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
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.
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