This rain is definitely going to get the river fishing going early. Without a doubt there will be coho moving into the Capilano, and Chilliwack River today with the big storm we had last night.

The massive biomass of pinks, in the millions, has shown up at the Fraser and the test sets are starting to go ballistic.

Bryce and I (JT) were on the phone with DFO yesterday and they were literally working on the paperwork to open up the Fraser to fishing for pink salmon today. The notice has not been sent out as of this morning, but the second we get the email announcing the opening we will let you know. We have lots of great lures and flies in stock for people to take advantage of this great Fraser River Fishery.

The tides this week are fantastic for out in the Salt. Slow, gradual flood tides that have been the type of tide that has consistently produced over the last month. We generally use the Dairiki Tide site for our updates.

When reviewing the Georgia Basin forecast for conditions is a great tool to use for planning around the safety of your fishing trips. However, that being said we do know that several charters were canceled yesterday due to forecasts of 15-25 knot SE winds going against flood tides. Typically, these are conditions to shy away from. Our boats still went out on their charters to see what the weather was like and while they got rained on pretty hard early in the morning the wind never appeared and they fished on calm waters and boxed some fish as well! Plan safe, review the weather reports but also know that it is not an exact science and it is ok to jump on the water if you can and see if the weather patterns have shifted and the waters are calm and fishable.