Fishing report for Oct 13 to 20, 2008

Picking up from last week with the books on BC Sport Fishing printed in the 1940's, we have:

"Angling and Hunting in British Columbia," by W F Pochin, in 1946. Pochin's work was a how-to and where-to guide, which was for the most part a reprint of Arthur Bryan Williams 1935 book "Fish and Game in British Columbia." After printing, Pochin was forced to give Williams recognition for being the major source of his information.

In 1947, Roderick Haig-Brown's "The Western Angler", was released. This work by Haig-Brown was a comprehensive account of BC sport fish and fishing, featuring color plates and drawings by Tommy Brayshaw.

In that same year Austin Spencer, under the pen name of Sent Spinner, produced the first "Annual Fishing Guide for Lisle Fraser's Sporting goods." In this twenty four page booklet, Spencer provided details on popular BC fishing locations, such as the Thompson and Capilano Rivers.

Then in 1948 the first edition of "Your Pacific Northwest Fly Patterns" by Roy Patrick was released, referenced many of our favorite BC flies.

Fishing on our lower mainland lakes is good. Now that fall weather is here, you should find the fish holding in the warmer water in the north eastern sections of your favorite lake. 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 all fishing well, with fish to 15 lb being reported. 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 good for coho and chum.

The BC Outdoors Magazine, BC Back Roads Tour, will be on location this weekend 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".