The day started just before 7am when I planned on picking up a fishing buddy who I haven't fished with for quite some time. We roll up and out towards the Sea To Sky Highway and the first stop is Tim Hortons for a quick breakfast and to grab somthing for lunch. Next we head for the area of the Mamquam River, only problem is, not being there for a while, we went in a couple circles when finally remembering the right turn off.
Park the car and scope out where we want to fish. Quite a few anglers allready hard at work on the Squamish, just below the Mamquam mouth. We were seeing several fish being hooked, up and down the river by fly fisherman. We then rig up the fly rods and throw on our waders so were ready to fish. We find an opening and goto work, however it is very slow, with only a couple hits. By the way, the rivers visibility was around a foot.
Decide to move on and head to the Mamquam mouth where the water is much clearer and some fish are jumping. Fish there for a while with no hookups. Back down to the Squamish where we started and on my first cast I am into a large fish with my green x-mas tree pattern. Within seconds my whole flyline is out and into the backing, there is no hope in stopping this fish and it jumps once and I can see it is definetaly not a pink. Breaks my leader off clean. Fish there a little why later with no sign of Pinks and move on.
We are now fishing the Mamquam upstream of the mouth and lots of anglers along the way to our spot are having success. I must say, I was really impressed with the handling of the fish today, not one was dragged onto the beach by an angler. The way it always should be. We settle in and now have both our float rods and fly rods ready to use. Try the float for a while and nothing happens. Met Doug off the forum there as he was leaving and he said he had multiple hookups allday as well as his fishing partners. Decide to use the fly rods now and my friend is into a fish right away. He brought it into some shallower water and notice it is a male pink of about 4lbs. Released and a congrats is given on the first Pink of the year.
More time goes by and more fish our hooked and played with flies. Hot flies were pink and purple articulated leechs as well as a couple of personal goto patterns. I move down river a bit and am greeted by some active pinks on the surface. Within 5 or so casts I am into a little beauty that is splashing across the surface and pulling hard. I have a picture of it too before it's quick release.
It slows down once again and we decide to leave as we have to drive back into the city and driving in the dark along the highway with the construction going on is not the best idea in my opinion.
Great day, hot and sunny with lots of little devils to fight.
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Topic: A trip to the Squamish Area, August 11 (Read 4311 times)