Tuesday, October 11, 2005

Heavy lifting

October is Vedder River time! I just returned home from two days in Canada fishing what I think is one of the best Chinook fisheries south of Alaska. If you remember my posts from this time last year I talked of one of my favorite trips of the year. The Vedder (AKA Chillawack) is a medium sized river that flows out of the mountains thru the town of Chillawack into the Fraser. Every fall they receive a run of "white" kings. They are called white because their flesh is all white. Some people say that are very good to eat but I would disagree, mainly because they have been in the fresh water for several weeks with out eating. But they put up a great tustle. This trip was a really good one. Monday rained hard, so the river came up four to five inches but we found fish in the lower river with a little looking. Today was the complete polar opposite of yesterday, sun and fun! After a little exploration we found a ton of fish in a spot up river. We fish this spot for ten hours non stop. We only quit due to exhaustion and fading daylight. I will be back up next week so expect another report.


It's nice when they bite a lure you make your self.
Jerry


We camped at the Cultis Lake 1000 trails club.
Jerry


Keep them comin Grant!
Jerry


Biggest one of the trip! 40lbs. !!
Jerry


I even hooked one on my center pin rod.
Jerry


Another nice one for Grant out of Allyson pool.
Jerry


My turn!
Jerry


I don't know who was wetter, me or the fish.
Jerry


Put the wood to that fish Grant!
Jerry


Grant Dilger with the brightest fish if the trip.
Jerry


Sunrise on the lower Vedder.
Jerry