I managed to get the day off today and figured I better take advantage. This was my third trip of the year, and so far I've managed to shake hands with a handful of steel. My buddy and I arrived at a spot on the lower at daybreak. Conditions appeared ideal. The water was perfect - slight green tinge and good flow. The only problem was the wind. About 50% of my drifts were ruined, and the cold air went right through me! A couple of other anglers arrived, but no fish were seen for about an hour and a half. We decided to warm up over a coffee and rethink some strategy.
We then hit the mid river and found a nice run to ourselves. The wind wasn't as strong now, and the water looked perfect. We first covered the water with roe bags, but didn't find any fish. I decided to put on a jensen egg and cover the tail out. The float went down, and the tell tale signs of a head shake woke me up! After a spirited battle, I managed to land this beauty wild hen:
There's really not much more I could ask for today. OK - maybe a few of Stratocaster's ghost shrimp?? After the release, we took off to the upper river and checked out a nice run. There were three other anglers there pounding the run with prawns and wool combos. Throw in our roe bags, blades, and jensen eggs and still not a fish to be seen. One guy mentioned that there were fish sitting in the tail out section in the morning, but they appeared to have moved on.
By then, the day was finished and we wanted to grab a quick lunch and beat the rush hour traffic. Good to be out again. River is in prime shape, so go out if you can!
Cheers,
FFM
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Topic: Chilliwack River, February 27th 2012: Why we go out (Read 1466 times)