Why doesn't anybody fish the mouth of the Squamish?

[albravo2]

I'm curious, why doesn't anybody fish the mouth of the Squamish?

I see boats so thick you could walk across the first narrows when the Coho are running up the Capilano but I never, ever see a boat at the mouth of the Squamish.

We get a good coho run, a few springs, tons of chum and a miserable influx of pinks every two years.

Is it just too far to run for most Vancouver guys?

[RackStar]

Not the mouth but I enjoy Squamish river and mamquam.
Less people then the hell hole vedder

[adriaticum]

There is nothing to fish for in Squamish, to speak of.
Only pink season it popular.

[Bear Brawler]

Yah, there is no fish in these rivers anymore unless it's a pink year. Everyone stay in the city, don't waste your time driving up here.

[rocksteady]

Shhhhhhh....

STFU!!!!!

[markomoose]

When I lived in Squamish 9 years ago we tried numerous times but the fricken winds were a fishermans worst enemy in Howe Sound..We had better luck off Furry Creek and Defense Islands.

[tubby]

Lol....the losers at Pacific angler and fishingwithrod sold this system out pretty bad. The amount of pressure the Squamish sees now is a joke. The internet heroes have ruined the Squamish and its tribs. Pretty awesome fishing the upper in the spring with the 10 boats and 40/50 other anglers..
No wonder the locals are targeting certain peoples/guides vehicles!

[yamadirt 426]

some ones a cry baby ^^

[adriaticum]

Lol....the losers at Pacific angler and fishingwithrod sold this system out pretty bad. The amount of pressure the Squamish sees now is a joke. The internet heroes have ruined the Squamish and its tribs. Pretty awesome fishing the upper in the spring with the 10 boats and 40/50 other anglers..
No wonder the locals are targeting certain peoples/guides vehicles!

Squamish is not unique in "being sold out". Chilliwack has been a gong show long before Squamish ever was.
But that's what happens with "guides", or any resource extractors. They use a resource until it's not usable anymore and then they move on.
You have a perfect example in Squamish. In recent months some guides have moved on.
The locals get to suck a dodo.
This is not unique to Squamish and not unique to the fishing.
The problem is really in the system of governance we have (and most other countries).
Central governments decide what happens to the land and resources you live on.
They create markets, they create demand and supply.

But you haven't seen anything yet.
Wait until the population pressures increase in the next 20 years
You can't blame Pacific Angler and FWR, just look at your statement above.
Until you and Pacific Angler and FWR learn the definition of ZipperMouth, same shit is going to happen.

[MB_Boy]

some ones a cry baby ^^

No kidding!!

[Big Lew]

Both the internet and the guiding business have, do, and will ruin good fishing
lakes and streams. Just read some of the threads and posts on here asking for
specific spots or information. Many don't realize just how many 'surfers' are able
to gather sensitive information that's posted in good faith. As for the guides....
it's all business to them and many have no qualms about depleting a lake or stream
if they can make money. I know of a beautiful smallish lake in the Cariboo that had
excellent fishing for very good sized trout. A guide found out about it and brought in
his many clients which depleted the lake in just a couple of years because they kept
every fish they hooked.

[albravo2]

When I lived in Squamish 9 years ago we tried numerous times but the fricken winds were a fishermans worst enemy in Howe Sound..We had better luck off Furry Creek and Defense Islands.

Of all replies so far, this is the only one that actually addressed the question. Fishing from a boat, in the chuck, at the mouth of the Squamish. Yeah, I'm pretty familiar with the winds around here. At least they blow up and down the sound... can always fish downwind then upwind.

I've fished the rivers here for years and watched the mudslinging when the internet discovered the system. Still, if a guy can't find a place to fish by himself he isn't trying very hard.

That said, the level of pressure is probably commensurate with the size of the runs. The Vedder is a gong show because too many fish go up there. When I fish around here I don't get disturbed by too many fish or too many anglers. Perfect.

[albravo2]

Both the internet and the guiding business have, do, and will ruin good fishing
lakes and streams. Just read some of the threads and posts on here asking for
specific spots or information. Many don't realize just how many 'surfers' are able
to gather sensitive information that's posted in good faith. As for the guides....
it's all business to them and many have no qualms about depleting a lake or stream
if they can make money. I know of a beautiful smallish lake in the Cariboo that had
excellent fishing for very good sized trout. A guide found out about it and brought in
his many clients which depleted the lake in just a couple of years because they kept
every fish they hooked.

Lew, I only know one of the local guides but he is a fanatical conservationist. If they were all like him the industry wouldn't have such a bad rap.

[Big Lew]

Lew, I only know one of the local guides but he is a fanatical conservationist. If they were all like him the industry wouldn't have such a bad rap.

Yes, you're right, there are many fishing guides that do a great job of protecting the resources
as well as participating in enhancing their environment and improving their quality.
Unfortunately, as we all know, it only takes one or two that are unscrupulous to ruin a lake or
stream because of their greed.

[happyhunter]

Most salmon fishermen are looking to bonk a few keepers each time out. As far as I know, in the case of coho, that there are no hatchery coho in the Squamish to keep. I've heard there are the pinks and chum but these aren't generally a fishermans first choice to bring home. I think that partially explains the lack of interest in this system. The vedder on the other hand provides lots of opportunities for meat.

[adriaticum]

Most salmon fishermen are looking to bonk a few keepers each time out. As far as I know, in the case of coho, that there are no hatchery coho in the Squamish to keep. I've heard there are the pinks and chum but these aren't generally a fishermans first choice to bring home. I think that partially explains the lack of interest in this system. The vedder on the other hand provides lots of opportunities for meat.

Bang on.
Squamish has no meat fishery but the few coho it has are tanks

[albravo2]

No hatchery coho in the Squamish? I hadn't heard that.

[adriaticum]

No hatchery coho in the Squamish? I hadn't heard that.


There is a few. But limit 1 per day is not exactly a meat fishery

[RB2]

Lew, I only know one of the local guides but he is a fanatical conservationist. If they were all like him the industry wouldn't have such a bad rap.
Clint is totally a conservationist and I would send anyone his way. Expert fisherman! The wind and access is why no one fishes the mouth. Lived in Squamish all my life and can't remember fishing the mouth, even as a kid. The wind is why I wear my hoodie at work even in the summer. Just have to look at how and why Squamish gets its name.

[Bistchen]

Over a century of heavy industry in Howe Sound has had its toll on sea-life in the area. Locals in Squamish are saying life is slowly returning to Howe Sound. Orcas and dolphins are being seen in Squamish again according to local news sources.

[charlie_horse]

It's not really that hard to catch a hatchery in squamish. Haven't read the regs this year but you can't keep chum the last few years.