Was out fishing the lower section just after first light. Not as busy as I expected, I was happy. Weather was phenomenal, water conditions were near perfect with about 2-3 feet of vis. I thought it was a little bit high, but still worth the trip. I witnessed 3 fish killed and 1 wild released. Nicest one was a ~16lb buck caught by "a local". Things seemed to be the best around 10, as I did not see anything for the rest of the day until about 3pm or so. Most guys were "fenceposting" but me and my buddy fished a good chunk of the river and got some exercise
It was really cool seeing a bald eagle swoop down and pick up this smaller fish (about 1 lb, char maybe?) out of the water and fly off into the distance carrying it. Last time I went I also saw a beaver, I got close enough to make out what it was but when I pulled out the camera and inched closer, it smacked it's tail on the water and it dove under. That was pretty cool.
Catching was not that great given the ratio of fish to anglers...(probably about 4:50) but the experience was 10/10
Gonna try this week hopefully before things get busy at school once again
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Topic: Chilliwack River, January 8th 2012 (Read 2019 times)