Snorkelling with Salmon in Chilliwack Lake

I drifted through schools of coho salmon with a few springs mixed in. I was surprised to see whitefish swimming amongst the schools of salmon and possibly providing cleaning services.

[@ShirleeKnott]

thank you! so beautiful and calming

[@ShirleeKnott]

what I needed while pups napping after a loud and crazy start to the day

[@emeraldsky8009]

Thanks!

[@ShirleeKnott]

@@emeraldsky8009 yw

[@avid.venture]

4:12 love the one chrome sitting in the light rays

[@emeraldsky8009]

Thanks. Wish I could get a whole school of them!!

[@danheffable]

Amazing video, thanks for sharing!

[@emeraldsky8009]

Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@bmiller7710]

You need to sell this as a screen saver! My goodness it’s beautiful to watch

[@emeraldsky8009]

Thanks very much! The screen saver is an idea!

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

Nice video Barry. This is one of my favorite spots to dive. I kept meaning to go up there this summer to hunt for fishing lures, but I never made it.

[@emeraldsky8009]

Thanks Petr! It's a great thing you do removing that stuff. Since I wasn't diving down I couldn't access 99.9% of them.

[@PNWSamson]

Amazing footage!

[@emeraldsky8009]

Thanks!

[@ShirleeKnott]

agree! really enjoy his videos

[@dinnersat630]

Beautiful! The shots are all super stable too considering the camera is on a selfie stick. Really lovely looking shots.

[@emeraldsky8009]

Thanks! I was mostly just drifting with the current so relatively easy to hold the camera steady.

[@ShirleeKnott]

indeed!

[@WatermanSurin]

great footage! The water is so clear!

[@emeraldsky8009]

Thanks! Chilliwack lake is usually quite clear. It's a nice big settling pond for any murk.

[@WayneVerwey]

Really cool!

[@emeraldsky8009]

Thanks!

[@naturebc]

Nice video. Almost all of them are male coho. And wild too. This means its still early season to mid

[@emeraldsky8009]

Thanks! I didn't notice the maleness of the schools, that's interesting. Unfortunately I won't be able to access this spot for much longer so I won't be able to follow what happens.

[@charlesbey8636]

Make sure you have your lunch on shore. Stay away from the roe sandwiches down there. Especially if they have a silver glint to em.

[@emeraldsky8009]

No doubt! I want to see lots of salmon years from now.

[@squamishfish]

Wow nice , Any Trout ?

[@emeraldsky8009]

Thanks. A few trout but not a lot. Bull or Dolly Varden and some Rainbows. In years past I've seen some descent sized fish of both types in the Chilliwack river. Usually they're following a salmon run.

[@ix_stompdown_-xi8199]

Where do they spawn?

[@emeraldsky8009]

I'm not entirely sure, there is a big gravel bed just down stream from the river mouth so they probably spawn there. I suppose it's possible that they cross the lake and enter the upstream continuation of the Chilliwack River. I've seen Kokanee spawning on a lake shore so maybe that happens with these Coho.

[@user-ue1pv1wv7o]

what camera? thx

[@emeraldsky8009]

GoPro Hero9 with a Backscatter 140 degree wide angle lens attached.