Outlook For many anglers, this is a very exciting time of year. Most of our spring fisheries have ended and our summer fisheries are starting to kick off! Warm summer weather from this past week has sent the rivers deeper into freshet and most likely past the point of return. Its time to get your boating on! This is prime time for our local lakes. If you are planning on fishing the Lower Mainland lakes, get out sooner than later. Once these lakes heat up from summer weather, the fishing becomes very slow until the fall. Interior lakes are only getting better. Lakes in the 3000ft range are still your best bet for the next week or so. The Hump and Bowen are still kicking…

Outlook It is that time of year again! Drift rods and two handed rods are being laid to rest and stillwater and saltwater gear is being dusted off. Interior lakes are icing off, turning over and the fishing is starting to heat up. Our lower mainland river systems are in full freshet bringing another steelhead season to a close. The coho salmon fishery on the Cap is just getting started now. If you are looking to do some freshwater fishing in the lower mainland, our local lakes are a great option- especially for introductory anglers. Chinook fishing is coming into prime time! The hump has been fishing well. The other side is also producing well from Nanaimo to Porlier. Be sure to check weather and…

Outlook Well, if you’ve looked out the window at all in the last day or so you’ll be well aware that April showers have arrived! Local lakes have been fishing well, interior lakes are becoming more and more ice free, and fish are starting to feed. With the warmer temperatures starting to be more constant, we can expect the rivers to continue to rise and eventually colour up and blow out- as per usual this time of year with the Spring freshet starting to show itself. Rivers that were once steady and clear/greenish are starting to become muddy and cloudy with the sudden influx of water being flushed down the systems. Any tidally influenced river will be especially affected as the larger volume of fresh…

Outlook With the warm Spring temperatures finally showing themselves on a constant and steady basis, as expected, rivers are starting to come up. Warm weather, April showers, and inevitable snow-melt are all factors that play a key role in how long the rivers will hold their shape before blowing out. So far all the local rivers from the Sea-to-Sky corridor out to the Fraser Valley are starting to rise and colour up. Please be aware that on any day you are fishing a glacially affected river that the water can rise quickly and unexpectedly, and to exercise caution while wading.  Lots of the local lakes are consistently producing catch-able sized rainbows and cutthroat trout, as well as most of the lakes in the Whistler/Squamish area….

Outlook: The temperatures are rising a bit now as we are closer to full spring weather.  Vancouver is expecting rain on the weekend with periods of heavy rain on Sat and Sun.  In the Squamish valley they are expecting some snowfall on Saturday but then it turns to a mix of sun/cloud as the temperatures here will begin to rise after Sunday as well getting into the 9-10deg range. In the Georgia Strait the winds to kick off the weekend are a mix of SE and SW in the 10-20knot range so by picking your spots you should be able to find some pockets of calmer waters and hopefully land a winter chinook, some crabs and prawns!  The fishing at “The Hump” off the south…