09-15-2004, 03:51 AM
Vedder River - September 13th, 2004
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FISHING: Great
For the first 9 days of September we had ideal water conditions that brought some nice Coho into the Chilliwack/Vedder. On Friday the heavy rains jumped levels up approx 3-4 feet and the river blew out. The river has approx 3 feet of visiblity as of late Sunday with some very good reports coming from the entire river. There are good numbers of fish showing at the hatchery with some impressive size. There are reports of a few early Chinook as well. We are expecting to see great water conditions after the wet weather with water levels nearly perfect. These conditions should provide some of the best Coho fishing in the next two weeks. Angling pressure is still on light side but the good word will spread fast. Some of the guys are trying their luck in the Vedder Canal, trolling or casting spinners can be productive as these fish move past. You are allowed hatchery Coho only that have a clipped adipose fin. Chinook numbers will increase as we approach the last week of September. It is very important that anglers seeking Coho understand that there is a huge conservation concern for Sockeye that are entering the Vedder river headed to Cultus Lake. Predictions of less than 500 will require absolute compliance by anglers intercepting these fish. Sockeye must be released unharmed; there is no retention fishery for Sockeye in the Chilliwack/Vedder system. Anglers are should be aware that these fish might be adipose clipped. Please make sure you identify your fish properly and do not confuse them with the clipped Coho. Encourage others to be aware of the clipped Sockeye program that may confuse anglers that are used to keeping clipped adipose salmon. There will be strict observation around the Vedder bridge for anglers catching potential Cultus Sockeye. Fishing long leaders is considered by Fisheries as a threat to these fish. If angling is deemed to be a problem then we could face spot closures for approx 1/4 mile below Sweltzer Creek. Please note that sockeye are not open to retention on the Chilliwack/Vedder. There are no plans to change this.
supplied by: [url "http://www.fisheyesoup.com/redir.php?recKey=123,re"]Fred's Fishing Adventures[/url]
FISHING: Great
For the first 9 days of September we had ideal water conditions that brought some nice Coho into the Chilliwack/Vedder. On Friday the heavy rains jumped levels up approx 3-4 feet and the river blew out. The river has approx 3 feet of visiblity as of late Sunday with some very good reports coming from the entire river. There are good numbers of fish showing at the hatchery with some impressive size. There are reports of a few early Chinook as well. We are expecting to see great water conditions after the wet weather with water levels nearly perfect. These conditions should provide some of the best Coho fishing in the next two weeks. Angling pressure is still on light side but the good word will spread fast. Some of the guys are trying their luck in the Vedder Canal, trolling or casting spinners can be productive as these fish move past. You are allowed hatchery Coho only that have a clipped adipose fin. Chinook numbers will increase as we approach the last week of September. It is very important that anglers seeking Coho understand that there is a huge conservation concern for Sockeye that are entering the Vedder river headed to Cultus Lake. Predictions of less than 500 will require absolute compliance by anglers intercepting these fish. Sockeye must be released unharmed; there is no retention fishery for Sockeye in the Chilliwack/Vedder system. Anglers are should be aware that these fish might be adipose clipped. Please make sure you identify your fish properly and do not confuse them with the clipped Coho. Encourage others to be aware of the clipped Sockeye program that may confuse anglers that are used to keeping clipped adipose salmon. There will be strict observation around the Vedder bridge for anglers catching potential Cultus Sockeye. Fishing long leaders is considered by Fisheries as a threat to these fish. If angling is deemed to be a problem then we could face spot closures for approx 1/4 mile below Sweltzer Creek. Please note that sockeye are not open to retention on the Chilliwack/Vedder. There are no plans to change this.