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[stsfisher]

All I have left is good memories and videos of the great bar fishing and camping trip on the Fraser River with my boys and friends in years past. At this time of year we would be fishing the creek mouths in the Fraser Canyon. With the highwater this year it would be good, I will go for a visit to these creeks soon and think of those good times, at least I will be able to pick some wild berries there.

"The good old days"
I miss these fisheries and am very saddened my kids will not be able to give their kids the same experience that they were lucky enough to be part of in a small way. 

[firstlight]

All I have left is good memories and videos of the great bar fishing and camping trip on the Fraser River with my boys and friends in years past. At this time of year we would be fishing the creek mouths in the Fraser Canyon. With the highwater this year it would be good, I will go for a visit to these creeks soon and think of those good times, at least I will be able to pick some wild berries there.

I got into bar fishing long after you did Chris so i can only imagine the hurt you must feel with todays state of affairs.
Im allmost at the point where im just going to start fishing again and they can stick there regulations where the Sun dont shine.
Just think that for the last bunch of years the old timers cant even bar fish the old bars on the lower river where they were lucky if they caught a few Coho per season.
It has gotten out of hand and is time we just went fishing anyways.

My family depends on Salmon too.

[Wiseguy]

I grew up bar rigging for Coho down at Brownsville bar. Those were some great times. Some colourful characters were regulars there. Lying Larry. Curly. Barnacle Bill and others. Everyone knew each other. It was so much fun. On occasion someone would hook a sturgeon! Lol. Sad state of affairs of what it has become nowadays. 

[Fish Assassin]

Lots of dollies back then. They would catch them 2 at the time on the bar rigs.

[iblly]

Lots of dolly doubles on the bar rig in lower Fraser way back when as well

[RalphH]

How far back? From what I recall from the 60s and 70s we seldom even saw a Dolly around Ft Langley, let alone a double. I know there are more below the Pitt confluence.

[iblly]

Not sure about the other post but I’m referring to late 70s early 80s. Mouth of the Fraser. Middle arm mostly because it was minutes from my house on my bike.

[iblly]

Still the odd nice one around.

[firstlight]

now they call them Bull Trout but back then i never heard the term Bull Trout and we all called them Dollies.
Caught 99.99% of mine in the lower Pitt River.

[iblly]

I fished the upper Pitt a fair amount in the 90s. There’s some beauties up there.

[bigblockfox]

ive caught all types of bull trout or dolley varden. there is definitely a few different species

dolly varden seem to have different head shape and colors


sea run bull trout are real chrome and have firm bodies with a short head


this one i have more problems identifying. was caught in a local lake. seems to have characteristics of both
 

[bigblockfox]

Still the odd nice one around.

lots of nices ones still around

[iblly]

That’s good to hear

[RalphH]

Based on the photos I'd say all three are bulls but no doubt identification isn't easy. The size of the head relative to the body and the D shaped body profile (with the straight left side of the D being the belly) is supposedly the best visual indication. The 2nd specimen is a magnificent fish whichever species it is.

ive caught all types of bull trout or dolley varden. there is definitely a few different species

dolly varden seem to have different head shape and colors


sea run bull trout are real chrome and have firm bodies with a short head


this one i have more problems identifying. was caught in a local lake. seems to have characteristics of both
 

[typhoon]

These all look like Bull Trout to me too. Upper jaw extends past the eye is one indicator of Bull Trout vs Dolly Varden.

https://www.fishingwithrod.com/articles/fish_biology/dolly_varden_and_bull_trout.html