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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: Seahawk on November 16, 2015, 02:11:33 PM
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Hi Everyone
I was thinking of trying out the Coquitlam River and I wanted to know of what was used in terms of lures/spoons, what if anything was caught and wherever abouts you fished?
I appreciate any feedback
Thanks,
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Seahawk
Welcome to this forum. I understand that this is your first post on this forum but you should really consider fishing other systems on the north side of the Fraser. Coquitlam river is an extremely fragile system that's been suffering from the toxic gravel extraction and a hydro dam. Hatchery efforts over years have tried to mitigate the risk but this system barely gets enough returning coho to sustain the hatchery program let alone the angling pressure from the city anglers. PM me and I can give you some info for fishing some alternate systems in the area. BTW, volunteers have organized the annual coquitlam river cleanup event for next Sunday, Nov 22. You may want to join the volunteers and learn new stuff from the fellow anglers.
http://www.fishingwithrod.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=38904.0
Tight lines. :)
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If so fragile why is it not shut down to angling? Sounds to me you do not want others fishing the river you fish.
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If so fragile why is it not shut down to angling? Sounds to me you do not want others fishing the river you fish.
It is not shut down as it does have a small hatchery enhanced run of coho. It is so fragile because the run of hatchery coho is small, so it cannot sustain the pressure that a post on a public forum such as this can create. These two are not mutually exclusive. Seahawk is welcomed to fish it, but he will not likely get a response to the questions he asked, especially the "wherever abouts you fished?" question. More importantly at the moment however, is that the Coquitlam River, largely due to the aforementioned gravel extraction operations, is highly susceptible to river blow out with even a small rainfall. The rain falling now will ensure a flow of chocolate milk for the next few days at least.
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The river for the last several days has consistently been very high and up in the trees,it looks to me that the dam is open .
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Most of the fish are either spawnned out or dead
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Most of the fish are either spawnned out or dead
I'm sure there is something other then salmon in the river to catch.
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Trout is an option but with the water level this high I don't think there gonna be biting
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Trout is an option but with the water level this high I don't think there gonna be biting
very true..........
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Will go for a walk later on today will let you guys know the condition
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Will go for a walk later on today will let you guys know the condition
Really appreciate that. Thanks
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Water today was a little lower but still high and had some color.
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Guys, come on this really is a small system that shouldn't be talked about. Where are we going to draw the line on which systems we can and can't talk about? We're slowly inching our way closer to some other hatchery supplemented systems that certainly could be ruined by online pressure. Just because it's hatchery supplemented doesn't mean it can sustain pressure. If we're not taking it down can we at least move it to the fishing reports section so not every lurker can access it? :( :( :(
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Guys, come on this really is a small system that shouldn't be talked about. Where are we going to draw the line on which systems we can and can't talk about? We're slowly inching our way closer to some other hatchery supplemented systems that certainly could be ruined by online pressure. Just because it's hatchery supplemented doesn't mean it can sustain pressure. If we're not taking it down can we at least move it to the fishing reports section so not every lurker can access it? :( :( :(
Too late. Expect the crowds. I have forwarded this thread to all my newcomer friends who are looking for fishing spots near their homes in Coquitlam.
Coquitlam river rocks! Bwwaaahahahahahahaaaaa! :P
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people generally won't answer the sort of questions you ask for such systems. The fact there is very little pressure on the river should tell you how good (or not) the fishing is. I used to work in Poco and walked the trails . Some times I biked them on a day off. Hardly ever saw an angler - at least not the sort that knew what they were doing.
Yeah there are some fish - a few trout and some salmon - very few steelhead in winter. It's very easy to access the stream thanks to parks, road crossings and trails that follow most of one or both shores. Get out and explore it yourself. Anything that works on the Vedder (for example) will work there just downsize it a bit as it is a smaller stream.
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If you have to drive to Coquitlam to fish the Coquitlam River hoping for some meat for dinner, best to save the gas $. This river has been considered the most polluted river in the province and it holds very little fish for meat purpose. Most of the guys I know who live near the river within 5-10 minutes drive never even bother to fish there. They head off to other systems more known to give a good meat fishery. That tells you what state of the fishery at the Coquitlam most years.
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If you have to drive to Coquitlam to fish the Coquitlam River hoping for some meat for dinner, best to save the gas $. This river has been considered the most polluted river in the province and it holds very little fish for meat purpose. Most of the guys I know who live near the river within 5-10 minutes drive never even bother to fish there. They head off to other systems more known to give a good meat fishery. That tells you what state of the fishery at the Coquitlam most years.
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If you have to drive to Coquitlam to fish the Coquitlam River hoping for some meat for dinner, best to save the gas $. This river has been considered the most polluted river in the province and it holds very little fish for meat purpose. Most of the guys I know who live near the river within 5-10 minutes drive never even bother to fish there. They head off to other systems more known to give a good meat fishery. That tells you what state of the fishery at the Coquitlam most years.
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Coquitlam river is good for practicing casting and drifts and that's about it.
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Back from the river , feel like barfing . Fishing would be excellent if ur a bear because there are tons of dead fish and carcasses at the river would have love to report fish maybe try for coho but chances are that the fish are spawned out.
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These dead fish unfortunately are not the species you can target - chum, which you can't retain even if they were edible. The coho and spring are far less in number especially this late in the season to be worth the effort, particularly if you have to drive there.
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True best chance to catch fish in coquitlam is to head to the lafarge