Fresh Fraser River Fishing Reports

Once again, September in Vancouver saw simply incredible salmon fishing with an abundance of large chinook (king) salmon, as well as great numbers of coho and pink salmon as well. It really was one for the record books. Fall fishing continues to be strong, with good numbers of coho salmon being caught throughout our fishing area, with a few large chinook still left in the mix. October is a transition month for Vancouver fishing, where the migrating chinook and coho run their course by about the third week of the month, while at the same time, our “feeder” chinook begin to show up in bigger numbers. This October is no exception and fall fishing is off to a great start in the Vancouver area!

This group had some real nice fish before this one. The highlight is a great 252cm x 108cm sturgeon. This fish put up a great fight with several runs in the 150 yard range. This is what memories are made of.

September is the month when the biggest chinook (King) salmon are caught in Vancouver waters, and this September has already started off with a bang! Sept 1 saw good chinook action for the morning trip as well as lots of activity from pink salmon, and limits of nice sized chinooks filled for the afternoon trip of three lucky anglers! Sept 2 saw continued action with the morning guests catching a couple of nice coho (Silver) salmon, as well as a few very nice chinook - including the biggest fish of the year so far! Truly the fish of a lifetime! With abundant returns of chinook, coho, pink and sockeye salmon to Vancouver waters this year, September should be another one for the record books with many more big fish to come! Let’s go fishing!

Matthew and Jacob were experienced anglers from England and they were well versed in carp fishing but they were up for some new fishing challenges so the booked a trip and came out to the New World to try out B.C.'s excellent sturgeon fishing with Fraser Legends Fishing. The day started pretty typical for summer sturgeon fishing with the tide slowing down the river in the afternoon and the fish kinda dozy with very soft bites. Then two fish were hooked in short order with one doing a self release just as Jacob got it to the boat. A second fish followed only to cross one of the other lines and also do a self release. Finally, late in the afternoon and well into "injury time" Jacob called out the "Hail Mary Rod" as we were pulling up the lines to end the day, when in fact the Hail Mary rod took a dip and Jacob set the hook. After a great breach an epic battle took place with Jacob showing fine form and somewhat huffing and puffing to get the beast to come to heal. Eventually, Jacob with help from dad got the fish under control and the fine photo opportunity resulted. Tight Lines!

The summer salmon fishing season in Vancouver is in full swing, and the weather and fishing has been terrific! Our pink salmon run, estimated to reach over 27million returning fish has officially arrived, and these feisty fish have been providing steady action, which should continue well into September. Good numbers of coho salmon are in the house as well, although some days, the hatchery keepers can be elusive. Chinook salmon have also started to show up as expected, and once again, we expect strong numbers of returning fish throughout August and September. Bottom line -the weather and fishing in Vancouver is hot! Summer spots still available, but going fast! Book your trip today!

Chris, Virginia, Lindsay and Luke booked on a 4 hour sturgeon tagging trip and managed to catch a sturgeon named Walter! This was Walter's 5th encounter with Fraser Legends Fishing and as the largest fish of the day and he had grown over the 3 years we've been tracking him. First captured on August 18, 2023 at nearly the same location he had grown several centimeters and was in great shape. The Team showed up on a bright sunny August morning ready for fishing action. Luke even brought his own rod and when he wasn't manning a sturgeon rod was persistently out with his own rod trying to catch fresh bait. Lindsay got to experience some "Sturgeon Love" by feeling the rod tug and of course take this great photo! Congrats to Team Iowa for a great tagging adventure. I'ld have you back on my boat any day. Tight Lines.