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[Fish Assassin]

Just arrived home from an awesome day on the Vedder. My brother and I made the long drive to the valley arriving at daybreak. We decided to start at he lower end around the canal area. There was nobody where we were fishing. Conditions were absolutely perfect, water temperature was 3 degrees. On my third cast with a roe bag with my secret sauce I had a vicious takedown. After a robust fight that took me uo and down the river I landed 10 lb wild steelhead. After posing for pictures itwas released to continue it's journey. A few minutes later at exactly the same spot my brother hooked it's twin on another roe bag. After a few pictures the wild steelhead was also released. After that flurry of action things quietened down so we decided to head further down to the Canuck Run. My brother was the first to strike steel landing a coloured male weighing about 8 lbs. It was released. Half an hour later as we were about to move I detected my float taking a slight dip. I set the hook felt a headshake and was gone. I rebaited with a fresh roe bag applied a generous portion of my secret scent and sent it back to the run. I didn't have to wait long. It drifted about 10 feet and the float disappeared. After a spirited struggle, the steelhead surrendered. It was another chrome about 10 lbs. We decided to give it a rest and went for coffee. After a cofee we went bac where we initially started. Deciding to try somthing else I tied on a homemade jig. On my 6th cast I hooked another. This fish felt different from the others decidng to sulk on the bottom. I finally managed to pull the fish to shore. It was a beautiful chinook. I decided to retain it for tonight's barbecue. I decided to call it a day. My brother decided to continue fishing. Half hour later he finally landed a hatchery steelhead. That was it for the both of us. An epic day on the Vedder to be sure.

[buck]

Fish Assassin, being that it is April first I'm not sure about your comments. If you actually killed a chinook you should know that they are closed, . A piece of fin for a DNA sample would be great. Every year about this time a few chinook are taken in the lower river. It would be nice to be able to identify which stock they are from. Are they early Chilliwack fish or strays from another system? They don't show up in the upper watershed in late Sept/Oct.

[silver ghost]

you lost me at chinook 

[silver ghost]

if you killed it then it's still available for a photo shoot lets see it!

[leapin' tyee]

He never fish  the vedder on sunday. Nice try

[Animal Chin]

sun nuv a ... he had me. I was kicking myself for waking up at 1;30 pm.

haha thanks, that was funny 

[HARLEY]

Just arrived home from an awesome day on the Vedder. My brother and I made the long drive to the valley arriving at daybreak. We decided to start at he lower end around the canal area. There was nobody where we were fishing. Conditions were absolutely perfect, water temperature was 3 degrees. On my third cast with a roe bag with my secret sauce I had a vicious takedown. After a robust fight that took me uo and down the river I landed 10 lb wild steelhead. After posing for pictures itwas released to continue it's journey. A few minutes later at exactly the same spot my brother hooked it's twin on another roe bag. After a few pictures the wild steelhead was also released. After that flurry of action things quietened down so we decided to head further down to the Canuck Run. My brother was the first to strike steel landing a coloured male weighing about 8 lbs. It was released. Half an hour later as we were about to move I detected my float taking a slight dip. I set the hook felt a headshake and was gone. I rebaited with a fresh roe bag applied a generous portion of my secret scent and sent it back to the run. I didn't have to wait long. It drifted about 10 feet and the float disappeared. After a spirited struggle, the steelhead surrendered. It was another chrome about 10 lbs. We decided to give it a rest and went for coffee. After a cofee we went bac where we initially started. Deciding to try somthing else I tied on a homemade jig. On my 6th cast I hooked another. This fish felt different from the others decidng to sulk on the bottom. I finally managed to pull the fish to shore. It was a beautiful chinook. I decided to retain it for tonight's barbecue. I decided to call it a day. My brother decided to continue fishing. Half hour later he finally landed a hatchery steelhead. That was it for the both of us. An epic day on the Vedder to be sure.

Just a really great story--

[Dave]

Fish Assassin, being that it is April first I'm not sure about your comments. If you actually killed a chinook you should know that they are closed, . A piece of fin for a DNA sample would be great. Every year about this time a few chinook are taken in the lower river. It would be nice to be able to identify which stock they are from. Are they early Chilliwack fish or strays from another system? They don't show up in the upper watershed in late Sept/Oct.

Further to what Pete says, chinooks are caught in the Vedder at this time of year and to identify what stocks they are DNA samples are needed. If you catch a chinook, without harming the fish ie leave it in the water, be gentle, etc, snip off a small piece of fin, say half the adipose, and keep it in a plastic bag, as cold as possible, take it to Fred's and they will put it in the proper fixative that I will supply tomorrow.
If you don't get to Fred's and still want to help out, put this same piece of fin, that has been kept cold, in alcohol (ethanol only, isopropyl and denatured alcohol is not so good for DNA samples), something like vodka or even better overproof white rum and again bring to Fred's.  Don't be stingy with the booze
The fun part will be trying to persuade the DNA gurus at Nanaimo to run these samples ... but we'll worry about that later.

[chris gadsden]

Further to what Pete says, chinooks are caught in the Vedder at this time of year and to identify what stocks they are DNA samples are needed. If you catch a chinook, without harming the fish ie leave it in the water, be gentle, etc, snip off a small piece of fin, say half the adipose, and keep it in a plastic bag, as cold as possible, take it to Fred's and they will put it in the proper fixative that I will supply tomorrow.
If you don't get to Fred's and still want to help out, put this same piece of fin, that has been kept cold, in alcohol (ethanol only, isopropyl and denatured alcohol is not so good for DNA samples), something like vodka or even better overproof white rum and again bring to Fred's.  Don't be stingy with the booze
The fun part will be trying to persuade the DNA gurus at Nanaimo to run these samples ... but we'll worry about that later.

You told be the other day some steelhead from the Vedder were sent to a lab and they came back positive for ISA, one never knows what to believe these days especially on April 1st.

[Dave]

ssssssh, don't tell Alex about those ISA positives that were submitted from your bait box but may actually have come from your truck
Seriously, no Aprils Fools here - DNA samlpes could put this yearly question to rest and drinking booze is the best for fixing DNA samples, at least in fish.

[fic]

Just arrived home from an awesome day on the Vedder. My brother and I made the long drive to the valley arriving at daybreak. We decided to start at he lower end around the canal area. There was nobody where we were fishing. Conditions were absolutely perfect, water temperature was 3 degrees. On my third cast with a roe bag with my secret sauce I had a vicious takedown. After a robust fight that took me uo and down the river I landed 10 lb wild steelhead. After posing for pictures itwas released to continue it's journey. A few minutes later at exactly the same spot my brother hooked it's twin on another roe bag. After a few pictures the wild steelhead was also released. After that flurry of action things quietened down so we decided to head further down to the Canuck Run. My brother was the first to strike steel landing a coloured male weighing about 8 lbs. It was released. Half an hour later as we were about to move I detected my float taking a slight dip. I set the hook felt a headshake and was gone. I rebaited with a fresh roe bag applied a generous portion of my secret scent and sent it back to the run. I didn't have to wait long. It drifted about 10 feet and the float disappeared. After a spirited struggle, the steelhead surrendered. It was another chrome about 10 lbs. We decided to give it a rest and went for coffee. After a cofee we went bac where we initially started. Deciding to try somthing else I tied on a homemade jig. On my 6th cast I hooked another. This fish felt different from the others decidng to sulk on the bottom. I finally managed to pull the fish to shore. It was a beautiful chinook. I decided to retain it for tonight's barbecue. I decided to call it a day. My brother decided to continue fishing. Half hour later he finally landed a hatchery steelhead. That was it for the both of us. An epic day on the Vedder to be sure.

April Fools joke?

[chris gadsden]

April Fools joke?

Sure FA never catches that many in one day.

[norton]

Lol., funny stuff fa

[Dave]

Vials of 99% ethanol for DNA are now at Fred's if anyone is able to obtain a sample from a Vedder caught chinook.