the solution to the lack of threads or posts is to post something.

the thing also is that this site has been up for somewhere around 20 years now. Almost every somewhat general question has been asked in the past and can be found in google.
The only new thread coming out would be the fishing report for salmon/steelhead for the season and considering that there is no steelhead thread, the salmon thread in the fall is the only thing to gain traction.
Also helps that salmon is #1 in popularity by a mile and a good chunk of people only fish for salmon and not steelhead.
Maybe breaking up threads such as different run timings could get some traction, but that in reality only falls onto the Capilano for bluebacks/Ambleside which not many people fish compared to the vedder. Also doesn't help that the Capilano bluebacks/Ambleside has a super shallow learning curve, and as an Ambleside fisher myself, you see the same people there every weekend so ultimately a report is not needed for that fishery moreso.

We need to make this site good again.      Or it will just one day vanish.  Lol.    Sadly. I hate Facebook.  So I look on here.    I havnt post a lot.  But I’ve been on here for years lurking.  And watching .I think rods still pumping out stuff.    He needs to add some on here.    Maybe.     Anyways.  Cheers everyone one that’s still here

Gord, this site is as dead as my sex life!

LOL! 😂

Wolf of Vedder

It's kind of known that the drugs that people use, both legal (ie by Rx) and illegal have downstream effects both on people and the environment.

A recent rather unusual study out of Sweden investigated the effects of cocaine use on wild salmon particularly the effect of benzoylecgonine, the primary metabolite of cocaine on wild Atlantic salmon in a Swedish Lake and found a number of negative effects. One of the most startling was salmon so exposed swam more than twice as much distance over the study period as unexposed subjects.

The article also cites other studies that show that "tests on freshwater shrimp in rivers in Suffolk found traces of dozens of different drugs, including cocaine, methamphetamine, antidepressants, anxiolytics for anxiety and antipsychotics, but the researchers did not draw any conclusions about their potential to cause harm".

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/20/cocaine-pollution-may-disrupt-behaviour-of-salmon-study-suggests?shem=dsdf,sharefoc,agadiscoversdl,,sh/x/discover/m1/4

Link to the Study:

https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(26)00315-5

"Summary

Cocaine and its metabolites are increasingly being detected in aquatic environments worldwide. While previous research has demonstrated that these substances can affect brain function and behavior in wildlife, this research has exclusively been conducted under artificial laboratory conditions. How cocaine pollution affects animal behavior in the wild is, thus, unknown. Here, we combine slow-release chemical implants with acoustic telemetry tracking to reveal how environmentally realistic levels of cocaine and its main metabolite, benzoylecgonine, affect the movement of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) smolts in a large natural lake (Lake Vättern, Sweden). Benzoylecgonine exposure increased weekly movement rates of fish in the wild, with exposed fish swimming up to ∼1.9 times farther per week relative to controls. In addition, benzoylecgonine-exposed fish dispersed up to ∼12.3 km farther than control conspecifics. These results indicate that cocaine-derived pollutants can alter fish spatial ecology, potentially influencing habitat use, trophic interactions, and population-level dispersal patterns in natural ecosystems."

attached is a related article from the Narwhal.

Winston the Grizzly was twice relocated to the Manning Park area to introduce from fresh genetics to what was an isolated population. At the time I read that it was thought the grizzly population in the Manning area was perhaps 20 to 40 bears. Turns out it is currently much less than 10 at best and the last confirmed sighting was at Eastgate just outside the Park in 2015. Many consider grizzlies extirpated from the Cascades. In the US the Federal Government has withdrawn support for reintroduction of grizzlies to the area. Various groups are still trying to move bears  there.

https://thenarwhal.ca/north-cascades-grizzly-recovery/

End of June is primetime for migrating Chinook salmon. You need a large sea worthy boat to get out to the salmon grounds. Be prepared to move around a lot to find salmon on the bite. Dock space in Tofino is limited to the locals and fishing guides. You will have to launch and retrieve your boat daily and have a large enough accommodation space to store it overnight. Good luck and tight lines.

End of June is a beautiful time to fish there. However, the open ocean is no joke— even on a calm day, you can expect consistent swells of around 2 ft, which can easily make you seasick or at least quite uncomfortable.

With a small boat and a 4 hp engine, you’re really only suited for sheltered waters like inlets or coves. The open ocean would be risky under those conditions.

The little beach areas offer limited fishing opportunities. If the weather is exceptionally calm, you could try a quick run to nearby islands, but otherwise, it’s much safer to fish within the inlet or inlet around the Tofino area.