So normally I do not fish the Vedder on the weekend, because I want others to catch fish....
<shrinks head>Well, normally I avoid it as the likelihood of getting the piece of water you preferred is smaller. This morning I went anyways, as I had to pick up more
Help Habitat fundraising tickets.
I thought I would combine the mission with some fishing, socializing with some friends and a good lunch at Cookies.
After some kidding around on
the other forum for awhile
, I left the driveway at 4:45am. At 5:50am, I pulled into Timmy's at Whatcom Road and fishersak was standing outside of
Reaction Fly and Tackle like a little kid longing for Christmas.
A quick grab of a double double, and off we went. As I approached No. 3 Road exit, I gave Trout Slayer and April a ring to see where they were. I thought they would be sitting on the river bank by then, but apparently TS had just arrived in Surrey to pick up his fishing companion.
Too bad, missing the first light bite is a tough one to swallow.
Fishersak and I arrived at our parking area and found ourselves the first ones there. I was excited, as I thought others would have been there already. We quickly geared up and hiked into the run. I showed him the section where the coho would be sitting in and we waited for the sky to get bright enough.
Once the lighting was good, I proceeded to cast that big chunk of chum roe into the tailout. The water level was just perfect. The clarity was fantastic, couldn't be any better. I was excited while anticipating for that first burial of the Drennan Zeppler. After numerous casts, the float tip remained dry.
Buck and his friend then showed up and decided to fish just above us. Right away buck showed his skills by getting into a couple of spring jacks. At the same time, my Drennan Zeppler began to dive during a few drifts! A couple of times the float flew straight over my head, luckily it did not crack on the rocks. I managed to nailed two of the strikes, but both quickly came off after a few seconds of kicks.
A few more misses and it was quiet once again.
Trout Slayer and April then emerged from the bush after phoning me for direction in the trails.
I sat back and decided to take a break with buck, and let the newcomers to give it a go.
Spudcote and his dad then showed up! This was turning into a fish-in.
Poor Spudcote's dad was dragged along by his son after he decided to do this so-called relaxing fishing trip.
They must have walked for an hour to reach us.
They reported no fish as well.
Fishersak and I decided to move to a new location. I wanted to give the faster water a try again and see if I could find some fish. We walked and walked, casted and casted, with nothing to show for another two hours.
By then I had given up, and I was longing for the turkey dinner at Cookies Chris mentioned last night.
We decided to head back to pick up tickets from Dave Lamson first. I now have 30 more tickets if anyone wants them.
After that it was Cookies time. April, Trout Slayer, fishersak, Chris and I spent a couple of hours pigging out since the fishing was slow. I walked into the restaurant, sat down, looked up and who did I see? Last Cast was sitting right in front of me enjoying his meal with his son. They are out there right now until Monday, hopefully with some coho to show.
That's it, a pretty slow day, but I must say it was very enjoyable nevertheless. The turkey dinner filled me right up, I sat in Cookies for another hour after TS and April left.
I would like to conclude this report by saying, we got skunked.
Few things to remember
- You need a freshwater fishing licence when fishing the Chilliwack River.
- You need to purchase a salmon conservation stamp if you intend to keep your salmon.
- Daily quota for pink salmon is four fish below the Vedder Crossing in Chilliwack River.
- Daily quota for hatchery coho salmon is four fish in Chilliwack River. Hatchery coho salmon have no adipose fin.
- Daily quota for chum salmon is one fish in Chilliwack River.
- Daily quota for chinook salmon is four fish in Chilliwack River, but only one maybe over 62cm.
- You may only keep four salmon (mixed species) in total per day.
- Only a single barbless hook is allowed.
- You must release any sockeye and wild coho carefully.
- Pink salmon have large oval spots on their back and tail. Sockeye salmon do not have spots. Chinook salmon have tiny black spots on its back and tail. Coho salmon have tiny black spots on its back and upper tail, and white gum.
- Please note that some sockeye salmon in the Chilliwack River also do not have an adipose fin.
- Complete Chilliwack River salmon regulations can be found on this page.
- Please phone DFO Chilliwack 604-702-2278 if you observe a violation.
- Make sure you have a good fillet knife to clean your catch and a cooler with ice to keep your it fresh.
[/size]
Author
Topic: Vedder River: Oct.8th (Read 4350 times)