ab1752
Crew Member
As current as it gets you have to run into Jervis to retain. Your guess is as good as anyone else's when the northern straits will open.
2021 Secret Cove, Pender Harbour and Texada Reports
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As current as it gets you have to run into Jervis to retain. Your guess is as good as anyone else's when the northern straits will open.
StormTrooper
New Member
Hello, need to get out fishing but not sure what rules are. I just read this on DFO page and from what I can tell we can keep one Chinook a day. Correct? So what are the rules for other salmon right now?
Area 16 (portions of Sechelt and Jervis Inlets):
Effective immediately until 23:59 hours July 14, 2021, one (1) Chinook per day marked or unmarked, with maximum 80 cm size limit on unmarked Chinook. There is no maximum size limit on hatchery marked Chinook. The minimum size in Area 16 is 62 cm.
Area 16 (portions of Sechelt and Jervis Inlets):
Effective immediately until 23:59 hours July 14, 2021, one (1) Chinook per day marked or unmarked, with maximum 80 cm size limit on unmarked Chinook. There is no maximum size limit on hatchery marked Chinook. The minimum size in Area 16 is 62 cm.
Sea.S.I
Active Member
Please correct me if I’m wrong but has this now been downgraded to retention in 16-6, 16-9, and 16-12 only? Was in Egmont this afternoon trying 16-9 with no luck, reports of better outside the mouth into 16-13 but I think that’s closed now??
ab1752
Crew Member
Unless it happened today, the map I posted is correct. You have to dig into he restrictions to see the most detail that was updated for the special measures.
StormTrooper
New Member
Thanks for the area map, very helpful.
So from what I have gathered in Area 16 (not including sub area of Jervis) Chinook is still non retention until July 15th
You are allowed Chum(4), Hatchery Coho (2) Wild Coho (0), Pink (4) and Sockeye (0). Also there is a limit of 4 for overall catch.
So from what I have gathered in Area 16 (not including sub area of Jervis) Chinook is still non retention until July 15th
You are allowed Chum(4), Hatchery Coho (2) Wild Coho (0), Pink (4) and Sockeye (0). Also there is a limit of 4 for overall catch.
sly_karma
Crew Member
Excellent couple of hours yesterday afternoon at Epsom, released four teener springs in an hour spell, all feisty fighters. Back trolling and jigging with shimano butterfly setup, found thick balls of anchovies directly off the nav marker, 200-400 m offshore in variable depths.
Sea.S.I
Active Member
curious what size butterfly jigs are you trying?
sly_karma
Crew Member
Yes just working the kicker in and out of gear. I found it easier to point the boat downwind and use reverse to counter the drift.
The only Shimano jigs I could get were Black Anchovy. Those were working well today and yesterday, because there's lots of anchovies around. Sometimes it's really obvious on the sonar screen - big orange bait ball with fish arches below. Twice today I pretty much knew I would hook up, and was not proven wrong.
The only Shimano jigs I could get were Black Anchovy. Those were working well today and yesterday, because there's lots of anchovies around. Sometimes it's really obvious on the sonar screen - big orange bait ball with fish arches below. Twice today I pretty much knew I would hook up, and was not proven wrong.
Rain City
Crew Member
I jigged up some of those little guys. Didn't have hooks small enough to try and rig them up to mooch with. Anyone ever try that with 4" chovies?
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Chefthatlikesfishing
Member
About to head up the Aframe. Any action up there?
sly_karma
Crew Member
Yeah I jigged up a couple of chovies too, same thought crossed my mind. But left it just as fast since I was having plenty success on the jig.
Another thing I like about jigging is how quick it is to get gear in the water. Cruise around slowly looking for bait, throw it in reverse for a moment to stop the boat and get back over the ball, then bombs away in seconds.
I do have a little aerator setup on board, but hooking up a livie takes more time. Will get some herring from Mercers one day this week and do a mooching session though. Probably save that for 'opening day' next week when it will be a complete gong show at Epsom. I'll need all the serenity I can get that day.
adanac
Well-Known Member
small trebles work the best ( like #4 ) , one point through the nose and one point through the skin behind the dorsal, they are mixed in with our herring we get sometimes and i find they actually handle being on the leader better than herring , they are also delicious gutted and grilled with parsley, good olive oil, lemon, calabrian chilli , garlic . or fried whole dipped in remoulade
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