Fraser River Spring Salmon: Chinook Staging Strong in April Snowmelt

Hey folks, Artificial Lure here with your Fraser River fishing report for April 13, 2026, straight from the banks around Chilliwack and Mission. It's early spring, and the river's running strong with snowmelt—water temp hovering around 8-10°C, perfect for staging salmon. Tides today? Incoming high around 1:26 AM at 3.2m, dropping to 0.7m low by 7:45 AM, then pushing back up to 3.2m at 2:20 PM and evening low 1.4m at 8:27 PM—prime for estuary bites on the flood, per tides4fishing charts. Weather's mild, partly cloudy with temps 5-12°C, light winds 10-15 km/h from the southeast, sunrise 6:20 AM, sunset 7:55 PM. Solunar's low today, but major bite windows 3-5 AM and 3:45-5:45 PM could surprise. Fish activity's picking up post-season opener April 1. Locals report solid chinook staging in the lower river—20-30 pounders hitting 10-15 per charter last week, plus coho jacks and steelhead holdovers. Cutthroat trout active in tributaries, and sturgeon grunting in the deep holes. Recent catches: 12 chinook, 8 steelhead, handful of trout from Friday's reports around Hatzic Rock. Best lures? Go Buzz Bombs in chartreuse or glow for chinook trolling, Gibbs Minnows for steelhead drifting. Artificials like spoons shining. Bait-wise, live roe bags or prawns on the bounce—deadsticking mudshrimp for sturgeon. Hot spots: Stevenston Beach for estuary chinook on incoming tide, and the Jones Bar run for drifting steelhead—quiet access, but watch for snags. Bundle up, check regs, and tight lines! Thanks for tuning in—subscribe for weekly updates. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.