CR or the Oyster

[11th Warrior]

I'm headed up to the bridge in CR or the Oyster Friday morning and probably most of Saturday as well to look for pinks on the fly. Hopefully we'll land a couple of early "volunteers". I live in Courtenay. PM or respond here if you're interested.

[Maverick]

as i was saying im headed there next tuesday evening till thursday so i cant join you but look forward to hearing how it goes. river sportsman states they should be there early next week. good luck

[FlyByNight]

I'll no doubt pop down the CR in the afternoon sometime. Been going down this last week incase theres a pink out n about but nope, none there (that I've seen). Waiting for my new rod, should be here next week...Meiser Highlander 13ft 5-7wt...:yeah::yeah::yeah:

[Islander]

11th I would have loved to hang out and fish, alas I am off to Alaska till the 26th on a cruise. See you in there when I return.

[ThaSandman]

Hey 11th,

This weekend is no good for me, but I will be camping in CR next weekend fri-sun - I have never been to CR or fished there, so if you can stand fishing two weekends in a row , I could stand a fishin buddy.....

[11th Warrior]

Hey guys thanks for the responses. I took a drive to the Oyster bridge tonight after supper and walked up and down the riverbank. There was a massive hatch going off and there was a buffet dinner surface feed happening. Although it was getting dark, I could still see the bottom with the glasses on and didn't see any fish to note (some small bows and a couple of really small cutties). I didn't see what species were feeding on the surface, but based on their location I'd guess they were bows as well.

The water level was low with all the rocks on the west side of the bridge visible and I could easily walk across the river at that point. The east side of the bridge looks more promising with a few deeper pools which I'm going to try tomorrow.

As for the beach, the wife and I drove down to Pacific Playground and took a bit of a walk along the shore. Her blabbing something about going camping, and me nodding my head while looking for the tell-tale signs of fish. Alas, nothing seen and too much heard. I could "feel" the pinks were close and they can't be any more than 3 days away from starting to enter the rivers.

I'll be at the Oyster tomorrow morning from 9'ish to 11. I'll be the guy chucking feathers without waders.