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Knutsford

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Re: 2009 Chilliwack River steelhead fishery information & water condition updates
« Reply #120 on: January 19, 2009, 05:27:14 PM »
was out today and couldn't believe how much the water had come up.
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Re: 2009 Chilliwack River steelhead fishery information & water condition updates
« Reply #121 on: January 19, 2009, 05:38:35 PM »
Not much happening where I was, water was up a tad, and murkier then the weekend. Chris I made a nice pile of the beer cans i found, they are beside the river, directly out from the 2nd pull off above the crossing.
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Re: 2009 Chilliwack River steelhead fishery information & water condition updates
« Reply #122 on: January 19, 2009, 06:13:01 PM »
Coulda made some money  ::)  Why go through the effort of piling them up and not just take them, guess you got skunked like me  ;)
I am not likeing the visibility, or for that fact, the whole lower in general  ::)
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Re: 2009 Chilliwack River steelhead fishery information & water condition updates
« Reply #123 on: January 19, 2009, 06:20:54 PM »
Quote from: Every Day on January 19, 2009, 06:13:01 PM
Coulda made some money  ::)  Why go through the effort of piling them up and not just take them, guess you got skunked like me  ;)
I am not liking the visibility, or for that fact, the whole lower in general  ::)
He is just trying to help out a pensioner. ;D ;D I too am getting discourged with the visibility but we may be faced with it a good part of the season. I hope I am wrong.
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Re: 2009 Chilliwack River steelhead fishery information & water condition updates
« Reply #124 on: January 19, 2009, 06:50:29 PM »
Not really the visibility that I am concerned with. It is the fact that the whole river looks like a shoot now. Very little holding water in most areas besides slots (what I have found anyways). Might want the vis to stay crappy so you can fish right at your feet.

At least you have one under the belt already Chris.  ::)
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Re: 2009 Chilliwack River steelhead fishery information & water condition updates
« Reply #125 on: January 20, 2009, 07:23:10 AM »
The good news with the visibility now is when it clears there will be fish throughout the whole system! The bad news is for those who cant find fish they will have to go to the swapmeets on weekends to be armpit to armpit (hopedale baily etc.) seen to many fish foul hooked last couple of years!
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Re: 2009 Chilliwack River steelhead fishery information & water condition updates
« Reply #126 on: January 20, 2009, 01:45:28 PM »
Back at it this morning for about 3 hours. The visibility remaining about the same,18 inches to 2 feet. A number of anglers I saw had the same non success as me other than I found another Maple Leaf DNE, about $2 worth of bottles and I just about completed my cleanup up of the parking area I have been working on the last few days. 5 bags picked up now.

Tomorrow is another day and I hope to improve on the one fish out of 6 trips with about a total of 14 hours of angling time. The weather once again was great and the wind was not too bad but the fish have so many places to lay in this less than ideal water conditions making finding them for this angler a challenge.
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Re: 2009 Chilliwack River steelhead fishery information & water condition updates
« Reply #127 on: January 20, 2009, 05:44:30 PM »
Water vis I would say was slightly better. Could see where you were walking about knee deep down. No fish for me or anyone else around.

Quote from: chris gadsden on January 20, 2009, 01:45:28 PM
Back at it this morning for about 3 hours. The visibility remaining about the same,18 inches to 2 feet. A number of anglers I saw had the same non success as me other than I found another Maple Leaf DNE, about $2 worth of bottles and I just about completed my cleanup up of the parking area I have been working on the last few days. 5 bags picked up now.

Tomorrow is another day and I hope to improve on the one fish out of 6 trips with about a total of 14 hours of angling time. The weather once again was great and the wind was not too bad but the fish have so many places to lay in this less than ideal water conditions making finding them for this angler a challenge.

You find 2 dollars in bottles, I just pick up the loonies along the way  ;)
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Re: 2009 Chilliwack River steelhead fishery information & water condition update
« Reply #128 on: January 21, 2009, 05:19:44 PM »
Quote from: fishbuster on January 21, 2009, 04:25:53 PM
Any one out today that could give a water update.  Much appreciated.

Thanks
I decided to take the day off from fishing and went to badminton instead. Checked the Lower river at 4 PM and it looked the best it has been for a few days.

Hope it holds for tomorrow.
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Re: 2009 Chilliwack River steelhead fishery information & water condition updates
« Reply #129 on: January 22, 2009, 02:30:24 PM »
Water looks great. over 3-4 feets vis, but that is off the crossing, on the main branch.
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Re: 2009 Chilliwack River steelhead fishery information & water condition update
« Reply #130 on: January 22, 2009, 03:04:58 PM »
Lower river still fairly murky.  Maybe two feet vis.  Upper river is in great shape.
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Re: 2009 Chilliwack River steelhead fishery information & water condition updates
« Reply #131 on: January 22, 2009, 03:07:17 PM »
how low are we talkin? did you take a peek at the canal? It's been under a foot and a half for the last week and or so, i'd love it if there was a good two feet of vis
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Re: 2009 Chilliwack River steelhead fishery information & water condition updates
« Reply #132 on: January 22, 2009, 04:33:31 PM »
The Lower river as I mentioned yesterday has improved to closer to 3 feet than 2 feet of visibility I thought when I got out shortly after noon but it can change by the hour. Fishing was  ;D and if time permits I may give a more detailed report under Fishing Reports.
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Re: 2009 Chilliwack River steelhead fishery information & water condition update
« Reply #133 on: January 22, 2009, 04:35:02 PM »
Canal was about the same, lots of water.  
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Re: 2009 Chilliwack River steelhead fishery information & water condition updates
« Reply #134 on: January 22, 2009, 06:28:10 PM »
Good vis at crossing, would say around 3 feet. And parking lot is not open but lots of people beaking out sweltzer conf. and the run just below anyways.
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