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lapetitebuse

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just wondering if it is worth going there yet...
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Re: what is the earliest you have caught cohos in the capilano river?
« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2016, 01:33:58 PM »

If you want to make your trip worth it...go out in June.
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clarki

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Re: what is the earliest you have caught cohos in the capilano river?
« Reply #2 on: April 23, 2016, 11:14:20 PM »

April 28. Caught 2 fish on roe.

Earliest I have seen fish caught by another angler is April 16.

Go and put in the time.
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hrenya

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Re: what is the earliest you have caught cohos in the capilano river?
« Reply #3 on: April 23, 2016, 11:35:21 PM »

first week of may - roe , got 2 right away .
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Re: what is the earliest you have caught cohos in the capilano river?
« Reply #4 on: April 24, 2016, 08:26:49 AM »

April 7th last year I believe, hooked 4 in about 6 casts. Little school was going by and I happened to intercept them I guess. There's fish in there now and there's gonna be fish in there in 2 months, just go fish.
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Re: what is the earliest you have caught cohos in the capilano river?
« Reply #5 on: May 04, 2016, 06:54:43 PM »

The weirs are up as of this sunday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuseR1aYsDc
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Re: what is the earliest you have caught cohos in the capilano river?
« Reply #6 on: May 05, 2016, 01:42:58 PM »

That early? They didn't usually set the weirs until later part of June when the river is low. This is ridiculous. How is the hatchery going to get some early brood stock? I guess the highest tide should let some fish up hopefully for the sake of the fish stock. I hope they do this only at the train bridge section. But if they block from Marine Drive Bridge, then even the highest tide can't get over the weirs.
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Re: what is the earliest you have caught cohos in the capilano river?
« Reply #7 on: May 05, 2016, 02:25:15 PM »

Not that I like it.
(The weirs)
But, they will get their brood stock.
The First Nations didn't build a dam and decimate a natural migration of fishes.
But folks need water more than fish.

It's a put and take fishery for the most part.
Treaties and such favor the First Nations.

All this goes much further than their rights to fish unfortunately.

But it is what it is and has been so for more than 50 years.

50 years ago there wasn't a third of the population.
Poor planning,; much like our roads.

We're playng by yesterday's rules.

Sucks?
Ya!

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Re: what is the earliest you have caught cohos in the capilano river?
« Reply #8 on: May 05, 2016, 07:46:14 PM »

Typically 2nd to 3rd week of June during the freshet can be really good- anywhere from 2 to 4 on the water level stick at the Hatchery weir is a great level. The trick is to fish the tides. We would fish under the highway bridge about 2 hours after high tide. You would find a surge of fresh fish shooting up river and a bunch would get caught. Then after maybe half an hour there and seeing a few fish caught, if you didn't catch anything yourself, we headed up river to the Cable Pool and below area. About 3-5 hours after high tide you'd see that same surge of fish come through again. If you can find a travel lane where fish would hold just a small piece of wool would work. These fish are fresh and aggressive. As soon as the fish hole up though and the water comes down, they tend to shut their mouthes. So fishing the travellers with a bit of water in the river really puts the odds in your favour.
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Re: what is the earliest you have caught cohos in the capilano river?
« Reply #9 on: May 06, 2016, 06:53:57 AM »

How big are these early cohos typically?
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Re: what is the earliest you have caught cohos in the capilano river?
« Reply #10 on: May 06, 2016, 07:19:00 AM »

2 to 4lbs
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Re: what is the earliest you have caught cohos in the capilano river?
« Reply #11 on: May 06, 2016, 03:40:55 PM »

My experience was that the fish were close to (or under) the 2 pound mark in the spring and closer to 4 pounds in the later spring/early summer. Which is what you would expect from fish that had longer to feed in the ocean.

I've heard these early Cap coho called "bluebacks" which is reminiscent of the colloquial name given to immature coho caught in Georgia Strait many years ago when there was a strong fishery for them.  I haven't caught an early Cap coho for many years, but my recollection is that their backs were indeed deep blue in colour
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Re: what is the earliest you have caught cohos in the capilano river?
« Reply #12 on: June 08, 2016, 10:26:52 AM »

Anybody gone out there recently? Must be a total gong show right now
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Re: what is the earliest you have caught cohos in the capilano river?
« Reply #13 on: June 08, 2016, 10:43:39 AM »

I am checking it regularly. There were more fisherman last week. I saw only two today. There are 4 or so fish in the cable pool. A couple of fish in the hatchery ladder.

The weirs at the mouth are pretty high. So I guess need high water.
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Re: what is the earliest you have caught cohos in the capilano river?
« Reply #14 on: June 08, 2016, 03:36:54 PM »

I have another source who lives in NV and has fished Cable Pool frequently told me the story similar to what dobrolob is reporting. It is dead slow and not many fish in the pool even after that major rain and not many fishermen either. Unless the fish are late, this year does not look promising so far as we are nearing mid June, supposedly the prime time of the early run. If the hatchery has not cut back stocking, then perhaps ocean condition is not helping the fish. Too much herring roe fishery for the commercials??? If last year's Vedder coho is any indication with their generally small size, the ocean food source for coho may be declining.
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