Fishing report for to March 30 to April 6, 2009

Turning the page of our BC sport fishing history we come to the flies created for our waters in the 1980's and 90's.

The records show Brian Chan, director of our Freshwater Fisheries Society, to be first with his "Red Butt Chironomid," released early in 1980.

Next in that same year 1980, our salt water fly fishing pioneer, Barry Thornton, produced his well know pink salmon pattern, the "Pink Eve."

Famed BC fly fishing historian Art Lingren was next with his steelhead patterns "Claret & Black" and "Black Spey," released in August and November of 1983.

It was Art Lingren again in January of 1984 with another of his steelhead patterns the "Black General Practitioner."

Jack Shaw produced released his prized "Stump Lake Damsel," in February of 1990.

A month later in that same year Robert Brown and Bob Taylor released their well know Combo Bug.

Compared to previous decades this list does look small and I am sure there were many other patterns created for our waters during this time period. Unfortunately these are the only patterns I could find recorded of for these two decades and I as the scribe of this study must stick to the facts.

Next week we will move on the literature produced in 90's and there is allot of that.

Don't forget to renew your fishing License; it is due for renewal on April 1st.

Our lower mainland lakes are fishing well for rainbow, cutthroat, and kokanee. For rainbow and cutthroat concentrate on the warmer water in the north eastern sections of your favorite lake with Chironomid, Bloodworm, Nations Black, Baggy Shrimp, Zulu, Black Gnat, Micro Leach, Halfback, Big Black, or Dragonfly Nymph. For kokanee try Bloodworm, Chironomid, Red Spratley, Red Abbis, Black Gnat, Griffith Gnat, Royal Trude, or Royal Coachman.

The Fraser River backwaters and sloughs are fishing well for cutthroat and dolly varden. For cutthroat try: Rolled Muddler, Tied Down Minnow, Clouser's Deep Minnow, Bucktail, Alevin, Mickey Finn, black Stonefly Nymph, Egg & Eye, Coachman, American Coachman, Lioness, Zulu, Souboo, Big Black, Micro Leach, Czech Nymph, Strawman, or Sixpack. For dolly varden try: large (#4 to #1) Bucktail, Rolled Muddler, Zonker, Big Black, or Kaufmann's Black Stone.

The Vedder River is good for rainbow, dolly varden, and steelhead. For rainbow try: Eggo, Kaufmann's Black Stone, Elk Hair Caddis, Tom Thumb, Zulu, Fire Ball, Irresistible, Adams, Renegade, Grasshopper, or Stimulator. For Steelhead try: Big Black, Flat Black, Squamish Poacher, Thor, Polar Shrimp, Popsicle, pink Eggo, Happy Hooker, or Kaufmann's Black Stone.

The Harrison is good for cutthroat, rainbow, and whitefish. For whitefish try: small (size #16 to 12) Eggo, black Micro Leach, black Wooly Bugger, Winter Stone, or Flesh Fly.

The Chehalis River is fair for rainbow, and steelhead.

The Stave River is fair for cutthroat, rainbow, and whitefish.

The Squamish River is fair for rainbow, cutthroat, and dolly varden.

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