OUTLOOK
Sockeye fever has set in! We are hearing good to great reports from the saltwater guide fleet and the river anglers on the Fraser are putting up pretty epic numbers as well.
On the saltwater front we have blue flashers back in stock, though lots of things work, our guides have found noticeably better results with blue glow/flash style flashers, especially when the sockeye are off the bite and you have to work for them. The fishing has been great at times but there have been some tides where the fish have been off the bite and we have had to grind. Check out Jason’s saltwater report for more details this week.
The other big news this weekend is the Vancouver Chinook Classic Catch + Release derby starts Saturday. Between hooking sockeye we have had some great chinook reports and some larger fish are rolling through. The derby is sold out and we can’t wait to see the results. It gives you a really good gauge of how chinook fishing is doing especially on a year when everyone if focused on sockeye. Good luck to all the competitors!
On the river front we have a sockeye bouncing report and if you missed it last week we had a great overview and “how to” on the sockeye harvest fishery so be sure to check that out and see updates in the Fraser River report section below.
If you were hoping to fish the Skagit, the fire is still burning and unfortunately the park is closed. Matt has an update on the fire in the Skagit report.
We don’t have a Thompson report this week but we do have a regulation update. On Aug 22 they are opening the chinook and sockeye fishing. See the fisheries notice here. All reports we have had come in this week is that trout fishing has been excellent. Sean is heading up for the weekend so be sure to check out next week’s report as we will have more info on the salmon numbers (they will make the trout fishing slow a little) and any other trout related intel.
If you’re heading out to the valley the Vedder has slowed but should pick up again when the fall runs of salmon arrive. This usually happens around the 10th of September.
Alex and Dustin came back from their lake trip last weekend. As expected with the heat, fishing was spotty, but they worked hard and had some pretty good fishing for the time of year. Alex has details in the lake fishing report.
Last but not least the beach fishing is still quite excellent with the lack of rain and is worth a shot for the Vancouver urban angler.
On to the report!! http://www.pacificangler.ca/pacific-angler-friday-fishing-report-august-17-2018/
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Topic: Pacific Angler Friday Fishing Report: August 17, 2018 (Read 1650 times)