OUTLOOK  We have hit December and though many folks are thinking about the holiday season and not about fishing, there are still some cool, no pun intended, fisheries worth looking at if you are brave and don’t mind dealing with the weather.   We have a storm in the mix for this weekend but when things are cold, more water can actually be a really good thing for river fishing.   River salmon fishing is ramping down in a big way, but the egg eater fishery is ramping up. Matt was out last weekend and has some details in the Squamish report that you will want to tune in on. Yes, he has been neglecting the video version of the report for a few weeks, but we…

OUTLOOK  As we close in on December, we are going to see some cooler nighttime temperatures over the next week, and this will drop river levels substantially across the Lower Mainland.   This will mean getting more technical with your float and fly rigs. Lightening up leaders and dumbing down presentation colours is the ticket.   We continue to hear solid late salmon reports though and the egg eater fisheries are going strong. In this week’s report we have details on the Squamish and Chilliwack, but if you’re itching to get out on the water, don’t forget about winter chinook fishing which continues to be great on the smaller north side fisheries if you’re out in the valley.     If you’re on the lookout for some updated gear,…

OUTLOOK  As we head into the back half of November things are looking good for fishing.   We have a little precipitation in the forecast and the rivers have been dropping so they could use a little water.   The reports we are getting are solid across the board so now is the time to get out on the water!   This week also saw some regulation updates regarding coho, so be sure to check out those regs below in our Regulation Updates section.     This week we look at the north side rivers as they tend to fish well late in the season.  We will also look at the Squamish, which is another great late season system and last, we will talk about what we have heard from…

OUTLOOK  Well, it looks like we have another round of wet weather rolling through this weekend but, depending on where you are planning a trip, it is still worth keeping an eye on river levels and getting out there if the levels don’t get too high!   We continue to hear good reports from the East side rivers as well as up the Sea to Sky Corridor. The Chilliwack is slowing down a little but, there were also some positive reports when things settled this week.   We expect high water in many areas this weekend but, when we look to next week, things get cold and clear. This should clear up rivers fast and provide some great late season conditions.   Jason also has an interior lake…

OUTLOOK  Fall Storm Incoming – We have already seen rivers rising today (Friday) and more water is coming with the bulk of it hitting tomorrow.   It is safe to assume that river anglers will see high water across the board, and everyone should be watching the levels closely when planning a trip.   https://wateroffice.ec.gc.ca/map/index_e.html Below you will see details on the Chilliwack, Harrison and Squamish Rivers. The rain will affect each system a little differently. As you all know, rising water is not a bad thing. Anglers just need to find moments in the rise or subsequent drop where the water clarity is good enough for the fish to see your presentation. When you find the perfect combination of water volume and water clarity you will…

OUTLOOK  Well, we are wrapping up October with some great fishing opportunities across the board.  With this recent cold snap, rivers are clearing, and things are dropping on most of the major systems.  In this week’s reports we have updates from the Squamish, the Harrison and the Chilliwack systems as well as our local and interior lakes.    If you missed the fisheries notice earlier in the week, a no recreational fishing for chum salmon management measure for the Lower Fraser River tributaries has been implemented.  More details are below on that.    On the saltwater front, our guide boats have been out, and fishing has been very productive!  We’ll be back next week with a full saltwater report but if you’re thinking of heading out, now…

OUTLOOK  BOOM! Well, the water we were looking for came. Though many anglers who were out had to contend with blown out dirty water conditions over the last week, on most of our systems the bump of water will help fishing when the rivers come back into shape.   On the weather front, we are going to see a pretty nice weekend. This should help water levels settle. When we look out to the end of next week it looks as though more rain is coming but it doesn’t look like a substantial storm so both this weekend and next look like very good weekends to get out to the valley rivers.   The valley rivers are on the drop as we write this report and already…

OUTLOOK  We were expecting more rain this weekend but as we write the report Friday it looks as though the bulk of the precipitation will come early next week. The reports we have been receiving all week are good, but rain would be nice.   It is well worth getting out this weekend, but it might also be a great plan to look at a mid-week trip next week. This week we have reports on the Squamish, Harrison and Chilliwack in the rivers section plus Jason tunes in with a saltwater report where we are already hearing good feeder chinook reports.   We are still waiting for lake temps in the interior to drop a little and get the fish up on the shoals. Next week, Jason…

OUTLOOK  Happy Thanksgiving!    We are looking forward to another long weekend and with it some extra time out on the water!   If we could sum up this week’s report in two words, it would be – Go Fishing!  We have an amazing weekend of weather in the forecast, and the reports all week have been excellent so it’s time to get out there and enjoy it.    In this week’s report, we have details on the Chilliwack, Capilano and Squamish in the freshwater section. All valley rivers are low but fishing well. The heat forecasted this weekend is not great for the Sea to Sky corridor, but we are still hearing good reports from up there. Even though the water will be colored in spots it…

OUTLOOK October is just around the corner and Salmon season is in full swing! With the rain last week and temperatures cooling we have had good reports coming in all week! In this report we will look at all the major systems. They are all worth fishing this time of year. We have details on the Capilano, Chilliwack, Squamish, Stave and Harrison plus Matt goes over them all at a thousand foot level in the video version of the report. The cool thing about October is there are so many fisheries hitting prime time. Two fisheries that are sometimes forgotten about are sturgeon fishing and interior lake fishing. Jason has an interior lake fishing report and sturgeon fishing is also going well. If you want…