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Good morning everyone and welcome to another edition of the Friday Fishing Report. Today we are watching a sizable storm that is hitting the Lower Mainland. This is going to throw off a number of possible fishing plans but as always with coastal storms watching the weather and timing river levels for a drop or just before a blowout will offer next level fishing.
The storm is going to affect our rivers a little differently. The Squamish Valley will probably get hit the hardest. On Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday the river coloured up more than we expected from the recorded river level numbers. Jordan was planning to get out Wednesday but he held off. With more rain in the forecast we expect the river to be dirty if the weather predicted shows up. We will be watching it closely and expect very good fishing when it comes back into shape but it could take a couple days. Take a look at Matt’s Squamish report for more fish geek water level analysis.
The Vedder came up quite a bit and is coloured but at least as we write the report it is still fishable. Again we are watching closely and have more details in the Vedder report section.
Other systems are also going to be rising and we have small updates on the Stave and Capilano.
On the saltwater front it’s boat show weekend! We always love checking out the show and drooling over the boats and new products for 2018. Matt’s sister works down at Granville Island Boatyard so be sure to check out the floating boat show at Granville Island and say hi to her there!
Jason has an updated saltwater report and again winter chinook fishing has been solid. The storm looks like it will be a little nasty so watch the marine forecast and be safe. The straight will be very windy but if you are careful there might be some windows of fishable water at Howe Sound or in the harbour.
With some dirty water in the forecast swinging larger patterns for bulltrout can be one of the only ways to catch fish. Jordan has been geeking out on some more advanced articulated streamers. This week we have a spotlight on how to tie these flies and some interesting notes on how to balance them differently to change the way they swim. This balance is something that many tiers overlook and with a little bit of time and attention it will put more fish on the end of the line. Check it out below!
Read on for this week's full report here: http://www.pacificangler.ca/pacific-angler-friday-fishing-report-january-19-2018/
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Topic: Pacific Angler Friday Fishing Report: January 19, 2018 (Read 1749 times)