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Fishing Reports
Fishing Adventures with STS Guiding
April 04, 2005
Posted by Vancouver/Fraser Valley
Mission, BC, BC
Email: sts@guidebc.com
Current Report
Fraser Valley report for the
week of April 3, 2005
Hub Sports annual blow out
sale April 8,9,10
Enter to win a FREE GUIDED
Sturgeon charter with STS. No
purchase necessary, just drop
your name and number into the
draw box near front desk.
Every year Hubs has their
annual blow out sale, this
year is bigger and better
than ever. Lots of sale items
including fly fishing
packages for the novice to
expert angler. Factory reps
like Minn-Kota, Shimano,
Quantum, Fenwick and more.
Lots of free give a ways with
purchases. Come talk to Brian
Chan, Dave Murphy of Murphys
Sports Fishing & Vic Carrao
of STS Guiding. We would be
happy to answer questions
about local fishing or tackle.
Hubs has also leased extra
space a few doors down, there
will be a large display of
Outcast Pontoon boats and
kick boats. There will also
be a large electronics
display with Lowrance, Garmin
and Hummingbird sounders.
Weekly update
Fraser River / Fraser Valley
Report
Sturgeon
Sturgeon fishing has picked
up over the last few days,
water temperatures have risen
to 45F and climbing. We had a
few jumpers this week with
some incredibly strong fish.
Our average catch has
improved this week with 6 to
12 fish per boat per trip,
our largest fish this week
was 63 inches caught by Ian
Brooks of Sherwood Park
Alberta, we also hooked quite
a few in the 55 to 60 range.
Water clarity is fair with 2
to 3 feet of visibility. Roe
and Oolichons are producing
most fish, the odd one on
ditch eels. Tides are looking
great for late this week and
next weekend. High tides of
148 and even 151 are
expected by Monday, Tuesday
peaking on Wednesday with a
151 at 9 AM in Mission. The
down side is that the high
tide is early AM until late
next week.
If youre planning on
visiting the Vancouver area
in April or May we are now
booking for spring Sturgeon
charters. You can book your
own boat or join others who
have already done so and are
looking for anglers to join
them. Check out our new "
shared guide trips" section
on our website. If you are
planning on fishing with us
in October / November for our
best sturgeon fishing action,
dont wait too long to book,
we are already filling dates.
Sturgeon Seminar we still
have seats available for our
sturgeon seminar on May 7.
Just call or e-mail us for
more info.
Trout
Trout fishing should start to
pick up over the next few
weeks. Warmer water trends
will trigger afternoon and
early morning hatches. Also
watch for the odd salmon fry
to emerge, it wont be long
before we see trout searching
shore- lines for these little
morsels. Both Pitt lake and
Harrison offer fair to good
trout fishing in early spring
although peak fishing is late
spring when water levels
starts to rise.
We will be offering guided
trips for all winter for
Fraser River Cutthroat Trout
as well as several remote
rivers for Cutthroat,
Rainbows and Bull Trout. Give
us a call or e-mail for more
information on our winter
trout fishing.
Fly Casting Lessons - FLY
CASTING SEMINAR PLUS 6 HR
GUIDED TRIP
This seminar is custom
designed for the novice to
intermediate, first time fly
fishers welcome. Two 2hr fly-
casting lessons held on dry
land, you will learn how easy
Fly-casting really is.
We still Sold Out the first
seminar and now offering a
second for May 14,21,29, sign
up on line or call us.
Vedder River Steelhead
The Vedder has fished well
this week, fair number of
both hatchery and wild fish
being caught. The entire
river is holding fish but if
youre looking for fresh
hatchery fish, best to target
the lower half of the river.
Spring is a great time to
start pumping sand shrimp,
steelhead cant resist these
little morsels. Check your
tides, best pumping is at low
tide Point Atkinson.
If you looking for a last
minute up to date report,
Best to call Roger, Rob or
Daryl down at Hubs for a
current report 604-859-8316.
Harrison River
Water conditions look good, a
few fish being reported by
fly anglers but overall
fishing has been poor. Most
of these fish are in Harrison
Lake and should begin
migration into the river in
mid to late spring following
the salmon fry. Until then,
this river will offer some
fair to good opportunity for
trout and the odd steelhead
moving into the Chehalis
River.
This September we are
expecting millions of Pink
Salmon to return to both the
Harrison & Fraser River. Peak
fishing is from Sept 7 to 21.
If your looking for some
incredible action on both fly
and spoon, this is a great
fishery to experience.
Although September is a long
way away, our regular clients
know how fast we sell out. If
you want to experience this
great fishery, give us a call
to reserve your dates.
Harrison Bay Store New
Owners Open 6AM 9PM
daily
Enter to Win Guided Tip
As most of you who fish the
Chehalis or Harrison River
area know, Harrison Bay Store
has changed hands many time.
Not really reliable for those
of us who need licenses or
fishing supplies. The owners
of Harrison Bay Campsite &
Store have decided to run the
store themselves to try and
provide anglers and visitors
to the area with a reliable
place to stop and purchase
your camping and fishing
needs. They have a good
supply of fishing tackle
including licenses and bait.
To help them get started, we
are offering a FREE GUIDED
TRIP. Just stop in at the
store on your way home from
fishing and give James or
wife Ellen a fishing report.
No secrets needs, just how
your day was. You can enter
as many times as you want, 1
entry per day. We will draw a
winner in early summer.
Chehalis River
The Chehalis River is still
low and clear as usual. Not
much else to report other
than the same old story. Fish
the canyon or deeper runs,
which are few. Until we see
some rain, thats about all
you can do. Use light gear,
smaller floats Again I would
call Hubs for an updated
report. If we get some rain,
then hit the lower river near
the Easter seal and canyon
entrance.
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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