Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => Fishing Reports => Members' Fishing Reports => Topic started by: Rodney on September 04, 2015, 12:27:37 AM
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Bar fishing has been fantastic in the non-tidal portion of the Fraser River, from Chilliwack to Hope. We did a short trip last evening, there were no shortage of bites.
http://www.fishingwithrod.com/blog/2015/09/03/bar-fishing-fight-sequence/
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If you've never bar fished before or it has been years since you have tried it, now is the time to do it. In the last week I have helped 5 different people ( 2 couples that had never fished the Fraser before and one died in the wool snagger) learn how to set up their weights and spinning glows, how to build their rod holders and generally what to look for in the water in my area and they all caught springs. The snagger had been bottom bouncing for four days without hooking up once, when he saw what we were doing he went home and built a rod bucket, grabbed a few old spinning glows out of his dad's tackle box, set up with a cluster of 4 betties tied together on a snagging line saver, shortened his leader to 2 feet and within an hour had hooked 2 and landed one. It's not rocket science, if you can just get that spinning glow sitting still out there and buzzing in the current you will catch a spring.
The one couple showed up initially with a one rod, a spinning glow and a float, not wanting to violate the DFO request that people not bottom bounce,after they saw how I was rigged up the wife sat on the beach and held the rod acting as a rod holder until her husband caught one :D. The next day she showed up with her own rod and rod holder and caught one of her own.
The bar fishing is better than it's been in decades there is absolutely no reason whatsoever to be out there bottom bouncing and interfering with closed and in some cases endangered species, those people out there bottom bouncing right now are just giving all fishermen a bad name,when I drive by snaggy bar it looks like there is a sockeye opening on, makes one want to puke!!
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I barfished last weekend, a bit inexperienced with it.
After a bit of exploring found some good snag free water. My rod went off a half dozen times, took home an 18 lb red spring and released a couple pinks.
Chrome with green top spin glo is all I tried.
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Did rather well last long weekend 8) , couple dozen + pinks on the 5wt. as well with a BR jig . But most important of all I was rewarded a couple dandies to go home with . I lost 3 others , should have jumped in the boat but what the ;D , had a blast . Double header with guy beside me ;D 8)
(http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k532/Armytruck2010/AXEL%20075_zpsphgwlkig.jpg)
(http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k532/Armytruck2010/AXEL%20068_zpsexchcite.jpg)
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Sorry , I guess I should have shrank the pics to fit . Oh well ;)
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Those kind of pics get my blood pumping. Going out this Friday, hopefully get into some springs. Already have enough pinks.