OUTLOOK We are in a funny spot when it comes to fishing around the Lower Mainland. The dry fall has extended the fishing in the saltwater as salmon continue to stage around the mouth of the Fraser and Capilano Rivers but, on the flip side, the river anglers are facing the challenges that come with…
OUTLOOK We are now hitting prime time river salmon season on the Chilliwack and a number of the other systems that get salmon are close to kicking off. We are also seeing above seasonal temperatures for September which has made things interesting. We will see some rain in Chilliwack today but, with only 1-3mm in…
OUTLOOK It is a big week! DFO has finally opened sockeye fishing in the ocean! Yesterday was opening day and our guide boats all came back with sockeye. It’s late in the run so fishing isn’t lights out but we are hopeful that we should have good fishing going forward. On the sockeye river fishing…
Pacific Angler Fall Salmon Sale 2022 Fall salmon season is upon us! The rivers are starting to get their first push of chinook and coho, sockeye is open in the Fraser and the ocean, and the saltwater salmon coho and chinook fishing is still going strong! This is your chance to get geared up for your favourite…
OUTLOOK Well, we thought the game was over in regard to the sockeye fishery but a late push of fish and some confusing DFO management decisions have resulted in an in river sockeye opening. So, you can fish in the tidal and non-tidal portions of the Fraser but you cannot troll off the mouth. Before…
OUTLOOK Chinook fishing is OPEN! Be Sure to have a read of Jason’s saltwater report for the latest on that opening. If you want to brush up on how we fish the late season fisheries make sure to check out the video version of the report where Matt goes over the map and some good…
OUTLOOK September is just around the corner! With it things get interesting. Now is the time to make plans, book off a couple of weekends and get the gear ready. With this in mind we have a couple reports looking at the next few weeks of fishing options around the Lower Mainland. First off is…
OUTLOOK Another perfect-looking weekend of fishing weather is incoming! When we say perfect weather, you might be looking out the window on Friday scratching your head. If the weather man is on his game, you will see clouds and even a little rain Friday. This is a good thing to keep water cool and fish…
OUTLOOK We have another beautiful weekend coming! Temperatures will be in the mid to low 20s with sun and a mix of cloud. We are also seeing pretty good long-term wind forecasts out in the straight. Time to go fishing! In this week’s report, we have an interesting piece from Sterling on small stream nymphing…
OUTLOOK The rain was a nice break from the heat this week and it was also a good thing for a number of our fisheries. We are back to nice weather this weekend with temps in the high 20s so it should be a good weekend to get out on the water. In this week’s…
