Updated Mar 13, 2011 Whistler/Squamish Area Lakes: Frozen!Whistler/Squamish Area Rivers: Fishing has been intermittent with the wacky weather we’ve been having. Rivers levels are increasing due to the rain and the higher freezing levels. A warm stretch of weather is coming later in the week which will increase bug and fry activity. We should see a dramatic increase in this … Read More
Squamish / Whistler Fishing Report – March 5, 2011
Whistler/Squamish Area Lakes: Frozen! Whistler/Squamish Area Rivers: Fishing has been intermittent with the wacky weather we’ve been having. Rivers are running very low, cold and clear right now. A mix of rain and snow is in the forecast so clarity will most likely stay the same for part of this week. As daytime air temperatures increase towards the end of … Read More
Enforcement is Up – Know Your Regulations
Please adhere to the regulations as enforcement is up. I personally have been checked more this year than any other year in my guiding career! Good to see officers out there. There is ZERO retention of ANY wild fish in the Squamish/Cheakamus River systems. To be clear on this, if the water is moving ie a river/stream in Region 2 … Read More
Squamish River Steelhead Survey
It has been rumoured and pretty much verified that the Ministry of Environment (MoE) is taking the funding away from managing steelhead in the Lower Mainland. There will remain a steelhead biologist on staff, however, none of the time that this person spends will be on enhancing or managing steelhead. That would mean that all of us that purchase a … Read More
All Cheakamus Steelhead to be Released
Please note that as of January 9th, 2009 ALL Cheakamus River steelhead must be released. This is an in-season regulation change that covers that fact that there might be adipose clipped hatchery fish returning this year. These hatchery steelhead are part of the Recovery Program on the Cheakamus River due to the 2005 CN Caustic Soda spill. Visit this link … Read More
Brohm Creek – Reports and Global TV Special Report
The Brohm River is a valuable steelhead and salmon spawning and rearing stream located in Squamish British Columbia. It is currently threatened by a proposal to build a ski and golf resort in Squamish called Garibaldi at Squamish. Here is more information on the subject so you can be informed: Global TV Reporthttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxVhvasxOis Report on Brohm River by Biologist Pat … Read More