Fishing report for Oct 6 to 13, 2008

BC sport fishing was back on top of the print media again in the 1940's with a total of twelve books released during this era.

In 1941 it was "The Sportsmen's Guide to British Columbia" produced by the Sportsman Tobacco company. This paperback book was a what to and where to, hunt and fish guide for the province of BC.

In 1942 Farson & Negley released "Going Fishing," which was a book specifically about fly fishing. This particular book was much sought after for its two chapters devoted to fishing Cowichan Lake.

Campbell River's tyee fishing made print again in 1943, with Heilner & Van Campen's book "Salt Water Fishing."

Well know angler Francis Whitehouse produced his book "Sport Fishes of Western Canada and Some Others" in 1945.

Also in 1945 Dr. Lewis Smith, under the pen name of Silver Doctor released his book "Angling from Many Angles." Smith's book was popular for its sections on the tyee of Campbell River and the coho fly fishing in Cowichan Bay.

In 1946 Roderick Haig-Brown's "A River Never Sleeps" was released; which in years to come would be regarded as one of the finest books written in the 20th century on the subject of fly fishing.

Fishing on our lower mainland lakes is fair to good. For wet (sinking) fly fishing try Chironomid, Bloodworm, Micro Leach, Pheasant Tail Nymph, Doc Spratley, Green Spratley, Dragonfly Nymph, Coachman, Carey Special, Zulu, or Baggy Shrimp. For dry (floating) fly fishing try Tom Thumb, Renegade, Lady McConnel, Elk Hair Caddis, Adams, Griffith Gnat, Royal Coachman, or Brayshaw's Fancy.

Our interior lakes are fishing very well. For wet fly fishing try: Big Black, Wooly Bugger, chironomid, Bloodworm, Nations Silver Tip Sedge, Halfback, Souboo, Sixpack, Butlers Bug, 52 Buick, olive Matuka, or Baggy Shrimp. For dry fly, try: Lady McConnel, Irresistible, Double Hackled Peacock, Goddard Sedge, Tom Thumb, Adams, Royal Wulff, or Black Gnat.

The Fraser River is good for spring. Try large (#1 or #2) Eggo, Popsicle, GP, Flat Black, Big Black, or Kaufman Stone.

The Vedder River is good for rainbow, spring, coho, and chum. For rainbow try Stonefly Nymph, Elk Hair Caddis, Tom Thumb, Zulu, Irresistible, Adams, Renegade, Grasshopper, or Stimulator. For coho try Christmas Tree, Coho Blue, olive Wooly Bugger, Egg sucking Leach, Bite Me, or Roller Muddler. For chum try Christmas Tree, Happy Hooker, Flat Black, kelly green Wooly Bugger, or Met Green.

The Harrison is good for cutthroat, chum, and spring. For cutthroat try Rolled Muddler, Tied Down Minnow, Clouser's Deep Minnow, Bucktail, Stonefly Nymph, Coachman, American Coachman, Lioness, Zulu, Black Gnat, Souboo, or Sixpack.

The Chehalis River is slow to fair for rainbow, spring, and coho.

The Stave River is fair to good for coho and chum.

The Thompson is closed until further notice.

Mark your calendars; the BC Outdoors Magazine, BC Back Roads Tour, will be on location at Chilliwack Toyota on Oct 17, Langley Toyota Oct 18, and Surrey Toyota Oct 19.

Until the next time, "Keep your fly in the water".