Sushihunter
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quote:Originally posted by Charlie
Hmm... So, you think a guy from WA can give give a professional guide from Tahsis some ideas on where to fish? You probably have forgotten more about that area, than I have ever known! But, if I was there right now running down from Tahsis, I would start at Hoiss for about 1/2 to an hour, fishing just like "Louie Bay"... if nothing hits and no one is catching anything... I would move to the "wall". Fishing a little deeper! If you sneak out to the point watch the rollers... they get pretty big in the Nootka Sound area and build really fast when there is a westerly storm! Been there done that and it's NOT a pretty picture!
Looks like you got some "nice" seas coming in the next couple of days! Glad I don't have to battle them. I wouldn't venture out into that either and I run a 30' Boston Whaler!
Good catching!
Charlie
Charlie:
Thank you!
As it turned out, we didn't go to Nootka today. The other boat decided that we had a "window" of good weather to get out to the Highway for a few hours. I foolishly followed him about 4 miles off-shore and then turned back to run with the waves up to Rolling Roadstead. Got inside and went to Black Rock where we saw lots of bait and fish on the sounder. Had several hookups, but nothing stuck for a bit. Did get two nice Coho in the boat - about 12 & 13 pounds.
Trolled over to Double Island, nothing there, but heard on the radio that a boat did well there.
Crossed over to Rosa and worked the wall there. Saw two fish being played and after about 4 passes, we hit a real screamer of a Chinook, but the guy playing the fish was not experienced and inspite of some good coaching slack-lined the fish one too many times and we lost it.
We did release a number of small Salmon.
Considering the weather, I figure we did OK. A fellow guide in a big alluminum boat stopped to ask if we had gone out (like he did). When I told him we turned around, he said "probably a good idea!" I can't help but agree. Killing fish is not worth dieing over.
If weather looks bad tommorow, I WILL be going to Nootka. The other boat can go where he wants. Some times it's too easy to out-think yourself.
But this whole experience goes back to a question I posed earlier on this site: Will someone die because of our new regulations that force people off-shore to catch big fish? I hope we don't find out.
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