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[YY]

On the way to Whistler for my biking trip I noticed a fair amount of low, clear streams/rivers that seem suitable for trout fishing. The part I am referring to is the stretch of land from Squamish to Whistler along the highway. Anyone have experience from the area? Those streams looked like ideal trout habitat, but any form of fish that inhabit those water-bodies?

[bkk]

The stream you are looking at is the Cheakamus River. It is currently closed to all angling due to the CN Rail chemical spill on Aug 5/05. Angling opening's are being reviewed so check out the DFO fishery notice page shortly for any new info. Most likely the river will open for salmon below the anadromous barrier in the canyon ( just downstream from the spill site ) but evidently the Province wants to keep the area from the derailment to the dam closed. This is the section that was not effected by the spill so it will be interesting to hear the logic defending that move.

[YY]

Wow, thx for the info. I know about the spill on the Cheakamus, but I had no idea that the river runs almost 3/4 of the way from Squamish to Whistler.