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Yopesco

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Squamish?
« on: September 14, 2007, 12:04:10 PM »

Does anybody know how the Squamish/Maquam/Chek are doing these days?

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Re: Squamish?
« Reply #1 on: September 14, 2007, 12:05:49 PM »

lots of rotting pinks
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dennisK

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Re: Squamish?
« Reply #2 on: September 14, 2007, 12:35:36 PM »

and many bears!



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hickman

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Re: Squamish?
« Reply #3 on: September 14, 2007, 12:38:28 PM »

The Mamquam is a gong show... until recently lots of kids and dudes foulhooking fish... almost unavoidable right now unless your fly-fishing. The Mamquam, I would say, is done with for pinks.
I tried the Cheakamus because Cohos should start soon but I had no luck.
Last Sunday I fished the upper Squamish just to get away from the crowds. No signs of pinks there,  but I caught a nice big dolly....
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Re: Squamish?
« Reply #4 on: September 14, 2007, 01:25:23 PM »

the cheak for cohos doesnt start until october and thats the early run, the bulk of the run is in november and some fish are there until as late as late december
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Re: Squamish?
« Reply #5 on: September 14, 2007, 01:33:56 PM »

If you fish the Squamish in and around the high tide you will still get into some decent looking fish but it is definitely nearing the end. As for the Mamquam, as has already been mentioned, don't bother. That run is finished and watching the idiots, fly fishers included, snagging spawners is totally unbelievable and infuriating.
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Re: Squamish?
« Reply #6 on: September 14, 2007, 02:40:06 PM »

@ fintail..
agree that the big runs are later but I remember fishing for Chum and Cohos quite early last year. There are definitely keepers in the Cheak in late September/ early October. I remember because I bought a new rod in mid-October after breaking a lighter rod with a furious Chum... and that was almost peak run last year
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Re: Squamish?
« Reply #7 on: September 16, 2007, 12:29:58 PM »

  had my first real good day for chum last year in the third week of september. another rain this week and they will be in there. and the coho run really late, got a nice wild silver on the 18th of december last year. im giving it another week before making an attempt. heading to the stamp tomorrow to fill my itch till then....any reports on how the stamp is fishing?

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