Fishing Report

The Fraser River has been fishing well the last few weeks for large sized sturgeon. We have had fish in the trophy sized range almost daily and it isn't even august yet. The conditions of the Fraser have been very favourable so far and the fish are still really aggressive. Most of the bigger fish we have been catching are eating pike minnows and lamprey which is normal for this time of year. we will start to see fish transitioning to salmon meat within the next few weeks as more salmon enter the river

Big sturgeon will begin to migrate higher in the system as the salmon enter and will start to feed heavily on sockeye and Chinook. The canyon portion between yale and hope will be excellent for this time of year. The scenery and steep canyon walls make this one of the prime destinations to fish for large sturgeon. The canyon sturgeon also tend to fight a bit harder than lower river fish because the are conditioned to fighting the harder currents of the river in that area.

Our remote river adventures are still available until the 4th of august. We still have a few dates available for this trip as well. The upper pitt river is very low at this time but with next weeks forecast of warm weather it will come up and color a bit more. The next two weeks will be best for fishing as there is a fresh fish entering and staging fish holding in the river. There are dollies available as well and the late run of smaller ones is showing up as well. This is a great river to swing flies and see one of the Fraser valleys most pristine areas.

The Fraser is currently closed to fishing for Chinook salmon. We anticipate that the Fraser will open for the 15th august pending the allocations and amount of salmon migrating into the system. If you are interested in our Fraser salmon fishery we do still have availability and we are currently booking for salmon fishing. If the unlikely event that we do not open on the dates suggested we will focus our efforts on local saltwater fishing in Vancouver harbour or switch your trip to a sturgeon adventure of your choice. This is a stunning setting with the city in the background and staging salmon ready to enter the river. Its also a great time to intercept the pink salmon that will be heading into the Fraser to spawn in October. Pink salmon fishing can be just as hectic in the ocean as it is when we fish them locally in the river. The bonus to ocean pinks is that they are a bit better table fare when caught in the ocean.

I look forward to hearing from you and possibly fishing with you this season. Feel free to give us a call and ask about any of our adventures. We would love to show you an amazing time in the Fraser valley.

Cheers
Oliver
Olivers Sportfishing Adventures

Fishing Report

We are entering into the second week of June and we are now in full swing with our summer fly fishing program and sturgeon. The Upper pitt river is where we will be spending many of our days this summer guiding for trout and hopefully salmon this season. The fishing this past week has been a bit on the slow side this week as the river drops into its regular flow and the glacier starts to give it some color.  The fish that we have been getting so far have been good ones. This pristine river is only boat access and takes a bit of skill to navigate. The river sees very little pressure and the scenery alone is fantastic. This river will fish right into august

Sturgeon fishing has been Fair considering the
Fraser is in full run off currently. It is very high and lots of debris being flushed out of the tributaries. The fishing has been good when we find the fish and the size of fish we have been getting has been good. The sturgeon are currently feeding very well and super active. Bites have been aggressive and most fish are jumping multiple times throughout the fight. The fraser is scheduled to crest this week and with the cooler weather this week its a good chance it will now start to drop. This really is the beginning of the summer sturgeon fishery.

Local saltwater fishing has been very good lately. It will taper off a bit now during the remainder of June but with July the first real push of Fraser migrating Chinooks and early capilano Coho will begin to show up and the fishing will get right back into normal. We are anticipating good returns of Chinooks this season back to the Fraser and if the current Chinook fishing is any indication of what this summer will be like it should be a great season.

If you are interested in any information or to book a trip feel free to call us any time.
Take care and remember to be safe.
cheers
Oliver

Fishing report

This is the best time of the year to get out and experience good fishing for winter steelhead. We have been on the water almost daily for the past month and the fishing has not been disappointing. This season has certainly been a bit different than other seasons. The average steelhead for us has been over 10 lbs. and some really nice fish upwards of 16lbs. This season has been more of a low water year with colder temps than what we have seen in the past few seasons. Its been challenging at times to predict how the fish are traveling through the system. We would normally expect to see pods of fish travel daily upwards of 5-7 kilometers of river at a time. This year with lower water they are travelling through on a slower rate and in smaller groups.
 We typically have been finding fish from the bottom of Tamihi rapids and throughout the system to lickman rd. We cover a lot of water in a typical day and it has been paying off with good results. We generally find fish somewhere throughout our drift and then focus our efforts in that general area. Typically you will find more fish in holding water up or downstream of that area.

I typically use a lot of artificial baits when guiding. Its not because bait doesn't work, I find fish with artificial baits because its faster and more time in the water. Once we find some fish I will slow down and focus on running baits to get the fish that may not take an artificial. we use anything from beads to blades to find them and then the best baits lately have been  cured shrimp and roe.

The beginning of this week is forecasted for decent amount of rain, this should bring in another push of fresh fish and the river should stabilise by Tuesday. Wednesday through Sunday are looking promising for conditions if you want to get out and catch some of these great fish.

Sturgeon fishing has been slowly picking up as the temperature of the Fraser is starting to get a bit warmer now and the fish are perking up a bit. Its still a bit on the early side but within the next two weeks we should start to see the fishing get significantly better. We have been getting most of our fish lately on lamprey and roe with a few already eating eulichons.

I hope you all have a safe and enjoyable time on the water this week, Good luck and if you see us on the water be sure to say hello. If you want to get out on the water and fish with us in the next few weeks
 Please call at 1-604-852-0744 or oliver@oliversfishing.com
 Cheers
 Oliver

Fishing report

The Chilliwack river is now coming back into shape. After the rain we had on Thursday the river rose to its highest point this year. Fishing was consistent before the rise with the conditions we had. The river was dropping and visibility was great. We found fish all through the system from the upper river right down to the bottom end. We were focusing on the mid river section during last week as this was where we were finding the most willing fish and the pressure seemed a bit lighter in those areas.
The weekend was slow fishing due to the high water andpoor visibility. There were some fish caught but not the best fishing we have experienced.

This week should be consistent fishing throughout the system as the river is now dropping into perfect conditions. There are a few minor changes to the river which is always a good thing.
The weather pattern for this week should contribute to slow drop which will keep fresh fish moving and maintain a bit of color in the water. It looks like we will be getting a bit of rain through the week which will be good.

Sturgeon fishing has been ok from what I have heard although we have not been out lately. It will start to get a lot better once we get into the month of march. I personally don't like to fish for sturgeon too much until at least the middle of march as the water temps are still a bit cold. We have a couple trips booked for the end of march and early April and we should start to see some better fishing for these giants coming up.

Good luck on the water and see you out there!
Oliver

Fishing Report

This week has been fair for steelhead. We saw a few great sized fish show up at the end of last week. We followed them up the river with some decent success. The river conditions have been low again for most of this week. I really like when we get these low water periods, It condenses the fish into very defined holding areas and makes them a bit more predictable. Pressure on the river often dies down a bit when it gets challenging.

When the river drops you really need to focus your efforts on water that offers security for fish. I prefer deep pools and faster water edges that will hide steelhead. These places will always hold a few aggressive fish and sometimes you have to get a bit creative. Many anglers believe you need to tone your offerings down and this will certainly yield a few fish. I will always start with something small and see what the fish want. If this doesn't work it time for a bit of shock and awe. Large worms, big Colorado blades or a brightly cured prawn Will often get a bite.

This week the water is not really going to rise much so the fish wont be traveling very far. best bets in low water conditions will be in the lower sections of the river. Steelhead will actually bounce in and out of the river depending on water height. Most will hang around for a few tides and then move. Lickman rd to the highway bridge will see some consistent action this week.

We have some great dates still available for this season. We offer a great day of instructional steelhead fishing to help you become a better angler on the water. This will boost the learning curve of steel heading very quickly.
Give us a call at 1-604-852-0744  or email at Oliver@oliversfishing.com
Cheers and have a great week

Fishing Report

The winter steelhead fishing is now heading into the best time of the year. January is always a bit unpredictable. The water level this season has been very low which has lead to inconsistent fishing. January is traditionally a slower month for steelhead in our river, There is usually a lull in the fish moving into the system from the 5-20th of the month. This season so far has been right on track.

We had a good rain weather pattern last week which has basically brought the river up for the first time this winter and a lot of new fish have entered and spread out. This will be a good week for fishing most of the river. It was good over the weekend and hopefully this trend will continue this week with the next bit of rain forecasted for the end of the week. This should bring another good wave of fresh fish into the system. Best areas this weekend were between Peach rd. and Wilson rd. I would focus on the areas a bit upstream of Wilson this week, Essentially chasing the wave of fish from the last rain up river. We have caught fish on all the usual baits, my favorites are BC orange gooey bobs, wool and roe, wool and prawns or spawn sacks.

I will begin guiding at the beginning of February this season for steelhead, I've found that January is a bit too early to be really successful. We have some dates still available for guiding in February. If you want to experience the Chilliwack river steelhead fishery now is the time to get on our schedule. We are offering full day floats for up to two angler per day again this season. This is a unique way to fish the Chilliwack and enables anglers to cover large amounts of water in a day.
Give us a call at 1-604-852-0744 for dates and pricing, I would love to hear from you.
See you out there
Oliver