2019 Vancouver-Howe Sound-Sechelt Reports Thread

[AndrewH]

How is the Bell this morning? That north wind making it a mess?

The cams look great but a quick word from people out there would be ideal...

 

[fishizzle]

Snotty at the Sandheads this morning. Turned back

 

[Goathorns]

Went out at about 6am water was calm no luck until after the low tide at around 1pm. tried fishing the 200ft shelf at gower and got all tangled up and lost another cannon ball I hate braid on downriggers. they came like that so I will be switching to cable. well at 1pm lost all my teaser heads and down to one rod I trolled to salmon rock. Big take on cookies and cream spoon at 100' and I think this is close to a 25lbs spring?
Ya some guys use cable for Sockeye and dragging over the bottom, as braid can't handle the abrasion.
However you will have to change your cable regulary and when a steel jagger goes into your hand you won't like it.

 

[Arms]

What are the s
almon eating right now? Did you look in the belly? Herring? Needle fish?

 

[Dogbreath]

What are the salmon eating right now?

White hoochies is all they eat locally.

 

[Bben]

What are the s

almon eating right now? Did you look in the belly? Herring? Needle fish?

Needle fish in the belly of the one that took my chovie.

 

[Arms]

Needle fish in the belly of the one that took my chovie.

Thanks guys. Hopefully see you out there next Wednesday

 

[prodjsaig]

Saw anchovies or they could of been needle fish had three it coughed up

 

[CatchAll]

What are the s

almon eating right now? Did you look in the belly? Herring? Needle fish?

 

[cohochinook]

Those are herring

 

[hippaisland]

Anyone scrubbed North Arm or T10 recently? Going to take the old man out Tuesday for a fish, debating the run down to Sandheads.

 

[mikeyman]

Going tommorrow. Can provide a quick is it worth it or not report. Hoping for good winds.

 

[ab1752]

I just came off the straits off an epic day but no keepers. Started at 7 am off sarah point across from savary. Couple of shakers that's it then I made my way to the pilings off texada. 1 more shaker and off to upwood and then Epsom more shakers. Normally I'd say its me but I only heard of one 22 lb being bonked up around the desolation side of sarah pt the day before. It was picked up just as I set gear then I look over and bam whales.

I headed north and nothing.

I'm going to be trolling first light from Robert's creek to salmon rock, down a downrigger Somehow the power button literally snapped off my 2106. My guess is this wont be warranty blah..hope it can be fixed as the entire lower case will have to be replaced. Stacking gear solo is just not my thang.

Point of this is the fish are headed to town as you all have found out! Nice work, guys.

 

[Manolaki]

What are the s

almon eating right now? Did you look in the belly? Herring? Needle fish?

I've been finding needlefish in the bellies, catching on anchovy

 

[Bben]

Nice and calm this morning. Sandheads. Fish finder blowing up. One in the box. 10# spring.

30 boats already.

 

[wildmanyeah]

Got our two at sandheads and heading home 1 at 630 and 1 at 730. 14 pounds and 18 pounds on anchovy’s

50-80 on the rigger

 

[seatosky]

Got our two at sandheads and heading home 1 at 630 and 1 at 730. 14 pounds and 18 pounds on anchovy’s

Depths?

Thanks,

 

[Skins88]

2 17's at sand heads this am. Bloody nose at 66.

 

[GWT75]

The area where everyone is fishing is 29-3 and 29-4. The boundaries you've noted above are a lot closer in that what it appears to be on the map.

 

[Sir Reel]

The area where everyone is fishing is 29-3 and 29-4. The boundaries you've noted above are a lot closer in that what it appears to be on the map.

Thanks for clearing that up! I see now that 29-9 and 29-10 are basically all the low lying marshy areas. Amazing how far out in the straight they go.

Sorry to add to the confusion!