Chilliwack/Vedder Rivers: River is now closed. Reopenes July 1 for Chinook salmon and hatchery Rainbow trout. Chehalis River: Opened June 1 for Chinook salmon – 1 per day Harrison River: Water high but still somewhat cutthroat and Sturgeon fishing happening. Interior Lakes: Fishing is well with warmer weather. All lakes to 5000ft are ice free. [...]
Local Rivers: Fraser River: tidal and non-tidal: The snow melt from the north has made the turbidity very high. Tough to hook anything right now but Sturgeon angling has picked up! Chilliwack/Vedder: is rising quickly, no gravel bars in the lower canal, but fish will hold there and remember the Kelt are aggressive at [...]
Local Rivers: Fraser River: tidal and non-tidal: Steelhead still producing; Cutthroat and Bulltrout as well as White fish. The system is low and fast and anchoring seems to be the challenge! The Sturgeon are quite active due to warmer waters. Chilliwack/Vedder: still giving up hatchery Steelhead. The water is very low, look for fast [...]
Local Rivers: Fraser River: the backwaters are giving up great days of angling for big Bull Trout, White fish, Steelhead, Pike Minnow and Sturgeon. This warmer weather we are experiencing is causing fish to be active and best baits are natural baits like dew worms, blood worms, meal worms, roe bags, single eggs and [...]
Local Rivers: Fraser River: Tidal & Non Tidal: still producing Rainbow trout, Bull trout, White fish and Sturgeon. The Sturgeon angling is very active now as the water has dropped and turbidity is low, combined with not much salmonid remains for them to scavenge. Catch and release only, single barbless rules apply! There is [...]
Local Rivers: Fraser River: Tidal & Non Tidal: not many are out fishing the Fraser due to Covid. The few guides that are have told me of a few steelhead hookups below the mouth of the Vedder; as well as the outflow of the Nicomen. The Sturgeon are still giving some good action from Mission [...]
Local Rivers: Local Rivers opened November 3rd and Trout November 16th. Fraser River: Still very good for Cutthroat, white fish and Bull trout. WAter levels have dropped now that the November heavy rains have subsided. Due to Fred Helmers demonstration a few weeks ago the Fraser is open to Salmon fishing! Retention jigs and [...]
Local Rivers: Fraser River: Tidal and Non-tidal portions of the Fraser - October and November are the last prime fishing months! The water is littered with migrating salmonids (Coho/Chum) making angling fun despite the colder weather. The Sturgeon are plentiful and are fairly easy to hook. Best baits are salmon roe/ hearts, eels and [...]
Local Rivers: Fraser River: Tidal and Non-tidal portions of the Fraser - this month is the best for most anglers, lots of Coho, Chinook and Chum - fully open October 1st. Sturgeon are big and hungry - best to use salmon parts! Chilliwack/Vedder: The late September storm has filled the watershed with Coho and Chinook: [...]
Local Rivers: Fraser River: tidal and non-tidal - is once again open for Trout and Course fish as well as Sturgeon. Bait is still the ticket right now as Chum, Chinook and Sockeye are migrating! Single egg sacks (make them big) soaked in scent, worms and shrimp and pike minnow are best. Sturgeon are [...]
Local Rivers: Fraser River: tidal and non-tidal - is still closed to all fishing except Sturgeon. There is still no word on any openings as fisheries is waiting for the official salmon migration numbers! Rumours are that it is being considered to open for Chinook angling in late August for the whites. In other [...]
Local Rivers: Fraser River: tidal and non-tidal - Closed to all fishing except Sturgeon. Fisheries has yet to announce opening dates for salmonids and trout; we should know by the first week of July on openings if any!! Chilliwack/Vedder: Opens for Chinook, Trout and Steelhead July 1st. It is too high to fish from [...]