Spent most of the day on BC Rivers Day preparation. An interview with director Lew about the day, try to attend if you can a great day.
Please take the time to view.
http://youtu.be/AmBzQabzasU I tried to make it to the river yesterday but more BCRD things prevented that.
Today we had another busy day but did make the river finally, for my first trip on the Vedder, I had the raft in the water by 6, first cast soon after.
I see many pinks going by a few feet from my anglered boat. A chap above lands a fair sized chinook and takes it. He is on the phone right away and then close to 10 minutes goes by and he has not marked his license, I remind him.
The rules is you must mark your chinook right after killing it.
I am into a pink shortly after, good to see the Maple Leaf float go down again on the Vedder, I lose the male pink, after a minute or two.
I miss a couple of fish, maybe smolts.
I then connect and are surprised how the fish fights, I net the female pink, I think it is as bright as Rodney took today.
I then decide to pull anchor and explore down river and schools of pinks are on the surface and slipping by my drifting raft, a chap with a fly rod lands one as I get near him.
Darkness comes and waves of fish pass by, I bet there is coho with them, I think tomorow is worth a try as I now have that coho fever.
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Topic: Chilliwack River, September 23rd 2011 (Read 1241 times)