Fly fishing aboard drift boats in the Somass-Stamp river system has been good for the last 10 days. The river in the upper and lower is full of Coho. There definitely seems to be a lack of Chinook. Drift boat guests have been limiting daily on Coho. A lot of the fish in the river are chrome. The fish have been coming straight up the Port Alberni Inlet from the Ocean. The holding pattern out in Barkley Sound has been strange as most of the Chinook and Coho have stayed in deep water and have continued right into the harbor then up into the river. Guides are using spoons and different colors of wool. At the moment it almost seems that everything we throw out is working well. The Chinook caught out in the Port Alberni Harbor and Inlet are also chrome but have not come into the river for some reason. Fishing in the Somass-Stamp River will continue good through mid November. At the completion of the salmon runs the fall and late summer steelhead will be fabulous also.

Fish Species: salmon
Bait Used: spoons and wool
Tackle Used: spoons
Method Used: fly casting
Water Depth: 20 feet
Water Temperature: 17 dgrees celsius
Wind Direction: nil
Wind Speed: nil

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About The Author: Captain Doug Lindores

Company: Slivers Charters Salmon Sport Fishing

Area Reporting: Port Alberni Inlet Barkley Sound Ucluelet Somass-Stamp River

Bio: Slivers Charters Salmon Sport Fishing located in Port Alberni Brithish Columbia is a fishing guide service for the Port Alberni Inlet, Barkley Sound, and Ucluelet (West Coast Vancouver Island). We offer many types of fishing packages which include excellent accomodation (lodges) and safely guided trips in protected calm and pristine waters or the open waters of the West Coast. Our saltwater sport fishing includes salmon (all species) and halibut (offshore). Freshwater fishing takes place in the Somass Stamp River system for summer and winter steelhead and salmon in September and October. Slivers Charters Salmon Sport Fishing has experienced guides to take you to some of Vancouver Islands best salt water and fresh water recreational sport fishing areas.

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