Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => Fly Fishing Cafe => Topic started by: koifish on May 30, 2014, 07:35:21 PM
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Since tmr is last day the closes after 31 after a while so
It says fly fishing only below Vedder crossing bridge
So what exactly is below Vedder crossing bridge?, is the train bridge open? *thanks
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So what I'm asking is train bridge open to fish
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Read the regulations and look at a map ::)
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Alloy me to answer your question without an answer.
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Well I read the regs and I don't understand that's why I'm asking
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The vedder crossing and down it is open. The river is in freshet or the start of it however so I'd say it is likely unfishable.
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Don't worry about the train bridge - its almost under water. The river is big right now - stay away from it. You would be fishing in the trees and there is nobody on the river these days to help you if you get into trouble.
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Oh ok I guess that's why they have it open around this time since it's not fishable hahaha thanks for the help
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They leave it open because most fish have moved above the crossing to spawn. The ones that are below are mostly hatchery (because of where they are released) and no one particularly wants the hatchery fish to spawn.
Pretty hard to blame freshet on DFO :P
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It is true the river is in freshet currently, but that does not make it unfishable.
Stick to the banks and look for back eddies/seams. While its harder to fish, you can still bring some fish to the net.
(http://i1301.photobucket.com/albums/ag110/djt41020/Fishing/55b35172-3656-46f6-a943-bec52505dc42_zpsba739b92.jpg) (http://s1301.photobucket.com/user/djt41020/media/Fishing/55b35172-3656-46f6-a943-bec52505dc42_zpsba739b92.jpg.html)
(http://i1301.photobucket.com/albums/ag110/djt41020/Fishing/0927b514-0775-49f7-ae6a-7af30b7f4671_zps279b9eda.jpg) (http://s1301.photobucket.com/user/djt41020/media/Fishing/0927b514-0775-49f7-ae6a-7af30b7f4671_zps279b9eda.jpg.html)
There were also some hatchery steelhead smolts in the area I caught the whitefish.
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Great to see whitefish making a comeback on this system.
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Hey clarkii what fly you use to hook thay little beast?,
I'm still heading out today with my dad
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The fly in question is a czech nymph developed by a local angler. It has an orange body, orange flashback, a gold bead, silver rib, pheasant tail, and I tied in a Pearl UV hotspot by the bead. I would imagine you could use an orange egg pattern if you could get it down, or something that imitates alevin/small nymphs.
I was czech nymphing, and was able to feel the takes (they hit the fly quite nicely) and was using my 6#, though a 9-10' 3/4# would be preferred for the softer tip.
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Would I need a sink tip? *I don't have any for my 4wt I have weighted nymphs though
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No need for a sink tip if you are using nymphs. Basic set up is having a leader long enough that the fly line does not come outside of the rod tip (prevents a hinge and increases sensitivity.
Many of the comp anglers tie in a section of 10-15# gold stren/easy to see mono as a sighter on really subtle takes you cannot feel. Below this will be 5-7x tippet (i use 5x, sometimes 6x on my 6#, if you are using a 4 you should be able to get away with 6-7x) The reasoning behind the thin tippet is to get your fly down quicker caused by the thinner diameter causing less drag.
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Ok so I know there was a thread back in 2010 re. Vedder whitefish, however as a result of me catching these whitefish I have a burning question.
Why is there a perception/reality that there are not a lot of whitefish in the Vedder? Is it a former bad reputation due to feeding on salmon eggs? or was it because of overfishing?
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No idea maybe someone else will know
I never caught white fish on the Vedder on the Fraser yes but not there can't wait for the red Springs!!! Haha