Fishing In Courtenay

[MyEscape]

Where's the best place for those big winter/feeder salmon? How deep and where might i find them? Has any one been out? :)Thanks



Edited by - MyEscape on 02/22/2004 07:10:43

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Thanks CS What about Lambert channel and Norris Rocks

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Thanks CS What about Lambert channel and Norris Rocks

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C.S. Just talked to someone at the dock in courtenay who caught three last night just before dark in less then 100 feet off cape lazo was coming in but saw alot of activity on the water and sounder so decided to give one last shot and hooked up...

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C.S. Just talked to someone at the dock in courtenay who caught three last night just before dark in less then 100 feet off cape lazo was coming in but saw alot of activity on the water and sounder so decided to give one last shot and hooked up...

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C.S. Just moved to Comox last year in August only been out twice going out this thursday. Spent the last two months doing alot of things to the boat. Last year did alot of beach fishing for coho's at the royston wrecks then when the river opened fished there had a blast and caught alot of fish. I use to live in Nanaimo and fished alot from shore at rocky point. I also fished in port in Sept's Derby. I do agree the Comox Valley is a great place to live. Where Do you launch your boat from ? Off to work I go wish I could be fishin instead My Escape

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C.S. Just moved to Comox last year in August only been out twice going out this thursday. Spent the last two months doing alot of things to the boat. Last year did alot of beach fishing for coho's at the royston wrecks then when the river opened fished there had a blast and caught alot of fish. I use to live in Nanaimo and fished alot from shore at rocky point. I also fished in port in Sept's Derby. I do agree the Comox Valley is a great place to live. Where Do you launch your boat from ? Off to work I go wish I could be fishin instead My Escape

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Wow sounds like you had fun last year. I launch out of comox only because I like a dock when I launch. Will have to check out playground ramp I here thats a great pub to. By the way what leader length are using for winters on your hoochies. Have you got a black box yet if not tell me and if you haven't I will tell you where to get it for under 175. What kind of boat do you have. I have a 17.5 older calglas not fancy but not junk either. I will let you know how I make out on thurs. Cheers M.E.

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Wow sounds like you had fun last year. I launch out of comox only because I like a dock when I launch. Will have to check out playground ramp I here thats a great pub to. By the way what leader length are using for winters on your hoochies. Have you got a black box yet if not tell me and if you haven't I will tell you where to get it for under 175. What kind of boat do you have. I have a 17.5 older calglas not fancy but not junk either. I will let you know how I make out on thurs. Cheers M.E.

[Bob W]

I grew up in Comox and after moving around a bit find myself just across the pond. Comox is indeed a great place.

When I was a kid my Dad would take us out off king coho or we would launch off the air base boat launch. We fished Coho's with herring strip after a flasher, 6 oz of slipweight, and about 25 pulls of line. We always caught fish and sometimes lots of them. That's when I first became hooked on fishing.

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[Bob W]

I grew up in Comox and after moving around a bit find myself just across the pond. Comox is indeed a great place.

When I was a kid my Dad would take us out off king coho or we would launch off the air base boat launch. We fished Coho's with herring strip after a flasher, 6 oz of slipweight, and about 25 pulls of line. We always caught fish and sometimes lots of them. That's when I first became hooked on fishing.

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I prawn, therefore I am.

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Bob W are you still fishing the same way or do you use a diferent set up now? Love the idea of not fishing with a flasher, I know there was a day when courtenay had its own tyee pool right in front of the dock, boy those where the days to bad I wasn't there. I have lived on the water for over 30 years but got hooked on it thanks to some trips to port renfrew before all the limits really set in. I remember spending all day almost fighting just to get the line down without getting a nice solid coho 8 to +10lbs on the west coast that is. Only the last 6 years I started fishing this side. I relly saw a new side to fishing in Nanaimo starting 5 years ago when some one introduced me to shore casting wow home by 9 am some times limited out with out any hassles of taking the boat out. Last two years alot of seals taking your fish got a little discouraging. Great place to learn from guys who have fished for 40 or more years and willing to teach you..
But I muust say that nothing beats being out on the boat... While enough story telling thanks for the reply... M.E.

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Bob W are you still fishing the same way or do you use a diferent set up now? Love the idea of not fishing with a flasher, I know there was a day when courtenay had its own tyee pool right in front of the dock, boy those where the days to bad I wasn't there. I have lived on the water for over 30 years but got hooked on it thanks to some trips to port renfrew before all the limits really set in. I remember spending all day almost fighting just to get the line down without getting a nice solid coho 8 to +10lbs on the west coast that is. Only the last 6 years I started fishing this side. I relly saw a new side to fishing in Nanaimo starting 5 years ago when some one introduced me to shore casting wow home by 9 am some times limited out with out any hassles of taking the boat out. Last two years alot of seals taking your fish got a little discouraging. Great place to learn from guys who have fished for 40 or more years and willing to teach you..
But I muust say that nothing beats being out on the boat... While enough story telling thanks for the reply... M.E.

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Went out on thursday got a late start 10am Got out to the drop off not much showing on the sounder was going to blast up lambert channel but fog was rolling in turned around set gear and fished the tide for about 20 minutes looked behind us hornby was gone decided to pull up move in. Just then the f.....main motor started to act like it hadent been tuned for years. Decided to go in, carb on motor decided to clear right when we got to the ramp in comox . Just the same was great to be on the water.

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Went out on thursday got a late start 10am Got out to the drop off not much showing on the sounder was going to blast up lambert channel but fog was rolling in turned around set gear and fished the tide for about 20 minutes looked behind us hornby was gone decided to pull up move in. Just then the f.....main motor started to act like it hadent been tuned for years. Decided to go in, carb on motor decided to clear right when we got to the ramp in comox . Just the same was great to be on the water.

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Someboody anybody? With a boat in every second driveway somebody must have been out and can tell whats up ????

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Someboody anybody? With a boat in every second driveway somebody must have been out and can tell whats up ????

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I was out today was a little rough oh well huge herring pool right close to the red can seagulls eagles hawks they were all there decided to jig only in 45 feet of water hook up peeled the main braided line the into the backing snap bye bye fish. I know yearly
change up but the line wasn't even 6 months old. Few more hits then it was time to come in as waves started to come over the bow. Was jigging with a dynamara green and white 3.5 gram M.E.

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I was out today was a little rough oh well huge herring pool right close to the red can seagulls eagles hawks they were all there decided to jig only in 45 feet of water hook up peeled the main braided line the into the backing snap bye bye fish. I know yearly
change up but the line wasn't even 6 months old. Few more hits then it was time to come in as waves started to come over the bow. Was jigging with a dynamara green and white 3.5 gram M.E.

[wolf]

I personally replace my line every month its not the age of the line that matters it the uv rays thats why i change so often lets face it line is cheap you never know when that 50 lber will hit so you want the best line out there we just get lazy thats all.

[wolf]

I personally replace my line every month its not the age of the line that matters it the uv rays thats why i change so often lets face it line is cheap you never know when that 50 lber will hit so you want the best line out there we just get lazy thats all.

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Heh wolf on my 11 foot casting rod that I use for shore casting and mooching I use 200 yards of 40 lbs fly line backing then 125 yards of
40 lbs fireline my main line was still strong but it was almost as if the backing had started to break down is there some thing I can spray it with, I wash my gear everytime I use it. It wasn't hard to find the fish yesterday there must have been at least 150 to 200 birds feasting on herring. Met someone coming in that had been out for a few hours getting herring and showed me some of the ones he caught boy some of them sure are big. Will be going out this sunday with someone else so will be trolling not jigging. Comox harbour is over flowing with the herring fleet more and more boats showing up every day. So are the fishery officers... Talked to them and they told me the first openings for herring start in the next 14 days.
Cheers M.E.

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Heh wolf on my 11 foot casting rod that I use for shore casting and mooching I use 200 yards of 40 lbs fly line backing then 125 yards of
40 lbs fireline my main line was still strong but it was almost as if the backing had started to break down is there some thing I can spray it with, I wash my gear everytime I use it. It wasn't hard to find the fish yesterday there must have been at least 150 to 200 birds feasting on herring. Met someone coming in that had been out for a few hours getting herring and showed me some of the ones he caught boy some of them sure are big. Will be going out this sunday with someone else so will be trolling not jigging. Comox harbour is over flowing with the herring fleet more and more boats showing up every day. So are the fishery officers... Talked to them and they told me the first openings for herring start in the next 14 days.
Cheers M.E.

[wolf]

Sorry dont know of anything for fly fishing equipment i am a saltwater fanatic most of the time trolling or what we call power mooching maybe some one else knows of something good luck Wolf

[wolf]

Sorry dont know of anything for fly fishing equipment i am a saltwater fanatic most of the time trolling or what we call power mooching maybe some one else knows of something good luck Wolf

[MyEscape]

Heh wolf only use the backing to give more line lenght use braided fire line you feel everything when mooching jigging or throwing from shore, no stretch at all. 40lbs has the diameter of 8lbs test and its as tough as nails but expensive two I use 125 yards and then 200 yards of backing. Hookups are great. Cheers M.E.

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Heh wolf only use the backing to give more line lenght use braided fire line you feel everything when mooching jigging or throwing from shore, no stretch at all. 40lbs has the diameter of 8lbs test and its as tough as nails but expensive two I use 125 yards and then 200 yards of backing. Hookups are great. Cheers M.E.

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I heard there was a few fish caught over the last few day's haven't had a chance to get out. Will be headed out this thursday again. Does anyone else have any reports of catching fish lately between courtenay and campbell river? Cheers M.E.

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I heard there was a few fish caught over the last few day's haven't had a chance to get out. Will be headed out this thursday again. Does anyone else have any reports of catching fish lately between courtenay and campbell river? Cheers M.E.