2020 Tuna Adventures

[eriks]

I am hoping to head out next week, and have been watching SST's off Esperanza and WH. Good for you Adrian, glad you had such a memorable experience. Yesterday's SST's don't show a temp break at 80 miles offshore of Esperanza, and that's further out than I would like to go, but I guess we'll just have to cover as much water as possible if we go to Esperanza. If we head to WH, I'll have to hit up Myles and the crew of the new Bad Habit for some intel. Really hoping for calm winds and seas next week. Best of luck fellas.

 

[gokart]

I am hoping to head out next week, and have been watching SST's off Esperanza and WH. Good for you Adrian, glad you had such a memorable experience. Yesterday's SST's don't show a temp break at 80 miles offshore of Esperanza, and that's further out than I would like to go, but I guess we'll just have to cover as much water as possible if we go to Esperanza. If we head to WH, I'll have to hit up Myles and the crew of the new Bad Habit for some intel. Really hoping for calm winds and seas next week. Best of luck fellas.

How the SST looks for WH?

 

[getbent]

Planning my first ever tuna trip out of Bamfield around September 10th. Anyone planning on heading out around that time?

The Bamfield Tuna Shootout starts on the 11th, there will be much activity at that time...perhaps check with Mills Landing.

 

[After Hours IV]

I am hoping to head out next week, and have been watching SST's off Esperanza and WH. Good for you Adrian, glad you had such a memorable experience. Yesterday's SST's don't show a temp break at 80 miles offshore of Esperanza, and that's further out than I would like to go, but I guess we'll just have to cover as much water as possible if we go to Esperanza. If we head to WH, I'll have to hit up Myles and the crew of the new Bad Habit for some intel. Really hoping for calm winds and seas next week. Best of luck fellas.

Sooooooo, the boys went out of WH today and loaded!! Oli boated 66 tuna, 30 miles off the light. The water is close in, and full of tuna!

 

[gokart]

Sooooooo, the boys went out of WH today and loaded!! Oli boated 66 tuna, 30 miles off the light. The water is close in, and full of tuna!

See you After Hours at Thursday, hopefully we will do good !

 

[Birdman]

Any luck out of bamfield or ukee lately? Thinking of a run next weekend if the weather allows

 

[After Hours IV]

Any luck out of bamfield or ukee lately? Thinking of a run next weekend if the weather allows

My Commie buddy just text and said the got 294 long fins 80 miles off Ukee 2 days ago. They are there.

 

[Seagirt]

Loudoun seemed like fishy water on Thursday, but we only had a couple singles and a double in the morning. Fished a short while that evening and caught three in short order as the sun went down. 6 of the 7 fish came in on diver boards so maybe I should have broken out some rapalas but we didn't have much ice anyway. Fish were 15-20# with one nice grade just shy of 30#. Stomach contents were a mix of 6" squid, 4" lanternfish, krill, and ~4" digested something that looked slender and beaked, like saury.

Lost two clones on the diver board from, I guess, fish hitting them hard? It was set up with two bungees for shock absorption. The first one I didn't see happen and assumed it was weeds or a weakened knot from pulling fish out of the water (150# test). But I saw the second one happen and it seemed to abrupt for weeds (and weeds usually get caught on the diver board and not the clone) but that one was only 80# test. So, I dunno, it's just a fish story I guess.

Also, not sure what they were but travelling along in the dark a school of something small and glowing jumped out of the water as we ran by them. Little arcs of light as they cleared the water in all directions. Lanternfish maybe? Squid? It wasn't just phosphorescence.

 

[BearCove]

Headed to Oli’s Wednesday for the derby, things look like they are setting up nicely. Warm water in close, weather looks good and piles of fish.

Looking forward to meeting a bunch of new tuna attics

 

[Seagirt]

A few pics. Only 360 miles round trip from Sooke.

 

[trophywife]

nice grade!! bought my ticket for the bam tuna shoot out.

 

[Captain PartyMarty]

We boated 20 tuna yesterday at 45 miles off the light house in winter harbour! First ever tunas at it was awesome. Think I am hooked

 

[Birdman]

We are looking a potentially doing a run out of Bamfield on Saturday or Sunday, likely leaving late evening the day before and putting out offshore overnight. If anyone is going to be around and is considering going out feel free to shoot me a PM to discuss details/locations/share info.

 

[After Hours IV]

We boated 20 tuna yesterday at 45 miles off the light house in winter harbour! First ever tunas at it was awesome. Think I am hooked

Way to go! Cherry poppin! So cool to hear!! We are on our way to Campbell River today, and will be in WH before noon tomorrow. Looking like an afternoon shot if anyone is interested. Let’s do this!

 

[ReelSlim]

Way to go! Cherry poppin! So cool to hear!! We are on our way to Campbell River today, and will be in WH before noon tomorrow. Looking like an afternoon shot if anyone is interested. Let’s do this!

Be sure to post if you get out. I'm still on the fence about next week. Waiting on some good derby intel! lol

 

[After Hours IV]

Be sure to post if you get out. I'm still on the fence about next week. Waiting on some good derby intel! lol

You can count on it.

 

[Charter Tofino]

Slow for everyone nitinay to clayoquot today. 1-4 fish per boat. Water looked good just no fish.

 

[SerengetiGuide]

You can count on it.

Hey. Can you throw a PM?

 

[After Hours IV]

Hey. Can you throw a PM?

Short update, bad service, but we boated 23 today, 40 miles out! Biggest of the day was 25.7 lbs.

 

[trout_flyfisher1]

Short update, bad service, but we boated 23 today, 40 miles out! Biggest of the day was 25.7 lbs.

Good work, thinking about heading next week. What area was this?