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Fishing in British Columbia => Fishing Reports => Members' Fishing Reports => Topic started by: Fishin Freak on August 05, 2004, 10:02:43 AM

Title: Fraser August 5th
Post by: Fishin Freak on August 05, 2004, 10:02:43 AM
Location: peg leg
Species targetted: Sockeye
Started fishing: 5:35AM
First fish on: 8:32
Species: Sockeye
Result: Landed and kept  :)
Next action: Went home
Result: Headed home at 8:47
Other info: The commercial gap has arrived! In 3 hours of fishing only saw 3 socks caught and 2 springs for the majority of the bar. The people in boats were catching a number of springs but not to much.
Title: Re:Fraser August 5th
Post by: leadbelly on August 05, 2004, 10:44:45 AM
Ya I figgured it wasnt worth the trip.Maybe better tomorrow, whos going to peg tomorrow?
 I probly will
Title: Re:Fraser August 5th
Post by: The Gilly on August 05, 2004, 10:45:37 AM
Check this site after 4:30 today if the whonnock report is over 100 on Aug 4 then fishing will be good at peg leg for Aug 6.

http://www.psc.org/TestFish/Area29DGNsummary.pdf
Title: Re:Fraser August 5th
Post by: The Gilly on August 05, 2004, 10:51:38 AM
Remote possibility LB.  Are you in if I go?  Same leave time, but have to be out of the water by 2:30.
Title: Re:Fraser August 5th
Post by: leadbelly on August 05, 2004, 10:54:31 AM
oh hell ya, when can you know fer sure?
and thanks ;D
Title: Re:Fraser August 5th
Post by: The Gilly on August 05, 2004, 11:00:38 AM
By around 3-4.  I'll report back here then.  For now I gotta get out of the basement and out to some customers. ;D
Title: Re:Fraser August 5th
Post by: ahans on August 05, 2004, 11:08:50 AM
Leadbelly and grumman.........I'll see ya out there. I'll be the guy with the yellow raincoat ;D ;D ;D. I've met leadbelly at the chedder river cleanup so I'll come and say hi and maybe share a few reebs. See ya there  8).
Title: Re:Fraser August 5th
Post by: leadbelly on August 05, 2004, 11:10:22 AM
Ill be the one with the you know what on the line ;D
Title: Re:Fraser August 5th
Post by: ahans on August 05, 2004, 11:18:07 AM
Fish on for leadbelly!!!!!!! everyone out of the way.......it's a spring!! ;D ;D.
Title: Re:Fraser August 5th
Post by: The Gilly on August 05, 2004, 02:41:27 PM
Leadbelly,
Does fish-on! mean anything to you? ;D
Title: Re:Fraser August 5th
Post by: leadbelly on August 05, 2004, 02:45:26 PM
means Ill be ready 8)
Title: Re:Fraser August 5th
Post by: The Gilly on August 05, 2004, 02:58:04 PM
Just enough room in the cooler for 4 sox and 2 large springs.  We'll have to make sure that we don't catch any jacks. ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re:Fraser August 5th
Post by: leadbelly on August 05, 2004, 03:00:52 PM
ya,was suprised when I helped the lady with her small funny looking sock, washed off the sand and there was a jack!
Title: Re:Fraser August 5th
Post by: leadbelly on August 05, 2004, 03:51:23 PM
just like Dennis the menace,pockets full of rocks,toads, hooks, bettys, slingshot,marbles ;D
Title: Re:Fraser August 5th
Post by: The_Roe_Man on August 05, 2004, 04:41:12 PM
Was it a jack sockeye the lady caught, leadbelly ???
Title: Re:Fraser August 5th
Post by: leadbelly on August 05, 2004, 04:42:32 PM
spring jack,first Ive seen or heared caught flossing.
Title: Re:Fraser August 5th
Post by: FLYallAROUND on August 05, 2004, 11:09:07 PM
saw a spring jack flossed opening weekend. your right , though i don't think it is very common.
Title: Re:Fraser August 5th
Post by: Fishin Freak on August 06, 2004, 08:10:08 AM
Flossed on up last year and saw one flossed this year.
Title: Re:Fraser August 5th
Post by: sassyboy on August 06, 2004, 08:53:00 AM
fished on tues and saw a guy catch and release 2 foot sturgeon while bouncing,
Title: Re:Fraser August 5th
Post by: TtotheE on August 06, 2004, 09:01:10 AM
Tried the last couple hours before close.  The commercial gap had definitely arrived.  :'(  No hits,  only snags.  Dragged in more gear than I lost,  so it was still a happy day! :D
Title: Re:Fraser August 5th
Post by: dennisK on August 06, 2004, 10:04:30 AM
hmmm....no vessels reported for aug 4 but aug 5 shows only 10 sockeye for 1 vessel and 2 sets.
Title: Re:Fraser August 5th
Post by: CAPTAIN BONK on August 06, 2004, 10:07:11 AM
BEEN OUT 5 DAYS IN A ROW NOW, HOOKED 7 SPRINGS AND 8 SOCKS AT PEG LEG YESTURDAY !
Title: Re:Fraser August 5th
Post by: TtotheE on August 06, 2004, 10:43:39 AM
wow, how many did you land?

(caps lock broken? ???)
Title: Re:Fraser August 5th
Post by: Fishin Freak on August 06, 2004, 10:45:09 AM
I can't recall a post they haven't been broken.
Title: Re:Fraser August 5th
Post by: Trout Slayer on August 06, 2004, 12:31:29 PM
Got my limit within 20 casts yesterday at Peg Leg.
Title: Re:Fraser August 5th
Post by: joedavis on August 06, 2004, 12:46:30 PM
A friend of mine fishing at St Elmo near Hope saw a dead black bear floating belly up down the Fraser yesterday. Anybody else see it?
Title: Re:Fraser August 5th
Post by: TtotheE on August 06, 2004, 06:10:53 PM
I heard there was a moose floating belly up down the fraser... :o