Rivers good for trout.

Hello All.

Im wondering if there are any good rivers around the Coquitlam area, anywhere around the GVRD. All i have right now is a 5 wt. and thats all I can afford. Thanks to all that post.

[dinsdale piranha]

Upper Pitt.

Dinsdale.

theres a little river that runs off the pitt down on the dyke. do you know about that and if its any good?

[professori]

Give it a try. At the very least you will be practicing casting and presentation. You can fish the Coquitlam River as well. There are not a whole lot of fish there, but again you can hone your skills. Later in the fall there are some coho and chums in the system. The best way to learn how to fish (and by extension, what systems hold fish, is to go out and f-i-s-h). You see some water, don't start off by asking if it is good fishing, try it yourself. I have discovered some real gems in this fashion, which I don't share with anyone online. I know that you are learning to fly fish, but the best way is to explore your own abilities and all the water you can. Doesn't hurt to read a lot of books, magazine articles and search or browse through the many threads on this site as well as bcfishingreports.com. Almost all of the questions you have been asking are covered already on these 2 sites.

good point prfessori. im just trying to find out all i can. thanks

[Spiker]

Hey Fine, these are fair questions. The Upper Pitt is a good one to try. Not all your replies will be like professori who can be a bit uppity in his "help". We all started somewhere and don't be put off with his condescending attitude. Keep posting and I am sure that the majority of people on here will be more than happy to give you help 8)

[professori]

Sorry if my posts and suggestions come off as condescending, that is definitely not my intention. As you may have guessed from my handle, I teach for a living. I have found over the past 20 years or so, that the students who do the best in classes are the ones who take the responsibility for learning on themselves, and don't relay on someone else to "teach" them. All I was saying to fineangler was that if he really wanted to learn the art of fly-fishing, personal exploration and experience will far outweigh anything anyone else can tell him. I have no knowledge of the particular water he is referring to (and seeing as you did nothing more than repeat Dinsdale's advice, I assume you have little advise on that water as well), but I would assume if it is tributary of the Pitt, it has coho and perhaps chum in the fall. It would also seem likely it has a spring-time influx of cutties feeding on salmon fry. It is possible (likely) that there are resident fish (rainbow, cutty or bass) in the system, but in what numbers or size I couldn't guess. As no-one (including Spiker) else responded with any suggestions, I think my advice to give it a try isn't too poor. For the first 5 or 6 years I was fly-fishing, I did explore many fish-poor waters, but on them I learned how to control my casts, how to get a drag free drift, how to detect the bottom when nymph fishing and I caught the occasional (albeit usually small) fish. I read, and still do, The Gilley, A Primer of Fly-fishing by Haig-Brown. I explored water in person, but even more so by reading Backroads Map Books, Best of BC Lakes, Irresistible Waters and many other books. I kept up a subscription to BC Outdoors Sportfishing magazine. I have in the past 2 or 3 years, discovered this site and a few others on the net and check them regularly, gleaning as much as I can and offering advise when I feel it can be used. Combining all of the above is one way to improve as a fly-fisher. It’s not the only way, but I have found it to work very well for me and have no hesitation recommending it to others. I do a lot of work myself before I flat out ask for someone to tell me where or when to fish. If that makes me uppity or unhelpful, don’t read my posts.

[fishortho]

Spoken as a statesman & diplomat.. agree with you..Ortho 8)

[Spiker]

My point was simple that this forum for me has been a very good resource and it seemed that the attitude was get out and read books and learn the hard way which I felt was a bit harsh.

[trout80]

fineangler I know you asked about rivers but that 5 weight would be great at buntzen lake. By the way I agree with spiker.