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

Try Stump Lake in Squamish

Clint GoyetteMay 13, 2009fly fishing, squamish, Squamish Lakes, tips2 Comments

Finally the ice is off our local lakes and the fish are hungry! May 3rd marked the first day trip for fun to a local lake in Alice Lake Provincial Park called Stump Lake. Stump lake is easy to get to with a short 5 minute hike in from the paid parking lot in the Park. It is the first … Read More

Sculpins and Bull Trout Fly Fishing in Squamish

Clint GoyetteJanuary 23, 2009bull trout, fly fishing, sink tip, squamish, squamish river, Uncategorized1 Comment

Winter in Squamish means it is time to go fly fishing for Bull Trout which are often referred to as Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) in these parts. Bulls and Dollies are almost impossible to distinguish visually from one another, however, some would argue that a bull trout has a flattened head compared to a Dolly. Maybe that is the case, … Read More

Catching Bull Trout on the Fly

Clint GoyetteNovember 7, 2008bull trout, cheakamus river, Clint Goyette, czech nymphing, fly fishing, fly lines, pitt river, sink tip, squamish, squamish river, tips2 Comments

How to Catch Bull Trout on the Fly The question on one of the message forums I take part in was basically how to catch bull trout on the fly…. This is my short response: It all depends on the water you are fishing and the time of year. Standard Streamer Set-Up for Bull Trout I have caught bull trout … Read More

FN0826-Salmon: Region 2 – Non-Tidal – Cheakamus, Mamquam, Squamish Rivers – Zero Retention of Chum

Clint GoyetteOctober 29, 2008chum, chum salmon, coho, squamish2 Comments

Effective 00:01 October 30, 2008 until further notice, the daily limit for chum salmon is zero (0) per day in the Mamquam River, Cheakamus River and Squamish River (including tributaries). The Squamish-Lillooet Sport Fishing Advisory Committee (SLSFAC) and Department of Fisheries and Oceans staff have noted low returns of chum salmon to these systems to date. The SLSFAC recommended that … Read More

Giant Water Bug Found – April 2006

Clint GoyetteJanuary 31, 2007conservation, giant water bug, smolts, squamishLeave a Comment

While checking the Meighan Creek fish trap yesterday as part of my volunteer work with the Squamish Streamkeepers, I found a Giant Beetle! Well actually, once I got to my computer this morning and researched what it was, I found out that it was actually Lethocerus americanus, more commonly known as the “Giant Water Bug” or “toe biter”. As I … Read More

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