2024 Winter Harbour Reports

[sly_karma]

Bite on or slow? Where’s fish pics !

Two fish of many that day. But that early morning bite in Grant's is special. Short hard fights in the shallow water, sun coming up, lovely beach in front.

 

[TakesAll]

Match the hatch!
Will definitely be attempting this again this season if we can find em. Rolled really nice looked great.

 

[Thunder21]

Solo winter harbour trip in June sounds gnarly,
We’re heading up there the first week of June, looking forward to it, hope the weather cooperates

Which days? I’m heading up the 31st for 3-days. Weather depending.

 

[Sttr]

Which days? I’m heading up the 31st for 3-days. Weather depending.

June 7-10 , there’s a dozen of us going, staying at Oli’s lodge. Im gonna be doing the bring your own boat thing with my buddy in his kingfisher.
Weather looks horr-awful for the next 2 weeks but looks like a break might be coming after that.

 

[Edward]

June 7-10 , there’s a dozen of us going, staying at Oli’s lodge. Im gonna be doing the bring your own boat thing with my buddy in his kingfisher.
Weather looks horr-awful for the next 2 weeks but looks like a break might be coming after that.

Be up there Junes 9-11 , in a grady white, fishing out of Winter Harbor, always happy to compare notes and reports!

 

[Lorne778]

I’ll be up June 10-14 staying at the outpost. First time fishing WH looking forward to reading some reports. Hoping some of the more sheltered water is producing as most of us get sea sick pretty easily haha

 

[capman]

My buddy and I will be there from the 10th to the 14th of June for the first time fishing WH. We will be fishing with a charter this time.

 

[Aces]

My buddy and I will be there from the 10th to the 14th of June for the first time fishing WH. We will be fishing with a charter this time.

Smart.

 

[Reel Time]

Love mid June Winter Harbour, think Ill make my way up there in a couple weeks as well.

 

[Enniberg]

A heads up for those who launch in Port Alice. The upside is we should have a much better ramp when the work completes

 

[chille51]

Is Port Alice or Coal Harbour a better launch ramp? Which is steeper and do either of them have finger docks? Parking? I am in Port McNeill in a couple weeks, but toying with the idea of a day trip out Quatsino if the weather cooperates.

 

[Lee Richards]

I have not been to the ramp in Coal Harbour so I can not comment on which is better but I have used the ramp in Port Alice quite a few times. There are docks and as long as the tide is not out, launching my 26' Duckworth Offshore is not problem. It sounds like they are improving the ramp, so maybe it will be good to go even at low tide.

 

[Capt_Ed]

Is Port Alice or Coal Harbour a better launch ramp? Which is steeper and do either of them have finger docks? Parking? I am in Port McNeill in a couple weeks, but toying with the idea of a day trip out Quatsino if the weather cooperates.

Coal Harbor is an airplane ramp so not very steep and a little tide dependant. Not bad off to the side in the mud and dirt. Port Alice is a good ramp

 

[chille51]

Thanks all. I have been to Port Alice a few times when we have been camping at Alice Lake, but never paid much attention to the ramp as I didn't have a saltwater capable boat at the time.

 

[Vek]

Zero issues at Port Alice...single launch with side/finger dock, nice and steep, easy peasy.

 

[Captain PartyMarty]

Nice fishing starting to show in WH we got 4 this morning at the lighthouse

 

[WCVI]

I saw them at the dock…. they look bigger than in the pic.
That hatchery is working!

 

[Arod]

Nice fishing starting to show in WH we got 4 this morning at the lighthouseView attachment 106815

Marty I see you got some nice springs yesterday at the lighthouse. I’m the guy that had fish tacos couple weeks ago with Wayne. I get there on the 12th with my boat. What are you hooking up with? Anxious to try some cut plugging at the gap. Any thoughts about Grant Bay?

 

[Captain PartyMarty]

Mostly spoons so far. Grants bay was loaded with wall to wall bait about a week ago. Not much action though. We are going to head that way tomorrow morning to see what’s going on at grants.

 

[Arod]

God luck. See you soon.