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[CALI 2 B.C.]

i live right by the nicomekl river and want to know how to successfully fish it.Tried for coho last year with no luck.any tips? what where ect... also is that river worth fishing for trout or any other species?

[kingpin]

its a pretty small system... some coho come back but they are tough to catch.. there are a few cutties in the spring but its generally slow right now.. plus its blown out.

[younggun]

coho come in schools, if u hit them u get 4 or 5 fish, then it might be dead for the rest of the day, need to find the fish. There are small residential rainbows.

[Pat AV]

Welcome to BC and the FWR forum Cali to BC.

The Nicomekl is a very sensitive suburban stream, that does supply some decent sport at times.

The fisheries that are available are due in large part to the work of the Nicomekl Enhancement Society.

This is a 100% volunteer run organisation that runs a hatchery on the upper Nicomekl as well as doing lots of habitat work throughout the system.

They are always looking for help so I would suggest that if you are interested in the sysytem, spend a few days volunteering with them. The guys are all avid anglers and know alot about fishing the Nicomekl, they are happy to share their years of expirience to help new comers out.

Here is their website http://www.nicomeklhatchery.com/

Once again welcome to a pretty darn good place to live and enjoy your explorations,

Pat

[Steely]

I fish the 3 rivers in the surrey area and they are sensitive systems so if you do decide to fish be very cautious because one mishandled fish on a bigger river isn't the end of the world even though we hate to see it but in these streams it can deminish fish populations because these systems only get 100 to 200 fish a year so one does make a huge difference. If you do fish it you will have good and bad days but these rivers are for the guys that really enjoy a challenge and plus there close to home. Good luck and welcome to the forum.

[CALI 2 B.C.]

could anybody explain the tide on these rivers as in good times to fish ect? thanks all info is greatly appreciated

[Iyekim76]

Hello,


  I would like to know where the Nicomekl turns from tidal to fresh water? Met a fellow angler at Serpentine River by KG Hwy. and found out it was tidal from that point on the Serpentine. Would it be Tidal on the Nicomekl from KG/32? Are there really carp in the Nic? Thanks!

[DionJL]

The regulations are available through a basic google search.

Ta Da

http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/fish/regulations/

It is the Burlington Northern Railway Bridge.

[Iyekim76]

Thank You DionJL.

[salmon river]

The Nic and Serp are not like what they used to be. Used to be good cutt an dolly fishing at one time. But so much pollution now...

You can still catch the odd cutty and rainbow, I have not seen a dolly out of there in ages. There are actually some smaller sturgeon in there and some large carp. Plus a gadzillion bullheads..Some suckers and 'sunfish' type of fish. More 'sunfish' type in the serpentine though.

But both the serp and nic have gone down big time since my youth and back in those days people used to keep everything they caught.

40th ave at one time used to be good for trout, dunno about now though.

There are a few salmon but basically they are both big 'ditches' so to speak...