Update Sept. 6, 2014, The bulk of the Adams River run is now in the marine approach areas to the Fraser river and will be starting to enter the river en-mass. The runs in the river have been strong and those that have managed to get out between the commercial fisheries have done very well.
Today the First Nation commercial fisheries on the lower river will impact the upper areas near Chilliwack in about 24 hours so today could be good fishing upstream but Sunday and Monday morning will likely be impacted. The Adams River run is now in the marine approach areas and has some very big fish and is now entering the river.
Some years the Adams river run is allowed to escape up river without a commercial fishery impacting them but I would expect that either Monday or likely Tuesday the commercial in river fishery would be opened. However the in river fishery should peak again from today through the 11th of September. There are increasing chances of hooking into very large Harrison River white Chinooks. These brutes weigh to the 40 and 50 pound range and will take a shore fisherman on 300 yard dashes down the river before ripping off. So tough gear may be required. River water temperatures have been dropping and the sturgeon are starting to slip down river to the mouths of the tributary rivers and will be sucking up salmon carcasses and parts so sockeye parts especially belly strips will be good bets for bait.
Fraser River Sockeye are showing a strong late season bump as saltwater test catches are still well above normal and the Summer Run numbers have been upgraded from 6,000,000 late last week to 8,000,000 and the runs past the Mission counting area are currently tracking at the levels of the 2010 run. This bodes well for sport and commercial fishing and there will be full on first nation fisheries today, Sept. 3 and followed by in river commercial fisheries on Thursday. So Thursday/Friday might be slow up-river for the bottom bouncers on Thursday but hopefully the weekend will be good.
On Labour day Monday, it was tough slugging out at the mouth of the Fraser Banana as wind and tides worked against getting a good troll, though some boats were able to land a half dozen fish. The bottom bouncers around Chilliwack had to wait till Monday evening for the fish to arrive after Sundays closure of the in River First Nations commercial fishery but when they did arrive fishing was very good with lucky people catching their two fish limit in short order.
The Chinook numbers are also strong in the Fraser and several springs were caught in the evening and now the Chum numbers are starting to build and these fish will be starting to enter the Vedder and Harrison and Chehelis Rivers.
Yesterdays rain added a freshet to the North Shore streams and the Capilano River should have a fresh run of coho and maybe the odd spring so it would be worth tossing a fly, spoon or roe ball and get some bright fish.
Tight lines and book a trip.
The Chinook numbers are also strong in the Fraser and several springs were caught in the evening and now the Chum numbers are starting to build and these fish will be starting to enter the Vedder and Harrison and Chehelis Rivers.
Yesterdays rain added a freshet to the North Shore streams and the Capilano River should have a fresh run of coho and maybe the odd spring so it would be worth tossing a fly, spoon or roe ball and get some bright fish.
Tight lines and book a trip.
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