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Vedder / Chilliwack River

Vedder / Chilliwack River — Vedder River Fisher
Prime · Steelhead
Egg-Sucking Leech · 12–16
Primelive now
About as good as it gets
Low and clear — careful approach country. Take your time — read the water before you cast.
90% confidence
What moved it
  • LevelLight rain recentlyNo gauge reading
  • Water temp9.6°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
ES
Egg-Sucking Leech12–16
A dependable searching pattern for these waters.
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Level
Light rain recently
No gauge reading
Water temp9.6°C
ClarityClear
Weather8°C
WindSE 5 km/h
Pressure1025 hPa
Rain · recent4.8 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

No gauge on this water — readings are regional estimates from weather, not a live gauge.

Water temperature for Steelhead
Ideal
10°C est.ideal 4–13°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Steelhead
When
Winter run late February through April; salmon in autumn.
Where
The Vedder — the lower Chilliwack — is the most accessible serious steelhead river in BC, an hour or two from Vancouver, with a strong hatchery-supported…
Why this works
Excellent — water temperature is right today, though insect activity could be better.
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

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Evidence
ModelledModerate confidence

Modelled from regional ecology — no survey or occurrence data for this water yet.

Updated 19 hours ago

Through the year
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Western Green DrakeHatch
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Flav (Small Western Green Drake)Hatch
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Mahogany DunHatch
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American March BrownHatch
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Steelhead fly box
MT
Marabou tube
8–10 · Salmon fly
Swing it through the holding lie at a steady pace.
PP
Pink/Purple winter patterns
12–16 · Fly
A dependable searching pattern for these waters.
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Retain marked hatchery steelhead where permitted; release wild; single barbless; reach/season-specific bait rules
  • Verify current BC regs.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 3
Harrison River
16 km
Cutthroat trout · Bull trout · Coho salmon
Chehalis River
23 km
63
Steelhead · Cutthroat trout · Coho salmon
Skagit River (BC)
55 km
Rainbow trout · Bull trout
Gallery · 2
  1. Vedder / Chilliwack River — Vedder River Fisher
    Vedder River Fisher
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Conservation note

Mixed hatchery and wild winter steelhead — retain only marked hatchery fish where permitted; release wild fish. Coho, chinook, chum and pink salmon run in season and are separately regulated.

Why this score · for Steelhead
  • Temperature10028% weight
  • Flow8022% weight
  • Clarity9518% weight
  • Feeding Time6513% weight
  • Pressure757% weight
  • Insect activity5212% weight
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 January → 31 December
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Euro Nymphingsubsurface methods
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