OUTLOOK We are in the first week of October and salmon season on the local river is in full swing. Reports across the board have been excellent and it looks as though the weather will cooperate for the weekend. We might see the “perfect storm” over the next 4-5 days and when we say that it means we will get some rain to keep rivers from getting clear, but we shouldn’t get too much rain to blow them out. Matt has a detailed look at the weather in the video report and you will see specific details on water levels and clarity in the river sections below. Andre has another fly video over at Frenzy Flies. It is a cool variant on an egg sucking…

It’s the last week in September and the weather looks awesome! At least on the rain front but we are seeing some wind over the next couple days. This could affect saltwater anglers, so make sure you check your marine forecast but at least for the river guys and girls she looks solid! With temps in the mid-teens during the day and then 3-6 degrees in the night with no rain after today, we expect all of our rivers to fish well. We have info on the Harrison, Chilliwack and Squamish in this week’s report. One minor exception to this statement is the Squamish. She is fishing “ok” right now but it is still quite coloured as we write the report. With temperatures around 3…

OUTLOOK It’s a big weekend for fishing and fishing gear! This weekend is our annual Fall Salmon Sale. Everything is on sale so you won’t want to miss it but we know that you are not here just for sales, you’re here for the report. Matt has the report video out – bear with us as it was a late night filming after some serious sale prep and the audio is not the best but there is some great info on our fall fisheries, a sneak peek from Andre that you will want to see along with a quick chat about politics and the Jill Bennet show that Jason was on earlier this month.  Check out the video here: On the fishing front we are…

OUTLOOK It’s Friday and we’re back with another Friday Fishing Report and Video Outlook.  The first big storm of September is coming! If the weather man is on his game there is a ton of rain hitting the coast over this weekend and this will probably blow out our local rivers. This will make fishing a challenge on the Squamish but there is less rain hitting up the valley and the Vedder might not blow out as badly. Watch your river levels and check out the details below on the Squamish and Vedder rivers. If they don’t blow out or you can catch it when they settle, we should see some great salmon fishing and trout/char fishing.  Interior lake fishing is heating up and we…

OUTLOOK The first week of September is in the books!  This is a time of flux for anglers around Vancouver, both on the life front with work and school getting back to a fall routine but also on the fishing side of things. The major salmon runs of coho, chum and white chinook are either ramping up or just around the corner, interior lakes will start cooling off and it is a great time to be river trout fishing. All of the details on what is currently going on and some things we are looking forward to are in the report below as well as in our Pacific Angler TV video report.  We have been loving bringing you the report in this format and want…

OUTLOOK Matt has laid out most of the outlook and some insights into the Friday fishing report YouTube edition. Check it out in the link above but as always for the more up to date info please read the report.   The recap of this video it simple. The Long Weekend it here! As always, the forecast got a little more detailed since Matt did the video. There is more rain in the forecast for today with some wind, but it will subside on Saturday. We will see a little more rain over the Saturday and Sunday but it looks like sun and cloud for the Labour Day Monday!   There are regulation changes too – You can now keep two legal size chinook in the tidal waters! The Fraser is still…

VIDEO OUTLOOK (NEW) CLICK HERE TO SEE THE VIDEO OUTLOOK With the shift to more video content in the report we will strive to not be too redundant – don’t worry we won’t be getting rid of the written format any time soon.   Since we filmed the video there have been a couple announcements on the Fraser front as well as the Pitt River. Matt will talk about it more in next week’s Report Video but to keep everyone up to speed they have closed the Fraser to all trout fishing and salmon fishing. You can still fish for coarse fish and sturgeon, but any specific targeting of trout and salmon is off limits.  This can be a little confusing and we are going to…

OUTLOOK It’s tournament weekend! Over Saturday and Sunday, the Vancouver Chinook Classic is running. As we write this report the chinook fishing has been nothing but spectacular and we are super excited to see what happens in the tournament. If you are heading out, you will see all the competitors on the water, so we ask that everyone plays nice and gives space. There will be a little shift in weather coming Saturday with overcast skies, a touch of rain and calm seas. On Sunday it goes back to sun and cloud with the standard unpredictable winds you see after a front pulls through.  This could make the fishing better or send the fish up the river it’s hard to tell. This catch and release…

OUTLOOK We are going to see some rain in the forecast this week and overall, I think it will be a good thing. It should help with river levels and temperatures which is always a concern this time of year for salmon species in the Fraser.   The big news this week is that the Chinook fishing in area 29-3 and 29-4 has been very good. There are more chinook out there than we have even seen before. Jason and the team have been out all week so check out Jason’s report for all the details.   The Squamish has also been very good with Pinks showing up in very respectable numbers. It is still not like shooting fish in a barrel but the anglers who have put in their time and…

OUTLOOK Well August is here, with the Fraser Panel report and new tidal fishing regulations fresh off the press, a bunch of fisheries are fishing really well, and others are facing some concerns, there is a lot going on. Let’s start with the regulation changes. As of August 1st, the slot limit on chinook is over. So, one fish over 62cm is legal to retain. Good news! We still say that there is nothing cooler than releasing a very large fish and seeing it swim away to make more big fish but at least for the 15-25 lb fish we are now able to bring one home. After August 30th we will be back to two a day. They have also opened 29-1, 29-2, 29-3 (South…