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Fishing in British Columbia => Fishing Reports => Members' Fishing Reports => Topic started by: Hiker on July 18, 2004, 08:55:42 PM

Title: Vedder July 18th
Post by: Hiker on July 18, 2004, 08:55:42 PM: Between three of us not a single hook up. Started at 5am from almost Peach road - south side, walked all the way down to Lickman (campground side) fishing different holes but nothing. Have seen one Spring being taken, and few Socks cought and released by other fishermen.
Hope things improve soon
Title: Re:Vedder July 18th
Post by: ralfish on July 18, 2004, 11:13:42 PM: You're in the wrong spot. Thurs and Fri I saw over 30 hook ups with springs from first light to about 9:30. I was chucking a fly on both days till about 10:00 then changed over to what everyone else was using and got into 4 springs myself. Drifting golfball sized chuncks of guts. Most fish were very clean and averaged about 15- 18 lbs with a few in the 20 lb class. All taken in the same run in the lower river.
Title: Re:Vedder July 18th
Post by: leaping steely on July 19, 2004, 09:41:31 AM: I was fishing upper river yesterday and accidently hook about 5 sockeye. Saw another guy next to me lose what looked like a very chrome steelhead as well. No spring hookups for me but I did see some huge springs go by. Oh yeah the same guy who lost the steelhead landed a nice fat 16 inch whitefish.
Title: Re:Vedder July 18th
Post by: Fish Assassin on July 19, 2004, 11:13:47 AM: Steelhead in July ?
Title: Re:Vedder July 18th
Post by: leaping steely on July 19, 2004, 11:21:35 AM: It sured looked like one, as it jumped out of the water and came close to shore. Very slimline body, with a rounded head and it was slightly reddish silver. Maybe a summer run?
Title: Re:Vedder July 18th
Post by: BIG T on July 19, 2004, 04:44:44 PM: there are summer run steelhead in the vedder system
Title: Re:Vedder July 18th
Post by: Randog on July 19, 2004, 04:52:25 PM: I did'nt think the Vedder got summer runs ???
Title: Re:Vedder July 18th
Post by: BIG T on July 19, 2004, 05:09:11 PM: as far as i know ,summer run steelhead is just a small run..
Title: Re:Vedder July 18th
Post by: Slippery When Wet on July 19, 2004, 05:15:06 PM: I landed a small one at the limit hole couple years back. I sometimes see kids who are catching trout hook a summer run steelhead. Most are small about 5 pounds
Title: Re:Vedder July 18th
Post by: leaping steely on July 19, 2004, 05:20:57 PM: Quote from: bonjovifisherman on July 19, 2004, 05:15:06 PM
I landed a small one at the limit hole couple years back. I sometimes see kids who are catching trout hook a summer run steelhead. Most are small about 5 pounds
One time a while ago I hooked one on a #9 hook and a tiny trout rod. You should have seen how much that small rod was bent. :o Anyways it got to fast water and spread open the hook. Must have been atleast ten pounds that summer run.
Title: Re:Vedder July 18th
Post by: Fish Assassin on July 19, 2004, 06:15:12 PM: Could it be a stray Chehalis River summer ?
Title: Re:Vedder July 18th
Post by: Dynamite kid on July 19, 2004, 08:30:03 PM: Sorry if I'm hi jacking,but I was wondering if any of the long time Vedder fisherman have knowledge of a summer run.The Vedder has all the ingredients of a sunmmer run river,I have heard rumour of a small long lost summer run.Certainly not fish worth trying for.