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[CohoMan]

Was out early this morning fishing the canal.

Water was a bit higher than last week but still very fishable. As I was walking towards where I wanted to fish, I saw several "V" moving upstream.

Hooked into more than 10 coho jacks( mostly hatcheries ) and kept a couple over 16". Got into several spring jacks too and released all of them. I was surprised that most of them were coloured a bit.

Had to leave early to head up to the Okanagan with the family.

Tight line guys.

If the jacks are any indications, we might just have another banner coho season.

[chris gadsden]

Slipped out to the Thursday Hole on a Friday, a bit after first light. No one was there so was nice to have the while area to ones self.

The pesky smolts were eager for breakfast and were picking off the roe, very lightly as they would not pull the Maple leaf DNE completely down. Maybe after a dozen or so casts the DNE went for a dive and I quickly set the hook followed by a flash with the thought it was a coho but I determined it was a bright chinook jack shortly after, I could tell by the way it was acting.

I verified that as I got it near the shore, it was bright and close to 4 pounds. Just as I got close to beaching it, maybe rushing it to much the fish gained its freedom returning quickly from where it came from.

Off to a good start but nothing more after 30 minutes more before I decided to check out other parts of the area. Besides no fish were showing, even though I was sure theywere there.

I tried a couple more runs with what I thought was a salmon but could not say for certain. Other anglers I saw had nothing either.

After walking around for a while finding nothing but a few tins I was back at the Thursday Hole. Just as I got there Gwyn shows up and he had landed a jack and a dolly so far. While we are taking Rodney phones for a water condition update, its perfect I inform him but the fishing is slow.

Gwyn feels once the salmon start spawning things will pick up for us bait fishers.

We see a machine working the area. Gwyn says the hoe is putting the gravel haul road back to a natural state. To us that did not make sense, especially spending  around $200 an hour to do this unnecessary work. The money could be better spent on some habitat projects. Of course this gravel fiasco is just that.

We decide to go home as I had work to do to get ready for the cleanup on Sunday.

I slip out again a hour before dark but I am blanked again with no bites but I did see 4 large chinook salmon taken by the long liners, its amazing to see so many of them these days. I guess they have moved over from the Fraser and now have switched their betty's for floats that constantly are lying on their sides working their so called magic.

[Aki]

Went for a couple of hours before dark today, between Vedder crossing and Tamahi. Hooked into one ho about 4 or 5 lbs (or bright spring jack) and one spring about 15 lbs. Both were "long line" released. Landed a couple of rainbow trout. Still slow, but fish were moving in just before dark as I was leaving. One more good rain should bring in a good number of fish.

[dennyman]

Your wish should be answered this weekend, a heavy rain forecast for this weekend on Sunday I believe.  Sorry about that Chris, hope the weatherman is wrong.

[Geff_t]

Thanks for the report Chris. Searun and I will be checking things out in the morning( I guess that is in a couple of hours lol)

[BNF861]

On the way home from work decided to make a stop at the river. Lots of fish rising. After a little while managed to hookup with and land a clean chinook jack. Nice way to end the work week and transition into the weekend 

[Tex]

I got out to the river VERY early this morning, and missed a few good takes early.  Had one coho follow my blade right up to my feet before turning away.   

Moved upriver slightly to an elbow in the river, and found a few jack springs rolling... threw the blade for a bit and hooked one jack, but it jumped and spat the hook back at me. After another half an hour of casting, float dove and I set the hook into a nice 5-6lb jack.  Managed to get it to the beach and a bonked it.  Decided to call it a day at that, as I had some work to do.


Tex