The Abbotsford Anglers

The Fishing Club at the Abbotsford Fish and Game Club is interested in fish habitat and it’s conservation, educating the public on pollution and the threats that it can bring to fish environments, river shore clean up projects, and of course Fishing! We will strive to bring as much information on the hot spots that other club members have discovered or know about, and any other fishing news that pretains to this great sport.

New link for online fishing licence www.fishing.gov.bc.ca

June Fishing Sub-Club Report

Local Rivers (non-tidal) 1) Fraser; still coloured up but warming up due to slowing of interior melt. Freshet is still occurring bringing lots of debris with it. Sturgeon fishing is excellent, I personally boated six sturgeon on the May long weekend, from Jesperson Rd down to the Vedder. Oolichons and lamprays were the ticket to [...]

By |2022-05-15T15:37:59-07:00May 29th, 2016|Fishing|Comments Off on June Fishing Sub-Club Report

Fishing Sub Club Report May 2016

Local Rivers Non-Tidal Fraser River: has coloured and risen significantly since the last week of April. If boating please be cautious of floating debris on its way to River mouth. Freshet will be very long this year due to substantial snow packs in the Ominica and Chillcotin regions. For sturgeon guides are using lamprays, oolichons [...]

By |2022-05-15T15:38:00-07:00May 15th, 2016|Fishing|Comments Off on Fishing Sub Club Report May 2016

Fishing Sub Club Report April 2016

Notice: All Licenses & Tags must have been renewed April 1st, 2016 Non-Tidal Local Rivers Fraser River: early spring like conditions low but clean. Sturgeon anglers doing well right now (March). Guides are choosing lamp rays, chum roe,salmon hearts and oolichons. Good numbers of steelhead are still being hooked above the Mission Bridge (bar rig [...]

By |2022-05-15T15:38:01-07:00April 14th, 2016|Fishing|Comments Off on Fishing Sub Club Report April 2016

Angling Sub Club Report February 2016

Fraser River Non Tidal: Lots of big Cut Throat being hooked. Angle with baits, eggs, shrimp, and worms. Two per day limit over 30 cm. Hatchery only. Sturgeon fishing has picked up again due to a warming trend. Starting to pick up Steelhead at creek mouths. Bait is best. One per day limit, hatchery fish [...]

By |2022-05-15T15:38:02-07:00February 13th, 2016|Fishing|Comments Off on Angling Sub Club Report February 2016

Angling Sub Club Report January 2016

Fraser River Non Tidal: Sea-run Cutthroats are showing up in good numbers! Angle for them near creek mouths or slack water, either on bottom or float fishing are your best bets. Use Single Eggs or worms, two fish per day limit over 30 cm, hatchery retention only. Sturgeon fishing in the Fraser is fair right [...]

By |2022-05-15T15:38:03-07:00January 15th, 2016|Fishing|Comments Off on Angling Sub Club Report January 2016

Angling Sub Club Report November 2015

Fraser & Harrison rivers are both producing large numbers of Big Chum Salmon. The Black Heads are showing up now too! I've been hooking a few Coho every morning at the mouth of the Chahalis River. Blue Fox & Indiana Blades are working great! Local guides are angling every day and weekends are busy with [...]

By |2022-05-15T15:38:03-07:00November 6th, 2015|Fishing|Comments Off on Angling Sub Club Report November 2015

Angling Sub Club Report September 2015

It is with great sadness AFGC and residents of Chilliwack and Abbotsford lost long time member Kurt Krack on Monday August 26, 2015. A celebration of life will be held Saturday, September 15, 2015 at Henderson's on Marshall & McCallum Road. Tuesday, September 1 Fraser is re-opened to Chinook. Retention is 4 fish per day, limit [...]

By |2022-05-15T15:38:04-07:00September 4th, 2015|Fishing|Comments Off on Angling Sub Club Report September 2015

Angling Sub Club Report August 2015

I would like to start out by thanking Brian, Mann, Kevin and Kurt for their repeated help with the fish pond set-up, dismantle and general babysitting of the visiting guests at this year's Open House. Too bad we could not have fed all the volunteers as we have in the past years with a quality [...]

By |2022-05-15T15:38:05-07:00September 4th, 2015|Fishing|Comments Off on Angling Sub Club Report August 2015

Angling Sub Club Report July 2015

Chilliwack/Vedder is OPEN for Hatchery Trout and Chinook Salmon. Baits for Trout, try small flies, spinners & worms. For Chinook use roe shrimp, wool & spoons. Look for heavy cover & deepest runs. Chehalis River is producing Chinook & Summer Run Steel Head. Angle early morning & dusk, best baits are roe, prawns, jigs & [...]

By |2022-05-15T15:38:07-07:00July 10th, 2015|Fishing|Comments Off on Angling Sub Club Report July 2015

Angling Report June 2015

Chilliwack & Vedder Watersheds: Open for angling July 1, 2015. Should prove to be a banner season as the Fraser is enjoying great returns of Chinook and Rainbows. It must be hatchery stock for retention, single barbless rules apply. Chehalis: Opened for Chinook and Steelhead on June 1, 2015. They are there now! Best baits are [...]

By |2022-05-15T15:38:24-07:00June 12th, 2015|Fishing|Comments Off on Angling Report June 2015

Angling Report May 2015

Chilliwack River is closed to fishing until July 1st. Opening then for Hatchery Rainbows and Chinook Salmon. Vedder opens May 1–31 for fly fishing only. Chehalis closed to fishing. Opens June 1st for Chinook Salmon and summer run Steel Head. Fraser River is closed to salmon fishing pending a fisheries opening date. Sturgeon fishing is [...]

By |2022-05-15T15:38:25-07:00May 10th, 2015|Fishing|Comments Off on Angling Report May 2015

Wanted: Fishing Sub-Club Heads

We are looking for someone or prerrably a group of a few people to help get the Fishing Club up and running again. We are looking for people to organize a fishing derby of some kind maybe in conjunction with Go-Fish BC or even at Mill Lake through Abby Tourism. Possibly some instructions for beginners, simple [...]

By |2022-05-15T15:38:26-07:00April 13th, 2014|Fishing|Comments Off on Wanted: Fishing Sub-Club Heads
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