Fishing Report | Chilliwack/Vedder River

 The Chilliwack/Vedder River is currently closed above the Vedder Crossing Bridge and restricted to fly only downstream:

Check the 2025-2027 Freshwater Fishing Synopsis for full details.

May is your last chance to swing for steelhead this season! Water levels are good right now, sub 1.2 today, and clarity is marginal, at best - basically the same as it has been the whole season. Big patterns have been the ticket this year due primarily to the murky water conditions.

This is also a good time of year to think about pulling out the 4, 5 or 6wt and targeting trout or whitefish. With warmer weather comes more bug activity. Swinging a small nymph or drifting a dry should rustle up a hungry fish.

Some of our favourite springtime patterns for the Vedder include:

· Parachute Adams (Dry)
· Copper John (Nymph)
· Hares Ear Nymph
· Pheasant Tail Nymph
· Griffiths Gnat (Dry)
· Elk Hair Caddis (Dry)
· Prince Nymph
· Muddler Minnow (Nymph)

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Please be aware of the regulations and how to identify your fish. Release all non-retention species properly. Please do not take them out of the water. A single barbless hook is very easy to remove. Stay within your limit.

Real-Time Chwk River Level at Vedder Crossing

Click here for retention limits and up-to-date notices specific to Region 2 rivers

Visiting from out of town? Book a guided walk-and-wade or jet boat salmon and/or sturgeon fishing trip. We supply all the gear! Contact our River Titan booking hotline at 604-835-3474 (FISH), info@rivertitan.ca, or follow this link to book your trip today!