Squamish River Fishing Report – Feb 1, 2019

Clint GoyetteFebruary 1, 2019fishing regulations, fishing report, pink salmon, squamish fishing report, squamish river, squamish river levels, squamish snow pillow, winter fly fishingLeave a Comment

The rivers are rising today due to the rain we are experiencing , however, that will be short lived. Squamish River Level The weather forecast is for overnight temps in Squamish to drop to -9C (sorry Ontario but that is cold for us!) which will continue through early to mid next week. That will cause the rivers to drop dramatically … Read More

Whistler Fishing Report – Jan 21, 2019

Clint GoyetteJanuary 21, 2019alta lake, fishing report, green lake, whistler fishing reportLeave a Comment

Local lakes are all frozen. Alta Lake and Green Lake are closed to angling until April 1, 2019. Here is a link to local angling regulations: http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/fish/regulations/docs/1719/fishing_synopsis_2017-19_region2.pdf

Squamish and Whistler Fishing Report – Squamish River Watershed Snow-Pillow at All-Time Low

Clint GoyetteMay 22, 2015birkenhead river, cheakamus river, fishing report, fly fishing, Garibaldi at Squamish Cheakamus Steelhead, mamquam river, Regulations, squamish, squamish riverLeave a Comment

The following image is from the River Forecast Center – The Squamish river is on track to reach summer flow rates by the first week of June! Currently the Squamish is out. Do not even bother fishing the main-stem unless you are at a confluence of a tributary stream. Currently the Cheakamus river and Mamquam rivers are flowing at fish-able … Read More

Squamish / Whistler Fishing Report – March 13, 2011

Clint GoyetteMarch 13, 2011bull trout, cheakamus river, Cheakamus Steelhead, fishing report, squamish riverLeave a Comment

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

Clint GoyetteMarch 6, 2011bull trout, Cheakamus Steelhead, fishing report, fry emergenceLeave a Comment

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

Squamish Pink Salmon Return 2009 – Update 2

Clint GoyetteJuly 31, 2009fishing report, pink salmon, squamishLeave a Comment

The Summer of 2009 continues to prove to be a challenging one. Local rivers continue to run high due to the 34+ degree weather we have experienced over the past week. The thunderstorms that occurred on July 25th raised water levels to freshet levels and melt caused by the hot weather has maintained those levels. Squamish River levels are available … Read More

Squamish Pink Salmon Return 2009

Clint GoyetteJuly 21, 2009chinook salmon, fishing report, pink salmon, squamishLeave a Comment

I got up at the ridiculous hour of 4:15am yesterday to go try the estuary and beach of one of the local rivers for some staging pink and chinook salmon. Sitting on the beach for two hours waiting for a fish to show seemed like forever. Patience is a virtue. Finally at around 6:30am I saw my first salmon of … Read More