Stave river Oct 18

were you in the boat or on shore?

Cheers,
Nicole

Hey Flyguy
I was at the stave as well today on the west bank below the Dam. I found it quite crowded but a great day on the water. I hooked into 5 Chum. Met a few guys that were very helpful that were on the fly. I saw 1 ho and allot of people taking Black chum home! What is with that? :hmmm: I don't know if i would even smoke some of the Stave Chum I saw. Well The sun was a great addition to a day on the flow. :drunk:
Sincerely,
Stormin30

Nicole said:

were you in the boat or on shore?

Cheers,
Nicole

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We where from shore. There sure was alot of boats in the stave though. Once the tide started to come in so did all the boats that had props.

Stormin30 said:

I saw 1 ho and allot of people taking Black chum home! What is with that? :hmmm: I don't know if i would even smoke some of the Stave Chum I saw.

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Even saw a guide keep a pretty black doe chum. I am pretty sure it was not for the smoker though.

I was there on the 18th as well.
On the west side by the blocked off road leading to the river.
Lots & lots of Chum. Once you found your spot it was non stop.
One actually ended up lassoing it's self around my leader. It was caught around the tail and I had to chase it down stream.
None caught imo would have been worth keeping.
Lots of people were though. :hmmm:
A good morning of fun :thumbup:

What lb. test were you using Bronjuan?

15...a tad on the heavy side.

nice fish Bronjuan :thumbup: I usually start with 10lb and if they are busting off to much then i go to 12 and then to 15 if i need to. those chompers can go through line pretty easily in a fight. Chum arent hook shy so the line weight isnt a huge issue when targetting them eace:

oh, btw I don't have a sideways hat on LOL those are ear covers and my toque is twisted...itchy head.

Fished the stave for about 3 hours yesterday afternoon, landed 3 chrome does and a big painted male, still white belly. Definately coming through in waves... still some good fish moving through. Will post pics later

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nice fish Bronjuan :thumbup: I usually start with 10lb and if they are busting off to much then i go to 12 and then to 15 if i need to. those chompers can go through line pretty easily in a fight. Chum arent hook shy so the line weight isnt a huge issue when targetting them eace:

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If line weight isn't an issue then why not just start at 15lb and play it safe ???

because with an 8wt rod using 15lb can be a bad thing and you could snap your rod before the line. I dont think i have ever used heavier then 12lb on my 8wt or even my spey for that matter. If you know there is some coho around then you wanna use lighter line, but they are fairly aggressive and 10lb wont spook them with lots of fish around. I have tossed spoons in the tiolet bowl with 15lb mainline and gotten 3 and no chum in one morning so i dont think line weight matters as much as people might think :cheers:

Yep, I just learned that the hard way. 8 weight TFO snapped the top tip just as you described.

hmm, i've never even taken rod strength into consideration. I've fished 17lb on my 6wt TFO in the Squamish chum run a couple years ago. Guess I should lighten it up a bit :-[

you got very lucky then 89rs because guys have told me many stories of snapping 8wt rods on those Squamish chum. thats why they suggest a spey rod for that fishery :happy: longer rod helps with absorbing the power of the fish.

Here is something to think about when it comes to your fly line. the core of it is only like 20lb strength and your backing most likely is 20lb Dacron also (could be 30 if you chose) so why would you fish 15lb leader? good way to snap your fly line also not just your rod.

here is something Phearless from FlyFishBC told to another member there. take your rod weight and add 4 that should be your heaviest tippet when fly fishing. I think thats a perfect rule of thump meaning on an 8wt you would use 12lb as your heaviest eace:

thanks, good numbers to know. Not worth snapping the pricey stuff!

Good job on the fish 89RS. Looking forward to seeing some of these Chrome Stave Chums. I am hearing about a lot but not really seeing any pics of them.... ;D

I tell you what. I am going out tomorrow and if I get one I will take a picture. The last time I was out I even saw some caught in coho water that where chrome.

i caught two chromers today and ill tell you what nothing beats fresh fish and chips lol