OUTLOOK Wet weather is coming – if the weatherman is on his game we are going to get drenched over the weekend. There is rain today but the big dump will come Saturday and Sunday so get that rain gear ready! This is going to shuffle things up for all the salmon river fishing. For most rivers the rain will be good. That said we expect all the rivers to blow out by Sunday and be too dirty to fish, but before they blow out and when they come back into shape fishing should be good. The change in water levels will move fish around and bring more fish into the systems. Check out all the river reports below and also don’t miss Sam’s feature…

OUTLOOK The leaves are turning, temps are dropping and salmon fishing is picking up everywhere. The Vedder River started fishing well this week and we heard a number of good reports. Alex was out at the river and Sam hit the water yesterday. Check out the Vedder report for more details Saltwater has been good. Sandheads fished well on Saturday last weekend. Matt was out on Sunday and they had a good flurry of action in the morning with chum, coho and chinook all being caught but then the whales came through and killed the fishing. We have had very good Capilano/North Shore reports from the last couple days. Eddie had a good trip yesterday so it is well worth the trip out to Sand…

OUTLOOK Fall is one of our favorite times of year to fish. There are tons of options. We are hitting the “prime time” for a number of fisheries and one of the biggest fisheries for the lower mainland, fall salmon river fishing, is just ramping up. Long story short, get out fishing. This week we recommend looking at saltwater in a big way. We may not have had a gangbuster saltwater salmon fishing season but the Capilano River mouth is fishing really well and though the mouth of the Fraser has been hit and miss we have high potential for great fishing. There are about 2-4 weeks left in the fishery and the best could be yet to come. Check out Jason’s Saltwater Report for…

OUTLOOK The Salmon are coming and with them our Fall Salmon Sale! Next Friday through Sunday you will be able to outfit yourself for fall fishing with some amazing in store deals. If you’re on Facebook or Instagram don’t miss out on our great pre-sale giveaway. The giveaway is your chance to win a custom 3106 Sage Trigger rod OR a New Sage Pulse 890-4 Fly rod. All you have to do is ‘like’ our Pacific Angler Facebook and Istagram pages and share the post about the giveaway and you are entered. It’s really that easy! More details about next week’s Fall Salmon Sale are in the sale section of this week’s report. Now lets talk fishing and more news on the salmon. The Vedder…

OUTLOOK September is here and with it we have updates on upcoming fisheries including a Vedder primer as well as some big shop news you won’t want to miss! We’ve also got an overview of some new products in stock just in time for the fall rain we’re seeing. FALL SALMON SALE AT PACIFIC ANGLER Fall is a great time to be a fisherman around Vancouver and we sometimes forget about it with the bustle to get kids back in school and getting back into work routines after the summer break. From as early as the second week of September into November the major runs of white chinook, coho, and chum salmon will be hitting our local waters. Lake fishing is awesome in September and…

OUTLOOK It has been an interesting summer for fisherman. River closures, late or low number salmon runs, mixed in with some pretty stable weather and some good lake fishing and river trout fishing. We try to always be optimistic with our report but some weeks it can be hard. This is not one of them. I think our saltwater salmon fishing is about to really pick up. We have had some good to great fishing this week and though some wind and whales have been pushing the fish around we expect things to keep get better as more and more fish start to stage off the mouth of the Fraser. Jason has a massive report and he is sharing a ton of information on how…

OUTLOOK Last year the Vancouver Chinook Classic faced some extremely harrowing weather. With any luck we paid our dues and this year the weather looks amazing! Sun, heat and relatively low wind is in the forecast and we think the fish will also cooperate.  We had some of the first sold reports from the bell buoy and around the corner in our charters this week and we expect it to continue into the weekend. If you are not signed up for the tournament it is not too late. We have set a record for participants this year but you can still call in a late entry.  Tournament details are here. If you are not in the tournament it should still be a good weekend to…

OUTLOOK Well it was an interesting week in the fishing world. DFO has decided to close the Fraser both in the tidal and non tidal portions of the river. They cited low sockeye number as the reason and also commended sports anglers for using selective fishing techniques. Meaning that we as a community have done a good job of not bottom bouncing but unfortunately it was not enough. There are a number of opinions and theories as to the reasoning behind the closure and as usual with the Friday Fishing Report we are going to avoid getting into political debate. That said it is unfortunate and a cause for concern. This will obviously affect all anglers going bar fishing the Fraser and saltwater anglers will…