tired of the snaggers at the vedder and stave so i decided to make my first trip to the squamish this season. fished there only once last year and got skunked. Me and buddy arrived at the river at around 10am and picked my spot just downstream from mouth of mamquam. not too crowded there this morning, as there were only about 10 - 15 fishermen insight. Water clarity was about 3 feets and the weather was gorgeous! (chilly as hell though). Guess what, this was the first time ever i fished in a wader
what a change eh.
Started fishing with cherise wool and in the middle of the drift the dink float dived and as i set the hook, fish on! It took me about 3 minutes to land my first ever squamish salmon
it was a buck chum, moderately coloured(would've been a keeper at the stave/vedder), took a quick pick and he was back on his way. 10 mins later another doe took the same wool hard, fish on! another fight and a nice looking doe was landed not long later. It was a keeper
things slowed down a little at around 1pm, two seals were wandering around in the area we fished. I switched to orange wool, and it turned out to be one of the few smart decisions i made in my life. Got a fish on on my first cast with the new wool, and another chromer buck was landed 3 mins later. another quick pic and i sent him back to the river to get his job done. All in all i hooked into 8 fish and landed 5 of them, one of the three that got away was a spring, in around 15 - 20 lbs range. a little dark though. buddy caught his limit in a span of 20 mins, and released a wild bow (15 inches) Lots of fish to be had, just gotta bare the coldness though. Packed it up at 3pm, and i am planning to go again next Monday.
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