OUTLOOK
Almost every year we see a noticeable cold snap in February across the Lower Mainland. It is usually caused by Arctic outflows and things get darn “cold”. All of you easterners can tune in now with your insults about westerners being soft. This is usually the coldest of our year and it usually represents the low point in the year for fishing. Rivers drop, water clarity goes gin clear and fish metabolism slows right down.
It looks like we are going to see this cold snap over the next week with snow and cold arctic outflows forecast for the next 5-10 days. What does this mean for Fishing? There are still options but this is a weekend you might consider taking off. Tie flies, rig gear, and get boats ready for lake season.
If you are hard core, there is still hope when targeting steelhead. Steelhead tend to be aggressive even in these conditions if you can find them. We have reports on the Vedder and Stave this week where you might try your luck. Winter chinook fishing is also one to consider as long as the winds don’t pick up. If you have heaters in the boat and are thinking about getting out, Jason has an update this week on the saltwater scene at the end of the report.
Though there is not much specific fishing info this week there is some interesting fishing news out there. The Public Fishery Alliance (PFA) have featured some topics over the last couple weeks that we wanted to share. Matt will take a look at those in the video version of the report and he also gives a cool overview of when salmon fry hatch. This is a critical question to ask because the fry hatch triggers the spring season to kick. All our river species wake up and key in on the fry and anglers that follow this timing can have excellent fishing. It usually happens end of February/early March so check out the video where Matt shares some interesting facts about an upcoming fishery and something to look forward to.
Check out this week's full report including the video version of it here -
https://www.pacificangler.ca/pacific-angler-friday-fishing-report-february-12-2021/
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Topic: Pacific Angler Friday Fishing Report: February 12, 2021 (Read 3702 times)