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that's a really nice shallow river and not combat fishing like here in california. every year during river salmon season it is shoulder to shoulder and thief and some interesting words. in this video it looks so peaceful and relaxing, my kind of fishing.
The video is a little deceiving. This river is in fact the most heavily fished river in BC. It can get really busy, but generally it's quite orderly and 99.9% of the people are very positive. You can also find places away from the crowd during the peak of the season.
I was about to send the link to you but you already saw it! 😆 Once the salmon season is over, that's when I'm going to really try those two flavours out with lingcod, halibut and some of the other West Coast species which probably have never been coated with C&C mixes. 😋
You just let me know when you and Sam are interested to do a West Coast holiday, and I'll list out all the fishing ideas/opportunities for that time. 🙂
Iv been following you for many years Rod. I began by following your instructions by buying my first rod digging deep in my pocket to buy shimano clarus rod... the addiction grew, I took a line of credit to purchase a shimano baitcaster... and finally the nail in the coffin.. I took out a mortgage and purchased a shimano sustain reel. Needless to say, because of you this fishing addiction has ruined me financially. I traded it all... I lost my home and my wife. But atleast I have 2 pink salmon to show for it.
That was your first time! You did just fine. We're not professionals, we've just fished down there too much... 😆 You need to come back down there in the next couple of weeks when the schools of coho salmon rush through during the incoming tides.
@@FishingwithRod I appreciate that. I thought that was you there. Too shy to ask. Lol. I have been binge watching your videos for tips. Can't wait to land a coho.
Excellent coverage. Can’t wait until next year to return to Chilliwack for a visit. A local guide showed me in 2019 how to float fish in the Vedder while hubby found the local brewery. Lots of fun. Carol, from Sydney, Australia.
Does he also fish when he comes here? Not sure when you were here last, but there have been quite a few new breweries popping up around Chilliwack and all have had excellent reviews. :) It'll be great to have you back next year.
@@FishingwithRod Nup, hubby’s not a fisho - he’s my designated “shore crew “…. helps me haul the fishing kayak (Hobie sports model) back up the hill after my fishing sessions…& cooks anything I keep. He’s a bit of a craft beer connoisseur…. It’s another fun way to be a tourist tracking down craft breweries around the world…. And I explore with rod and a reel. 😉We also have family in Vancouver (although soon to move to Okanagen) …. If you do decide to do a video when coming through Sydney I am a member of a fishing club so have contacts (amateur & professional) if that helps… have mentioned this before. ☺️
That’s fantastic, travelling and having your own hobbies that can be done around the world. 😃 When I return to Melbourne next time, the idea I have is to stop by NSW, visit April Vokey who I haven’t seen in a few years, and I would love to connect with your club if I have time. I’ll ask to ask the wife how long I can be away from home. 😉 I also want to fish the places around Melbourne where I used to fish when I was a teen. 🙂 Can’t wait!
After getting some tips and advices on your website, last Saturday I fished for pink on a river closer to Vancouver than this one. Finally landed 9, lost 2. Thank you.
Hey Rod, great video as always! I started fishing last year, and after many many failed attempts, finally caught my first salmon this year which was a pink from Fraser river. After that, one more pink, a coho and a chinook from Vedder canal last weekend. I find that spoons with narrow body like Gibbs crocs are easy to snag fish especially with the hook comes with the spoon, it’s a bit oversized. After changing to Gibbs coho and Gamakatsu #1 hook, it never happened again.
Wade, congratulations on those catches so far this year! A coho this early in the canal is quite an achievement. You're correct with the hooks which come with the lures. I always change them to the hooks of my preference. Not only are they too big, they are also never as sharp as I need them to be. My favourite to put on in the past five or six years are #1 sickle open eye siwash hooks. Right now I am trying some #1 VMC Techset open eye siwash. So far they. have performed quite well too.
That looks like a good way to cook pinks! When I was younger I did them in a smoker but now I eat pinks with a little fermented cabbage and fermented onions, etc.Also fishcakes with the leftovers. We are fishing Coho now in Sooke but I havent seen many that have been clipped.CHEERS
Hopefully the coho build up in good numbers in the next couple of weeks! We haven't seen a whole lot in the tributaries here yet, probably because they are outnumbered by pinks right now.
Awesome video. I wish i can catch that kind of fish. I im newbies fishing here in okanagan..thanks for this great video its inspire me everytime. Thanks rod
Went to the lower on Sunday and had a blast fishing for pinks from my kayak. I rarely get out to the vedder but I always keep an eye out for ya when I do!
@@FishingwithRod 😄 Yeah, he was probably alot of peoples. I think I counted 8 hook holes/points in its mouth, extremely happy i could get him before anyone else 😁
☺️☺️ I gotta admit, I watch your videos more than ones sometimes hahaha 😝 it was such a nice weather and water so clear! Happy to see you and Nina fish together! Oooo will check out the catch & cook seasoning ~
Hey rod, I’d love to get some insight from you on the Thompson River steelhead numbers lately, is there anything we can do to save the wild population? Also are there any volunteer opportunities around bc with fish conservation in mind?
I've done a few videos on the subject actually: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-U8vrJGB0E80.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9pob7QzhXO4.html
Hey rod!!! quick question… what’s the procedure for catching a fish that does not revive well, I went out trolling for pinks and caught a couple wild coho, one of them however didn’t swim away when we released it, even after holding it in the water for 10+ minutes trying to get water through the gills, so do you keep it or just let it die on the top?
Yeah unfortunately they also need to be released if they are dead. The reasoning is to prevent anyone from intentionally killing by-catches and keeping them, then claim that they did not survive when they were being released.
I would not focus on specific locations but rather picking your locations based on the river level. For example, where this was filmed is no longer good at the moment because the water is too high.
I have gone out a couple times now and I have yet to even hook a pink. I have been using spinners, pink jigs and other equipment. What am doing wrong 😂
i think its just luck, went to the mission bridge 2 days in a row with pink spoons/ jigs and caught nothing. meanwhile others with the exact same tackle caught some.
ok not all luck lol... and that's not to say you're not doing it wrong. I would pay close attention to little details beside just matching what you are using to those who are catching fish. Little things like retrieve speed if you are casting and retrieving lures, the angle of the rod, where people are casting, where the fish are, type of water you are fishing, etc.... Every little details add up and if you get them all right, there'd be more hook-ups.
Also new I learned during high/low tides the time to allow the spoon to sink makes a difference! Low tide let it sink too long and u may snag more vs high tides.
Hello Rod, i was out on the vedder today and caught the freshest chinook of my life, really silver. When i got home as i prepared it for the smoker in one of the last peices i was cutting i saw a very thin see-through reddish little parasite thing. I searched it up on google and it said it is quite common however idk if i should still follow through with smoking and eating it. Have u ever came across this and what would u do?
Personally, my rule is that I treat my fish for smoking same as the ones I intend to eat raw. They always go into the freezer for ten days to ensure all parasites are killed before they get smoked. Parasites are pretty normal in salmon, I’ve just never seen a reddish one…
Hey, Rod. I have a question regarding fishing the Fraser for pink salmon. "FN0880-RECREATIONAL - Salmon - Tidal Waters of the Fraser River (29-11 to 29-17) - Pink Salmon Opportunities - Effective September 3, 2021" notice states that the daily limit is 4 pink salmon. After the 18th, does this mean we can no longer retain any of our catches from the Fraser? I am just a bit confused on what it means when this notice is not in effect anymore. Thanks!
After September 18th, salmon fishing is completely closed for the Tidal Fraser River actually. It’ll open again around November 2nd (TBA) for coho and chum salmon.
Great Video Rod. I have followed you for years and immensely enjoy what your chanel offers. I would caution on cooking indoors with any gas grill or stove. If that is in fact what happened. Cheers!
Hi Rod, we are going to travel from here in Ireland to fish the Vedder and Harrison rivers at the end of September this year for two weeks, im right in thinking there will be plenty of pink salmon there at that time?
Usually the last two weeks are when pink salmon fishing peaks in the Vedder and Harrison River. This year, however, unfortunately the returns of pink salmon are likely to be quite low. They were impacted in November 2021's flood, egg mortality was likely to be extremely high. If returns are as low as expected, then there likely will not be an opening (including catching and releasing). That said, mother nature has surprised us in the past so it really is difficult to say until late August. Even though pink salmon returns are expected to be poor, chinook and coho salmon fishing should be very good at that time of the year so you don't have to worry too much. There are also other options beside salmon. When your trip approaches, feel free to ask me privately on Instagram or Facebook for more detailed updates.
What is the setup & spoons/spinners used for pink salmons in Vedder River? I saw your setup for Fraser River & you've mentioned the float setup for Vedder is slightly different.
Slightly different, the float setup is like in this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qe2VVDzpnSg.html I’m actually putting out another video this weekend showing the setup we used in this episode. I was hoping to get the video out earlier so people could use it this weekend but I couldn’t get it done in time before I left town to film today. 🙂
On the Coquille river somebody planted smallmouth bass and the chinook run that has always been strong has slowly collapsed to the point there is no fishing for salmon allowed. From thousands to hundreds.
Great video!! Not sure if you can answer this question but, I was wondering if fly fishing for pinks is good? and if so what flies would you recommend?
Fly fishing for them can be good in the right kind of water (still, to moderate flow/walking speed, nothing too fast). There is a really detailed video tutorial from last month by Gill on what to use for fly fishing for pinks: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jzF4n3lREvU.html
The helicopter counts the number of anglers along the river during the flight. There are ground creel surveyors collecting catch data from anglers in the next two months. Managers then use the flight angler count and the catch data to formulate a catch estimate and angling effort.
Yeah that's how I'd normally do it, but this particular mix is really seasoned already. It smells great when I open it up. I'm going to experiment with it a bit in the next cooking videos.
Hi Rod. I've been watching and learning from your youtubes for years - thanks for your fun and informative content! Wondering if you can help with a couple of questions. First, are pink flies a good option for this opening for lower Vedder? I remember doing this years ago with much success but not hearing much about this method lately. Second, based on your experience, do you think there is any chance of salmon retention openings in mid October?
Yep, nothing wrong with fly fishing for pink salmon. I personally don't really do it but plenty of other anglers do, and they have lots of success with it too. Gill did a video on this a few weeks ago: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jzF4n3lREvU.html Salmon retention opening in Mid October? If you are talking about the Lower Fraser River, then the answer is no. It will open in early November. After this weekend for the next six weeks, Interior Fraser River steelhead management measures will kick in which include total salmon fishing closures.
Lots of tide websites out there to choose from but I've been using this page for at least 15 years now: www.dairiki.org/tides/daily.php/van This is the tide schedule for Vancouver, so I usually add certain number of hours to it along the Lower Fraser River. For the Vedder Canal, it's anywhere from 4 to 6 hours, depending on how big the tide is.
Hello Rod, i feel like these last 2 years have brought some unprecented levels of angling pressure to the local systems especially the vedder. Now i do not have a problem with it getting busy, it is what it is, but what ive noticed is just more and more unethical practices. These last 2 seasons ive honestly seen it all from wilds being dragged onto rocks to fish getting kicked back into the water when the angler isnt too satisfied with the catch. Do you think that this increased angling oressure can have a negative impact on returns as more and more fish are being caught, and mortality of c&r also getting worse as more ppl are unethically practicing c&r? I really worry for this wonderful resource that we have and dont know what else can be done other than extreme fines or these systems becoming c&r only
Thanks for bringing this up. Snagging and other unethical/illegal practices are always a concern of course. Believe it or not, going back to around twenty years ago, this was a much bigger issue than now. I feel that the constant education has really reduced these practices in the past few years. As terrible as this may sound, stocks have not been impacted by this. This river is quite amazing, even with the astonishing amount of pressure we are seeing each year, it continues to pump out so many fish. It still terrible to see pink salmon being foul hooked and booted back into the water from the beach. It's something we'll all keep working on to reduce it.
Ocean conditions have been more favourable recently. We still have many challenges with quite a few stocks, but there are lots of good stories happening right now.
I like to put a bit of resistance to the spool as the float drifts down to hold it back slightly. This gives the spoon a little more action. That said, I’ve also caught them when the float is freely drifting down, especially when the river is more swift.
That is a Shimano Tranx 300. I made a video last year talking about it: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PMOlc9FORPM.html The rod she was using is a G.Loomis E6X, 10 feet long, rated 10-20lb. It's her favourite. Strong enough to handle the fish she catches, but not too heavy so she can cast without getting sore wrists and arms.
Pinks... the lowest on the totem pole for the salmon species. I Commercial fished them in SE Alaska and Puget Sound... by delivery time to the Tender they are mush!!!! Fucking Gross. NO THANKS!!
Dale is right about them bruising easily. So when retrieving a pink salmon it’s always better to net them. You especially don’t want to drag it up on a rocky riverbank.
