Coho salmon
Excellent
The river run. Float gear with roe or a jig, or cast spinners and spoons in the slower tailouts after a rise in water.
Vedder River Fishing Report
Updated Fri, Sep 25, 2026 from live weather and water data
The Vedder and the Chilliwack: the Fraser Valley’s busiest salmon and steelhead river, with a live Water Survey of Canada gauge at Vedder Crossing.
3/5
Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Level
1.34 m7.7 m³/s
Air / High
12 °C / 17 °C
Wind
ENE 2 km/h
Sources: Water Survey of Canada station 08MH001, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Vedder River has cool water and fish holding a little deeper and slower. The gauge reads 1.34 m, holding steady. Today brings cloud cover, wind ENE around 2 km/h, rising pressure near 1005 hPa and a high of 17 °C. Water sits around 12 °C for the season (estimated). With the full moon, the solunar majors run 10:25 AM-12:25 PM and 10:25 PM-12:25 AM: the windows to build the day around.
Chinook (spring) salmon
Good
Fish are staging or moving to the rivers. On the coast, the deeper banks and the winter feeders; in Great Lakes rivers, drifted roe and spinners in the deeper runs.
Chum salmon
Fair
The run. Float fish pink and chartreuse jigs, wool or roe through the slower runs and the back eddies.
Steelhead
Fair
Fall fish on the move: float fishing with roe, beads or jigs, and swung flies through the tailouts.
Tie on: Float and roe · Swung fly through the tailout · Jerkbait, long pauses · Hair jig on the rock. Prime windows: 10:25 AM-12:25 PM, 10:25 PM-12:25 AM, 4:55 AM-5:55 AM. Similar at 15 °C with a rain chance. The solunar majors shift about 50 minutes later.
Before you go
British Columbia requires a fishing licence for most fishing, from C$11.43. British Columbia fishing licence: cost, rules and where to buy →
Chasing coho salmon here? Check the size and bag limits with BC Freshwater Fishing before you keep anything; the Coho salmon page has the seasons and the tactics.
Fishing times for Vedder River today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (06:58), sunset (18:58), the moon and today's score. Tap a bar to see why.
Bite planner
Solunar majors 10:25 AM-12:25 PM and 10:25 PM-12:25 AM; minor 4:55 AM-5:55 AM. Full Moon, 99% lit.
Water and weather
Live readings from Water Survey of Canada station 08MH001 (CHILLIWACK RIVER AT VEDDER CROSSING).
River level, last 30 days
Water Survey of Canada real-time hydrometric data, station 08MH001. Latest reading 2026-09-25 04:20.
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp12 °C
High / Low17 °C / 11 °C
WindENE 2 km/h, gusts 20 km/h
Pressure100.52 kPa, rising
Sky / Rain97% cloud, 100%
Sunrise / Sunset06:58 / 18:58
MoonFull Moon, 99%
Water temp (seasonal)~12 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Vedder River
The best day on Vedder River this week looks like Sunday Sep 27, at 4 out of 5, against 3 today. Every day is scored by the same engine as the report above: pressure trend first, then wind, sky and season. Pick a species and the plan for that day changes with it.
Best day this week: Sunday, Sep 27 — good at 4/5, falling pressure, usually the best window of a week.
Today, Sep 25 — Fair
A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
- Solunar majors
- 10:25 AM-12:25 PM and 10:25 PM-12:25 AM
- Minor period
- 4:55 AM-5:55 AM
- Sun
- 06:58 to 18:58
- Moon
- Full Moon, 99% lit
- Sky and wind
- Rain, 26 km/h
- Rain chance
- 100%
Scores are a planning aid built from forecast data, not a promise.
Species guide
The species that matter on Vedder River: seasons written for the Canadian year, and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.
Coho salmon
BC coast: July to September; rivers: October and November
Silver, aggressive and surface-oriented. Feeds hard along the BC coast through summer and runs the Fraser Valley and Island rivers in fall, the Vedder and the Stamp among them. Hatchery coho are marked by a clipped adipose fin; what may be kept depends on the water and the DFO notice. The river run. Float gear with roe or a jig, or cast spinners and spoons in the slower tailouts after a rise in water.
Chum salmon
Fraser Valley and Island rivers: October and November
The late-fall salmon of the lower mainland and the Island, big and hard-fighting. Runs the Vedder, the Harrison and the Stave in numbers some years. Retention depends on the run and the DFO notice. The run. Float fish pink and chartreuse jigs, wool or roe through the slower runs and the back eddies.
Steelhead
BC: winter run December to April, summer run into fall; Great Lakes: fall and spring
Sea-run rainbow trout, the fish of the Vedder, the Skeena system and the Island rivers in winter, and of the Great Lakes tributaries in fall and spring. In BC wild steelhead are released; a steelhead conservation surcharge applies on top of the licence. Fall fish on the move: float fishing with roe, beads or jigs, and swung flies through the tailouts.
Chinook (spring) salmon
BC coast: spring to late summer; Great Lakes tributaries: September and October
The biggest Pacific salmon, called spring or king on the BC coast. Feeds along the kelp lines, points and tide rips of the BC coast before running rivers in late summer; introduced to the Great Lakes, where it runs the tributaries in fall. Retention on the BC coast changes by area and by DFO fishery notice. Fish are staging or moving to the rivers. On the coast, the deeper banks and the winter feeders; in Great Lakes rivers, drifted roe and spinners in the deeper runs.
When to come: the Vedder River calendar
Activity by species and month for the Canadian year, and how the water warms and cools. Tap any cell.
Species activity by month
1 = slow, 5 = peak. Current month highlighted. January is midsummer here.
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Water temperature through the year
Typical surface temperature for this water type in degrees Celsius; today is around 12 °C (estimated, not a reading).
Angler reports
Real reports from real anglers, reviewed before publishing. Nothing here is copied from a shop or a charter. The water log below tracks each day automatically.
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Water log, last days
Auto-logged from live dataThu, Sep 24
3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Coho salmon led the card at excellent. High of 16 °C, wind to 8 km/h.
Wed, Sep 23
3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Coho salmon led the card at excellent. High of 16 °C, wind to 10 km/h.
Tue, Sep 22
3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Coho salmon led the card at excellent. High of 21 °C, wind to 16 km/h.
Before you go
Licence
BC freshwater fishing licence, from C$11.43 for a resident adult, with higher prices for other Canadians and visitors. Details and where to buy →
Regulations
Size and bag limits, closed seasons and protected areas are set by BC Freshwater Fishing and, in salt water and for salmon, by Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and change: confirm the current rules on the agency page linked from the British Columbia licence page before you keep anything.
Access
A BC freshwater licence is needed, with the steelhead surcharge for steelhead and the non-tidal salmon surcharge for salmon; the Vedder and the Chilliwack have their own rules and closures in the synopsis, and in-season salmon changes are posted by the province and DFO.
About this water
Vedder River is a river in British Columbia, Canada, covered from the British Columbia reports and listed in all Canada waters.
Fishing Vedder River: the full guide
The Vedder at Vedder Crossing
The Chilliwack River comes down from Chilliwack Lake through a forested valley and becomes the Vedder River at Vedder Crossing, on the edge of the city of Chilliwack, before it runs through the Vedder Canal to the Fraser. It is the most heavily fished river in the Fraser Valley, crowded on fall weekends, and the Water Survey of Canada gauge at Vedder Crossing supplies the level, the flow and the 30-day chart on this page. Anglers search for it as the Vedder, the Chilliwack or both: it is one river.
Species and seasons
Coho and chum salmon run in October and November, with chinook earlier in the fall and pink salmon in odd-numbered years; winter steelhead run from December into spring. Hatchery-marked fish from the Chilliwack River Hatchery make up much of the catch. Wild steelhead are released, and what salmon may be kept is set each season by DFO and the provincial synopsis.
Where to fish it
The lower Vedder, from the crossing down toward the canal, is the easy-access water with gravel bars and trails; the Chilliwack above the crossing is faster, in a narrower valley, and reached from the Chilliwack Lake Road. Float fishing with roe, wool or jigs is the local method, and fly anglers swing the runs for steelhead.
Planning a visit
The river is about an hour and a half from Vancouver. Fall weekends are crowded; weekdays and the upper river are quieter. Respect the private land along the lower river and the closures around the hatchery.
The water through the year
The river runs high with snowmelt in late spring and early summer, drops and clears in late summer, and rises with the fall rains that bring the salmon in. The best fishing often comes as the river drops and clears after a rise.
Reading this report here
The level and flow from Vedder Crossing are the first thing to read: a rising, coloured river moves fish but is hard to fish, and a falling river after rain is the classic window. The chart shows the last 30 days. Pressure and sky build the score.
Licence, access and rules
A BC freshwater licence is needed, with the steelhead surcharge for steelhead and the non-tidal salmon surcharge for salmon; the Vedder and the Chilliwack have their own rules and closures in the synopsis, and in-season salmon changes are posted by the province and DFO. The rules are linked below.
Common questions
Is the Vedder the same river as the Chilliwack?
Yes. It is the Chilliwack River above Vedder Crossing and the Vedder River below it.
When do salmon run in the Vedder?
Coho and chum in October and November, chinook earlier in the fall, pinks in odd-numbered years.
Can I keep a steelhead from the Vedder?
Wild steelhead must be released; hatchery-marked fish may be kept only as the synopsis allows.
Is fishing good at Vedder River right now?
Check the daily report at the top of this page: it is regenerated every morning from live data. Today's read: Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Nearby waters
Where this page's numbers come from
- Water level and flow readings
- Environment and Climate Change Canada, Water Survey of Canada real-time hydrometric data, station 08MH001 — CHILLIWACK RIVER AT VEDDER CROSSING
- Open-Meteo forecast model
- https://open-meteo.com/
- Moon and solunar windows
- Calculated on this site
- The written guide on this page
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Readings refresh on a 30-minute window. The full method, with every figure and its source, is on How our reports are made. Something wrong here? Tell us and it goes in the log with the date.