Early Morning Salmon Bobber Down Madness! | Fishing with Rod

We spent a morning float fishing for coho and chinook salmon with ‪@BnRTackle‬ soft beads and the bites were fast and furious!
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[@FishingwithRod]

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[@pixelfishflintyt8537]

im new to the vedder river so nice to find some new spots. thanks

[@patrickw8453]

Was fishing Campbell river last several days. No coho...drought pressuring fish. Once the rains arrive there will he quite the run.

[@FishingwithRod]

Definitely, and a fishery notice was released this evening for the closure of Campbell River due to low flow until further notice.

[@jeffwongvancouver]

Awesome Rod!

[@wyatt8145]

Nice fish and good net job kael. That was so much fun

[@FishingwithRod]

Wyatt you commented in the wrong video lol. See you down at the river again soon.

[@grimskull416]

So you're telling me I just need to find a school of fish that bite? Why didn't I think of that?! 🤔 LOL kidding. Good stuff! Loved the fishing clips in the beginning.

[@FishingwithRod]

lol! I don't know how else to convey it. Too often I see people getting so caught up on focusing on fish that would just not bite. Coho salmon is a funny species, they can turn on and off with the slightest change in conditions. They're so interesting to learn yet so frustrating at times too.

[@grimskull416]

@@FishingwithRod it is definitely hard to convey, especially if you are trying to share your experiences and advice to newer anglers! One day fish seem to bite exactly what you throw out, but the next time under what seems to be same conditions they're not interested at all. I think there's a bit more scientific technicalities behind the scenes, but until we find out what it is, we just have to keep trying different stuff or look for a different spot/day!

[@almeidasheatingandplumbing]

man great fish, i tried everything, watched so many videos, all tips and tricks to catch a salmon with a float and nothing. Nice fish

[@FishingwithRod]

Keep trying Lucas! It's not easy for sure. There are days when we spend hours looking for fish or trying to get them to bite too.

[@bojanuzicanin]

Great video rod. I’ve had pretty good luck with soft and hard beads as well this year. Where do you get 15g DNE floats? The lightest I can ever find is the 20g ones

[@FishingwithRod]

15g DNEs are not really available, I did have some custom made ones from them to use a few years ago. I will try to ask to have these manufactured so others can buy them too. 🙂 They’ve also com out with 6 and 8g ones which are awesome for trout fishing.

[@UcranianoUKR]

Fred's custom tackle carries 15g and 20g floats, not dne but their own brand

[@oldpolak5203]

You two were on fire ! Not too many mornings like that I'm sure.

[@FishingwithRod]

Yeah that's why we drag ourselves out of bed at 5am once awhile, hoping for a couple of magic hours like this lol.

[@clintpeters2469]

Hey rod just wanted to say been watching ur videos for a while now , so entertaining love ur videos of all the beautiful koho and salmon u catch makes me wanna get out there and go cast 😀

[@FishingwithRod]

Thank you Clint! 👍

[@xnorcal831x]

What's a good bobber rod action and length?

[@FishingwithRod]

I've done quite a few videos on this actually, here's the latest one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d16WoYynpdicZtk

[@tgdeya]

What reel were you using?

[@FishingwithRod]

Shimano Curado 150. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5aVh4l6r9Whick

[@rafabonati7757]

Hey Rod, I noticed that you referred to the chinook as a “spring”. Why is that term used?

[@FishingwithRod]

Yeah here in BC they are often called springs. I try not to do that in the videos since they get watched internationally but it just comes up from old habit. The name comes from that their run timing usually starts in the spring months I think.

[@rafabonati7757]

@@FishingwithRod - Wow, I thought chinook spawn in the fall. That’s what happens here in New York. They come into the rivers from Lake Ontario.

[@FishingwithRod]

They don't spawn in the spring. The run timing for some stocks starts in the spring because they have a long way to go. For example, historically we'd see chinook salmon start entering the Fraser River in March and April, and these fish are travelling a couple thousands km's to reach their spawning ground, and spawning would take place in late summer/early fall.

[@rafabonati7757]

@@FishingwithRod - Cool! Guess the Lake Ontario fish do all of their pre-spawn weight lifting, putting on makeup, curling their hair (scales), and smoking cigarettes in the lake, and then just get it over with as soon as they hit the rivers. BC salmon have to really work for it!

[@attiamarzouk7928]

Where is that?

[@FishingwithRod]

I actually talked about this spot at 15:30. Did you watch the entire video? 🙂

[@attiamarzouk7928]

@@FishingwithRod Thanks Rod

[@pixelfishflintyt8537]

@@FishingwithRod yes but id still like to know where 🥺

[@nicholasyebra1988]

How about a 15 gram float

[@FishingwithRod]

Yep! 15g is awesome for coho.

[@clangzy]

I hate to critique you Rodney cause your a hell of a fisherman. But it looks like your tention is a little to high.

[@FishingwithRod]

With the chinook salmon, perhaps, the rod is underrated and I didn't to tow them around and disrupt other people's fishing. With the coho, the main issue is usually that they're simply escape artists. Rather than just a straight tug, they tend to jump, roll, dart toward you etc, the hook often just get dislodged when that tension is lost.

[@clangzy]

@@FishingwithRod yea I do a lot of chinook fishing in the Thompson and south Thompson. Never angled for coho

[@alexwilson1913]

That mottled red BNR in 10mm is an excellent bead. One of my favorites for trout fishing. Good to know the Coho like them too.

[@sabotar]

In this float fishing setup, is your leader just a foot or two off the bottom? Not dogging or bottom bouncing?

[@FishingwithRod]

That's correct, I always adjust my float depth so whatever my presentation is, it is one or two feet off the bottom. I don't want to be bouncing bottom, dulling up my hook, snagging on the bottom or worse, snagging a fish.

[@kenryder6217]

That was me today near Borden creek kept loosing fish today went 0-5 🤦🏻‍♂️ lol.

[@thomasszeman9663]

Nice video rod! When the water starts to rise a bit and become murky would you recommend 14mm soft beads or 12mm soft beads? Thanks

[@FishingwithRod]

Yeah once clarity becomes a challenge, you definitely want to make whatever you are using more visible by changing colours or making them bigger. This applies to bait, soft beads, lures, flies....

[@fishon_inpnw]

That’s funny when y’all canadian called all the Chinook is spring even thou it is October already :) 😅😅😅 In US, Springer is only around April- June and those are the best eating chinook compare will fall or summer chinook 😊

[@FishingwithRod]

Yeah we are a little strange. I have no idea how the term "spring" started being used so broadly for all chinook salmon runs throughout the season up here.

[@bugpumper]

but its even funnier that you call coho silvers! All salmon are silver!

[@gavinmin7144]

Salmon madness sounds like a fun time to fish at Vedder

[@FishingwithRod]

So fun!

[@ChipDarby13]

That looks like the kind of morning where you’re happy you got out of bed! 🎣

[@FishingwithRod]

I’m never happy to get out of bed lol… Totally not a morning person. If only we could fish in bed when we wake up…. 😆

[@Fisherkingnigel]

We hit the same spot yesterday, it was good but deff not as hot. Got mostly coho/springs jacks. Oh well onto the next spot.

[@FishingwithRod]

You must have been there before I showed up at 10 or 11am lol... No one else was there by then and I managed to connect with four coho, including two hatchery fish I kept.

[@toiynhac]

I'm very jealous with Rod, what he does in an hour is what I do in a day

[@FishingwithRod]

Lol don’t be deceived by the videos. 😅 For every two hours of solid fishing like that, 10 hours of leg work are not shown.

[@RosinFlyFishing]

Fishing isn't even this good in my dreams! Nice to see that it can happen :)

[@AKKTB]

Nice video. That's an excellent morning!!!

[@FishingwithRod]

Thanks!

[@wadezhang7106]

It’s weird but I found that baitcaster setup loses more fish than spinning setup. I have two almost identical Gloomis float fishing rods, both 10’6”, weighted 6-12lb for the baitcaster rod and 6-10lb for the spinning rod. The reels I paired with these rods have almost the same retrieve speed - 41 inch/crank for the baitcaster reel and 40 inch/crank for the spinning reel. My landing ratio for the spinning rod is 90%, but only 50% for the baitcaster rod😂 I think spinning reel gives a better fighting position. I landed a 30 lb chinook with that spinning rod and it was a manageable fight. But a 15 lb chinook landed with the baitcaster at the same spot felt like a torture for my wrist…

[@FishingwithRod]

For me it really depends on the day. On some days, I do really well with the baitcaster/float rod, on other days, the spinning rod/lure casting works out better. Take this season for example, I was doing way better with the spinning rod early on, but this past week, I lost all of my fish on the spinning rod while landing just about every fish on the float/baitcasting rod.

[@joserosales9049]

Glad I’m not the only one who has fish pop off like that! 😂

[@FishingwithRod]

It happens all the time lol.

[@gregoryfuzi4745]

7.15 am rod just getting day light here in St Joseph Michigan

[@Beyar90]

Question, would a spoon have worked in that water too? I tend to prefer to chuck spoons (not because they are more productive, rather less terminal tackle for me to worry about). Often when I go everyone is float fishing so I sometimes wonder if I'm doing it wrong. Or can both methods be productive in the same waters? Thanks, I love your videos!

[@FishingwithRod]

Definitely! In fact, I was at the exact same spot last Thursday and Friday. Both days resulted on a coho on the first cast with the spoon or spinner. I love casting lures with just a little bit of flow.

[@EhFishin]

Just one of those ON off ON off ON days.. enjoyed the video as usual rod! Happy Fishing man.

[@FishingwithRod]

Thanks 👍

[@presleymoodley2713]

Hi rod Is this spot accessible by foot. My dad has a bad back and is unable to fish many of the spots due to need to climbing down rocks, do you have any suggestions for easily accessible fishing spots on vedder this year. Thanks for the Amazing and videos.

[@FishingwithRod]

Hi Presley, send a DM to my Facebook or IG page pls. 🙂

[@philjamieross107]

the music got to go bye

[@FishingwithRod]

Buh bye 😘

[@sandwich.520]

What’s up with all the fishing videos? I would like to see more, you definitely stand out amongst the others.

[@FishingwithRod]

Thanks. More to come so be sure to subscribe.

[@Koomzy475]

Where is the spot is you mind me asking

[@henry48181]

awesome video! I just wondering where the spot it because i am new to the salmon fishing in BC.

[@FishingwithRod]

Thanks. Chilliwack River.

[@mishorusev4107]

The hookup ratio can be pretty dismal on those pegged beads unfortunately. I had similar struggles last season losing lots of fish in the first few seconds with bead because fish never hooked up. I'm trying just having the bead directly on the hook dangling. Tight lines

[@FishingwithRod]

Thanks Misho! I'm still playing around with the position of the bead on the leader from everyone's feedbacks as well as my own experiences. I hope to eventually put together a video about it once I have enough to talk about.

[@fishing4reel_247]

I have noticed with bead fishing if you do more of a reel set rather then a hard hook set with your rod the hook tends to stick better. Also it seems the less I horse on the fish and the more I loosen my drag and let the fish run the more I tend to land. Might just make me have more confidence but maybe try it if your having trouble losing fish

[@FishingwithRod]

Definitely! Thanks!

[@Josh-bf6ht]

I’ve noticed this too. The other day I had my float drop while clearing a birds nest and totally forgot to set the hook, just felt the line going, lifted and started reeling. Hook was buried deep

[@jessemrieg7317]

45 years in the pnw, about every 4 years or so I’d get a morning like that. Where they are kegged and snappy. Great job.

[@mehdisafe]

Amazing, HOw to set this metod fishing in the line. please explaine, thanks

[@FishingwithRod]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/d16WoYynpdicZtk

[@canuckscountry]

Hi Rod, the water level at the Vedder has been so low and now with the rain finally coming. I was wondering if this will extend the season with more new fish coming in? The other day, I was fishing nearby the hatchery and there were still plenty of fresh Springs being caught. The same with plenty of fresh Cohos and the Chums too. Like I’ve always been intrigued of how water level and rain helps with assisting fish get to where they are trying to go

[@FishingwithRod]

From my experiences, I've always found tha despite of low water, these fish are going to move in as long as there is 1 foot or 2 of water. Most of that movement happens at night. This year we are seeing the extreme of those conditions, and we're blown away by the amount of fish that have still made it to the hatchery. We have a huge incoming tide in less than a week from now, and I think that's when we will see another good push of coho salmon. The best coho salmon fishing I've had always happened in the last week of October and first week of November. The coho salmon run typically tapers off around the second week of November, and I would expect to see the same this year. I don't think we'll see the run time extended because of the conditions we've had in the first half. That said, I have been wrong many times in the past about nature, you just never know what's going to happen.

[@lotsofducks6234]

bead landing ratio is noticeably worse than roe I've found, thoughts Rod?

[@FishingwithRod]

Yeah there are some days when they definitely just pop off left and right. We've been talking about this in the past few weeks on why this is happening, and how different style of rigging would improve that etc. Still working on it. When we used to target trout and char with beads, the landing ratio was fantastic. One thought is that the ways salmon and trout bite are quite different. One is mainly to ingest food (trout) while the other is more of an attack (salmon). Perhaps that may influence that landing success.

[@philjamieross107]

sharpen your hooks

[@steveh4723]

A thought I was recently on a guided steelhead trip on the island having a similar issue just not even hooking the fish. The guide looked at my set up and said he runs a size 1 hook with a 12mm bead for steelhead who are not hooks shy. But was thinking of upping my hook size for salmon this year obviously not going to crazy with size as salmon can be a little more spooky. But thought it would be worth a shot. You will see the river more than me this year so figured id pass it on if it works let me know.

[@FishingwithRod]

I usually go with the #1 hook and the bead used in this video is 10mm or 12mm.

[@steveh4723]

@@FishingwithRod ok that’s good to know definitely going to run that this salmon season could just be the hook to maybe a wider gap?

[@paulli8367]

看了go fish bc, 原来rod会说国语😂

[@FishingwithRod]

The Chinese is terrible, don't listen to it. 😝

[@Outdoorswithmike]

Another good video looks like fun when you fight with the fish and real him in

[@FishingwithRod]

Thank you Mike! They're super fun to catch.

[@Outdoorswithmike]

@@FishingwithRod Nice must be delicious also 👍🏽

[@FishingwithRod]

Yep. There are so many different ways to make them, but most of these fillets will be cold smoked in a month from now.

[@pendzer8144]

Hey Rob, great video! Two questions: Is a 25g float still too heavy for coho, I have ppl catching to my left and right while I typically don't hit. I think my float is not sensitive enough. Do I give myself a better chance of landing coho with a bigger hook than a 1 or 1/0. Thanks Rod, keep it up!

[@FishingwithRod]

I think that'd be up to individuals to find that "sweet spot". I personally tend to stick with 20g or less floats, size 1 or 2 hooks. Others do just fine with 25g floats, bigger or smaller hooks, etc. Give the smaller floats a try if you are missing bites.

[@raulgalban3930]

Hey rod I do a whole lot of opeleye fishing would you consider me using the same set up as yours love your videos brotha keep hooking please let me know if you have any suggestions

[@langsfishingadventures1989]

NSA non stop action!!!

[@mtimm6162]

Just went fishing today got two coho pretty sweet the first time I cought one of these fish. Nice video too.

[@mtimm6162]

We should meet at Vedder river

[@nicholasyebra1988]

Don't mix hard and soft beads thy will stick to each other

[@FishingwithRod]

Definitely!

[@omize10trys]

Where is the best placed to salmon fish in the lower mainland

[@FishingwithRod]

Hey I actually talked about the best spot at 15:30! Did you watch the entire video? 🙂

[@afishingmagician]

That's a nice run. I'm guessing no more than 5 feet of water? The mottled red you say...hmmmmm? 🙂

[@FishingwithRod]

Probably shallower actually. It was kind of surprising that many chinook salmon would hold there, but they really had no where else to go.

[@afishingmagician]

@@FishingwithRod I know. I have never seen the river so low. Looking forward to the rain.

[@hankgriffin5397]

Way to man folks

[@gone02vegas]

Great video, Rod! Was all the footage on the river shot with a gopro?

[@FishingwithRod]

For this particular video, it was shot with GoPro 5s.

[@gone02vegas]

Wow the footage looks great even right before the sun came up

[@bubbanads]

Looks like you got a great arm work out that day!! what a slay day.

[@FishingwithRod]

Yeah! 💪😅

[@b.c.fisher2438]

Atta boy

[@headfakez]

What a great autumn morning for fishing! Still looking forward to my first ever coho. lol

[@FishingwithRod]

Keep trying! We should still have three more weeks of good coho salmon fishing left.

[@fishing5253]

Hi rod great video like the great content that looks so fun

[@FishingwithRod]

Thanks 👍

[@Walker82kg]

Hey rod am I able to find fish all through the river up to the hatch now

[@Walker82kg]

Notice your always in the lower river

[@FishingwithRod]

There are fish throughout the whole River.

[@minkos61]

Awesome day by the looks of it ! Way to go Rod .

[@FishingwithRod]

Thanks Ernie!

[@everettichiwa]

hi Rod, do you add scent on the beads?

[@FishingwithRod]

I don’t, but I’m sure some people do. It doesn’t seem to make a difference when they are that aggressive.

[@andersjensen7132]

Watch the salty talk Rodney! 😂

[@FishingwithRod]

🤭

[@0die64]

Great video, and some great action!

[@FishingwithRod]

Thanks! 🙂

[@Walker82kg]

Can we keep Chinook right now

[@FishingwithRod]

Yep, but you should also check the regs just in case there are changes.

[@JohnJames.]

Youre making me want to leave mission at 4 am and walk the vedder

[@FishingwithRod]

First light fishing has its appeal for sure but doesn’t always work out. My most productive outings so far this season have been in fact during the afternoon.

[@JohnJames.]

@@FishingwithRod having two young demanding kids limits my time out to being home by 10, this weekend my oldest is staying with her grandparents , going to take davantage, but drive to chilliwack, ir just grind the stave

[@JohnJames.]

I just like getting out early, having a coffee while i set up rigs

[@carlericpickett597]

Great info and catches.

[@FishingwithRod]

Thanks Carl!

[@supern35]

I need to visit BC to fish... What would it cost to have you guide me, lol

[@FishingwithRod]

I am not a licenced guide so I don’t take people, but I do know many reputable fishing guides who can offer trips better than mine. 🙃 If you need a few recommendations when you decide to come, feel free to DM.

[@supern35]

@@FishingwithRod Appreciate, I'll keep that in mind... Or I can just tag along lol But thank you

[@rope719]

@@FishingwithRodwould love to fish with a guide, would appreciate your recommendations

[@FishingwithRod]

@@rope719 For guides on the Chilliwack River? Fred's Custom Tackle offers good guiding service, so does Pacific Rivers Outfitting Company, and Bent Rods guiding Co. (Roth Toth).

[@rope719]

⁠@@FishingwithRodthank you for the recommendations.

[@ShenpaiWasTaken]

Awesome bite! I am so jealous! The fish have not been biting a bit south of you in Washington; the water has just been way too low. Hopefully things improve this weekend with some rain.

[@FishingwithRod]

Yeah hopefully this rain coming up will change things up, and hopefully it doesn't blow the rivers out for the rest of this season.

[@Pray4Mojo1]

Hey Rod, I managed to get a coho the other day at last light in the canal. I noticed the chum salmon numbers are way higher. Last year I barely seen any, this year there is way more and I'm seeing people snagging them with their coho rods. Is it already pre determined chum will remain closed?

[@FishingwithRod]

The chum salmon closure could be changed, but the estimate in the next couple of weeks would have to go up quite a bit before that happens. There are definitely a lot more fish than last year which is great, but I think the low river is giving that perception that there are more fish than we think there are. The run is still considerably smaller than what we saw a decade or two ago.

[@Pray4Mojo1]

Yea I didn't take the low water into consideration, good point. I don't keep chum but would be nice to target them again. Thanks Rod.

[@Pray4Mojo1]

And chum opened! Have you ever ate one Rod?

[@FishingwithRod]

Yep! I would eat chum salmon once awhile. A couple years ago I smoked a couple up, and it was fantastic.

[@2jzfox...]

Next time you come to kamloops I will share a trophy lake for rainbow. Fly only.

[@FishingwithRod]

Sounds good.

[@jameszou22]

So exciting...I have not been up this early for salmon fishing...but definitely brought me back all the good memories. Good work, Rod.

[@FishingwithRod]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@nhanngo6239]

Very good day rod i will go this weekend could you show me the place you fishing last week?

[@FishingwithRod]

I already talked about the place where I fished at 15:30.

[@alejandroguillen8790]

Nothing beats a bobber down. Ever.

[@FishingwithRod]

Yep!