Vancouver Saltwater Salmon Fishing Report: Fraser and Capilano Chinook, Coho, and Chum Update
This week’s Vancouver saltwater salmon fishing report focuses on late-September action around the Fraser River mouth and Capilano River mouth, with chinook, hatchery coho, and chum still pushing through local waters, including some very big chinook!
A 44 pound monster chinook caught on Salty Dawg this week!
The rain is finally here, and that should kick the next wave of salmon into gear. As we head into the final week of September, fresh chinook, hatchery coho, and chum are still moving through the Strait of Georgia toward the Fraser River and Capilano River, setting up one of the most exciting late-season salmon fishing windows of the year.
It was all smiles for this 3 boat group who had excellent fishing for chinook and coho this week!
If you haven’t made it out yet, don’t wait too long. The Fraser River mouth and Capilano River mouth are still producing some great late-season salmon fishing, and this next push is always a good one. We usually see productive fishing until around mid-October, and with a drier stretch showing up in the first week of October, conditions could line up nicely—especially off the Capilano River mouth.
After mid-October, we’ll take a short break to catch our breath before shifting gears into winter chinook season and chasing the first feeder chinook of the year. For now, some of the best salmon fishing of the season is happening right here, right now—so get out there while the late-season push is on.
We’ll see you on the water!
Jason Tonelli