i hit up the chilliwack on tuesday, starting up around ranger. Strange how there seems to be very few coho swimming by as normally you can see them with the glasses from off the high bank. Had a fishless couple hours, shortfloating roe and blades. Cruised down river midway to the crossing and manages 2 reddish coho , both wild bucks, which succumbed to my roe. Moving on again i ended up in a sweet little trough on the lower canal, away from the crowds. Having the stretch to my self i began drifting blades and on 3rd cast hit into something shiny and strong.... a real nice coho... i thought... but upon tailing the fish i discovered a chrome sockeye
, about 8 lbs had inhaled my pink and silver colorado blade. Gently releasing this most likely cultus sockeye, I switched back to roe and continued fishing. Not long later my float dives and the hook is set on a good fish. Once the 10 minute battle is done, i have tailed myself a beauty 26 lbs (on the digi scale) bar silver with sea lice, white spring doe. One for the smoker
and boys... the roe.... omfg.
so it's back to work for another 5 days and next week I think I'll wander up east harrison to a little flow i know......