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I awoke to a slight drizzle as the clock reached the 5 o'clock hour, quite a change from the long dry spell we have experience this summer and fall. I, along with, I am sure the salmon were pleased to hear and see the patter of the rain drops dimpling the water above them as it will now quicken and ease their migration that lays ahead.
Some breakfast devoured along with a cup of coffee and I see daylight was now breaking as I headed to "The Glove", I see Chris getting ready to fish this area so after a quick visit with both of us anxious to start fishing we parted as I had decided to try a new run this morning. I see as I arrive that it had only 3 anglers there, all fly guys. Not sure if the Maple Leaf Drennan scared them away but before I started fishing 2 moved to another run with another following. There was lots of room and would not have been too crowded.
The run looks nice and the odd fish shows itself, chum. Another angler moves in but is fishing too deep with the float laying on its side, a sign of doing the floss. He is quickly into a couple of fish both are lost. I miss 2 fish before I land 2 chum a hen and a buck. More anglers arrive and are also into a number of chum.
I had agreed to meet Nick at 10:30 to head to a run he had some success recently so I packed up but not before cleaning up the beach of some garbage and score a few floats and beer tins that litter the Canal's bottom. I also meet another chap from the forum and we have a visit for a bit.
I also see Chris R before I leave, to meet "The Master", Chris is still at "The Glove' and has had a few bites, "jacks" he says and also adds he also lost a coho in the roots that litter "The Glove"
I stop at McDonald for a quick snack before I meet Nick and we then head to the new "Hot Spot".
We have the whole run, on our side to ourselves, with some others on the right bank. They are doing the floss. When they see Nick hooking fish one of the chaps asks Nick how and what he is fishing with. Nick, always willing to help explains the way to short float, the fellow seems keen to learn but in a short time he is back to the sweep which does catch them a nice coho and some buck chum. Nick had told him float sitting straight up, use good roe and fish a couple of feet off the river bottom
As usual Nick out fished me and I do a couple of short video clips of the action. He ends up with 4 landed, 3 kept, a few lost and more missed. I get one bite that I miss clean. Its lunch time so we head out to Vedder Crossing and keeping in the fishing theme of the day we both have fish and chips.
Here is the video clips and I also will have some pictures on the Fraser Valley Salmon Society Facebook page later.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9hz_STGKDc&feature=share&list=UU_4LtEFjHj-ulBHuoq6COmQhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSV5KEYvi5Y&feature=share&list=UU_4LtEFjHj-ulBHuoq6COmQAfter lunch Nick heads home and I go to town to take out a Chilliwack Progress ad for the used tackle sale set for Nov. 3.
It's then off for an hour nap before I go to "The Glove" for last light, on the flood tide. Another angler I know is there too and we get lots of bites and we can not figure why we keep missing them be the bite is very light. We do find out as I land one peamouth chub and the other angler 2, there must have been a school of them as the little devils keep robbing our bait. I also do finally connect with a jack but I lose it.
As darkness closes in around us we pack up and head out as the waves of migrating fish are now growing, as the water around "The Glove' deepens, the salmon are all anxious to head upstream under the cloak of darkness as their urge to move increases especially with the welcome addition of the rain that we anglers also welcome.
Have a good weekend all, see you out there, enjoy the resource but all respect your quarry and the environment.
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Topic: Chilliwack River, October 12th, 2012 (Read 8072 times)