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Author Topic: 2016/17 Chilliwack River steelhead fishery information & water condition updates  (Read 116117 times)

b8floater

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Couldn't post this yesterday, so this is a day late. Here's a quick little river report as of 2:30pm yesterday!
https://youtu.be/OToHwt5VScU
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Any update on water visibility? Thanks.
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Just returned from the river.  Went up to the slab, high and coloured maybe a foot or less visibility.
Too high for my liking.  Walked the spawning channel at the hatchery and saw nary a fish.
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Fairly cool this evening so may come around by tomorrow, if the rain holds off.

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Just returned from the river.  Went up to the slab, high and coloured maybe a foot or less visibility.
Too high for my liking.  Walked the spawning channel at the hatchery and saw nary a fish.

It is either a slow year or that the steelheaders are getting very efficient at catching and landing every hatchery fish since December. LOL.
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It is either a slow year or that the steelheaders are getting very efficient at catching and landing every hatchery fish since December. LOL.
                            Steelheader Sealions AR AR AR  :o
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It is either a slow year or that the steelheaders are getting very efficient at catching and landing every hatchery fish since December. LOL.

Yes, a very slow year for hatchery steelhead, but was earlier predicted to be so.  The juveniles released for this years return were undersized and possibly had some disease issues.
Speaking to a few locals who fish the upper river (above Tamihi Creek) ... all wild fish, virtually no hatcheries.
In the next few weeks what hatchery steelhead made it through the gauntlet of anglers will be arriving at the hatchery overflow; I predict not many will show.

From what I hear the juvies now rearing are up to optimum size (for this time of year) so if ocean conditions are favorable expect better returns in 2-3 years.
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Did they struggle with brood stock at all?
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Dave

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I understand most brood stock was captured in the upper river, and many of those by hatchery staff in the closed area.

Buck and I are looking forward to monitoring the three areas we have counted for the past six years; stay tuned :D
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Thanks
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chris gadsden

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Visibility looked around 18 inches when I looked today and is raining again now.

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 any reports on conditions today?
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Poor conditions.

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Didn't hear a lot about the Wall Hall Derby this year. I know the winning fish was on the smaller size. What were the numbers like in terms of amount of fish weighed in? Seems like it's been a slower year this year.
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