The alternating days of rain are good for salmon and sturgeon. The rains bring up the tributary rivers allowing fresh salmon to move up the rivers and old dying ones and carcasses to wash down the rivers into the Fraser. This brings in fresh salmon for fisherman hoping for Barbecue material. It also brings the carcasses down into the Fraser for sturgeon to feed on. The large sockeye run this year has made the sturgeon somewhat picky as many are very well fed. This means that the fishery may be slow for now but will pick up as October shifts to November.
The Fraser River Chum run is now in full swing with test catches that are exceeding the aily totals seen for sockeye this year by two to three times!. This is really good for sturgeon fishing as the sturgeon will be shifting to chum roe, bellies and yes, stink bait. Coho are also showing themselves though somewhat slower than expected especially in the Vedder River. The very heavy rains of this week may be blowing out the rivers but this should result in some fresh surges of fish.
For a view of a good sturgeon tilt click on Ernst's battle.
For a view of a good sturgeon tilt click on Ernst's battle.
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