Rather than my weekly attempt to add some creativity to the wonderful world of sport fishing- I will give you the low down (or at least my version) of what the heck is going on out there on the raging river waters of the Lower Mainland.
First and foremost my favorite- the one where I can't personally make the time to go- The Upper Pitt River.
The water has been odd this year, it's glacial fed, and to fish for Salmon successfully you need the water to be coloured just enough, but not blown. FINALLY the weather has turned enough a.k.a. BC Style heat wave, to allow the perfect amount of clarity and run off for both the fish to move up and be eager to nab your gorgeous-hand-tied-by-Erik Skaaning-himself fly presentation.
Luckily for those who booked near the "end of the run" it seems like it has really just started, the fish are a tad behind schedule so if you felt like you missed out for this year- you didn't. I have the 10th, 11th, 13th, 14th, 15th open. Collectively we can make Erik even more eager for hunting season in 3 weeks by making him work harder.
Second Favorite- Fraser River- It's higher than normal still, obviously that is what happens when you wake up each day believing Summer has skipped the beautiful province in which we live. So finally she showed up. The water is now officially dropping volume faster than my sister-in-law on weight watchers.
Sturgeon has been on, pretty sure it never turned off. Big fish, little fish, lots of fish, nice fish. I love them all!
As for the Salmon- Sockeye test fisheries are showing more coming through this year than the same time last year. The Albion test fishery was 116 yesterday versus 76 last year! Ummm, Wow! Fingers crossed things go good at the fisheries management meeting today.
Chinook- the river still needs a bit more clarity to bar fish, so we're stuck bottom bouncing and in that instance your chances are about 20 to 1 ratio per Sockeye to Chinook. I am going to make my F.H. (future husband) take me for a celebratory bar fish after my exams next week - assuming the water is somewhat clearer. It's only getting better on a day by day basis.
That's all I have to say for today! I will keep everyone posted on the Sockeye opening!
Here is a pic from a Danish group that came in August instead of November-refreshing change!
