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Author Topic: 2014 Chilliwack River fall salmon fishery information & water condition updates  (Read 147785 times)

salmonrook

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Went under the Keith Wilson Bridge today, rather slow but a couple guys caught got some springs and my buddy landed his first wild coho. What was really interesting was the guy who pulled in a large spring doe that had weird infected looking wounds all over the body... kinda like rot.  :o
  If they were circular,maybe they could be lamprey bites, they are known for attaching themselves to salmon.
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243Pete

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  If they were circular,maybe they could be lamprey bites, they are known for attaching themselves to salmon.

A few looked like lamprey wounds but a good portion of the tail had already rotted, and the large fist sized wounds on the top of the back and one on the head had me wondering what the heck... zombie fish!  ;)
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A few looked like lamprey wounds but a good portion of the tail had already rotted, and the large fist sized wounds on the top of the back and one on the head had me wondering what the heck... zombie fish!  ;)

It might have been an old red chinook.  I went for a stroll over Keith Wilson about a week ago and saw one milling around.
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A few looked like lamprey wounds but a good portion of the tail had already rotted, and the large fist sized wounds on the top of the back and one on the head had me wondering what the heck... zombie fish!  ;)
Sounds like seal bites. 
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It could be seals, there were several around over the last few weeks.
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Tenz85

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Prepare for a blow out - Looks like heavy rains tonight.
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Chehalis_Steel

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Prepare for a blow out - Looks like heavy rains tonight.

River might color up but the ground is so dry because of the insanely dry September it will absorb a lot of the rain so its unlikely the levels will go over 2m or so even with the heavy rain.
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River might color up but the ground is so dry because of the insanely dry September it will absorb a lot of the rain so its unlikely the levels will go over 2m or so even with the heavy rain.

Not really. If the ground is too dry and the rain is heavy it won't absorb it right away and the levels will spike quickly.

Also heard there's a cougar kicking around mid river.
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How harsh does this cougar look like???? Maybe after a couple of beers????
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FlyFishin Magician

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I don't think he was talking about "that" kind of cougar.

I digress.  I'm guessing the river will raise to a pretty high level, but will hopefully drop quickly - pending additional rain.  Could make things interesting...
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Dave

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Raining buckets here in Sardis ..
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Could make things interesting...
My guess it won't :) Fish might just be better informed than us.
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chris gadsden

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A report I just got river is out and full of leaves, on the rise quickly too.

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Current river condition.

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Current river condition.


Some are already migrating from the Fraser. :-X
River still mud.