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[keithbreeve]

Hi Everyone,

New to the forums and relatively new to fishing and BC.

I am looking to fish for salmon in the capliano river. What kind of rod should I be looking for, along with some tackle. I have a cheap Canadian tire special extend-able rod (which im sure won't be to good for any decent sized fish). Any info you can give me would be great. I have done quite a bit of reading with the regulations, and a bit through the forum, but I figured just starting a topic would be a good means of learning. Really appreciate any help.

Brett

[ynot]

go to highwater tackle on lonsdale and they will fill you in on fishing the cap.

[Nitroholic]

you have 2 weeks left before the bait ban starts

[keithbreeve]

Yup, read that in the regulations. Have definitely done my homework there. I guess Roe would be most commonly used now until Aug 1?

Like I said I am pretty much a beginner. It will probably help to go into a few tackle shops and talk, but any help on here would be great.

Like certain rigs, tackle, favourite (easiest) knots, angling tips, and where to go on the river(because it is a tough hike and the water can change quickly)

Thanks

Brett

[Rodney]

Welcome to the forum Brett,

To fish with roe on the Capilano River, you'd need to use a float. Without knowing how long your rod is and what type of reel you have on it, it's difficult to say whether it is suitable or not. The ideal float fishing setup is a baitcasting or centerpin rod that is at least 9' long and you need either a baitcasting or centerpin reel on it, so you can feed the line out freely to set the float drift naturally. For how the float should be set up, please go to http://www.fishingwithrod.com/articles/2010/0910_01.html and scroll down to the bottom, there are some diagrams and descriptions.

Another one that you might be interested in reading is http://www.fishingwithrod.com/articles/2003/1003_01.html

If your rod is much shorter and you only have a spinning reel, then you can also simply cast and retrieve a spoon or spinner. Find a piece of water that moves slowly and cast into it. Retrieve the lure slowly and at times you'll see a coho salmon following behind it. 1/8oz or 1/4oz spoons or spinners should work.

Regardless what method you use, try to fish it early in the morning. You can park your car near the hatchery and walk downstream on the trails to different fishing spots.

Good luck.

[cutthroat22]

I suggest spoons and spinners for a beginner.

Keep in mind the summer run of coho will be fading soon and fishing will be poor for a couple months until the fall salmon runs.

[keithbreeve]

Thanks for the welcoming Rod (and the website).

I have a dinky 6' spinning rod so an upgrade is in order sooner or later. But I am also a pretty broke student. Is it possible to handle a smaller coho on such a small rod? I just really like it because I have to take public transportation to the river, and it is extend-able and easy get around with.

Spinners and spoons will be a great start (especially with the ban coming up soon).

Thanks for all the info. Truly a great resource!

Brett

[fic]

I suggest spoons and spinners for a beginner.

Keep in mind the summer run of coho will be fading soon and fishing will be poor for a couple months until the fall salmon runs.

It seems like this entire Coho summer coho run on the Cap has been slow for me. May be they figured out my schedule and just decided to swim straight up to the hatchery just before I get there.  Hope there's enough of them spawning successfully for next year's run.

[cutthroat22]

Your 6 foot spinning rod will be fine for the summer coho run.  Just don't fish from a cliff.

For Fall you will need to consider a little bigger setup as the fish can be bigger and also springs and chums mixed in.

[keithbreeve]

Thanks for the help cutthroat. I found a spot down from the hatchery a little ways. Its hard to get to but seems like a decent spot for the gear I have.

[torontopike]

dont forget to check tidal chart before you head out.

[dboy]

As Rod suggested spinners are probably a good bet with that set up. I like colorado blades under a float but they can be fished without. Add some weight a few feet above the blade and retrieve slowly through deeper pools. I've done fairly well with this technique. Cap cohos are usually pretty small so a light weight rod is fine.

Coho tend to mill around in slack pools for awhile till moving upstream, always good to flutter a spoon/spinner or fly through to see whats there.

If you want to get into LML salmon fishing, invest in something like an abu6500 levelwind reel and 10' Shimano convergence rod for example. Will do you well for float fishing the Vedder, Chehalis, Nicomen, Sqaumish etc. for salmon and steelhead.

As the pinks arrive you may also enjoy fishing the mouth of the Seymour or Fraser River. Seymour is late august and Fraser is late august early sept. Lots of opportunities for larger springs, coho and chums in the fall....

[keithbreeve]

Thanks for all the help from the board. Also went into Pacific Angler and they helped me out alot, Dimitri especially. It cant be fun watching some idiot try to tie different knots for the first time.