2020 Vancouver-Howe Sound-Sechelt Reports Thread

[Sea Chaser]

Would you stay at sandheads or leave. ? Wegot

What are deep six divers lol

Good If you don’t have riggers

 

[ChilliSpoons]

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Good If you don’t have riggers

Horrible if fishing in traffic

 

[codfather]

Here's a question, where are the Sockeye?

I planned to end my summer from Nootka early enough to get over and do some Sockeye fishing.

My jars from 2016 are running out and need to be refilled but it looks like it's a no go.

So the question is what happened to the Sockeye?

I know it has nothing to do with the slide as this is a 4 year run.

 

[Skins88]

Here's a question, where are the Sockeye?

I planned to end my summer from Nootka early enough to get over and do some Sockeye fishing.

My jars from 2016 are running out and need to be refilled but it looks like it's a no go.

So the question is what happened to the Sockeye?

I know it has nothing to do with the slide as this is a 4 year run.

If I'm not mistaken the last two sockeye openings were 2014 and 18. Two more years...

 

[the butcher]

Morning bite doesn't seem to have happened yet. Been on water at SH since 7 and seen no nets out nor seen anyone hookup

 

[Brett83]

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Good If you don’t have riggers

Right. i just always called them planners. Uncle loves them.

 

[Normfish]

Out at SH , one in the boat 400 ft water , 47 on the rigger , water is fine ,

 

[Howesoundhound]

Slow for me at SH too. Out since 6:45. Seen very few boats hookup. We had an undersize Chinook though

 

[Kristo]

Fished SH yesterday...turned on the rarely used radar.Orca show on arrival.Released a few shakers and boxed a 10 and 14 between 11 and 1pm...1 red 1 white. Irish creme spoon worked as well as bait that day.
Chilly on the water...happy to get a red.

 

[prodjsaig]

Was heading to SH yesterday at 10 am but decided to try West Van on the way. Ended up staying there till 5. At 1130 reel started screaming and a few minutes later it went slack. Sealed. Lost one when it jumped, landed one barely legal but decide not to take it. Boxed one 15 pound marble around 2pm. All action around the mouth of the Cap. Not many nets out at all.

Sounds like the cap may be promising I still have some herring left over in the freezer I may I have to hit it

 

[Tinny]

Horrible if fishing in traffic

Especially at the Cap on a Saturday afternoon flood tide!

 

[Rain City]

Especially at the Cap on a Saturday afternoon flood tide!

I can't even believe they'd attempt that. When I was cruising by I saw three guys standing up on the bow of glass boat dead stopped at the marker. I'm assuming it was them.

 

[Dogbreath]

Here's a question, where are the Sockeye?

I caught & released one at Duval Point back in July and a number were spotted headed south around that time-that low sideways jump is a dead giveaway.

 

[Tinny]

I can't even believe they'd attempt that. When I was cruising by I saw three guys standing up on the bow of glass boat dead stopped at the marker. I'm assuming it was them.

Nope - small inflatable. I give them an A+ for effort, just not well thought out.

 

[Normfish]

Still out at SH , water is nice .
Been sealed twice since last report .
150 ft water 37 on the rigger

 

[Deejray]

Fished SH from 7-2. Bunch of undersize and a couple hit and miss. Fished in tight to 400. Varied depths 34-137. Didn't help that buddy I brought out insisted on driving and was only capable of tight circles. Looked like cursive writing on the gps. First skunk in 3 years so I figure I must not be fishing enough lol. Hope you all had better luck!!

 

[prodjsaig]

I got skunked two days in a row tues and Wednesday. It's not what you're doing its the fish aren't coming through. Some advice for the cap if anyone is going there is 75' and above. You can get springs there bouncing bottom but it has to be earlier in the season is it early season for cap? May want to bounce bottom with one rigger.

 

[cohojohnny]

I got skunked two days in a row tues and Wednesday. It's not what you're doing its the fish aren't coming through. Some advice for the cap if anyone is going there is 75' and above. You can get springs there bouncing bottom but it has to be earlier in the season is it early season for cap? May want to bounce bottom with one rigger.

Did well Friday at the Cap. 80’ with chovy in 100’ of water. Got 15, 25 and 29 on the afternoon flood. Big ones are on the bottom against the shelf at around 100’.

 

[Ringo]

Did well Friday at the Cap. 80’ with chovy in 100’ of water. Got 15, 25 and 29 on the afternoon flood. Big ones are on the bottom against the shelf at around 100’.

Nice! Get ready for the Sanheads circus to move to the Cap tomorrow.

 

[Digger]

Going out tomorrow to Sandheads hoping to find some coho... I know the outside of Vancouver Island they find the coho further out in 500 feet range and 80-100 feet deep .. is this the same at sandheads ... also what is best choves or white hootchie or spoons ?