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[Geff_t]

Hopefully the new CO that has been hired for the North side of the Fraser can clean things up a little...

Cheers,
Nicole

They have hired 2 CO's with a brand new office right in downtown Maple Ridge 

[deepcovehooker]

If you go to the Stave go early and leave before the morons arrive..  Nicole, the Harper bit is great.   

[firstlight]

That is great news FlyGuy.
I hope they get out and about plenty.
Which reminds me i better get my Salmon tag tomorrow.

[COHONAS]

Last year I took my wife to the Stave River for her first fall salmon fishing experience. We enjoyed the scenery as well as the fishing.The one disappointing part was the unethical way people treat the fish. Sure hope the CO'S can have an influence here as it appeared some people do not have a clue on how to protect this Sport Fishery. I stopped by there on Wednesday,Sept.24 and saw a few fisherman with the flyrods out. No fish on the beach and none to be seen in the spawning channel. Should pick up in the coming week.

[oddjob]

 I have never fished the Stave , are you talking about the river below the dam ?  If I were to take my 10 year old son would he have any problems getting to the fishing spots ?  What is best to catch a chum besides roe ?

[canoe man]

there are lots of easy access spots for ten year olds
thats where my family started, stick to the west side
there is lots to explore,yes below the dam.
thats part of the problem there, but with the CO's now in town
i hope they can clean it up.

they have done alot of work there this summer
you can no longer walk all the way around the toilet bowl
with out waders and a good staff.
also removed a bunch of rocks and gravel from the north end
to move people away from the dam itself

best thing to catch chum on besides roe is MORE ROE 
or some peach or red wool.

cnm

[BwiBwi]

Spoon/spinner works too.

[stan]

I've always used wool and have caught chums.  Sometimes they seem to prefer the darker greens and chartreuse over the oranges and peaches so try different colours if the standard colours aren't producing.

[Geff_t]

If I where you I would go there and practice  Chartreuse is always a good base and add different colors with it for contrast. They are aggressive and will hit. I would also try fishing a jig 2-3 feet below your float. You will be pleasantly surprised how hard they hit them. 

[hue-nut]

fished there this afternoon for about an hour, there were a few people fishing but not much action from what we could see

[newsman]

I have fly fished the Stave for Chum since 98. The most successful patterns have always been forest green or kelly green. Black on bright sunny days.

[Geff_t]

Saw lots of chum and a few coho when I stopped there on my way home today.