OUTLOOK We had some interesting weather last weekend. As predicted, the Squamish blew out hard but a couple of the valley rivers didn’t see as much rain as forecasted and though they rose hard they stayed fishable yielding some good fishing reports. Matt apologizes for being a little off in his prediction on the Chilliwack in the video version of the report but, one thing he did get…
OUTLOOK If you haven’t looked out the window today there is a big weather system coming today and Saturday with 25 mm+ forecast up the valley and 50mm + forecast up Sea to Sky way and, unfortunately, we are expecting blowouts on our major river systems. Fishing has been good for chinook and coho prior to this weather and we have details on the Harrison, Chilliwack,…
OUTLOOK River salmon fishing is in full swing. After last week’s rain and the rivers settled, we had good reports from all major systems. We have details below in our freshwater fishing reports section but, in a nut shell, it’s go time. If you’re heading out of town this weekend for Thanksgiving, we have heard some good reports from the lakes in the interior. Sterling is heading up for a trip this weekend and has a…
OUTLOOK October is here! We have been hearing great reports but, the weather has been interesting over the last two days. All that rain yesterday hit our rivers and they have spiked. We are writing the report late Thursday so keep an eye on things because we are hopeful that things drop fast and there will be some great fishing into the back end of the weekend. In this week’s…
OUTLOOK River salmon season is in full swing. We have been hearing good reports from the Vedder and Capilano this week. We have also seen some interesting numbers in the Albion test fishery on the Fraser. Chum numbers in the test sets are picking up so we should see those fish show up in the Harrison, Stave, Vedder and other Fraser tributaries over the next…
OUTLOOK Fall is coming. There is a bite in the air and we have the first big storm of the season forecast for today. With it, we expect fall salmon fishing in our rivers to really ramp up. Harrison, Capilano, Chilliwack, and systems up the Sea to Sky highway will be worth looking at after things settle with the rain. It will only be a…
OUTLOOK The first week of September is in the books and everyone is settling into Fall routines. We’re looking forward to getting back into the classroom this Fall with our upcoming courses here at the shop. On the fishing front, there were some openings in the last week for pink salmon so be sure to check out those…
OUTLOOK Welcome to September! Summer just flew by – who can believe that school is just round the corner. We’ll start this week with our saltwater anglers – chinook fishing did open on the first of the month even if there was a little confusion without an official announcement but it is open and Jason has details on what…
OUTLOOK It’s almost September – where has the summer gone? September is one of the best months to be an angler in the Lower Mainland. There are tons of options to get out on the water and the reports this week have been good. In this week’s report, we have an overview of some of the major fisheries so…
We were happy to see temperatures hovering within seasonal averages and the water temperatures on many of our local rivers are holding at reasonably safe levels this past week. The weather this week looks like more of the same. This weekend we will have a mix of cloud, a little rain, and some sun. Temperatures increase early next week but at least for now there are no more major heatwaves forecasted in the next 14 days.
OUTLOOK Another heat wave has been sweeping the province and with it a mix of fishing conditions. We saw some ok pink fishing up Sea to Sky earlier in the week but, unfortunately, on Wednesday the heat pushed things back into a completely dirty state. That said, there are fish in the system and Alex has an update in his report. Sterling tunes in…
OUTLOOK We hope everyone had a great sunny long weekend. This weekend is looking a bit different with some rain in the forecast and though it might not be as nice for an outing in the sun, we need the water. With the exception of the Squamish, all our local rivers are low. In this week’s report we have low water reports for the Skagit and Chilliwack and we have…
OUTLOOK We are almost in August and we are going to see some more warm weather this long weekend. The weather may affect a few of our fisheries but, overall, there are lots of fishing options right now. This week, we have reports on the Capilano where the river is low but beach fishing has been solid. We also have info on the Chilliwack and the Skagit where reports…
OUTLOOK Another weekend of clear weather is incoming. Temperatures in Vancouver will dip a little on Saturday but on the 14-day forecast we expect average or slightly above seasonal temperatures. Overall, this will be good for fishing, but we would like to see some overcast days and a little rain to bring up the low river levels and to help with the fire situation. The pinks have arrived in some places in limited numbers, and we expect things…
OUTLOOK Happy Friday! We are looking forward to another great weekend on the water. We have a good week for weather and things are cooling but there is still no rain in sight. Our best wishes go out to those in the Interior facing fire issues. For those that are looking forward to pink fishing as we write this…
OUTLOOK It looks like more sunny weather is incoming. Temperatures will not be as hot as two weeks ago but, it will be bumping a little above seasonal averages. Obviously, we would love to see some moisture and cool weather for both the fire situation and for lake fishing but, the heat has beaten down the water levels on our rivers and the Chilliwack and the Skagit are coming…
OUTLOOK Welcome to July. Wow, it was hot last week, we hope everyone found a way to stay cool. Prayers and best wishes go out to the residents of Lytton. Besides causing major problems across the province, the heat has also shifted fisheries. River levels rose in many areas. We didn’t see major rises on too many of the Lower Mainland rivers, but we…
OUTLOOK Heat wave incoming! It looks like another amazing week of weather, but the heat has some caveats when it comes to fishing. Local lake trout fishing will slow with this heat. We have some details as to how to deal with this in that section below. Interior lakes will still fish well at higher elevation, but fish will be going deep. Early season shallow…