OUTLOOK  December is here and with it anglers are looking to winter fisheries, fly tying for next season, maybe doing some holiday warm water fishing or strategizing some fishing gift ideas for under the tree.   We just released our course schedule for all of 2025. These courses make the perfect gift. Save your loved one’s time and tell them to call in to the shop (604.872.2204) and we can reserve a spot.  We are very excited about are our returning Winter Chinook Course and a new more advanced lake fishing course called Contemporary Chironomid Tactics. Both are taught by Jason Tonelli, and he has been working hard over the last 2 seasons to develop the content for these courses. They are packed with new strategies…

OUTLOOK  We are going to see a damp, relatively warm weekend and though salmon season is slowing down, there should still be opportunity to get out on the water.   This week we have a report on the egg eater fisheries and late salmon fishing up Sea to Sky. Things have been solid and with the damp weather this weekend it should continue.  The Chilliwack is finally slowing down for salmon but there are still some late salmon fishing opportunities on rivers out the valley way.  During the late season, there are some things you will want to consider when targeting late salmon or the egg eaters so that we don’t harm the older spawning salmon or disturb the salmon reds.  With this in mind, we…

OUTLOOK  Damp and relatively warm temperatures are coming this weekend, and we couldn’t ask for a better late November weather report for fishing. Rivers have been dropping all week and with a little rain in the forecast to keep things from getting too low, it should still be a good weekend to get out for the end of salmon season.   This week we have details on the Chilliwack. Surprisingly, there are still some fresh fish coming into the system. We also have a report on the Harrison, North side soughs and the Squamish. These systems have later bumps of salmon and can see solid coho fishing well into early December.   While we don’t have a winter chinook saltwater report this week, fishing is definitely productive,…

OUTLOOK  We are hitting the middle of November, and we continue to hear great river salmon reports even from some of the systems that historically slowdown in the back end of November.  The only major challenge has been water levels and unfortunately, we will see more rain this weekend and into early next week which will not help matters.  The good news is the overnight temperatures are dropping and that always helps the river conditions to settle faster.    Below we have details on the three major systems in the region and what we expect the levels to do.  The good news is after this rain we should see clear skies for a few days, and we expect excellent conditions when the rivers settle.   Another fishery…

OUTLOOK We are still seeing relatively warm weather for November, but our river systems have been dropping all week.  Many of the rivers are low as we write the report, but that will likely change this weekend, as we have another storm coming. The good news is the storm they are forecasting is not a major one.   That said, we recommend everyone keep a close eye on water levels if you are heading out.  If the numbers hold true in the forecast expect dirty water by Saturday/Sunday, but we expect most fisheries to remain fishable.  Light rain will continue well into next week so this could shape up nicely to bump rivers back up and then hold them at good levels. This week we have…

OUTLOOK  Happy November!    Where did October go?  In this week’s report we touch on all our major local fisheries from the Chilliwack/Vedder, Harrison, Capilano and Squamish.   Taylor also has a special feature on how to target chum salmon so, if you are looking to take advantage of recent openings, be sure to have a read of his article below.     If you are heading out this weekend, we, as always, recommend you check your regulations!   There have been updates to last week’s notices on chum and coho openings which have put gear restrictions in place.   Links to those notices released last night are here:  FN1164-Recreational – Salmon – Coho – Region 2 Lower Mainland Non-tidal Fraser River Mainstem – Gear Restriction – November 3, 2024  FN1165-Recreational…

OUTLOOK  What a week of weather! We hope everyone was able to stay dry and safe.  Now that things have settled, it is time to look to our river fisheries. As many of you know after a big storm is one of the best times to be fishing our local systems.   In this report, we will be looking at water levels for all our major fisheries and the weather heading into this weekend but, before we get there, we need to look at regulations.  We have CHUM openings! As we were writing this report, announcements on dates, times, locations and limits for chum came in hot off the press!  We have prepared a map to help but, the long story short, is that over the…

OUTLOOK  Well, if you haven’t checked the weather forecast, we have our first big fall storm incoming.    As the week progressed the amount of rain forecasted has increased and we are now in for an atmospheric river with plenty of wind and rain in the forecast.   If you are planning on heading out this weekend, please keep an eye on the weather forecast and river levels and be safe if you do head out.    This weather will put a little damper on the excellent river fishing we have seen at least for the next 48 hours. Watch river levels and note that when things settle, expect some the of the best fishing of the season across the major salmon fisheries. It will just be a…

OUTLOOK  We have some nice weather this weekend and good reports keep coming in. This week we have news on the river salmon fishing where the Chilliwack and Harrison are fishing well. We also have an update on the Squamish where the water is still dirty, fish are in, and folks are catching coho and bull trout.   We also have news on the saltwater fishing. Things continue to be great this late in the season. Fish are at the Capilano mouth, and more fish keep rolling into the mouth of the Fraser. We continue to see record late numbers on the Albion test fishery so it should continue well into mid-October. They have also increased the chum retention limits in saltwater areas around Vancouver. This…

OUTLOOK  October is here and with it we are into prime-time river salmon fishing season, prime time interior lake fishing season, and prime time sturgeon fishing season! It also looks like saltwater fishing is still well worth an outing. We are hearing great reports for the back end of the season.    In this week’s report, we look at all the major river systems where salmon fishing is going strong, and the egg eater fisheries which have started to pick up as more salmon eggs are being dropped.   Jason tunes in for the saltwater report. We are getting late in the season but there are still good reports coming in and it looks as though there is still more of the season left before we can…