Got back yesterday from Critter Cove. Spent the first two days looking for the elusive chinook. Started on the inside, then moved outside to Escalante on Wedneday. Lots of bait, no fish. When I say no fish, I mean, they may have been there but we didn't catch them. But I am going with 'they weren't there'. We also tried along the shore to Burwood, Discovery, over to Coopte and Hoise. Next day to Beano, nothing. Didn't see many nets out. We then went out to the 300' depth and fished 70'. Ended up with 6 chinook and 4 hatch coho. It seemed the green flash fly was the busiest. The surface line with the grn/whi/blk Skinny G produced some great fights. No shakers.
The next day we tried Maquinna, no love, so back out to the 300' depth. We picked up another 3 chinook and 3 coho. The chinook were around the 75 cm length and a bright silver. Saturday we started at the Lighthouse to Wash Rock. Boat zero, the fish are still laughing. Saw a few caught. Tried for Hali, got one ling for our efforts. The wind picked up before we could close out our trip back on the 300'.
Some boats did well some days, and many were skunked. Between the hospitality at Critter and the privilege of fishing at Nootka Sound I'll be heading back.