Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: limit time on October 19, 2005, 11:25:49 AM
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going to fish the lower Fraser,around duncan to mission bridge. what would be good tactics? trolling, spinning,bar fishing?
are the cohos deep or on the surface. would a flyrod be better? what is the colour of choice
much tanks.
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If you're fishing the Lower Fraser, I would recommend bar fishing using chum roe
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This may be obvious to some of you guys but is there really a big difference between using chum or pink roe???
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I agree that chum roe is better, at least in my experience
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Those salted chum roe from Berry's is very good for barfishing.
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The reason you mainly use different roe is because of what is in the system. Right now the pinks are done and it is mostly chums that are spawning so you use chum roe.
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Thats all very true. But you guys are forgetting about COHO roe. I am using it right now and yesturday I had jus as many, or more hits than the guys there. However, I still dident land any :(. But ya from what I hear, chum roe is the best, but if you only have coho roe then use it becuase it will still produce if fish are biting. Oh and Ahans, does the roe from Berry's come in different amounts or is it all the same? Im goin out at around 4 in the RAIN!! And im going to use my coho roe,its not the best time to fish but ill post something when I get back.
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It makes no difference with the type of roe used when roe fishing in the Fraser River.
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Not exzactly, I think a lot of it has to do with your curing recipe. On the other hand the guy next to me yesturday was fishing with just regular chum roe and got three jack coho(only two hatchery) and one 3-5 lb wild and a few other on and gonners. I guess you could say its really...... UNPREDICTABLE!!
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You can buy those salted chum roe by the lbs from Berry's.
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I don't think that what kind of roe you use really makes a difference!! I hit all 3 of my coho this weekend on pink roe, my buddy hit a chum and 1 coho on chum and spring roe!!! So I don't really think that it matters!!! ;) ;)
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ok so... roe is good, but the others?
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Boraxed pink roe can be excellent for cohos.
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do you guys put your roe in bait bags?? so it doesnt come off every 3rd cast?
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Cure it properly and it doesnt come off that fast, your doing somthing wrong if thats happening!
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i picked it up a tackle shop.. boraxed roe.,, i was fishing faster water so that was probably the reason why.
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It makes no difference with the type of roe used when roe fishing in the Fraser River.
You ain't fished that river very much!!!
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I guess not. ;)
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I would have to agree that the type of roe makes no difference, the main concern is getting roe that will stay on the hook good, this means roe that isn't too mushy or wet, but you don't want roe that is too hard because sometimes the fish will nibble on it before swallowing, if the roe is hard it might turn them off. Some days I have used the ugliest looking gas station roe and outfished guys using beautiful looking boraxed chum roe. The main reason chum roe is so desirable is that the eggs are big making it easier to see in murky water.
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I have bar fished the lower Fraser longer then most guys on here have been alive! If you want to catch Coho you best get good dog roe. The dog roe from the Fraser is the best. Nit Nat and Johnstone St roe is not nearly as good but will usually" out fish" other roe. Then you get into,is the roe freah when you get it, is it to inmature is to mature. Has it been frozen once already. How long has it been in the fish before it was taken out. How many times can you take boraxed roe fishing and refreeze it. Yes other roe does work. But so does every lure in every tackle shop every where at one time. For constancy dog roe is the best.
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Well, fished the lower fraser this morning. Got 1 wild coho, and 2 chum!!!!! There were 5 guys there, they were all using chum roe. I was again using pink roe. They hooked nothing. I know the theory behind using chum roe on the fraser. I would probably use it if I had it. But for me Pink roe is working SO good, I figure that I will stick with that!!!!!
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Well all I use is a three way swivel with a 2 foot leader. That is about it. Nice and simple!!!! ;D ;D
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I guess not. ;)
Good one, Rod! It's ok, he's a newbie ;)
On to the topic. I've fished the lower Frazer for coho for MANY years. If you fish around Langley/Fort Langley I'll tell you what you will see 9 out of 10 people using: Double bar rig, 2-3 oz weight, and boraxed "Dog"/Chum roe. No roe bags. Never seen anyone have any luck with salted roe there; however, I've seen plenty of fish caught on boraxed roe of every kind. Chum just seems to be the general preference.
Also, as a kid I really liked to use garden worms as bait on the off tides when the cohos weren't doing much. There's a really good chance you'll get some nice cutties or coho jacks.
Oh well. For what it's worth.
-NW
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Well all I use is a three way swivel with a 2 foot leader. That is about it. Nice and simple!!!! ;D ;D
Ya not only is it simple, but you dont go through as much roe. And remember dont get short on how much you put on your hook. Because when the fish is nibbling on it, if he feels the hard hook he will most likeley spit it.
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Well all I use is a three way swivel with a 2 foot leader. That is about it. Nice and simple!!!! ;D ;D
A question Big Steel: What sort of weight are you using and how do you stick it to the swivel? They should make 3-ways with a snap on one end.
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I just use about a 10" pc of 10lb test. I will either attach a penny weight or a small pyrimid weight, depending on the tide!!!
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It doesn't tangle up? And if not, then what are the spreaders on a bar rig for anyhow?
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As I said before, I don't use spreaders. I only use a couple of pcs of line, a three way, and a hook. That is it!!!!! ;D ;D
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No, I know that. But if your rig doesn't tangle, I was wondering why people use spreaders at all. It was a general question.
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Got ya!!!!! I don't know why, I used to use them and I found that they would tangle as well. So I just started trying this and the first day I did, I caught a hatchery Steelhead. So I just stuckk with it!!! ;D ;D
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Got ya!!!!! I don't know why, I used to use them and I found that they would tangle as well. So I just started trying this and the first day I did, I caught a hatchery Steelhead. So I just stuckk with it!!! ;D ;D
I lose a lot of gear flounder fishing, so I came up the this bare-minimum rig. Try this: Tie the hook to your main line, then 12" up tie a pencil lead on using a Palomar Knot. I always break it off before twisting becomes a problem (and I use a spinning reel so curly line is just part of the game). The best part--other than having your line back in the water in under 3 mins--is that when in brakes off it does so ALWAYS at the knot and below the lead. So all you loose is the hook. You like simple--my set up has only 2 knot, yours has four. ;D
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Believe it or not I have only ever lost one rig!!!!!! ;D ;D
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Believe it or not I have only ever lost one rig!!!!!! ;D ;D
Show off ;)