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We were expecting the first little shot of rain and cloud this weekend but it looks as though the forecast has changed. We will have some cloud today but we are back to sun for Saturday and Sunday. The temps dropped a little over the last two days and we are eager to hear reports from today. Any time we get a little change in the weather, especially when we have had such a long period of heat and sun, cooler weather and cloud should make for some great fishing.
Obviously, the big news this week is that the sockeye fishery is open in tidal waters! See the official details here. We are still in early days. The majority of fish have not shown up in local waters yet but from all the test numbers we are excited. We have already hooked a number of sockeye while targeting coho and chinook on guided trips so we expect the first good sockeye reports soon. If you want to book a trip call us now. Prime time is more to the middle of August when more fish move into the area but that said we could see good fishing any day and spots are filling up fast!
On our guided trips this week in the salt coho fishing remains very good and there are chinook around. We have more details in our saltwater report but we still recommend focusing your efforts on these species over sockeye. Watch your sounder, look for jumping sockeye and change over to a sockeye rig if you find yourself in the right place at the right time.
We will also hear news on the freshwater Fraser sockeye front soon, possibly even today, but we have no official news yet as we write this report.
On the trout front we have an update from Matt’s Skagit trip last weekend and he is heading out with Sean and Brendan this weekend. The fishing was good and all of the details are in Matt’s report along with a new video on how he packs multiple rods when fishing the Skagit. This is not for everyone but if you plan to use different presentations it is the fastest way to change gears.
The Thompson is also another one to look at if you are planning a trip. We had multiple reports from the river this week and fishing was excellent. With sockeye coming you will see this fishery slow down a little when the bulk of the sockeye run hits the river. It seems to make the trout less aggressive but at least for now the sockeye are not posing a problem.
We were worried that if it rained hard they might open the dam on the Capilano. This would have been great for river fishing but it would have killed the beach fishing. As it stands we don’t see rain in the forecast and we expect the beach to be very good and the river to continue to be challenging. Ambleside had a water quality advisory earlier this week but that looks to have been lifted yesterday. As always be sure to keep an eye on things like that if you head out and always wash your gear after you’re out fishing.
The interior lakes have slowed down considerably with the heat but there are some lakes that are deeper or have springs feeding cold water that can still provide good fishing opportunities. Alex is heading up to Tunkwa. It is known as one of the better mid summer lakes. Though Alex is the first to admit that he is not a fly fishing trout lake expert he has a report on the intel he has been gathering and he will have more details when he is back next week.
Last but not least the Vedder chinook fishing has picked up a bit and Dustin has information on the Vedder river report below.
On to the report!! http://www.pacificangler.ca/pacific-angler-friday-fishing-report-august-3-2018/
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Topic: Pacific Angler Friday Fishing Report: August 4, 2018 (Read 2553 times)