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Title: Squamish 2 Aug
Post by: anorden on August 02, 2015, 10:35:50 PM
Hit the Squamish this morning. Never seen it so busy over 50 guys shoulder to shoulder. Only stayed an hour or so and still only saw one fish bonked. Saw a couple of fish foul hooked too but they were surprisingly coloured and humped up too. Water levels were good though so hopefully the hot weather isn't harming this system too much.
Title: Re: Squamish 2 Aug
Post by: Drewhill on August 03, 2015, 09:48:08 AM
We were out saturday and it was surprisingly slow too. Two years ago this weekend would have been a fish almost every cast.
Title: Re: Squamish 2 Aug
Post by: fic on August 03, 2015, 01:16:32 PM
Don't bother going this afternoon or tonight if you don't want to be caught in bumper to bumper traffic.  The Yoga Convention + Holiday travelers are moving back towards the city :)
Title: Re: Squamish 2 Aug
Post by: ynot on August 03, 2015, 01:59:26 PM
I went Friday morning and dident see anything landed. very bad for this time of the run.
Title: Re: Squamish 2 Aug
Post by: zap brannigan on August 03, 2015, 11:04:49 PM
Had a great weekend caught plenty of fish only fouling 1 in the pec fin.
Title: Re: Squamish 2 Aug
Post by: Zackattack on August 03, 2015, 11:33:18 PM
Visibility is horrible
Hopefully will get better in next few weeks
Theres def fish in there
Title: Re: Squamish 2 Aug
Post by: fic on August 04, 2015, 08:39:46 AM
There is fish, but few and far between compared to last Pink season.  Also, has anyone noticed they are a bit on the smaller side so far compared to previous seasons? 
Title: Re: Squamish 2 Aug
Post by: lapa on August 04, 2015, 12:28:37 PM
There is fish, but few and far between compared to last Pink season.  Also, has anyone noticed they are a bit on the smaller side so far compared to previous seasons?

I was out Saturday with my friend. I landed one that was around 2 pounds. It was the smallest pink that I saw before.
Title: Re: Squamish 2 Aug
Post by: Animal Chin on August 05, 2015, 09:40:26 AM
Yet to catch one on the Squamish this season, but most of the Furry Creek ones I've caught have been very small ... 2 - 3 lbs average.
Title: Re: Squamish 2 Aug
Post by: Ambassador on August 05, 2015, 11:45:32 AM
0 fish for 2 days out this weekend on the Squamish. Saw a few landed around me (with really long leaders...) and one on the spey with a small pink fly. Was surprised to see the amount of people on the river from first light both days. Spoke with a CO on Monday who had a whole whack of tickets handed out.
Title: Re: Squamish 2 Aug
Post by: fic on August 05, 2015, 12:28:32 PM
0 fish for 2 days out this weekend on the Squamish. Saw a few landed around me (with really long leaders...) and one on the spey with a small pink fly. Was surprised to see the amount of people on the river from first light both days. Spoke with a CO on Monday who had a whole whack of tickets handed out.
There's going to be even more people at the Squamish at first light this weekend.  The music festival is on and I bet some of them will try to save some money and camp right on the river.
Title: Re: Squamish 2 Aug
Post by: ynot on August 05, 2015, 12:31:16 PM
2 years ago dfo sent seine boats to squamish area for the first time in about 40 years, 250,000 pinks taken, is this part of the reason the run is not that great. just asking.
Title: Re: Squamish 2 Aug
Post by: fic on August 05, 2015, 01:41:33 PM
2 years ago dfo sent seine boats to squamish area for the first time in about 40 years, 250,000 pinks taken, is this part of the reason the run is not that great. just asking.
The seine boats definitely reduced the number of spawners, but that doesn't explain why so many of the pinks taken so far are smaller than last season.   Of course it's just some personal observation and I by know means can claim it is definitely smaller based on any scientific studies. May be the toxic alge bloom or the big warm blob, that stretches from Alaska to California has reduced the their source of food over the last year which caused a higher mortality rate.
Title: Re: Squamish 2 Aug
Post by: CohoJake on August 06, 2015, 07:24:46 AM
We're noticing some very small pinks on the Skagit river in Washington as well.  Perhaps all the offspring from the record runs in 2013 are outstripping their food supply.