First Chinook Salmon of the Season (Bike and Fish)! | Fishing with Rod

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I hopped on my mountain bike, rode to a hot fishing spot and caught chinook salmon in September. Chilliwack River is located in Southwestern British Columbia, Canada.
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@FishingwithRod Год назад

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@petrhermanadventures9509 Год назад

You just reminded me why I don't fish the Canal all that much. Yes, the fish are fresh and not that gear shy yet, but it's dirty and snaggy down there. I think I'll stay up river thanks. Every year I have to remember all over how hard chinooks fight.

@FishingwithRod Год назад

Yeah I pick my spots really depends on how hard I want to work before and after fishing. An outing to the canal usually takes a bit of time to clean everything up afterward, but the fresh push of fish is often irresistible. 😄

@icantcatchsalmon 6 месяцев назад

They aren’t very gear shy but are usually very not willing to bite and are very stressed

@AngelaLangston-fx6ym 11 месяцев назад

Happy you are back! Looking forward to more educational adventures.

@mtimm6162 Год назад

My son is getting into fishing now because of you thanks! We live in Chilliwack and go lots to the vedder river.

@Pray4Mojo1 Год назад

Last week I walked from Keith Wilson all the way to the #1. Seen some springs but they were really spooky. This reminds me when I was 11, I had caught a big mountain whitefish, like a 3lber out of the bow river in calgary. I took off home on my bike and the whole fish fell off onto pavement. I just dusted it off and took it home and my mom cooked it for us. Good times.

@markweber4854 Год назад

The big soft beads work almost as well as roe and are a lot easier to fish. Good job Rod!

@FishingwithRod Год назад

Yeah they definitely work well. I don’t know if they’d outfish roe, but the amount of bites plus less mess is a good incentive for me to stop using bait. 🙂

@afishingmagician Год назад

Little trick is to put the beads in a bag with cured roe over night.

@dylanmounsey7515 Год назад

I used to ride home with chrome kings gilled on the bullhorns of my ten speed lol in grade 8… now I’m 31 and I gotta grind to get a chromer

@Yourebeingtrolled Год назад

I'm going Wisconsin Thursday can't wait 9 hr drive to see buddy n fish

@peeairp6919 6 месяцев назад

Hi Rod thanks for all your videos i'm new to salmon fishing and your videos have helped me a ton have a great 2024

@FishingwithRod 6 месяцев назад

You're welcome! Thanks for watching.

@madanglerab9555 Год назад

Well done, fish on!!

@FishingwithRod Год назад

Thanks!

@Deadllyy_raptor Год назад

what a stunning area you live in!

@claytonmcdonald8603 Год назад

I’ve done a lot of traveling and I live where this is filmed - it really is a beautiful place to live.

@michaelduy9055 Год назад

Nice video! I like casting reels over spinning for most fishing. I followed the link back to your "Chinook setup" and remember watching when it was posted. That video sent me tackle shopping for an upcoming trip. Tackle addicts have to be careful watching your videos Rod!

@FishingwithRod Год назад

Oops! 😅 I actually am going to do another video on the setup I used for this video. There’ve been some changes, so I guess more $$$… 😆

@michaelduy9055 Год назад

@@FishingwithRod I noticed the Tranx 300 is missing in action! I'll be waiting for the updated video. I'm going to turn the credit card over to my wife before I watch though. 😃

@ozworth2436 Год назад

Me and a buddy limited out before 10:00am yesterday. 4 does lots of roe!!

@oldpolak5203 Год назад

Rod when the results are in catching a salmon , it's always a good idea .😁

@FishingwithRod Год назад

That’s right! 😃

@rafabonati7757 Год назад

Good job biking with that salmon. It reminded me of how I used to bike carry my bowling ball to the lanes for Saturday league in winter with snow on the ground when I was a kid. But instead of eating salmon, I had to settle for bowling alley French fries.

@FishingwithRod Год назад

That’s a heavy cargo!

@antmas3507 Год назад

Great idea!!

@FishingwithRod Год назад

Thank you! 😊

@bubbanads Год назад

FISH ON!! Giddy up!!

@FishingwithRod Год назад

🎣

@vannghiaphan4044 Год назад

Love biking n fishing

@FishingwithRod Год назад

I used to do it all the time, 30 years ago. 😄

@Will-dr9cf Год назад

Haha, need another one to balance the bike. That might be a reason of setting the quota as 2 or 4 fishes for the river. Thanks for the video, Rod!

@FishingwithRod Год назад

Yeah. 😆 I could have kept fishing but decided to stop after the first one. What if the second fish was 20lb, then we got a problem! 🤣

@oldsmugglerflyfishing Год назад

Biking to fish, NICE!!!

@FishingwithRod Год назад

😄

@604billyboy Год назад

I saw you riding yesterday hehe... Keith Wilson was the hot spot Friday.

@ricknelson576 Год назад

Time for a ebike Rod, But good exercise. Nice fish. Thanks for sharing.

@FishingwithRod Год назад

E-bike, never! 😆 I am too stubborn and old school lol. Thanks for watching Rick! 😄

@FishingWithBottles Год назад

Solid fish!

@FishingwithRod Год назад

Thanks! Lots of specimens in this size/age class this year. 🙂

@lietaermelucci Год назад

That's a lot of work Rod..😁😁

@FishingwithRod Год назад

They taste better when you put in more work to get them. 😆

@porfiriobaruch8728 Год назад

NICE FISH, BUDDY

@FishingwithRod Год назад

Thanks 👍

@jimpapadoulis830 Год назад

Reminds me of riding my bike home with a full bucket of smelts (and the net) from Kits Beach in the 80’s. Yes, I dumped it 🤦‍♂️ in the street…

@FishingwithRod Год назад

🤣🤦🏻‍♂️

@RosinFlyFishing Год назад

Haha I enjoyed the bike fishing vibe very much! Is it common for folks to get tangled up with each other float fishing in a hole like this?

@caroljames3853 Год назад

Excellent catch - bet you were tired when you got home!

@FishingwithRod Год назад

Not too bad actually! I probably bike better than I walk. 😀 When I was in my 20s, I was quite involved in competitive cycling so we used to ride 100km+ on some days. Those legs don’t forget. 😉

@tricknasty7262 Год назад

Great way to get a workout in!🤣

@FishingwithRod Год назад

Yes! 😄

@josepha4786 Год назад

I'm coming out October 1 thru 8 (I'm a Great Lakes Steelheader) hope to see you out there.

@FishingwithRod Год назад

Your timing is very good for any watershed in Southwestern BC, it should be a great visit. 🙂

@josepha4786 Год назад

@@FishingwithRod I very much hope so, long range daytime temps seem a little high and I would like to see some gradual rain (to raise levels but not blowout), but forecasts are about as accurate as Horoscopes these days. Also booked a $150 flight for Nov 6-12 - hoping there are no 'atmospheric rivers' 😶

@JamesTKirk-yz5ng Год назад

Riding a bike with waders on. Now that's talent!!! Was that snowman filming from across the river lol?

@FishingwithRod Год назад

Yep!

@TheFishingDoctorsAdventures Год назад

Congrats rod that looked like fun... you could have road your bike to my house and I would have taken you out for ocean chinook and sockeye... but that looked like fun too. Haha. Can't wait to get out there myself.

@FishingwithRod Год назад

20 years ago I could have ridden to your house and still go fishing. Now, I can barely walk to the car from my bed. 😆

@TheSnowManTT Год назад

I know right Rodney!! I was tired after reeling in my third spring of the day yesterday. What happened to us. Lol

@TheFishingDoctorsAdventures Год назад

@@FishingwithRod hahaha... this is how you know you are aging. Stay young. Keep fishing. Maybe ride the bike more.

@TheFishingDoctorsAdventures Год назад

Yeah I hear you. Saltwater fishing kills me now. After standing in a rocking boat all day and running the riggers by back is aching, neck sore, legs weak... oh man I'll be 40 this year too.

@FishingwithRod Год назад

@@TheSnowManTT Doc is joining our 40s club, and you're leaving soon! 😆

@katigasfishingtv Год назад

Mantap sir ❤️

@mlinder85 Год назад

Great video Rod. Do you find you have to trot your line more when using the beads? I seem to see the bead following behind my weight when using the same setup as yours and the float is vertical. Should I "hold the float back" a bit when fishing with beads? Thanks!

@FishingwithRod Год назад

A couple other people have mentioned that today but I personally haven't found that I need to hold the float back. I much prefer to let the float drift freely without any resistance actually. Who knows, maybe success would go up if I start holding it back. 🙂

@minkos61 Год назад

Way to go Rod nice catch , but you might want to find a better net man 😂😋😜

@FishingwithRod Год назад

😂 So true! I've always been terrible at it once the fish reach that size.

@lotsofducks6234 Год назад

Hey rod you could try looking for used baby stroller trailers for bikes to carry your fish haha

@FishingwithRod Год назад

😆 That’s too much for me. I have a back injury which makes lifting stuff in and out of my truck really difficult. Riding through, is no problem.

@tommyPDX 4 месяца назад

Is a 200 size reel capable of fishing a Chinook or is a 300 size a must?

@ChipDarby13 Год назад

That looked fun! Well the fishing part…not the biking part😝

@FishingwithRod Год назад

Come on Camille! When you come down here, that’s what you have to do too, maybe incorporate a Chilliwack beer, wine and food tour into the route. 🤪

@ChipDarby13 Год назад

@@FishingwithRod Only if it’s an electric bike😝

@FishingwithRod Год назад

@@ChipDarby13 😆

@afishingmagician Год назад

Well done Rod. BTW I lost some gear on the Vedder last night out of the back of my truck. If you hear of anyone who found a few rods and a Lexa 400 Daiwa Reel let me know.

@FishingwithRod Год назад

They fell out of the truck while driving? Any idea where about? I can post something up.

@afishingmagician Год назад

@@FishingwithRod Right at Pacific Rivers. Willi is keeping an eye out. Really want the reel back. Lost two twitching rods as well. Those were just ugly sticks with Daiwa reels. Would appreciate it if you could get the word out. They were on my tail gate, which I forgot to close.

@FishingwithRod Год назад

Ok posted on my FB now

@TCB77 Год назад

Ha, I also used to ride-to-fish. How old is that bike, ‘92?

@FishingwithRod Год назад

'98.

@omygodish3 Год назад

Have you done this spot with a spinning rod always drive past been way to busy to try kinda intimidating for a newer Person to fishing

@FishingwithRod Год назад

Spinning rod for float fishing? I don't use a spinning rod for float fishing, it's just not efficient. I have however used a spinning rod to cast and retrieve lures in the canal, which works well at times for sure.

@MrKveite1 Год назад

hard work pays off, now and then....

@FishingwithRod Год назад

Yes! What I didn’t show was the few other days I spent trying to get those fish without any success. 😉

@MrKveite1 Год назад

@@FishingwithRod well it's fishing, sometimes its easy and you are an exellent angler and sometimes its impossible and you are an useless angler lol. And btw, it works that way for me too lol

@cabinvibeetsystore9094 Год назад

New sub ! Liked 🙏🙂🙃

@FishingwithRod Год назад

Thanks!

@mikeford4580 Год назад

great video thx where do you get your sliding weights ? thx

@FishingwithRod Год назад

Those sliding weights are from Taiwan. If you are in Vancouver, the place to get them is First Light Fishing and Tackle in Burnaby. They have three different sizes available, for 20, 25 and 30g DNE floats. 1stlightfishing.com

@mikeford4580 Год назад

@@FishingwithRod thx very much

@ivan_pavlenko23 Год назад

I see your fishing a “sort of “ torpedo bobber… with a bead..? My question is are u bobber dogging or fishing the bead suspended!

@FishingwithRod Год назад

The float depth is set so the bead is kept just off the bottom as i drifts down the river.

@yyoohh Год назад

I’ve got same reel ! Love it , what size and color of beads do you recommend for chinook and coho ?

@averagejoefishing7833 Год назад

Just curious what reel is that?

@fishingwithej1963 Год назад

@@averagejoefishing7833 looks like a curado 300

@FishingwithRod Год назад

That's a Curado 301HG (left hand instead of right, trying something new).

@FishingwithRod Год назад

I don't really have a recommendation, but I've been having success with 14mm, mottled cerise, pink, red from BNR Tackle.

@yyoohh Год назад

@@averagejoefishing7833 Shimano curado 300

@243pete Год назад

Crashing cause a Chinook/ Spring tail got wrapped up into your spokes. 🤣 To bad you don't have a tail rack or a mounting system for side panniers. Or you could always try carrying across your back in a medium sized cargo net. I haven't seen a set of Shimano XTR V brakes since forever... from cross country to downhill, my last bike was a Trek Session 10 with RS Boxxer WC's.

@FishingwithRod Год назад

Hehe that bike was my XC bike from the late 90s when I used to race. I love it!

@243pete Год назад

@@FishingwithRod lol if only we could keep in the same shape like back then.😂

@Joe671 Год назад

Biking to fish. Not my first choice but if that's what I had to do to go fish I'd definitely be on my bike lol. You need a basket lol.

@FishingwithRod Год назад

I ain’t putting a basket on that beast. 🤣

@Joe671 Год назад

@@FishingwithRod 😂

@davper8619 Год назад

What size hook are you using?

@FishingwithRod Год назад

1 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-A-3pYqpsi0w.html

@ICU8onetoo Год назад

I think you need a folding e-bike with a rear rack and pvc rod holders.

@FishingwithRod Год назад

No e-bike. 🤪 I’m pretty old school. 😄

@georgej7077 Год назад

Nice fish! But it's time to get a modern mountain bike. 😉

@FishingwithRod Год назад

No way! My little carbon fibre race machine will never be abandoned. 😉

@georgej7077 Год назад

@@FishingwithRod Hahaha, hear that! 😁

@kelvinpen3144 Год назад

😎

@toiynhac Год назад

I really miss the river but it's $2/ litre lol

@kcoutdooractivities1338 Год назад

I did the bike to fish during Covid. You would need an electric bike to make it a nicer trip.

@FishingwithRod Год назад

Despite of how out of breath I may have seen, I actually really enjoyed it lol!

@Jim5myli Год назад

Hi, Rod, which river is this you called your home river?

@FishingwithRod Год назад

Sorry, Vedder River, couldn’t talk properly while trying to breathe. 😅

@Jim5myli Год назад

Thanks, you are a nice man. You are so experienced in fishing and is always willing to share them. Keep it up please.

@simongillgannon253 Год назад

what day was this filmed?

@FishingwithRod Год назад

This past week.

@vitaliimogilin766 Год назад

Where you fishing now?

@FishingwithRod Год назад

Now?

@fishingwithej1963 Год назад

What rod is that ?

@FishingwithRod Год назад

That is a G.Loomis E6X. I can’t remember the model off top of my head but it has been discontinued. It’s 10’ long, rated 10-20lb. There are other similar E6X models that are just as good (10’, 8-17lb) too.

@dylanmounsey7515 Год назад

Usually when they do circles it’s best to go find other fish 😂😢

@FishingwithRod Год назад

Well, where we were fishing, there are always new fish pushing in especially with the tide.

@curiousjericho Год назад

Where is this!!

@FishingwithRod Год назад

Vedder River.

@curiousjericho Год назад

@@FishingwithRod Appreciate the response! Hoping I'll catch ya one day :)

@amur6640 Год назад

I don't know how you rode a bike in waders lol. I don't even like driving my truck in them.

@FishingwithRod Год назад

I’ve ridden my bike in pretty heavy gear and clothes in the past, no problem. 😃

@ri-rithecookingguy4862 Год назад

Well the bike was probably worth because you got a fish out of it. What time are these fish here until? Thinking of going in the next couple of weeks...

@FishingwithRod Год назад

The fall chinook salmon run usually tapers off starting around the first week of October. By mid October it should be all over. The coho salmon run on the other hand will be good between now and mid November.

@ri-rithecookingguy4862 Год назад

@@FishingwithRod Awesome! Thanks for the insight! Also have you ever fished the Nicomekl river? It's right next to crescent beach.

@FishingwithRod Год назад

No not really, since I am rarely in that area. I'm sure it can also be good.

@jonathonledward1525 Год назад

Was this Friday??

@FishingwithRod Год назад

Maybe? 🤪

@jonathonledward1525 Год назад

@@FishingwithRod so it was you I saw across the river!

@FishingwithRod Год назад

@@jonathonledward1525 You should have yelled. 😁

@jonathonledward1525 Год назад

@@FishingwithRod well it didn't even cross my mind at the time that it was you lol. Did you get out today??

@FishingwithRod Год назад

@@jonathonledward1525 No, I leave weekends to the commoners. 😁

@Sunnyboy9362 10 месяцев назад

Hi. Nice job by putting all those educational video about fishing. When does exactly pink salmon start running in Vader River. Thanks.

@FishingwithRod 10 месяцев назад

You can find them throughout September, the second half of the month is definitely more productive. I did a video on this a couple years ago: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-AsAQlXfPcoI.html

@andrewransom6489 Год назад

What sized beads are these?

@FishingwithRod Год назад

Those are size 14mm. I have no idea if smaller or bigger would actually work better, because that was the size I started with last year and caught fish right away so I just keep using them. 😄

@chuckgregory9480 Год назад

Oh ! Your as bad as I am. But you catch

@chuckgregory9480 Год назад

I like your what your doing sir !

@diopants Год назад

get yourself a proper rod case! BW Sports cases are the best.

@FishingwithRod Год назад

I have rod cases actually, but I didn’t want to carry more weight while riding.

@KERRY-THE-WILD Год назад

Seems like Springs rarely bite during day time, It is totally normal seeing schools of fish coming in and still waiting for hours to get just one bite. But what makes me sick is that on Vedder river, some people at those fish stop pits, trying to snag fish. Always the same group of people, you won’t miss it. You can’t call it fishing anymore.

@FishingwithRod Год назад

Given the right conditions, chinook salmon will definitely bite throughout the day. With low water, high fishing pressure, they're definitely spooked and less likely to be enticed.

@KERRY-THE-WILD Год назад

You need more exercise man😂

@FishingwithRod Год назад

😑