Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: fish fear me on November 26, 2015, 08:33:05 AM
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I'm thinking of giving it one more try at the Vedder this weekend. Is it worth the trip, anything still biting out there? Does this cold weather make a difference either way, and/or is it pretty well done now? Appreciate any latest info. Thanks all!
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There is always a chance at catching a coho in late November/early December. There is also a chance at taking an early steelhead - they like the same stuff as coho do. (except holding in frog water).
Therefore, I say go and scout the brand new river...all intel you collect will be very valuable to you.
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I fish 3 days a week and have hooked at least 1 coho every trip except yesterday.
It's always worth it to go fishing. Like milo said if you're planning on fishing steelhead now is a great time to get to know this new river that has formed from the last high water.
This time of year i move around a lot to find the fish, like steelhead fishing the fish aren't moving up river like a conveyor belt so you have to find them. This is what has worked for me.
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Coho trickle in till late December i have caught a few chromer wilds mid to late December but its not the fall run numbers of course. Other fishery right now that is awesome and hot on the vedder is dollie and bull trout. They are feeding like mad on salmon eggs and can get very big i always look for them in tailouts where dead eggs float down from fast water, beads or jensen eggs work like magic. I could catch them all day its fun times because you always think "could it be an early steel?" and sometimes it really can haha.
(http://i.imgur.com/71uJjXR.jpg?1)
This was a rather large fish.
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Beauty!!! :D
Probably the prettiest species in the system.
Glad they are C&R only.
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Beauty!!! :D
Probably the prettiest species in the system.
Glad they are C&R only.
X2 Magnificent fish!
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I'm thinking of giving it one more try at the Vedder this weekend. Is it worth the trip, anything still biting out there? Does this cold weather make a difference either way, and/or is it pretty well done now? Appreciate any latest info. Thanks all!
No way ,you won't catch anything since fish fear you.
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Few coho still in there worth the trip :)
Follow me on Instagram @ Kyle_Rudkevitch
caught today:
(http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o719/kylerme/2134_zpsenkz6zg5.jpg)
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That hand Kyle...
This is what I can think about whenever I see it.
(http://36.media.tumblr.com/2305f258a0afffd80e16492b771c9914/tumblr_ny9i1i5w2b1tjphnco1_500.jpg)
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You even have it on your face. You may find out that roe cure is not body friendly later in life. Your liver processes every thing that we put in or on the body. Your skin is the biggest organ you have.
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That hand Kyle...
This is what I can think about whenever I see it.
;D ::)
haha the roe i just cured is fire. One touch and your had is pink for days. Yeah idk how it got on my face.... But it works so thats all i care about.
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I just think he's supporting breast cancer awareness.
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I think you should trade your reel for this one:
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B13U0G4CMAAIYy5.jpg)
It matches your rod, waders and hands to a "T". ;D ;D
On a more serious note, well done and thank you for showing the young (and some not so young) crowd how it's done. (except foe the stains, LOL!)
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I'd take one of those in any colour!
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nice fish boys..looks like good weekend before the rains come back on tuesday. Saw a steelhead caught last wednesday. Time to switch up to the steelhead gear. This 2015 chinook/coho run has been above expectations for me. Definately been a blast (http://i878.photobucket.com/albums/ab349/fali1000/IMAG0402_zpsmpzosnfz.jpg) (http://s878.photobucket.com/user/fali1000/media/IMAG0402_zpsmpzosnfz.jpg.html)
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thanks for the tip floater. So for the dollie's and bull trout can you just float fish with roe? I was aware of this fishery but never fished it so any additional tips would be much appreciated.
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Beauty!!! :D
Probably the prettiest species in the system.
Glad they are C&R only.
X3 nice fish!!!
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thanks for the tip floater. So for the dollie's and bull trout can you just float fish with roe? I was aware of this fishery but never fished it so any additional tips would be much appreciated.
I have caught all species of BC trout on roe but not intentionally always a by catch when fishing for salmon, my personal opinion is single egg presentations such as a trout bead (also any big bead) or jensen eggs under a float work best. I try to fish them a little deeper than roe almost near bottom, again this is just my theory but i imagine a lot of the dead or washed away eggs will be coming down the bottom of the river bouncing through the rocks. Rods new stamp river "egg hunter video" is a very good watch on this kind of fishing.
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i imagine a lot of the dead or washed away eggs will be coming down the bottom of the river bouncing through the rocks. Rods new stamp river "egg hunter video" is a very good watch on this kind of fishing.
I'd think this is a sound theory as confirmed with the video. Do you have any special tricks on avoiding snagging the bottom?
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I agree with floater the presentation has to be on the bottom when fishing singles.
If I'm floating singles I use absolute minimal weight and fish the bottom holding back on my drift a bit to keep the presentation just above the river bed. Pretty much nymph it with a pin.
This is what works for me and can be deadly this time of year. I've also had success with coho in gin clear water with this technique. Your mileage may vary.
Edit: match your float if you downsize weight.
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Yah Noah has same technique as me i fish it to where i can sometimes feel the lead hitting rocks and then i just adjust by holding back a bit so i know the egg is low enough and the led is just a above the rocks, this of course only minimizes snag ups, they will happen. Im sure guys have caught fish in all kinds of water but i find 90 percent of my hook ups are near the end of the drift in shallower water, again i assume the trout are smart and sit there waiting for "delivery" dinner from above the run, but who knows that video taught me that summer run steelhead dig up nests to feed on eggs too! BUlls and Dollies might do the same. Thats why i love fishing you learn something new every time you got out and sometimes when you are so sure that one technique is the best all of a sudden your world is turned upside down and something new comes along that works even better.
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Thanks Floater for the tips. I tried a similar set up on the Stave for trout recently but no luck yet. For lead, do you go with split shot or sliding weight?
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I always use pencil lead i find split shot snags up too much when your fishing near bottom.
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Thanks for the tips floater!!. I was out today and I had bulls/dollys/single eggs and tailouts on the mind!.
Thankfully I was lucky at first light and hit some coho(abit colourd) with black and pink Jigs in the upper. Then every died down and I switched single eggs to target bulls/dollys but had no success.
Without getting into detailed specifics, is there a particular section where dollys/bulls are concentrated? mid/upper?
I always use pencil lead i find split shot snags up too much when your fishing near bottom.
do you use inline or tubing?
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Thanks for the tips floater!!. I was out today and I had bulls/dollys/single eggs and tailouts on the mind!.
Thankfully I was lucky at first light and hit some coho(abit colourd) with black and pink Jigs in the upper. Then every died down and I switched single eggs to target bulls/dollys but had no success.
Without getting into detailed specifics, is there a particular section where dollys/bulls are concentrated? mid/upper?
do you use inline or tubing?
Im sure the fish are up and down the river but i have caught all of mine mid to upper most in the upper, i fish inline but i dont think that is as important of a detail as fishing deep as you can without losing all your gear all the time.
I was also gona head out today but something came up and after seeing the morning frost i thought maybe it was for the best lol.
Still seeing lots of people hitting some chrome coho wild and hatch pretty awesome i guess the ones that brave this weather get rewarded, too bad it dose not always work that way for steelhead season lol.
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Rods new stamp river "egg hunter video" is a very good watch on this kind of fishing.
:D