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The big story this week is still the weather forecast with NO RAIN IN SIGHT! The good news for fisherman is that it looks as though the fish have realized that they can’t wait any longer. The Pacific Angler staff had a number of reports confirming that salmon are simply disregarding the low water. The Vedder, Stave and Harrison all had fish show up this week. The Albion test fishery blew up with good numbers of chum salmon this last week. Salmon have shown up in the Harrison, Stave, Vedder and Squamish Rivers. The numbers are higher than last year but similar to 2009 and 2010. Coho numbers are lower than normal. It can be noted that not many coho salmon are historically recorded in the Albion Test fishery.
Out in the salt chuck tides were tough this last weekend but with better tides carrying into this weekend we are predicting good fishing. Jason and Andre were out with some good friends yesterday and they hooked a number of nice springs off the mouth of the Capilano River in 80 to 100 ft running anchovies.
The Vedder has fished well this last week, despite the low water levels, if you are willing to get up early. The number of fish in the river good. As expected the low water has made the fish spooky. Fishing Andre’s Naked Muddler in the slack settling ponds has been good at first light and guys are doing well in the deeper pools fishing roe.
We want to warn everyone fishing roe that there is a major shortage of procured roe for sale in the lower mainland. The bait market has been slammed with buyers from overseas, purchasing large quantities. This means that it will be very hard to buy procured roe this season. Currently we are out of stock. A great solution is to cure and borax your own roe. Next week, expert gear angler Dimitri, will publish an article on how to procure and borax your own roe. So stay tuned! Pacific Angler has a great selection of cures and borax in the shop.
Although the Thompson is now closed we are still hearing of good reports on the Skagit River and with the weather this should continue.
Anglers fishing the Harrison River are also doing well on cutthroat trout. Ron was out 2 days ago and caught a good number cutthroat trout and a few bulltrout. He said that there are a number of spooky coho around the mouth of the Chehalis River but had no luck getting them to bite. The majority of the chum were down at the mouth and in Harrison Bay. I expect the side channels around the bridge to fill up quickly. With the big push of chums this week, heading out on the water with a salmon rod and a light cutthroat rod should make for a great day.
The Fraser River sturgeon fishing is starting to pick up with good numbers being caught from shore and from boats. We are also hearing that lots of chum are being caught while targeting springs so be careful to identify your catch.
For a detailed look at river, saltwater, and lake fishing please read the reports below. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact our friendly staff at 604-872-2204 or better yet, drop by our store at 78 East Broadway.
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Topic: Pacific Angler Vancouver Friday Fishing Report, October 5 (Read 2782 times)