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frozensalmon

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heavy rainfall tonight
« on: September 21, 2011, 04:39:14 PM »
http://www.theweathernetwork.com/alerts/wwcabc0018/cabc0043/weather?ref=warnings_citypage

according to weather report, big rain is coming tonight

how does that affect the fishing in lower fraser?
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more coho, more coho... ::)

drock31

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Re: heavy rainfall tonight
« Reply #1 on: September 21, 2011, 06:03:25 PM »
Hopefully should push some more fish in the river.
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greese30

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Re: heavy rainfall tonight
« Reply #2 on: September 21, 2011, 08:06:33 PM »
fish should start pumping through the systems if that is the case.
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chris gadsden

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Re: heavy rainfall tonight
« Reply #3 on: September 21, 2011, 09:01:17 PM »
Bad for the Vedder, heavy rain means dirty water and is only good for................... ;D ;D
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Re: heavy rainfall tonight
« Reply #4 on: September 21, 2011, 09:08:30 PM »
Looks like the Chilliwack forecast is just for light rain.  Anyone know a better forecast to view than Chilliwack for Vedder river conditions?
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Re: heavy rainfall tonight
« Reply #5 on: September 21, 2011, 09:09:23 PM »
im not looking forward to this heavy rain  >:( of course it happens the day before i leave for a 4 day vedder trip. ah well it should clear up in a couple days and they will be lots of fresh fish, hopefully a good push of hoes.
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gone to the dark side, poor levelwind probly never going to see the water again.

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Re: heavy rainfall tonight
« Reply #6 on: September 21, 2011, 09:45:12 PM »
Quote from: frozensalmon on September 21, 2011, 04:39:14 PM
how does that affect the fishing in lower fraser?

Nothing.
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Re: heavy rainfall tonight
« Reply #7 on: September 21, 2011, 11:03:32 PM »
Quote from: Rodney on September 21, 2011, 09:45:12 PM
Nothing.

So the river visablitiy in rain will still allow fishing for pinks using spoons? Any tips on needing to get bigger size spoons in rain conditions?
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Re: heavy rainfall tonight
« Reply #8 on: September 21, 2011, 11:07:22 PM »
Water visibility in the tidal portion of the Fraser River generally is not affected by local rain, unless it really rains a lot (like in early October 2003). Water visibility down here is usually impacted by rain up north in late summer and fall, and seasonal snowpack in spring.
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Re: heavy rainfall tonight
« Reply #9 on: September 21, 2011, 11:09:13 PM »
Quote from: fish.on on September 21, 2011, 11:03:32 PM
So the river visablitiy in rain will still allow fishing for pinks using spoons? Any tips on needing to get bigger size spoons in rain conditions?

If the clay banks hold up, visibility will be fine.
If they slide, it will be muddy and any method of fishing will pretty much be tantamount to snagging.

Sure, always good to have a few larger spoons in the arsenal. If not for pinks then for the big guys lurking in deeper water.
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