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Chilliwack River, November 6th 2011
« on: November 06, 2011, 06:00:03 PM »
Started out the day at 0800 up just past On-The-Way.   I spent about an hour throwing different colours of wool and finally switched to a Jensen egg to see if there was maybe just a lockjawed coho sitting down in the slot... No love.

I moved down to the nice fishy looking area just below the crossing bridge... Threw the Jensen egg at 'em for about 45 minutes... Was beginning to wonder if there were ANY fish swimming in the river at ALL.  :'(

Well, my buddy showed up and we headed WAY down river.  We found a spot by ourselves with almost no current.  I switched to a gold hammered colorado under a float which I tossed and retrieved.  Bingo!  A beautiful female chum that got to go back to doing the job.  She was pretty - too bad... would have been nice in the smoker.

After a few more casts, the fish in the area seemed to be less willing to chase.  Also, I had fed about 6 blades to the various wood structures around which I had been working.

I waded about mid river and cast to the far shore... lots of willing chum. I was easy going... Feels great to fight fish...

Then, as I was just finishing saying that I'd be happy to C&R chum for the rest of the day, I noticed one of them really wiggled a lot more than usual.  it started darting and dashing... it was SILVER!!!

COHO!!!!

Did it have the fin?  Was it there?  It tried to take a few small runs, but it didn't really seem to have it's heart in it.  I look at it as it approaches - NO adipose fin!  w00t! A lovely 3-4 male coho came up to the beach to hang out... He came home with me :D

More chum for an hour or two after that.... then home!

A BEAUTIFUL day to be out fishing - other than the STENCH of rotting fish ;)
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Re: Chilliwack River, November 6th 2011
« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2011, 06:09:58 PM »
OMG, you went fishing??? :o
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Re: Chilliwack River, November 6th 2011
« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2011, 07:55:02 PM »
Quote from: Rodney on November 06, 2011, 06:09:58 PM
OMG, you went fishing??? :o
I'm as shocked as you :)


Platinum Catch by DragonSpeed, on Flickr

Some photos from up above....


Frosty remnants by DragonSpeed, on Flickr


Frosty remnants by DragonSpeed, on Flickr
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Re: Chilliwack River, November 6th 2011
« Reply #3 on: November 06, 2011, 08:00:59 PM »
Blue moon.
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Re: Chilliwack River, November 6th 2011
« Reply #4 on: November 06, 2011, 08:03:07 PM »
Quote from: troutbreath on November 06, 2011, 08:00:59 PM
Blue moon.
Well - the Leafs are doing well, and I think I saw a cat lying with a dog :D
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Re: Chilliwack River, November 6th 2011
« Reply #5 on: November 06, 2011, 08:26:01 PM »
Quote from: DragonSpeed on November 06, 2011, 08:03:07 PM
Well - the Leafs are doing well, and I think I saw a cat lying with a dog :D

Give it a month, the dog will be coughing up furballs.
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Re: Chilliwack River, November 6th 2011
« Reply #6 on: November 06, 2011, 08:56:58 PM »
that is one CLEAN fish!!! nicee
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Re: Chilliwack River, November 6th 2011
« Reply #7 on: November 06, 2011, 10:13:12 PM »
Quote from: fishunter on November 06, 2011, 08:56:58 PM
that is one CLEAN fish!!! nicee
Sure is!  I was TOTALLY surprised when I saw that bright shine of platinum :D
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Re: Chilliwack River, November 6th 2011
« Reply #8 on: November 06, 2011, 10:54:26 PM »
Do you mean Vedder River???!

OH MAN, that's exactly the coho I want to get !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :o


EDIT:   btw, very very nice reel ............mouth watering............... :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P     TE versoin?
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more coho, more coho... ::)

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Re: Chilliwack River, November 6th 2011
« Reply #9 on: November 06, 2011, 11:26:30 PM »
Quote from: frozensalmon on November 06, 2011, 10:54:26 PM
Do you mean Vedder River???!


To answer your question.
(Ch)illiwack + V(edder) = Chedder  ;)
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Re: Chilliwack River, November 6th 2011
« Reply #10 on: November 06, 2011, 11:57:58 PM »
i see lol thanks
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Re: Chilliwack River, November 6th 2011
« Reply #11 on: November 07, 2011, 07:06:19 AM »
Quote from: frozensalmon on November 06, 2011, 10:54:26 PM


EDIT:   btw, very very nice reel ............mouth watering............... :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P     TE versoin?


Looks like a lightly used 400s.....
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Re: Chilliwack River, November 6th 2011
« Reply #12 on: November 07, 2011, 07:14:03 AM »
Quote from: alwaysfishn on November 07, 2011, 07:06:19 AM

Looks like a lightly used 400s.....
aYup!  I don't recall an S, but it sure ain't a TE.  I picked a couple up, used, probably about 6 or more years back.  LOVE the reel.
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Re: Chilliwack River, November 6th 2011
« Reply #13 on: November 07, 2011, 09:27:28 AM »
Good to hear that clean cohos are still being caught in the lower river.
Enjoyed the Jurassic Park pics. Cool stuff.:)
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Re: Chilliwack River, November 6th 2011
« Reply #14 on: November 07, 2011, 10:22:49 AM »
And I thought you had given up fishing, after the truck crossing incident ;D ;D ;D sorry.

Good work, glad you are making time to fish.
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