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koifish

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how was your stave river outing? water levels
« on: November 06, 2014, 03:17:11 PM »

im going out this weekend is the water high? and im still assuming its paacked
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typhoon

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Re: how was your stave river outing? water levels
« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2014, 03:28:06 PM »

You can see it by the Fraser River water level at Whonnock. The Fraser is up 1m from a month ago and this pushes back into the Stave resulting in much higher water and lower flow than normal.
Last Sunday at first light the west side area where I launched my boat had only 3 guys on shore. By 10am there was more than 60. Everyone looked to be fishing ethically and I only heard one loud argument (I think someone casted over another guys fish).
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Re: how was your stave river outing? water levels
« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2014, 04:34:03 PM »

Not worth fishing IMO, majority of the fish are in spawning mode. Very few chrome ones.
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Re: how was your stave river outing? water levels
« Reply #3 on: November 06, 2014, 05:51:54 PM »

Yes.
It will be.
You will catch lots shorting jigs.
There are the occasional bright chum and coho around. 
95% will be coloured and darkish, spawning chum, ~5-10% have now turning mouldy and into zombies
Keep it short and don't bb with long leader and you will stay in relatively fresh fish and have a lot of fun.

GL
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