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[Jamie_in_the_Wack]

The snow finally melted and they opened access to Chilliwack Lake on Friday.  I pulled the boat up today and dragged gear for a few hours.  Landed a 3.5 lb dolly in the first 10 mins, also caught 2 kok's and a 1.5 lb cutty.  Not a bad morning at all, my buddy had a huge fish on, fought like a log.  I think it was a big dolly 10-15 lb range, lost it close to the boat.  Then I had to look at his lower lip quivering the rest of the morning 

Great time though, lots on the fish finder.  Might go back tommorrow....


Jamie

[troutbreath]

Good for you guys. That club you use for smacken fish takes care of quiver lip too. I love downriggin on that Lake early in the season. Plugs and people who got the nerve for action is what counts.

[island boy]

just wondering how deep youguys were trolling at? last time i was up there we were using apexes and got one. wondering what you guys were using. not much experience on that lake but would like to fish it more. some hints would be appreciated. thanks.

[gman]

I've only fished it once in recent years. We managed one decent dollie on the kokanee gear, fished without downriggers.

[Jamie_in_the_Wack]

I was fishing with downriggers.  Caught the dolly 400m straight out from the launch at 20' using a 3" rapella.  Lost the large dolly using a larger rapella at 46'.  Caught the cutty and Kok's on the surface using red wedding band with worm.  Also lost several other Kok's.  The smaller fish were all taken within 200-300m of the Chwk river start point.  There was losts of fish on the finder along the south shore of the lake.

I'm off Friday's and will be going to drag gear there again on the 23rd, I'll post if I get a sniff.  I was talking to a fella at the launch that had success fishing the North side of the lake, fishing from shore beside the road, he didn't say what he was using though??

Jamie

[island boy]

thanks for the tips. i'll have to take a trip up there after work one day. were you using flashers with the rapalia's? how was the wind? we got caught up in a good wind storm last time a it was nasty.

[Jamie_in_the_Wack]

Just the rapella with the one line a small gang troll with the other.  A dolly hit both, so I don't know if one is a better setup than the other.  Really I think you just have to get it in front of them right now.  Very little wind when I was there,  my boat is 8' 4" wide so the wind doesn't bother me too much.

[bateman]

does anyone know where i could launch an inflatable from? thanks.

[chris gadsden]

does anyone know where i could launch an inflatable from? thanks.

There is a boat launch there.

[bateman]

we went up to the chilliwack lake on thursday, caught a 3 lb dolly in the shallows. didnt have any luck at the mouth of the river. was wondering how deep the lake is.

[steeleagle]

go to http://www.anglersatlas.com/lakes/312/

I Think it's almost 400' in the middle of the lake.