there is a pier at Fraser River Park off South Marine Drive in Marpole. I have seen small striped perch caught there.

Thanks Ralph, Pier fishing is something I like, so will try Cates park next since Ambleside didnt produce much for me - Any other fishing piers other than ambleside and cates park?
Fishing is very different here (in BC) and im just getting a hang of it.

theres belcarra pier aswell, though saltwater pier fishing also is better in the summer.

Thanks Darko, thats exactly what I did, bonked and bled the fish, got home, filleted right away and put salt, lemon, butter, pepper and garlic.....but still it tasted a bit weird, maybe its because of hatchery food, I tried different recipes too (this was last year)
perhaps its because I have had river rainbows before which has a hint of sweetness to its flesh and I liked that very much

Odd cant say myself I've experienced that, I usually have some bread, salad, potatoes, if push comes to shove get some chipotle sauce or spicy mayo. Might sound weird with trout but its good I cant lie.

I used to get the occasional fish out of Rice Lake that had taken on a kind of bronzy colour, presumably from having been in the lake for several months.  The meat was pinkish and they were quite tasty. 

try filleting the fish, put salt and lots of butter, in the oven for 20 m and if you don't enjoy that then I don't know what to tell you.. when you catch them bonk right away and keep in cold cleaning them quickly also helps

Thanks Darko, thats exactly what I did, bonked and bled the fish, got home, filleted right away and put salt, lemon, butter, pepper and garlic.....but still it tasted a bit weird, maybe its because of hatchery food, I tried different recipes too (this was last year)
perhaps its because I have had river rainbows before which has a hint of sweetness to its flesh and I liked that very much

we used to start catching chub around Fort Langley in late April or early May before the freshet really started. pea mouth chub are the species that are often confused with whitefish. Some perch are near the mouth and can be fished off some of the piers. I have never seen them from New Westminster and upstream nor have I ever heard of greenling in the river. Sculpins were always the most common fish I caught. I caught the odd carp near slough mouths. once the water dropped and got clearer in fall, say mid Sept to early October coarse fish weren't so common which was good because we'd use worms and eggs for trout and salmon - mostly coho jacks.

Thanks Ralph, Pier fishing is something I like, so will try Cates park next since Ambleside didnt produce much for me - Any other fishing piers other than ambleside and cates park?
Fishing is very different here (in BC) and im just getting a hang of it.

Ya I did try lake rainbows and they have a muddy taste, not something I like.......or maybe I am a bad cook

try filleting the fish, put salt and lots of butter, in the oven for 20 m and if you don't enjoy that then I don't know what to tell you.. when you catch them bonk right away and keep in cold cleaning them quickly also helps

I was wondering this too, I tried coarse fishing in fraser river this week with no luck, maybe they come back when its actually spring or later? idk

coarse fishing will start picking up in may, as temperatures rise, april is good aswell depending on weather Rodney has many great articles on it.

A couple of hiking videos while up in the Yukon Territory.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7OgJehPNbE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLF1DjHwqoo

we used to start catching chub around Fort Langley in late April or early May before the freshet really started. pea mouth chub are the species that are often confused with whitefish. Some perch are near the mouth and can be fished off some of the piers. I have never seen them from New Westminster and upstream nor have I ever heard of greenling in the river. Sculpins were always the most common fish I caught. I caught the odd carp near slough mouths. once the water dropped and got clearer in fall, say mid Sept to early October coarse fish weren't so common which was good because we'd use worms and eggs for trout and salmon - mostly coho jacks.

Ya I did try lake rainbows and they have a muddy taste, not something I like.......or maybe I am a bad cook