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Fishing Reports
Vancouver Britsh Columbia
September 07, 2004
Posted by STS Guiding Service
BC Canada
Email: sts@guidebc.com
Current Report
Fraser Valley report for the
week of Sept 7, 2004
Weekly update
Fraser River / Fraser Valley
Report
Salmon
Salmon fishing on the Fraser
River has been slow for the
past week. Water conditions
have deteriorated due to
mudslides up stream near or
on the Chilko River. Water
clarity is slowly improving
but unfortunately not quickly
enough for the September 9th
closing of the Fraser River.
Yes, you read it right, the
lower Fraser River will be
closed to all salmon fishing
from September 9 to October
11. Please check with your
local tackle store or DFO
website for boundaries and
closure dates.
Sturgeon
Sturgeon fishing has been a
bit off this past week. Water
conditions on the Fraser have
been poor, low visibility and
rising water make for poor
fishing conditions. We are
still hooking into some nice
fish but the numbers are way
down from last week. Once
water levels stabilize we
should see significant
improvement. I would expect
fishing to improve by the
weekend.
Late Summer / Fall Salmon
fishing Opportunities and
availability update.
Now that the Fraser is
temporarily closed for salmon
fishing, we will be targeting
some of those early Coho
heading up the Vedder,
Chehalis, Stave and other
Fraser Valley Rivers. Usually
by 3rd week in September,
salmon fishing is in full
swing on most lower Fraser
tributaries.
As most of you probably know,
October and November are two
of the most spectacular
months for salmon, sturgeon,
fly fishing and wildlife
viewing. Although this is our
busiest time for bookings, we
still have some excellent
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.
Skagit
Fly fishing has been
extremely good this past
week. Both dry fly fishing
with Green Drake and May fly
patterns as well as sub-
surface nymph fishing with
bead headed may fly
imitations. Late afternoon
and evening has fished best.
Vedder River
Water conditions on the
Vedder are good for early
salmon fishing. Coho salmon
are beginning to return to
this river although numbers
are still low. First light
fishing is recommended if
your targeting Coho. Float
fishing with spinners, cured
salmon roe and wool ties are
proven fish catchers, also
casting spoons and flys in
the lower river is a good
bet. The lower Vedder (just
above the canal) has been
busy with gravel removal.
Usually this creates large
ponds which Coho use during
the day as resting areas. In
past
years I recall having many
good days fly fishing with
floating lines, long leader
with small bead headed rolled
muddlers.
Harrison River
The Harrison River has been
quite slow this past week. A
few trout around but mostly
small smolts and whitefish.
There wont be much for
salmon around until late
September early October. You
might try fishing the
confluence for some early
Chehalis Coho but thats
still a long shot. Test sets
out in Georgia Strait show
large numbers of White
Springs, good chance these
are Harrison River fish.
Targeting these fish is a
challenge but it can be done
with spoons , spinners and
plugs.
Trout
Interior Fly-fishing
The Kamloops /Merritt area
has started to turn on with
lakes such as Roche, Logan,
Island, Community and some of
the larger lakes beginning to
produce some good catches.
Anglers are reporting some
large rainbows coming out of
Roche as well as Logan Lake.
Interior Lake fishing will
really begin to heat up over
the next month until the cold
October weather begins to
take effect. Nows the time
to get out if your wanting to
experience some great trout
fishing.
Its been a while since we
gave away any prizes, how
about a new STS long sleeve T-
shirt, STS Hat a few Gibbs
Coho Lures. Just e-mail us
with Pick Me in the
subject line. I will draw the
name in the next week or so.
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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