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Blackrt03

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Re: 2015/16 Chilliwack River steelhead fishery information & water condition updates
« Reply #375 on: January 23, 2016, 03:29:11 PM »
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Re: 2015/16 Chilliwack River steelhead fishery information & water condition updates
« Reply #376 on: January 23, 2016, 03:59:42 PM »
Kinda hard to see but the vis is quite low. I'd say 5-10cm. First time there so I don't know what its usually like otherwise in terms of vis and flow speed. Air was fresh though!


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Re: 2015/16 Chilliwack River steelhead fishery information & water condition updates
« Reply #377 on: January 23, 2016, 05:38:42 PM »
Quote from: Floater on January 23, 2016, 03:08:34 PM
Its always a gong show.

Is it me, or has it been a lot busier this season?  Even on weekdays.
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Re: 2015/16 Chilliwack River steelhead fishery information & water condition updates
« Reply #378 on: January 23, 2016, 05:44:57 PM »
Yep, weekdays are busy too

Was at the river by 7:00am on Wed and saw lots of people already at spots all the way up river.
 
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Re: 2015/16 Chilliwack River steelhead fishery information & water condition updates
« Reply #379 on: January 23, 2016, 06:05:30 PM »
Agree seems like nobody works anymore
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Re: 2015/16 Chilliwack River steelhead fishery information & water condition updates
« Reply #380 on: January 23, 2016, 06:21:51 PM »
Fast, high and dirty all day, still had to go a long ways to find an empty space...
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Re: 2015/16 Chilliwack River steelhead fishery information & water condition updates
« Reply #381 on: January 23, 2016, 06:26:50 PM »
Yeah it doesn't really seem to matter what day you go on, it will still be busy. Maybe it's a bit busier on the weekend but not by much. That's why you have to be a bit more skilled than the average to be consistently successful. On another note, despite the less than ideal conditions today, someone managed a 16 plus pound buck which was entered into the derby and now holds first place.
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Re: 2015/16 Chilliwack River steelhead fishery information & water condition updates
« Reply #382 on: January 23, 2016, 08:01:28 PM »
and they say licence sales are down every year. :o
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Re: 2015/16 Chilliwack River steelhead fishery information & water condition updates
« Reply #383 on: January 23, 2016, 08:54:09 PM »
In the past when I came onto a run with others on it I would often feel that my chances of a hook-up were slim to none, only to find that this is not always the case.  A good presentation that is somewhat different from what others are offering is sometimes the ticket.  Just last week I walked onto a run where at least half a dozen guys had fished before me.  I spoke to them all as I headed to the top of the run.  I tossed a brightly colored jig tipped with prawn into a fishy looking seam and connected with a beautiful 12lb buck. 
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Re: 2015/16 Chilliwack River steelhead fishery information & water condition updates
« Reply #384 on: January 24, 2016, 01:34:20 PM »
Very true. Hooked all 3 of the ones I lost last weekend following my dad downstream
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Re: 2015/16 Chilliwack River steelhead fishery information & water condition updates
« Reply #385 on: January 24, 2016, 01:57:42 PM »
I went for a short walk along the canal after stopping in to visit my father in his extended care residence. There was better than a foot of visibility perhaps even 2. Certainly enough to make fishing worthwhile.
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Re: 2015/16 Chilliwack River steelhead fishery information & water condition updates
« Reply #386 on: January 24, 2016, 01:58:11 PM »
Quote from: HOOK on January 24, 2016, 01:34:20 PM
Very true. Hooked all 3 of the ones I lost last weekend following my dad downstream

Poor dad. :-(
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Re: 2015/16 Chilliwack River steelhead fishery information & water condition updates
« Reply #387 on: January 24, 2016, 04:39:29 PM »
Water was high but a over a foot of visibility, managed one wild and lost another between me and my friend. Big purple prawns were the ticket but finding good fishing water was hard. Saw another wild released right across the river where we had ours on so there is some nice fish in right now. Should be hot fishing once things settle down a bit.
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Re: 2015/16 Chilliwack River steelhead fishery information & water condition updates
« Reply #388 on: January 24, 2016, 05:16:17 PM »
It's been a great year so far IMO. Nice to see after the slow start to the coho season. Lots of big brutes pushing through aswell unlike the runt coho season.
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Re: 2015/16 Chilliwack River steelhead fishery information & water condition updates
« Reply #389 on: January 24, 2016, 05:35:36 PM »
couldnt agree more. def a good start to the season.
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