After they stock it for about a month or two, I can generally manage 10+ fish a day for sure. It doesnt get fished out, but the fish smarten up. I stopped off there on Wednesday after work just to fish for an hour. Warm day, hot summer, bright, 4 oclock, I didnt expect much. First cast in, I had a solid tug and a fish on. Lost him seconds later. As it goes, the next hour was uneventful. They are there, but they are tough after they realize they arent at home anymore. Same goes for Mill. Love that little pond for scooting a belly boat around. Lots of people say its fished out quickly, but it really isnt.
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I've gone to green timbers when after 1 week of the stocking no luck for me
Lol I thought I had a magic fly for trout at vedder I used this one fly caught 3-4 on my first try of flyfishing and I didn't even hook them every day for 3-4 days I ca ought at least 4 trout daily I've lost that fly couldn't catch squat lol haha