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[therise]

I was out braving the cold and rain today. Caught a few, including 1 fresh coho. Lots of people out. Next trip will have to be mid-week.

[fic]

I was there today too and it's my last Stave trip of the year. I hooked about 12 chums and landed 8. They were all dark colored and mixed dark/chrome, except for 1 chrome.  Tons of zombies swimming around.  I think by next weekend the whole river will be full of zombie chums.  I did see a fly fisher keep an adult coho and some coho jacks.

[firstlight]

I was golfing near there and yes it was a cold one allright.
Well,the propane heater helped a lot.

[fishseeker]

I was out on there early yesterday morning and was pleasantly surprised to discover that me and another guy were the only ones at that location for at least the first hour.  One of the first things I noticed was the spawning channel was loaded with Chums. Far more than last year.   It seems like they came in a bit later than expected this year which, I am guessing, is why they re-opened retention.

For the first hour I strictly targeted coho's by using colors that would not attract the chums so quickly.    Though I have heard otherwise, casting red Chartreuse or green jigs did not attract any bites from the chums and that was my intention.  After much casting I finally got bored and decided to throw out a pink jig and I am always amazed at how quickly that turns on an aggressive reaction from the chums - they were hitting me on every second cast.  The other thing that surprised me was how very bright some of them were.  I landed one so bright I had to look quite hard to id it as a chum and not a coho.   The guy next to me got one like that too and he was convinced he had a coho until we took a very close look and observed the faint vertical purple barring characteristic of chums - I have never seen chums like that in a river not even on the Squamish system.  (I released mine and he released his.   Enough fish for me this year)

Also noticed that further down the river they were all zombies and I could not get any bites.   Eventually the crowd thickened and I left.   All I can say is it's too bad they ever allow retention on that system not because I mind the crowds so much.   It is just sad to see what people will do to catch I fish when they know they can retain them.

[fic]

Also noticed that further down the river they were all zombies and I could not get any bites.   Eventually the crowd thickened and I left.   All I can say is it's too bad they ever allow retention on that system not because I mind the crowds so much.   It is just sad to see what people will do to catch I fish when they know they can retain them.

May be next week will be a pleasant C & R week of zombie chums when most people give up trying to retain them.

[canso]

I was out as well, surprised at the near chrome fish, kept a nice doe that had 2 beautiful skeins.
Fished for about 1 ½  hours and had 6 casts with no fish.
Then, went Sturgeon fishing at the mouth for a couple hours, getting 8 fish to the boat.
I love this time of year.

[fishseeker]

May be next week will be a pleasant C & R week of zombie chums when most people give up trying to retain them.

You would be amazed at what people are willing to take out the river even those poor zombies that are completely unwilling to bite

I can understand completely why newbs might do it but it looks like many are old hands at this.   I for one would not count on it being any quieter until there is nothing left to pull out anymore.