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[mark]

Well just to say i live right by the vedder river and i went to look at it around 7pm and the river was still rising , with trees floating down i mean full size trees . The level has gone up pretty damn high and is as brown as pure mud it will be unfishable for alleast 2 or 3 days so take the weekend to sleep in for once.

[pepsitrev]

kind of figured that would happen but we needed the rain bring on the COHO

[Steelhawk]

Thanks Mark for the report.  Perhaps we can target 'cat fish' in all that mud. 

[DionJL]

You SURE it wont be good for saturday if it doesnt rain?

[Youngin]

it will be ok for saturday, as long as it doesn't rain a lot tomorrow, you can still fish in a muddy river.. just gotta use shiny stuff worked for me last year.. but mostly springs

[Matuka Jack]

If the water is too colored, the best is to use roe.  Because the visibility is bad, they would rely heavily on biting at what they can smell.

[Youngin]

yeah, can also use 20 pound leaders, hopefully

[Floater]

I think people are over reacting like allways. If fished the vedder in super bad conditions and it still produces cuz there is so many damn fish. Plus the river was super low and this is no flood rain so i doubt its THAT bad. I think people are just telling us some white lies so they got the river to them selfs to fish all them fresh coho.

[Rodney]

Here's what a white lie looks like:



Be careful out there for those who insist to fish under these conditions.

[Steelhawk]

Some points about safety fishing in rising or raging water and rainy weather:

1. Do not stand too close to the edge of raging water.  One slip and you are a goner.  I tell all newbie fishing partners to stay at least one body length from the edge.  You get a 10.5 ft rod, and you don't need to stand at the edge to fish the edge anyway.

2.  Do not wade if the water is rising.  When you are fishing, always use a point of referrence, like a rock, to measure the water level to see if it is rising fast.  Side channels are dangerous as they look innocent but can be too fast & deep to cross or wade back.

3.  Do not stand on slopy or slippery rock.  One wrong step, you can be history if you drop into raging current.

4.  Look at the back of you to make sure the bank is stable, and that there is no over-hanging trees behind ready to cave in.  Avoid the areas known for unstable banks & clay slides.

5.  Even if the section of river you are fishing is not raining, you need to check if the head water mountain areas are in heavy rain.  The river may still rise if the water shed area is blanketed by rain clouds.  So be alert.

6. Make sure you have your suspender strapped properly if fishing in chest wader.

Any body wants to add some more points?

[No_way]

This is very good Funfish!

The only addition I would make i that you have good footware that fits properly.  If you can afford them I recommend the felt bottomed boots to prevent slipping.  If you don't have them then something with good rubber soles, and test a rock for slipperiness BEFORE stepping on it.

[Matuka Jack]

Make sure you have a reliable pocket knife, chained to what you are wearing and to be used only for emergencies.  I needed it one time, when my survival depend on being able to get rid of my wader.

[Youngin]

also, you might wanna watch out for sand that looks high, but as soon as you step on it, you fall through like a foot happened to me once, pretty scarry stuff

[FishGuts]

96.6 mm of rain yesterday according to the rain gauge in chilliwack is no white lie, thats enough to float big trees down as other posters have mentioned.

[stinkytroutboy]

thats no good about the water level i was planning to head out there this weekend