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Fishing Reports
Adventures with STS
May 14, 2004
Posted by Vic Carrao
Mission,, BC
Email: sts@guidebc.com
Current Report
Fraser Valley report for the
week of May 13, 2004
Weekly update
Fraser River / Fraser Valley
Report
The Fraser River has settled
down since last week. Water
levels have stabilized, water
clarity is improving each
day. If this trend continues
through until the weekend we
should have reasonable
visibility for salmon
fishing. As of today the
Fraser is still dropping and
clearing, water meter
stations in McBride show a
steady drop so it looks as
though this trend will
continue until at least mid
next week.
At water levels rise, fishing
creek mouths will become more
productive. The Sumas,
Coquihala, Jones creek,
Emory, American, Yale are
some of the key tributaries.
Try fishing bait under a
float or casting spoons and
spinners.
Sturgeon
Sturgeon fishing continues to
be very good. We have been
average 6- 10 fish per trip
with our best day landing 17
fish. Average size has been
has been between 3 to 5 feet
with the occasional 5 or 6
footer. Our largest fish this
week was just over 6 feet in
length.
This week Vancouver hosted
the World Fishery Congress.
Scientists from around the
world converged on Vancouver
to discuss a variety of
topics. We spent most of the
week guiding scientists from
Germany, Australia, USA,
Canada and the UK show casing
our world-class sturgeon
fishery. Once again I was
reminded how special this
place called the Fraser
Valley really is.
Chinook Salmon
Chinook fishing has been slow
for the most part but with
the improvement in water
conditions we should start to
see some good catches. Until
we get 8 to 12 inches of
visibility, fishing creek
mouths will be your best
bet. Casting Gibbs Kit-A-
Mats, Ironheads and Kohos is
very productive. If you
prefer to troll try using
Gibbs Tee Spoons and Krocs.
Summer Salmon fishing
Opportunities and
availability update.
Summer is creeping up on us
fast. Already the salmon are
starting to enter the Fraser,
before to long we will be
hooking into those chrome
beauties on a daily basis.
Peak Chinook fishing on the
Fraser is between mid June
and mid July. We still have
plenty of good dates
available so dont wait until
its too late.
For those of you who like to
fish for sockeye, most of the
first two weeks of August are
already booked, however we
still have some afternoon
start times and a few
mornings start times. We
still have plenty of prime
dates for 3rd and 4th week of
August.
10 % discount for early bird
bookings
September is a great time to
fish for both salmon and
sturgeon. For those of you
looking to hook into one of
those trophy sturgeon,
September is a great month.
We still have some great
dates available. Take
advantage of our early bird
10% discount for weekday
bookings for the entire month
of September.
Call us toll free to reserve
your dates 1-866-771-3474
As most of you probably know,
October and November are two
of the most spectacular
months for fishing and
wildlife viewing. Although
most of our trips are booked
we still have a few good
dates available. If your
wanting to experience some of
the best sport fishing
British Columbia has to
offer, dont miss out on this
Falls salmon and sturgeon
fishing opportunities
Trout
Trout fishing was fair to
good this past week. The
Harrison River has been a bit
slow but Pitt Lake, Stave
Lake, Jones Lake, Chillwack
Lake and most other local
lakes have started to produce
some good results. Trolling
Gibbs Lake Troll with a
Wedding Band or a 1-inch
Convex is always a good bet.
For fly anglers, try fishing
with minnow patterns or bead
headed nymph patterns. For
targeting Whitefish, try a
small chronomid or pheasant
tail nymph under a strike
indicator.
Interior Lakes
Lake fishing was fair to good
this past week. Fishing
chronomids under a strike
indicator is probably your
best. Fishing shrimp
patterns, dragonflys and may
fly patterns is also very
productive.
Hub Sports reports good
fishing on most of the lakes
between Princeton and
Merritt. Many of the lakes
along or just off Hwy 5A are
fishing well. Kamloops area
lakes are also fishing well.
The experts at Hubs suggest
fishing the lower elevation
lakes like Knouff, Heffly,
Community or Paul.
Steelhead
The Vedder River is now fly
only from the Vedder Crossing
down stream and closed to all
fishing above Vedder
Crossing. The water levels
are high but visibility is
still good. Angling pressure
is low so its a great time
to get out on the water and
try your luck at a steelhead
on the fly.
The Chehalis River is now
closed until June 1st when it
re-opens for summer run
steelhead and Chinook salmon.
I would suggest called the
guys down at Hub Sports
before heading out, they have
up to the hour reports on
local river conditions. You
can reach Hubs at 604-859-
8316 or drop by at 34917
Essendene Ave in Abbotsford.
Remember to conserve your
catch
Tight Lines and we will see
you on the water
Vic Carrao
www.guidebc.com
sts@guidebc.com
604- 671-FISH ( 3474)
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