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[sandylam]

Hi everyone,

I am totally new to fishing, in fact, i just got my first fishing rod of my life today.

Anyway, before I can fish, I need to know where I can fish. I'd like to ask for your help on location picking.

I want to bring my whole family to join the Sockeye fishing fun this year. What would be a good sockeye fishing spot where is  1) easily access (there are kids going along), 2) as near to Abbotsford as possible, 3) has sockeye of course ?

thanks  alot for your help.

[vancook]

I would suggest search function for sockeye fishing and you can find some info. Google can find you alot of spots too, I've done that myself in the past for tips.

There are sockeye from the mouth of the Fraser all the way up past hope and beyond, however for shore fishing you need to look at going to chilliwack and beyond. Drive along the river side roads and check out the spots where alot of cars are parked, it's a good indication people are out fishing in that area.

[sandylam]

Thanks for your reply.

Any location in Chilliwack that you would suggest?

I have been looking online and found: Wingdam Bar, Beharrel Road Bar, Upper Ridgedale Bar, are you familiar on any of these location?

I also tried to look at the threads posted here, but they are full of terms that I don't quite understand

[BwiBwi]

Go north on Mcsween Rd. till you come to the river side.  That would be Peg Leg bar.  It's a good spot to start.

[dennyman]

If you have a boat, then launching at Island 22 in Chilliwack and working your way up river makes sense. You can either fish on the sand bars directly upstream of the launch,  or go all the way up to the Peg Leg Bar.  However, because the side channel to Peg Leg is too deep there is no way to safely wade it. In other years Peg Leg would have been a good suggestion because of how big it is, and it gives kids a spot to explore and play on when they get bored.
My suggestion for the angler without a boat,  would be to go to Mission and work your way up Highway 7 to Hope. You will know where the so called good spots are by the number of cars parked on the side of the road.

[sandylam]

I don't have a boat or canoe. So i can only fish from the shore.

I guess my question is, is any fishing spot along the Fraser Valley (from Mission to Hope) would be good for Sockeye? I was just doing some research, some people say Sockeye is everywhere in the Valley, but looking at the fishing report, it seems like not anywhere in the Valley is good for Sockeye.

There seem to be so much information out there, I am just a bit  confused Please help.

[Robert_G]

Go to the scale bar. There will be an additonal 200+ beak fishermen already there, but it is your closest thing to a 'guarantee'.

[DavidD]

Like dennyman stated...

My suggestion for the angler without a boat,  would be to go to Mission and work your way up Highway 7 to Hope. You will know where the so called good spots are by the number of cars parked on the side of the road.

These are generally the spots that have 'walk-in' access (trails and all).

Many a sock have been taken from these spots.  Many a sock will still be taken from these spots in the coming days (hopefully the next couple of weeks).

Scale bar has the longest walk... (almost 1.5 kilometers - one way)

[ynot]

try gill road chilliwack.

[sandylam]

Thanks for the info everyone.

One more question, what would be the better time of the day to go fishing sockeye? I heard they hide from the heat, so does it mean morning and night is better?

thx

[alwaysfishn]

Thanks for the info everyone.

One more question, what would be the better time of the day to go fishing sockeye? I heard they hide from the heat, so does it mean morning and night is better?

thx

They are traveling day and night. They do not hide from the heat, they are however affected by the warmer water temperatures and as a result may travel slower. I believe that they travel in deeper water when the sun is brighter. Sockeye travel in schools so you need to be there when they are passing by. It is illegal to fish for them from one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise.

[kid fisherman]

Also try sharphooks.com . lots of info on that site.

[penn]

You could try laidlaw bar at the Jones Creek exit .You will see all the cars when you get there . Be warned though , all the walk in bars do get pretty crowded .
Also , there was a commercial fishing opening today , which will really make it much slower for the next few days .