OUTLOOK It looks like summer is back with people in flip-flops and shorts again. Unfortunately, it is not going to stay. We are going to get hit with a little dump of rain on Sunday and the temperature will cool. That said it should be back to sun and 14 degrees next week which as far and we are concerned is perfect fall fishing weather. The river fishing continues to improve. We have heard great reports from the Vedder and fish are showing up on the Stave and Harrison and are coming in to the Squamish. The heat this week did affect some of the coastal rivers such as the Squamish. If it gets too hot they get a bump of dirty water from snowmelt…

OUTLOOK We have heard some great salmon reports from across the river fishing scene this week and with another big bump of rain coming today, it looks perfect for river salmon fishing this weekend. Things will clear up tomorrow with great weather next week. We have details on the Vedder, Squamish, Stave and Capilano Rivers in the river section below. As of writing this report today saltwater sockeye fishing is still open and on longer trips we’ve been successful and got a few in the boat down at Sandheads. A little closer to home for those of us heading out of downtown fishing at the Cap mouth is in full swing! Check out Jason’s Report for all the details and his tips on this great…

OUTLOOK The weather looks wet for the weekend. This is actually perfectly timed for a number of our salmon rivers. This is going to bring bumps of fish into the rivers and though it is early, it is going to be the perfect time for scouting with a reasonably high expectation of catching fish. The anglers putting in the legwork now, finding spots and learning how the rivers have changed over the summer, will be the ones hooking the most fish when things get hot.  This week we have reports from the Stave, Vedder, Squamish and Capilano. There is still no news from the Skagit Fire Situation – we do not have a report on it this week because if you Google “Skagit River Fire” the most up-to…

OUTLOOK The first big storm of the season is coming! Most Vancouverites dread this storm but the fishermen know it is a game changer. It is going to shuffle up a bunch of fisheries and kick off a number of other fisheries. If the weatherman hits the target, we will see a sizeable trough anchor itself off the west coast. This will bring waves of rain lasting well into next week. On the saltwater front it is not great news but it is not the end of the world either. The rain will jump up river levels and fish will head up river. But we also find that the rain can stir things up and make for great windows of ocean fishing when the fish…

OUTLOOK The last day of August is here! The first day of fall is a little ways off but with slightly cooler temperatures this week we are thinking about fall salmon fishing! We will have a look at the major river systems; the Stave, Vedder and Squamish in the freshwater section below that should help you plan future trips. The weather this weekend and next week should be in the high teens with a mix of sun and cloud so great weather to get out fishing. Sockeye fishing on the Fraser is still going great but we are expecting a closure on the 4th so check out those details in the regulation update section below. Saltwater fishing continues to be good. No closures have been…

OUTLOOK The big focus for all BC residents, fisherman and non-fisherman alike, has been the wildfire and smoke situation. We took a hard look at the weather this week and though the outlook is a little better for both the fire situation and the smoke situation things are still not ideal. We will see a little rain on Saturday but the weather service is not expecting it to be the “deep soaking” rain needed to put out fires. The wind directions will also not solve the smoke problem. It looks as though things will be less smoky in many areas but it will not be gone. One positive is that it looks like one of the heaviest pockets of rain will hit the Skagit Valley…

OUTLOOK Sockeye fever has set in! We are hearing good to great reports from the saltwater guide fleet and the river anglers on the Fraser are putting up pretty epic numbers as well. On the saltwater front we have blue flashers back in stock, though lots of things work, our guides have found noticeably better results with blue glow/flash style flashers, especially when the sockeye are off the bite and you have to work for them. The fishing has been great at times but there have been some tides where the fish have been off the bite and we have had to grind. Check out Jason’s saltwater report for more details this week. The other big news this weekend is the Vancouver Chinook Classic Catch…

OUTLOOK If you are living under a rock you might not have heard but the sockeye are open in both freshwater and saltwater! It looks as though we will see 13 million plus fish. In this week’s saltwater fishing report Jason has some tips and tricks if you’re looking to chase a few sockeye.  The other fishery where we can target sockeye is on the non tidal portions of the Fraser. We have detailed look at how we harvest these fish and the techniques involved in the river report section. We have a Skagit report from when Matt, Brendan and Sean hit the river on Monday but there is some breaking news. A fire has flared up north of the Silver Tip campground. As we…

OUTLOOK We were expecting the first little shot of rain and cloud this weekend but it looks as though the forecast has changed. We will have some cloud today but we are back to sun for Saturday and Sunday. The temps dropped a little over the last two days and we are eager to hear reports from today. Any time we get a little change in the weather, especially when we have had such a long period of heat and sun, cooler weather and cloud should make for some great fishing. Obviously, the big news this week is that the sockeye fishery is open in tidal waters! See the official details here. We are still in early days. The majority of fish have not shown…

OUTLOOK Heat warning in effect! We have more great weather this weekend with no clouds in the sky. Obviously, a heat warning comes with its issues but we will take it over classic Vancouver rain. In the past few reports we have been talking about how the heat affects our fisheries and the theme of this week’s report will be much the same. A number of our fisheries are doing really well with the heat. More importantly the lack of rain is making for a very solid beach fishing season at the mouth of the Capilano. It is also translating into good coho saltwater fishing because fish are not going up the rivers yet. We have an update on the beach fishing and some intel…