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Fishing in British Columbia => Fishing Reports => Members' Fishing Reports => Topic started by: chris gadsden on August 10, 2005, 12:16:45 AM

Title: First Coho In The Vedder
Post by: chris gadsden on August 10, 2005, 12:16:45 AM: The Master informed me this evening the first Coho entered the hatchery on the 5th of this month. ;D ;D
Title: Re: First Coho In The Vedder
Post by: BigFisher on August 10, 2005, 02:14:44 AM: Sounds like there getting smarter, better watch out!
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Post by: Matuka Jack on August 10, 2005, 11:44:37 AM: Wow :o
Are they early this year? ???
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Post by: Fish Assassin on August 10, 2005, 11:52:10 AM: How ironic, most runs seem to be late this year
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Post by: Fishin Freak on August 10, 2005, 12:17:54 PM: Was at the hatchery yesterday and it was full of reds and one white. Here's a pic I took (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/angler2051/Picture025.jpg)
Title: Re: First Coho In The Vedder
Post by: FishGuts on August 10, 2005, 05:44:04 PM: How can you tell from that pic that 1 was a white?? As far as I know the only way to tell is if you are able to look under the gill cover or cut the fish open??
Title: Re: First Coho In The Vedder
Post by: Fishin Freak on August 10, 2005, 06:38:27 PM: I didn't take a pic of the white, just posted that picture for anyone who wanted to see it. Once there late in the spawning stage it's fairly easy to tell if one is a white or red. The red's go red and the white's... get more white.
Title: Re: First Coho In The Vedder
Post by: redtide on August 10, 2005, 07:05:25 PM: i thought the white springs get darker/blackish near spawning time.
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Post by: pepsitrev on August 10, 2005, 08:04:17 PM: great news chris. and thanx for the pic cant wait till coho and the pinks start. ;D
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Post by: Floater on August 10, 2005, 08:46:02 PM: very nice pick i wish we could fish there LOL.
Title: Re: First Coho In The Vedder
Post by: Fishin Freak on August 10, 2005, 09:34:28 PM: Quote from: pecan_sam on August 10, 2005, 07:05:25 PM
i thought the white springs get darker/blackish near spawning time.

Yeah sorry they get black as well, that's where the term 'boot' from. I've seen lots of them be white though just before they kick the bucket.
Title: Re: First Coho In The Vedder
Post by: fisher88 on August 11, 2005, 06:55:33 PM: HEY IS IT WORTH IT TO FISH IN THE VEDDER RIGHT NOW!?!? i need info quick cuz im making up my mind if i should go tonight.. OR is the fraser better ( bb.. )???? plz post tongiht if u can.
Title: Re: First Coho In The Vedder
Post by: Geff_t on August 11, 2005, 09:14:11 PM: well from reading on this forum and others both seem a little slow but I think your best bet is the fraser just put your time in, keep the leader short and release the sox gently.
Title: Re: First Coho In The Vedder
Post by: buck on August 14, 2005, 08:44:01 PM: One pink , 1 coho and 250- 300 red chinook holding in outlet channel at hatchery. The coho actually arrived the last week in July which is a little earlier than normal . Coho usually start showing up mid August but only in small numbers. Hope for a dry fall to slow upstream migration. Any jump in river levels triggers movement and all the fish shoot to the hatchery in short order. I'v heard lots of angler say that they hope it rains so that the fish will come in. If we get rain, you can enjoy watching the coho as they are brailed from the raceway into totes.