Fall Chum Salmon are here!

Trip Summary

It’s early October and I’ve made my first trip out on the Stave River (outside Mission, BC) looking for Coho & Chum Salmon. The river levels are still very low so it my plan for Coho fishing in the “toilet bowl” area of the river (east side) didn’t play out. Once I noticed the levels were too low we switched to plan B and targeting Chum.

Faithful, aggressive and ugly Chum… I love thee. I got a few big Male Chums and a ton of bait robbing Pike Minnows. The Pike Minnows are noticeably darker and different colors than the Tidal Fraser River. I guess that shouldn’t be surprising as the same is true with all Salmon in Fresh vs. Salt water.

Anyway, it was great to be back out on the Stave River. I’m now hoping for some serious rain as I’ll make my next Fraser Valley trip out to the Vedder River for some Coho and Chinook Salmon. Bring on the Fall Salmon Run!

Video

Photo Gallery

Click the image below to start slideshow of photos, or click the left/right arrows on photos.

Fishing Location

Stave River

Tackle Used

Shimano Convergence Casting Rod (10’6 ft)

C3 6500 Abu Garcia level-wind Reel

PowerPro Braid Moss Color – Mainline (30 lb)

Seaguar Blue Label – Leader (15 lb)

Additional Lures & Baits used

Bent Rods “Dog Pounder” jig

See Website.

Additional Trip Journals

Click left/right arrows to scroll through other fishing trip journals. Click “Read More” button to view the journal page.

Vertical Jigging for Salmon in Kayak

by Jesse | August 4, 2023 | Journals | 0 Comments

It's July and we're in the middle of summer and the heat of the Salmon fishing season here on Vancouver Island. Here in Pacific Northwest you can target salmon all year round but the ideal fishing season is May to September. The hottest fishing is June-August where...

Mayday Called in the Coast Guard – Port Hardy Fishing

by Jesse | April 5, 2022 | Journals | 1 Comment

It's the first week of April and my buddy Roy has a beautiful 24' Kingfisher and calls for an early season fishing trip to Port Hardy. We got 4 guys on this trip, 2 are new friends that are long time Nanaimo boys and both have lots of water and fishing experience....

How to make Chinook Salmon Gravlax

by Jesse | January 5, 2022 | Journals | 0 Comments

How to make Chinook Salmon Gravlax I've got a ton of Salmon in the freezer from last seasons run. I've been making all types of dishes and recently saw a video on how to make Salmon Gravlax, so I wanted to try it out. The results were fantastic that I had to share....

Top 6 Bass Baits

by Jesse | March 22, 2021 | Journals | 0 Comments

Top 6 Bass Baits There are so many different ways to fish for bass. Because they are a fairly aggressive species, there are a lot of different ploys and strategies that can be used. In turn, the market has supplied a plethora of lures and tackle that can help get the...