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[fintail1]

arrived at around 7:30 and fished about 5 hours.  Lotsa dollies around , between three we got 13 dollies with two being 6-8lbs. The one i caught that was 6-8 was sulking and fighting so hard i thought that it might had been a double digit dollie but when i brought it in i was suprised to see a very feisty 6-8 lber which is still a big doll.  No bulls for us today only bucket mouth dollies and lots of small 1.5-2lb dolls so the average and numbers have gone down. We used to catch 5-8 lbers non stop all day but i guess people in general has helped decrease that. all in all the best day i've had up there in 2 years so i can't really complain. All we used all day was wool in different colours and small pink bead eggs. sorry forgot the camera so no pics


ft1

[dereke]

 got a new spey and am going to hit em up this week i think, thanks for the report.

[BladeKid]

sounds like an awesome day...thanks for sharing!

[Derp]

would a fly rod do ok on the squamish for dollies right now? or a spey would be a better choice

how is the water level

im off school, id be interested for a trip

[Rodney]

would a fly rod do ok on the squamish for dollies right now? or a spey would be a better choice

A single hand fly rod is perfectly fine for bull trout fishing on the Squamish. As spey setup is almost an overkill for these, well, depends on the size of the rod of course. We usually use a 6wt, you can either swing a large flesh pattern fly across a run or use a trout bead under a strike indicator. Keep in mind that fish are constantly on the move, to where the food is. If fishing is bad at a particular spot, it does not mean the entire system is not fishing well. It simply means that the fish are somewhere else. Return of chum salmon has been weak, so it wouldn't be a surprise if the fishing in the upcoming months is poor (not necessarily quantity, but the quality of the fish due to lack of feeds). Good luck, and watch out for grizzly bears. For anyone who has not done this fishery before, it is catch and release only. I usually like to carry a small C&R landing net with me to make the job easier.

[coryandtrevor]

arrived at around 7:30 and fished about 5 hours.  Lotsa dollies around , between three we got 13 dollies with two being 6-8lbs. The one i caught that was 6-8 was sulking and fighting so hard i thought that it might had been a double digit dollie but when i brought it in i was suprised to see a very feisty 6-8 lber which is still a big doll.  No bulls for us today only bucket mouth dollies and lots of small 1.5-2lb dolls so the average and numbers have gone down. We used to catch 5-8 lbers non stop all day but i guess people in general has helped decrease that. all in all the best day i've had up there in 2 years so i can't really complain. All we used all day was wool in different colours and small pink bead eggs. sorry forgot the camera so no pics


ft1

Nice work 

[fintail1]

water conditions are low and clear with the tiniest bit of tea stain to it, not quite gin though

[dereke]

 Im more just going to go try my new toy out, I know its overkill a bit but oh well. single hand is more than sufficient.

[Derp]

never fished the squamish and would like to go at it this friday or sat since its gonna sunny. Anyone have directions or wanna come with?

[YY]

I am wondering if the logging road is accessible by a normal car. Does the road require good clearance from the car?

[hotrod]

I am wondering if the logging road is accessible by a normal car. Does the road require good clearance from the car?

The road is usually very acessable by car. Anything off the beaten track might require a truck but is good for the most part!


    Hotrod

[Rodney]

You should be ok unless it snows. The snowy road can be sketchy even with a truck, just ask Chrome Mykiss. Drive slowly, don't hit a deer...

[YY]

You should be ok unless it snows. The snowy road can be sketchy even with a truck, just ask Chrome Mykiss. Drive slowly, don't hit a deer...

Thanks for the reply. I will be sure not to hit Bambi.

[BladeKid]

Do dollies like to hold in any particular types of water?

[Rodney]

Do dollies like to hold in any particular types of water?

Of course, just like all other fish. From what I have experienced, bull trout and dolly varden love to sit in very slow, almost static water. This is usually the tailout of a deep wide run. They do not seem to have a preference on the river bed. I've caught a lot of fish on very sandy bottom, as well as your typical bottom that is mixed with small gravels and a few large boulders. Structures that provide covers are also their preferred habitat. A log jam, overhanging tree, underwater log, large boulders are places where they like to hide. Generally they are lazy, meaning they enjoy sitting at one safe spot and wait for food (eggs, down-migrating fry, pieces of salmon flesh) to drift by.

Here's Carlo nailing one on a trout bead under the indicator: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWE7UDjVXFo

here he is again, getting a bigger fish by swinging a sculpin pattern: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVN-KBVvC2Q

Both of these fish were caught in pretty shallow water (+/- 3 feet).