Fraser river 2014

[Justanotherbuck2]

A few white sturgeon caught and released on the Fraser, this was my third trip in ten years and it never disappoints.
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[Mackinaw]

Beautiful fish congrats...got to try that some time


Mack

[Fishslayer99]

Amazing fish. After 3 months of harassing I finally have a friend of mine talked into hitting the Frazer this spring (May) He has a 22' custom weld jet. Going to try our luck without any guides, hope we find something!

[Justanotherbuck2]

Just look for slow water around 15-25 feet deep and you might find them. It's amazing how many there are, if I were you I would hire a guide for the first day to learn a few locations and tricks, then fish on your own after that, could save you days of frustration.

[Fishslayer99]

Thanks for the tip, I have considered that...how hard would it be to locate the guide boats on the river? im sure there are a lot of them around, mind you it is a huge river....thinking they could put me in the right area. Not that I would hang out beside them, but would at least give me an idea of what depth/structure/current to look for.

[Justanotherbuck2]

You will find the guides easy enough, although its a large river the popular launching point is at Chilliwack, head up Stream from there, guides will be all over, Just outside the mouth of the Vetter is real popular. As well as Going up the Harrison.

[Pudelpointer]

There are more sturgeon in the Fraser than you can shake a stick at.

Location is not about where you can find fish, it is about where you can anchor and get your bait in a trough.

If anchored - especially in the winter / spring, someone needs to be looking upstream ALL the time. Debris (like 100 foot long trees) is very common in the Fraser; it will ride up (down) your anchor line and can flip your boat. It is a big river like nothing you can experience in AB.


Be safe out there, and catch some fish.

[abbgdr]

I've caught sturgeon bouncing roe along the bottom fishing for salmon not far from the mouth of the Vedder out of a 12 ft Lund with a 9.9 motor. It's a BIG river system and not a technique I'd recommend, but when your young and that's your only boat... I knew a guy who hooked a 14 foot fish and had it come out of the water just off the bow of his boat while fishing for them at night, which used to be the preferred time to fish for them. You can get a lot of information off the Internet on how to rig for them and where to fish, but nothing beats going with someone who knows the river and specializes in sturgeon.