Although the coho fishery is tapering off, the rain for the last couple of days will most likely bring a late wave of coho into the local rivers.  So don’t put away your coho tackle yet.  I have witnessed fishermen catching chrome coho into the first week of January when fishing for steelhead. Double header!!! It was and still is an amazing fall coho fishing season. This is also a great time to fish for trout (ie. cutthroat trout, bull trout, and rainbow trout) with egg patterns and flesh flies.  These fish will be gorging on salmon eggs and decaying salmon flesh, fattening up for the winter. The winter steelhead fishing is just around the corner.  Check out our Pacific angler blog for the latest…

Hello everyone, It’s gotten a lot colder all of a sudden, but fishing is still good in the Fraser valley for those that want to brave the elements.  While the Vedder is slowing down for coho, the north side of the valley is still seeing fresh fish.  This trend usually extends to the end of November. Chrome late run coho. Fraser River tributaries to check out are the Stave, Nicomen slough/ Norrish creek, Harrison /Chehalis, Maria slough and many of the Fraser back channels between Chilliwack and Hope. A beautiful cuttie with full fall colours. The Squamish / Cheakamus systems will be starting to ramp up for the winter trout fisheries, think egg patterns ,sculpins and flesh flies.  Check out our previous blog post for…

Brrrr!  It’s cold out there and the rivers are dropping fast and getting clear after having come up nicely on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.  There were some fresh coho and chum that rolled in on those days and there was some good fishing on the Chehalis, Harrison, and Lower Squamish.  Expect things to be pretty low and clear until the next front rolls in sometime tomorrow or Thursday.  The key will be the freezing level.  If it doesn’t get too cold the rivers should come up again and fishing will pick up as some more fresh fish push in. Some of the later coho are some of the biggest of the season. We still have a few Z-Axis rods at 40%, check out the blog…

November is here and we have some great fishing this time of year!  Far too many anglers hang up their rods after Halloween, but those in the know are getting ready for some of the best fall fishing of the year.  Speaking of Halloween, check out this G. Loomis inspired pumpkin carving from PA customer Ted. If you want to get educated this November so you can catch some coho and chum, check out yesterday’s post about our November Courses, including some great fly tying courses. Yes I said chum!  DFO HAS OPENED CHUM SALMON!  Here is the info from the email we received yesterday: “Returns of chum salmon to the  Fraser River have begun to pick up and have remained steady since mid-week last week….

We were out sturgeon fishing on this beautiful fall day and the morning started off with a nice sturgeon to the boat. Dave fighting the first fish of the day. The first fish of the day to the boat. The bite was pretty strong in the morning and right after this fish hit the boat Jason Assonitis hooked up and landed the second fish of the day. The sturgeon are feeding heavily on roe this time of year, fattening up for long winter ahead.  Chum or pink roe bags are generally the top producing baits this time of year.  There has been good fishing from the Chilliwack/Harrison area down to the Fort Langley area.  If you haven’t tried fishing for these monsters, I highly recommend…