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Fishing in British Columbia => Fishing Reports => Members' Fishing Reports => Topic started by: Coho Cody on March 04, 2005, 03:53:42 PM

Title: Early Vedder Red Springs
Post by: Coho Cody on March 04, 2005, 03:53:42 PM

people keep talking about these early red springs. i think there just mistaking for a steelie or something.... ???

Title: Re: Early Vedder Red Springs
Post by: chris gadsden on March 04, 2005, 04:05:13 PM

They are springs, a few are caught each year around now and earlier. I caught one a number of years ago as did 2:40 Gordie about 5 years back.

Title: Re: Early Vedder Red Springs
Post by: Fish Assassin on March 04, 2005, 04:16:42 PM

Can you retain them ?

Title: Re: Early Vedder Red Springs
Post by: Matuka Jack on March 04, 2005, 06:47:12 PM

Reg says you can.. ;)

Title: Re: Early Vedder Red Springs
Post by: bbronswyk2000 on March 04, 2005, 07:44:54 PM

Arent they usually up around May? I have never fished for them so just curious.

Title: Re: Early Vedder Red Springs
Post by: Lew Chater on March 04, 2005, 08:16:41 PM

The river is open for fly fishing only in May from the Vedder Bridge down river. The upper river is closed for the months of May and June. The whole system opens again July 1st. Because of the closures and fly only its hard to tell how many springs are in the system until July 1st. As Chris said, there are a few caught in March or April, but usually not very many.

Title: Re: Early Vedder Red Springs
Post by: 2:40 on March 04, 2005, 10:18:37 PM

Got that one early/mid Feb.

What a surprise.