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Fishing in British Columbia => Fishing Reports => Members' Fishing Reports => Topic started by: Sinaran on October 04, 2005, 07:38:58 PM
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spent more than a month trying to catch my first salmon here in lower river but to no avail., i was a bit frustrated, to give another try before the season near the end, i decided to visit the river where most of the big shows took place, the vedder.
headed out today, alone(how boring that can be driving that far alone) at around 7:30am and arrived at the KWB at around 9:30am. there were already about 20 fellow fishermen fishing just below and to the left of the bridge. that was the first time i was here~~very nice water level with decent water clarity, there were lots of springs surfacing and making splashes, a few hatchery coho struggling swimming close to the surface, pretty much coloured up though(very dark body). the DFO guy was checking from the bridge and see if there's any snagging going on. i was fishing from the shore, using roes sac with float , fishing just under the bridge. couldn't get any bite but snags after snags, lost two drennan floats in the first hour. Changed my setup and tried spoons instead, 20mins into casting, foul hooked a humpy and that took me 20 mins to land it, guy fishing beside me was being so nice and netted it and released it for me. he was fishing with wool and into action just 5 mins after we released the fish, he foul-hooked a small rainbow about 5 inches ;D released it right away .no action for the whole afternoon all the way till around 2pm, where my hot roc spoon enticed a small school of pinks and a nice chrome buck took it. bam! fish on! the fight wasn't as furious as expected, but all i cared was how to land my first ever salmon ;) took me about 10 mins to land it, around 7 pounds buck, barely humped up but found sealices around the belly though. yeehaa~~ 10 mins later i was onto another pink, a doe around 4 lbs, that took me 5 mins to land. a guy resting in the car came up to me and asked if i would give him the roes if he cleans the fish for me, sure i accepted the offer. fished for another 20 mins got no action so i called it a day. ( a day to remember ) :)
not too much action other wise, a guy fishing at the beach caught a chum around 8 lbs(he claimed), i could even see the tiger strips from across the river, he didn't want it, but instead of nicely releasing it back into the river, he decided to just leave it laying and struggling on the beach >:( another guy just came by and asked and retained that fish. one other fisherman just few away from me caught a nice 35 lbs spring, took him half an hour to land it. as i was leaving the scene i went over to check out his fish and found two springs in the sac......i thought only 1 spring per day is allowed :o
after months of struggling in catching salmons, i finally caught my first two salmons ever. :) yeah they are pinkies but i am like very satisfied with that, paid off for all the hard work and patience! thanks guys and good luck fishing out!
rod will post the pics for me. low resolution though, as i was taking them with my phone.
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Good to hear your hooked for life now. The seasson isant close to being done yet like you said its actualy just starting you can catch coho even during december i hear. Any pics of your fish?
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yeah birdamn our secrete hole ;D lol yeah the season is farr from over i got chrome coho in first week of december on the vedder. but had to get threw some ugly ones first. but i dont think that the main run has even started. this is like nothin compared to what begining of october is like. but nice to see you got some nice ;D great to hear on you first salmon :)
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as i was leaving the scene i went over to check out his fish and found two springs in the sac......i thought only 1 spring per day is allowed :o
You are allowed 4 springs, only one over 62 cm.
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That's not good. :(
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Congrats on your first salmon, I'm sure more will come to you soon.
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thanks a lot guys. :)
as for the spring, yes, both r well over 62 cm, he was lucky to catch two of them, but i didn't think he could keep both of them.
Rod will post the pics for me soon. ;)
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congrats on the salmon just think there more to come ;D
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Sinaran
Glad you caught some fish
For more enjoyable fishing and less foul hooking fish further up river. KWB seems to attract a less than admirable crowd. Plus its shoulder to shoulder fishing under that bridge.
Just my opinion
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Way to go. It's all about putting your time in. I do advise you to go somewhere other than the KWB. While it's easy to see fish there, it's not the best place to land a fish. Go up or down from there where there is plenty of room and beach to walk up and down. My second piece of advice is to get another job. The addiction just gets worse and more expensive from here on out.
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Way to go. It's all about putting your time in. I do advise you to go somewhere other than the KWB. While it's easy to see fish there, it's not the best place to land a fish. Go up or down from there where there is plenty of room and beach to walk up and down. My second piece of advice is to get another job. The addiction just gets worse and more expensive from here on out.
no kidding dude. at least few hundreds i've spent since i started fishing this year in june. licenses, new rod, new reels, lines, lots of other tackles, spoons (where i lost a lot of them to the snags), puchased baits plus gas for driving and fishing around. This hobby can get really expensive but hey, what the heck. i love this game. :)
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yah i feel the same fishing can get quit expensive
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more to come.... :-X
i found myself under-equipped today, with 7'ft daiwa graphite rod and shimano 2000 gpx reel with 8 lbs line, no doubt it took me a long time to land the pink. i am actually thinking of getting a heavier action rod and reel for next week.....
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Good move. A 9' medium-heavy action rod for 10-20 lb test line will do you fine. A little much for coho and pinks, but great for springs and chum in the vedder. It doesn't really matter what brand you get, you'll find yourself upgrading as often as you can, even if you don't need to, (normal progression of the addiction).
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are they any main pools on the vedder like deep ones there used to be that pool right after the vedder crossing with the big rock on the far side usally fills with chums this year it doesnt look like its in the right currents or maybe the water is tooo low
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If you are getting a new outfit I would reccomend getting a level wind. Spinners are great for tossing spinners and spoons but if you want to maximize your drfit go with a level wind or later on a pin.
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If you are getting a new outfit I would reccomend getting a level wind. Spinners are great for tossing spinners and spoons but if you want to maximize your drfit go with a level wind or later on a pin.
really? there's one for sale at the CDN tire and walmart , a 9'ft medium-heavy rod with a level wind (maybe) reel for $99. both r of brandname of "Salmon". if u know which one i am talking about, is that a good choice? thanks for the suggestion
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Don't buy a cheapy level wind from Walmart and Canadian Tires. All it will result in is frustration for you from birdsnests. Instead I would reccomend going to your local tackle retailer and paying more for a better product. I reccomend a 10-10.5 foot rod. There are several models availiable for fairly cheap ~$100. The consenus around here seems to be between, the trophy XL, convergence and the berkley. I personally reccomend the berkley but I do not own a trophy XL so my experience with it is rather limited. For reels there are several options again, shimano, abu garcia and quantum all have good models for relativley cheap, although the standard around here seems to be the abu garcia c3 6500. ****Heres a good money saver**** go across the border to pick one of these reels up. I personally got mine for $90 cdn.
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If you are getting a new outfit I would reccomend getting a level wind. Spinners are great for tossing spinners and spoons but if you want to maximize your drfit go with a level wind or later on a pin.
really? there's one for sale at the CDN tire and walmart , a 9'ft medium-heavy rod with a level wind (maybe) reel for $99. both r of brandname of "Salmon". if u know which one i am talking about, is that a good choice? thanks for the suggestion
there is guy selling an abu 6500c4 for $80 in rod's buy and sel herel...it's used but they are great reels and will last a lifetime if you take care of it. i think those reels sell for about $170 new.
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When I was killing time at Army and Navy in downtown Vancouver over the weekend, I'm pretty sure I saw the Berkley Canadian Specialist in 10'6" and 11' model on sale for $72.00.
That's a heck of a deal considering I've seen them go for $100 and up. There were lots there but double check before you go.
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It is a good deal Canadian Tire sales for 107
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Those pinks are in nice shape for this time of year. I was out at Herrling September 26 and everything I caught was fairly dark.
Well done!
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i would go with the trophy XL tcs6105 8-17lbs rating great rod for $85 @Hub Sports and if you want a new reel check out Ebay as i just got my Abu5500 c3 for $52 landed price not bad considering their about $149.00 here without tax.I've never had a Berkley but i know their also a good rod and they won't break the bank either.Another good reel to consider if you want to spend a little more are the Shimano reels you can't go wrong with either.
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An Abu C3 will set you back about $105 + taxes at Marine West last time I checked. I have a Canadian Specialist rod, 11'. It's not a bad rod for the money. It' s important to buy the best you can afford (keep in mind that we're talking about what YOU can afford). Otherwise you will "outgrow" it very quickly and not be satisfied with it and then want to buy better equipment. That will cost you more in the long run. A C3 combo with the Berkeley will last you a lifetime if you look after it and will make a solid dependable backup combo when you decide to upgrade down the road. Or you can sell it and expect to recoup about 1/2 of what you paid if it's in good working order.
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I believe there is a Abu C4 for sale here on the forum for $80 . even if it is used it stil can be as good as new .
And there right about this sport/hobby becoming expensive , but it doesn't have to be . In my family there are 3 of us that fish regularly , but for some reason we have like 5or 6 rods/reels ea. . Flyfishing , spin casting , level winds , center pins , ultra light gear , back up rods and reels , saltwater gear , it is amazing how much stuff you can acumulate in 20yrs of fishing .
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nice job ;)
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nice fish
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http://www.fishingwithrod.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=8210.0
thats the link for the reel
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Congrats on your fish. And thanks to the other members for all the useful tackle. infomation. Now I have to start putting aside some dollars so I can upgrade my equipment :)
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good for you. many more to come for you! :)
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I'll throw in my 2 cents. the Cabelas tourney rod is made by G-Loomis and it's the equivalent to their $250-$300 American dollars. Cabelas sells it for $59.00. I own 2 of them and they are sweet. As far as a reel goes, Abu Garcia C4 or Shimano Cardiff or Shimano Calcutta. You will not go wrong with any of these and most likely won't upgrade any time soon. You'll just be looking to buy more because you can't have enough of a good thing.
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This may sound funny but my buddy snapped his rod while fighting a pink using a salmon rod he got for canadian tire 2 years ago, so make sure you have knowledge on what your buying!
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Most rods are fine if you play the fish the right way. I find that as soon as you put your hand near the joint to pull a fish in, it will break 9/10 times.
Did the rod break while he was playing the fish or was it at the point of landing the fish?