Although there were few Chinook caught mid week when the water clarity was fishable, Chinook fishing on the Kitimat was tough and at best spotty.  There were many anglers fishing from shore and out of Drift boats with only a Lucky few able to experience the thrill and excitement of landing a big Chinook. 

 

In the opinion of many long time Kitimat anglers, the Chinook run on the Kitimat River appears to be late. Some are of the opinion that the Chinook migrated through the lower Kitimat while the river was high.  Others blame the low catch rates on the poor fishing conditions.  As always there are plenty of theories.  i suspect it is a combination of all the above.  The bottom line is that there were only a few Chinook caught on the Kitimat this week.  As painful as it is for me to report this, it is even difficult for the anglers on the river to experience it.  Many anglers put in a lot of time,effort and strategy to catch the King of Salmon.  These poor conditions requires more time, effort and attention to detail.  Check your knots, set the hook and for your own sanity, please make sure your leaders and main line are healthy.  The higher water also creates faster currents to content with while battling these brutes to shore or to the net. 

Check the tides while fishing the mid and lower Kitimat.  When the conditions improve, get out while the getting is good because the conditions have been changing quickly during the early part of this year's Chinook run.

 

At the time of writing this Fishing Report (Sunday), the Kitimat River is very high and very dirty.  According to the Kitimat River height website and confirmed by my visit to the river, the Kitimat is dropping even though it is still raining.  The forecast is "Cloudily with showers". 

 

There is saying that, "When the going gets tough, the tough get going".  With the amount of snow pack that is still left on the mountains it looks like we will be dealing with high water for a while for a while. The Kitimat River usually drops and cleans quickly but I suspect she will remain higher than normal.  "The more difficult the challenge, the more gratifying the reward".

 

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