Well yesterday decided after seeing the weather and I just couldn't do any more data entry for the day. Checked the Tide Chart and off I went. 15 minutes from my house and I was there. Put the waders on, set up the 8 wt (I'm hoping for a lunker!) and off I go. Walk for about 15 minutes then start casting to some structure. Nothing. Visability not the greatest about 12 inches. But then notice there are like rolling clouds of silty water then clearer parts - sort of like cloudy day with sunny breaks. In amongst the clear bits I can see fry swimming by. So , now am searching for the clear bits and casting toward them and retreiving fast. Bam fish on. 14 to 16 inches Bull trout. I was Happy! Anyways, keep walking come to some rocks. Now I see fish at the surface cutting through the schools of fry. They are about 1 foot from shore! So I stay back and cast. Bam! Fish on! another Bull Trout about the same size. Release him and watch the water nothing for about 5 minutes, but now are further out and u/s (d/s with the tide!). So walk to the shore and again looking for the "clear bits" and start casting. Third fish on! this one about 20 to 22 inches! and fat. Walk up a bit more the clear bits are quickly disappearing. Go back and find that the clear bits are now further out. Casting and now the 4th fish! Remember my phone and quickly took a photo- 16 to 18 inches. Walked around for another half hour to 45 minutes. The "clear bits" have really all gone and visability is under a foot.
All fish were caught on a fry pattern ghost tip and a 3 foot leader. Water was 2 to 4 feet deep
Anyways, Rod thankyou for posting about your trips to the tidal Fraser! You have introduced me to a really fun and seasonal fishery close to home! Hopefully there will have a few more weeks of "cloudy with clear periods!"