OUTLOOK
It is “go time” for the fall season! Weather looks like it is shaping up well and it is perfectly timed for our Fall Salmon Sale this weekend! Temperatures are dropping but still staying nice for hitting the water and we have some rain in the forecast for Sunday. This should really get a number of our local salmon rivers going. A bump in water levels from the rain will bring fish in the different systems. Oh and they have opened the Fraser for chinook bar fishing as well as catch and release pink fishing! All good news!
We have lots of anglers heading up north to the Skeena country over the next few weeks. With this in mind we re-released an older video of Jason’s helicopter adventures back in 2015. If you are looking for some fun footage to pump you up for a Skeena trip or just like good steelhead footage check it out here!
We expect that this will be the first good week to hit the Vedder. We have heard solid reports of pinks and coho being caught last week but with a little bit of rain we should see a good push of fish early next week. Check out the Vedder report for more details.
Andre’s coho flies have arrived at the shop. These flies are awesome for coho in the Vedder Harrison, Capilano and Squamish. They will be on sale this weekend so make sure you load up!
The Capilano might also see some fish and though the rain is not good for the beach fisherman or saltwater guys, the river fishing should pick up.
Though rain is sometimes an issue for the Fraser mouth and the West Van saltwater fisheries because fish head up the rivers, it is probably not enough rain to make a major impact. After Sunday we are back to clear skies and there should be lots of fish still coming. We had some solid fishing this last week and it looks as though some of the big white springs are showing up off west van and also the mouth of the Fraser. Jason and guests hooked a couple really big fish at the Fraser mouth and Eddie had some good fishing along the North Shore. Check out Jason’s saltwater report for more info and also note they have closed pink salmon retention out in the salt so you will have to release pinks if you catch them. Here is a link to the regulations changes affecting the closure.
The Fraser is open! It caught us by surprise but this is a great fishery to look at. You can catch and release pinks using spoons, flies and pink/chartreuse spin-n-glows and bar fishing for Chinook with the classic large spin-n-glow bar rig setup. Come down to the shop and the guy can show you how to set up the rigs.
If you’re heading out one thing to remember– DO NOT GO BOTTOM BOUNCING – we cannot stress this enough. We won’t get into the politics of the opening but sockeye are not open and bouncing, though sometimes productive for chinook, will catch sockeye. If the DFO see the sports fishing community hooking a bunch of sockeye, it will not set a good precedent for keeping the river open and for future seasons. Here is a link to the regulations changes affecting the opening.
We want to make note that DFO has been quite active in the last couple days on the salt as well. We need, as a community, to play by the rules and give them no excuse to shut down fisheries. Make sure barbs are pinched, chinook are properly tagged out when you catch them and species like pinks, sockeye and wild coho are properly identified and released.
Though the Squamish has not been as productive as past pink seasons we are getting close to the time when coho and chum start rolling in. There are still some fresh pinks being caught but most are now stale. Egging is also another great option this time of year so check out the Squamish report below for more info and get ready for chum and coho!
Lastly the Skagit River trout fishery is at its peak. We have started to see colder evenings and this is when things can really turn on. It will be good until the days get cold, usually around mid October. Until the cold hits it is a great time to get out. We have a number of friends heading out on the water this weekend and Matt has more details below.
Check out this week's full report here:
http://www.pacificangler.ca/pacific-angler-friday-fishing-report-september-15-2017/
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Topic: Pacific Angler Friday Fishing Report: September 15, 2017 (Read 2554 times)