Fishing report for Nov 10 to 17, 2008

Continuing on from last week where we began looking at books released covering BC sport fishing in the 1950's we have:

"Fisherman's Spring," by Roderick Haig-Brown, released in 1951. This was first of Haig-Brown's, highly sought after and prized, "Fisherman's" series.

Also released in 1951 were: "The American Angler," by Al McClane, and "Steelhead to a Fly," by Clark Van Fleet. While both these authors wrote in reference to American waters, much of their work in these two books covered many of famous BC fishing locations.

1952 saw "The Glory of Our West," Joseph Henry Jackson, which featured a chapter penned by Haig-Brown.

Al McClane was in print again in 1953, with "The Practical Fly Fisherman." In this work McClane covered trout fishing on the Thompson and Clearwater Rivers along with steelhead fishing on the Ash River.

In 1955 Vancouver Sun Outdoors Columnist, Lee Straight, made the jump from dailies to books with "100 Steelhead Streams" and "The BC Salmon Guide."

A year latter in 1956, the British Columbia Game Commission released "Sport Fish Resources of British Columbia," which was a four volume pamphlet written by Haig-Brown.

Due much interest in the BC Game Commission's "Sport Fish Resources of BC" pamphlet; the British Columbia Government Travel Bureau produced their own pamphlet, "Sport Fishing in British Columbia," in 1957.

Fishing on our lower mainland lakes has been slow; expect things to pick up as the weather improves. 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 try: Tom Thumb, Renegade, Lady McConnel, Elk Hair Caddis, Adams, Griffith Gnat, Royal Coachman, or Brayshaw's Fancy.

Our interior lakes are starting to fish slower, due dropping temperatures. For wet (sinking) fly fishing try: Big Black, Wooly Bugger, chironomid, Bloodworm, Nations Silver Tip Sedge, Halfback, Souboo, Sixpack, Butlers Bug, Micro Leech, Dragonfly Nymph, 52 Buick, olive Matuka, or Baggy Shrimp.

The Fraser River is slow to fair for spring, coho, and chum. For coho try: Christmas Tree, Coho Blue, Blue Christmas, olive Wooly Bugger, Egg Sucking Leech, Bite Me, or Rolled Muddler. For spring try: large (#1 or #2) Eggo, Popsicle, GP, Flat Black, Big Black, or Kaufman Stone. For chum try: Christmas Tree, Happy Hooker, Flat Black, Dec 25, Fire Ball, kelly green Wooly Bugger, or Mat Green.

The Vedder River is fair for rainbow, and coho. For rainbow try: Eggo, Stonefly Nymph, Elk Hair Caddis, Tom Thumb, Zulu, Fire Ball, Irresistible, Adams, Renegade, Grasshopper, or Stimulator.

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

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

The Stave River is good for chum, coho, and spring.

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