Gulf Islands 2013
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vanislehunter
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If only the fish and weather cooperated!! Yesterday was pretty weird, The waters in Stuart Channel were nasty! There was an orange scum that was gathering in the tide lines. We fish tent for a few hours but didn't get any bites. There were giant balls on the sounder and oodles of tiny fish leaping on the surface. just wasn't able to entice anything that may have been chasing them to bite.
tincan
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Managed to get into a couple fish this weekend in the gulf islands on Saturday. Boated a 20lb spring off saltspring (near tent) and then released a 10lber as well. Tons of residue from the herring spawn (all that orange stuff) on the surface but didn't really mess up the lines like the plankton bloom does. Anyone know exactly what all of that orange stuff is? I pulled up a few weeds from bottom as well and noticed lot's of eggs (herring) on them so hopefully lot's of feed for the straight of georgia this year.
lucky strikes
Active Member
hey Boys, Is tent the same as Collinson Pt on the south side of Galiano?? I do see what looks like a canvas tent up there. Just wondering as My folks have a place up by secret island. Cheers
getbent
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BWahaha...nice one carse....
Fished "Cable Bay" Galiano with the wife yesterday managed a few Smaller fish. 8 , 10 and a 13. Water was calm, sun was out. The wife was happy. One at 110ft Chovy, 1 at 150 Green Spackle Back Hoochie, and 1 at 125 Green Spackle Back Hoochie. Bait was stacked up all morning until about 10:00. Then followed it up with a Double Header Massage at the Galiano Inn. Should buy me a few more trip out! 
ComfortZone
Member
fished gabriolla/fingers sat & sunday....lots of shakers all day saturday until finally in the evening, off entrance island, a double header turned into a 16lb red spring and a 15lb lingcod...probably one of the tastiest double header possible! haha...again countless shakers sunday with one barely legal red spring in the mix, made the run back across around 2pm...all action came on spoons irish cream, kitchen sink, cop car,
Took the boat over for the weekend to Galiano, camped at Montague (took the bus to the pub) and fished what I think was "cable bay" outside active pass. I have never fished the area before but worked the drop off either side of where the cable to the island goes submarine into the strait. Couple guys in a whaler said they had one fish on Saturday afternoon. Lots of bait on the sounder and just before we headed in at about 7 on Saturday we had a solid pop off and a good fish on for a few seconds at 100 feet. Sunday morning (about 10am after a lesuirely breakfast) as soon as we dropped the lines had a great smack, off the clip and running before I could get it out of the holder... lost that one too and one more bite was all we managed. Mooched up a perfect 30 inch ling for the table on the way home. No salmon in the boat but cool to see a new spot.
Most boats were fishing a ridge well off shore in the strait... I take it that is the hotspot?
Most boats were fishing a ridge well off shore in the strait... I take it that is the hotspot?
islander55
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well i finally gave er a try for prawning near bare point and went crabbing as well. prawning is absolutely garbage right now because of the commies being in there fishing not to long ago got maybe 6 prawns in one trap every pull, but on the other side of this crabbing was on fire. put the traps down in about 200ft of flat muddy bottom and got all male keepers in all my commercial crab traps. even got 4 or 5 8 inchers as well. heres a picture of how loaded one one of my traps were today. this trap isn't my commys traps its some weird green netted china looking trap. but no joke this trap will out fish any crab trap any day.
Pink Pounder
Member
Very good crabbing with islander55 yesterday very bad prawning
Lobster Boy
New Member
Lots of pinks moving north from Collinson Point (Active Pass) heading towards Porlier in the last few days. Plenty of hits today, couple of fish boated for two hours trolling pink hoochies around low tide under Mt Galiano. Best action tight to the wall although fish are moving all over.
Seeing lots of jumpers near Porlier (from our deck) but haven't fished there lately.
Seeing lots of jumpers near Porlier (from our deck) but haven't fished there lately.
lazylump
Active Member
How deep would you fish for those pinks? Thanks
islander55
Well-Known Member
where abouts is active pass? would be any good for pink fishing in the inside of porlier or ?
Fishing24/7
Active Member
Islander55 that's got to be over limit! 
islander55
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lol, i threw them all away exept a limit of 3 people
odd6hunter
New Member
Thrasher rock
Anyone been fishing Thrasher rock this week was there a couple weeks ago and it was hot. Want to go back this week end any reports.
Anyone been fishing Thrasher rock this week was there a couple weeks ago and it was hot. Want to go back this week end any reports.
islander55
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anyone know of any good producing prawning spots? i tried off of bare point and its crap got maybe 5 prawns a trap and pulled my traps 4 times a day?
