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[Bearcat]

Hey everybody,

I’m new to fishing in BC and would like to know some lakes/rivers near Langley where I can catch fish. I am currently a student athlete completing a Sports Management degree. I am originally from Saskatchewan and have the most experience with walleye, pike, and perch. Just looking for anything that bites! Any info would be much appreciated. Thank you!

[mikeyman]

Fraser River
Nicomakl
Serpentine
Little Campbell River
Salmon River
Ocean areas of white rock and crescent Beach
Green timbers
Latimer pond
Check your regulations!

[Rodney]

Hey everybody,

I’m new to fishing in BC and would like to know some lakes/rivers near Langley where I can catch fish. I am currently a student athlete completing a Sports Management degree. I am originally from Saskatchewan and have the most experience with walleye, pike, and perch. Just looking for anything that bites! Any info would be much appreciated. Thank you!

Here is a list of options:

http://www.fishingwithrod.com/articles/region_two/index.html

[RalphH]

wherever you may go in the Langley area be sure to read and familiarize yourself with the regulations for Region 2 which includes that locale and the Fraser alley found here:

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/sports-recreation-arts-and-culture/outdoor-recreation/fishing-and-hunting/freshwater-fishing/region_2_lower_mainland.pdf

be sure to read the General regulations for the region on page 21 and the specific regulations that may be listed for any specific water.

though salmon season is over and we likely won't see any local openings until the start of summer or later you would need to consult the DFO regulations for opening and retention limits found here:

https://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/rec/fresh-douce/region2-eng.html

unless otherwise identified in the tables, there is no salmon fishing in most local water ways

...have fun1

[Bearcat]

Fraser River
Nicomakl
Serpentine
Little Campbell River
Salmon River
Ocean areas of white rock and crescent Beach
Green timbers
Latimer pond
Check your regulations!

Very interested in fishing the Fraser. What would a guy catch right now and what would be the best technique to try?
I live very close to the Salmon River but can’t seem to find any access points. What kind of fish are in this river? Have tried the Nicomekl with no luck. Thanks!

[mikeyman]

Icebergs are biting well in the Fraser.
Salmon River there is a good spot right on Glover where the beige is just before u get into fort Langley 88th Ave. Might be cutties in there. Not sure on the steelhead.
Same goes for nic. Cutties. Maybe small run steelhead. I wouldn't retain anything there even if u could. Fraser sturgeon maybe. Dollies/cutties/steelhead. Course fish etc. Check your regulations. I liked fishing nic around 184th area. Spinners. Dew worms. Roe. Even could swing a fly and never know might get a steelhead. If anything it is nice to try wet a line. Could always drop a crab trap off a pier in white rock crescent Beach and catch some saltwater species Bullhead flounder perch mud shark etc. Little Campbell as well for steelhead/cutties. Most of the mentioned have salmon runs in the fall.
Again check the regs!

[RalphH]

there are only wild cutthroat in the Salmon, Nicomekl & Serpentine. There has been no hatchery stocking in either of the later 2 for about 30 years. Never for the Salmon which is maintained as an index stream. The cutty stocking in the Campbell was discontinued 3 or 4 years ago. Steelhead numbers in the Nicomekl and Serpentine were historically low and may be all but absent now. There is some enhancement of steelhead in the Campbell.

Cutthroat populations are very cyclical and numbers have been very low the last years. These are delicate populations at all times and don't need to be publicized. Anglers should exercise angling and release measures that maximize the survival of anything they catch.

[mikeyman]

Lol should not be publicized? Why have a fishing web page then? These are all areas you are allowed to fish in. Catching a steelhead there would prove a big challenge. Coho cutties maybe a little more of a chance. Read your regs. I would release gently anything you catch there. So what. I always get a kick out of oh these areas are such a secret. They are not! They get fished regularly.drive by 184 or King George or hwy 99 below golf course near 8th during salmon season. No secrets there bud.

[RalphH]

Lol should not be publicized? ...

that's not what I wrote. I know them well, perhaps far better than you. My experience goes back about 60 years. Have a nice day Mikey.

[Bearcat]

Thanks everyone for the information! I am a catch and release angler and have no intentions of keeping fish. Very interested in the cutty fishery. I have a spinning rod and a good assortment of spoons and jigs/curly tails. Would I have any success using this method?

[clarki]

Thanks everyone for the information! I am a catch and release angler and have no intentions of keeping fish. Very interested in the cutty fishery. I have a spinning rod and a good assortment of spoons and jigs/curly tails. Would I have any success using this method?

Absolutely. A cutthroat never saw a spoon or jig that it didn't like. Keep your spoons and jigs on the small side. I fish 1/8 or 1/6 oz spoons with a #4 or #6 hook (barbless!) and jigs under a 1/4 oz. I like to fish 1/8 oz jigs on a #4 hook.

Oh, and they are called "cutthroat", not cutty. Just a pet peeve of mine... Might as well start you off on the right path 

[wildmanyeah]

If you live close to the little campbell it's worth learning its timing for coho. 

[RalphH]

there may be access on the Salmon River from Memory Grove Park on 96th Ave. it's a municipal park so it's public access.  The Fort to Fort Trail from Derby reach to Fort Langley also offers some access to the river and goes by the flood valve installation where the Salmon runs into the Fraser.

Best I recall about the timing of the coho run on the Salmon is it's later than most of the south Fraser shore streams and tends to happen in late October/November.

[salmonrook]

If you live close to the little campbell it's worth learning its timing for coho.

The Little Campbell has a run thats similiar timing wise to the Chilliwack River, October, November ,December although it has more restrictions
 I dont believe it was open until later in the period because of low water . It was a good return this year after the rains came .

[salmonrook]

there are only wild cutthroat in the Salmon, Nicomekl & Serpentine. There has been no hatchery stocking in either of the later 2 for about 30 years. Never for the Salmon which is maintained as an index stream. The cutty stocking in the Campbell was discontinued 3 or 4 years ago. Steelhead numbers in the Nicomekl and Serpentine were historically low and may be all but absent no. There is some enhancement of steelhead in the Campbell.
 

  The returns on the Little Campbell for Steelhead were neglible this year,
The hatchery did not do any enhancement this year because of a lack of broodstock , the returns were low .
 The  Little Campbell is probably best known for its Coho