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Author Topic: 2013/14 Chilliwack River steelhead fishery information & water condition updates  (Read 99271 times)

dobrolub

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Snow in the forecast for tomorrow... Does it look like it'll snow? ???
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nickredway

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Yes!
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chris gadsden

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Conditions excellent when I checked at Lickman a few minutes ago. Saw a fellow packing a small one at another location.

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18" visibility in the upper , slightly coloured , nice lookin water , no rain at 12:00 when I left , hit a monsoon on the way home to Van. , should hold easily for the day...no snow
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Fishing is not a matter of life or death ...it's more important than that

MetalAndFeathers

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How will the conditions be for monday?Im guessing a bit choclate milky.
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fisharoo

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Probably more like a green tea latte.
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Kenwee

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Its like Timmy's double double this morning.
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skitterbug

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I have some errands out that way tomorrow, & haven't been out this year yet. Is the river still brown? Is it still rain?
Thanks.
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fisharoo

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@skitterbug you can check the water levels here:
http://www.wateroffice.ec.gc.ca/graph/graph_e.html?stn=08MH001

you'll see a huge crest in the chart right now. When that tapers down fishing will be good.

You could probably find some water with good vis in the upper river, but it's tough fishing with such a strong flow. You might be able to target some pocket water.
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BCfisherman97

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Did it shape up a little bit today?
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chris gadsden

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Did it shape up a little bit today?
Heading out now a report later.

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Conditions favourable although high water, lots of anglers out on the flow.

liketofish

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Have you seen any action in such high water, Chris?
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Fish or cut bait.

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If you know where to go.
 But! 
If your unsure; you might just be washing your gear.
An interweb chat says there's a chance but unless you get out enough; knowing where to go won't help much.
However!!!  Those that know, Do!!
How much gas do you want to spend/waste on the experience/learning  curve?
Good luck on your decision.
It costs me an hour plus gas plus tolls.
If I lived closer I'd be fishing.
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liketofish

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Thanks for the advice. I have been steelheading for 20+ years. So I know where they are generally at different water levels. Now at this level, fishing slow seams at the edge of fast water, or the shallow & slow tail out (due to coloured water and fish feel safer to stay closer to shore), as well as the pockets in rapids (as the fish are travelling at higher water), plus slower side channels are going to be good. But this year being so slow, doesn't matter what skill and knowledge, it is more important to know that there are fish around, LOL. It is all part of the observation game of steelheading. If the water is optimal and lots of fishermen but very few catch on the river, it indicates very little fish. I generally make a call to Fred's to check # of weigh-in to gauge the fish density in the river. But I will go fishing if the weather is good. Fish or no fish, you have to treat steelheading a way of life, not meat collection like you do with salmon.
« Last Edit: March 18, 2014, 03:49:23 PM by liketofish »
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