Best time for Chum on the Cowie

[nitnat_junkie]

anyone know if the cowichan will be open for chum?

 

[Barbender]

I though it opened on Saturday. I could be wrong but I am going to give it a try with my son. Last year I remember quite a few chums still in the river at the end of November.

 

[nitnat_junkie]

where did you read that barbender?

 

[Lipripper]

It opens on Saturday as the original notice stated. Not for retention.

http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/recfish/Freshwater/region1_e.htm

 

[nitnat_junkie]

ahhh thanks alot []

 

[Barbender]

Looks like will have to wait until tomorrow. Does not open until Midnight tonight.

 

[nitnat_junkie]

maybe see you out there, ill be driving a blue jeep

 

[Barbender]

Sorry Nitnat could not make it out as originaly planned. Did you manage to get out and catch anything?

 

[nitnat_junkie]

haha, I didnt make it out, next weekend forsure

 

[Lipripper]

There is signs up there that say that it is open for retention. It says 1 coho (didnt specify clipped or not) and 2 chums

 

[Barbender]

I am thinking of Saturday late morning or early afternoon. Maybe hook up in the hatchery parking lot if you want Nit. Let me know.

 

[nitnat_junkie]

Yeah will have to see, I was thinking early sat morning, but all that could change where abouts is the hatchery [?]..... I honestly dont know

 

[Barbender]

The freshwater hatchery in Duncan. You can park there and it is a 2 minute walk to some decent fishing spots. I think it is called the Eco Center, it is on Wharncliffe road. If your going south on the Hwy turn left at the Chevron and where the junction splits to a Y follow it to the rigt until you hit Wharncliffe. Turn right and it ends at the eco centre. You can park there during daylight hours.

 

[nitnat_junkie]

oh thanks, always wondered where it was, going to start fishing up by sandy pools first and make my way towards duncan , hope the river is descent, sure is hammering rain right now

 

[chinook]

Fished below silver bridge, lots of rotty chum. Waste of time let them all spawn.

 

[Barbender]

Thank Chinook. I was there on Sat and saw the same thing. Maybe next year.

 

[nitnat_junkie]

fished sat and sun lots of beatup chum a few nice ones but not worth it, didn't see any coho from skutz down, but there were lots up closer to lake cowichan, lots of nice trout too