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[someone]

Hello all,

Does anyone go coarse fishing during March and April month? As I understand summer time is best, but wanted to know if there are still any coarse fishing opportunities in lower mainland.
I am interested in striped sea perch, greenling, whitefish (not pikeminnow as I have been told many species are often categorized as whitefish, I tried fraser river for whitefish but no luck there too) etc

I did try ambleside with no luck, maybe will try cates park next time. Let me know if you guys have any suggestions/tips.

Thank you

[Jelly_]

I would start around may

[someone]

Thanks, So not much these two months......sigh

[Jelly_]

lakes have been stocked with trout; you could go for them if you like

[someone]

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

[RalphH]

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.

[Darko]

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

[someone]

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.

[someone]

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

[Roderick]

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. 

[Darko]

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.

[RalphH]

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

[Jelly_]

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

are you talking about the fraser river dog park?

[RalphH]

west of Granville, North Arm

[4x4]

Harrison and Stave have Whitefish in winter and spring.