Fishing report for Dec 1 to 8, 2008
We are going to postpone further coverage of our BC Sport fishing history until after Christmas, in order to offer gift suggestions for those special anglers on your Christmas list.
If your special angler has enjoyed our present series on the history of sport fishing in our province, I recommend the one of the many books authored by our own recognized sport fishing historian Art Lingren: these books include “The Thompson River Journal,” “The Fly Patterns of Roderick Haig-Brown,” “Fly Patterns of British Columbia,” “Famous British Columbia Fly-Fishing Waters,” and “The Dean River Steelhead journal.” Other books on this subject include “Steelhead Fly Fishing” by Try Combs and “Peetz a Reel for all Time” by Douglas F W Pollard.
Our lower mainland lakes are fishing well. This warm fall has kept the action going, but things are starting to slow down due to dropping water temperatures. With winter just around the corner it is time to switch to winter tactics: Watch the barometer and work any upward swings in pressure. Focus on the warmer more oxygenated water in the north east sections of your favorite lake, and try to concentrate your fishing time between mid morning through early afternoon. For wet (sinking) fly fishing try: Chironomid, Bloodworm, Micro Leach, Halfback Nymph, Doc Spratley, Green Spratley, Dragonfly Nymph, Coachman, Carey Special, Souboo, Zulu, or Baggy Shrimp. For dry (floating) fly, yes there is still an opportunity, try: Tom Thumb, Renegade, Lady McConnel, Elk Hair Caddis, Adams, Griffith Gnat, Royal Coachman, or Brayshaw’s Fancy.
The Fraser River is slow for late coho, and chum. For coho try: Christmas Tree, Coho Blue, Blue Christmas, olive Wooly Bugger, Egg Sucking Leech, Bite Me, or Rolled Muddler. For chum try: Christmas Tree, Happy Hooker, Flat Black, Dec 25, Fire Ball, kelly green Wooly Bugger, or Mat Green.
The Vedder River is slow for rainbow, and the odd 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, along with late chum, and coho. 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 fair for rainbow, along with late chum, and coho.
The Stave River is slow to fair for cutthroat along with late chum, and coho.
Until the next time, “Keep your fly in the water”.