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Fishing in British Columbia => Fly Fishing Cafe => Topic started by: reach on August 22, 2004, 11:35:49 PM

Title: Rivers in the Squamish area
Post by: reach on August 22, 2004, 11:35:49 PM

Hi all,

I'm looking for places to fly fish for trout.  Are any of the rivers in the Squamish area (Squamish, Cheakamus, Mamquam, Indian, Elaho, Ashlu) fishable this time of year?  I read somewhere they are silty until "fall".  So when does fall start?  :)  Anybody have any luck in that area?

Thanks,  reach

Title: Re:Rivers in the Squamish area
Post by: TtotheE on August 23, 2004, 01:38:25 AM

I'm assuming once the higher elevation starts to freeze to a point the snow no longer melts producing the silty glacial water.  I'm probably wrong  ;D

Title: Re:Rivers in the Squamish area
Post by: devo on August 23, 2004, 01:50:30 PM

Hey,
Fished the Cheakamus yesterday, water is clear.  2 rainbows, dolly, beat-up spring....drive up paradise valley until the end of the road, fish around there.  Squampton is dirty, not sure about the upper tribs...
Devo.

Title: Re:Rivers in the Squamish area
Post by: reach on August 23, 2004, 09:18:43 PM

Thanks devo.  Other plans (Blue River area!) have come up for this weekend but hopefully I'll get up that way next weekend.

reach

Title: Re:Rivers in the Squamish area
Post by: DaN ThE MaN on August 24, 2004, 06:59:52 PM

what flies did u use??

Title: Re:Rivers in the Squamish area
Post by: devo on September 15, 2004, 04:13:32 PM

Just wondering what's happening in Squamish, Just got back from a couple of weeks up in Terrace and the Island, the rain blew the rivers out for about 70% of the time.  To answer your fly question, i like bead head black or green wolly buggers or nymphs, size 6 or 8.
Devo.