2020 Vancouver-Howe Sound-Sechelt Reports Thread

[Dixsea]

Also had this happen twice. Was he successful at taking anyone’s catch today?

Happened to me on Tuesday off Cowans. Took our fish then couldn’t get back in air and swam a full hundred yards to the rocks clutching the fish, amazing. Also if you look up past the Cowan light in the trees you’ll see a lemon lime flasher hanging and spinning in the wind. I think these eagles have found the way to an easy meal. Very cool though.

 

[Rain City]

Been fishing West Van since 630 with not a whiff.

Packed it in at 930. Nada. Lots of fish on the sounder at every depth. No big bait balls though.

 

[Bad Habit]

Fished RC this morning, one nice legal Chinook first 10 minutes off lines out, at 40ft. Released at side boat just a little too Far East off the DFO naughty line. Was to lumpy for solo fishing with all garbage in the water so I packed it in, was a few other boats out.

 

[top fuel]

Is it worth throwing a crab trap in thinking of hitting ambleside in am

 

[Ringo]

Been fishing West Van since 630 with not a whiff.

Packed it in at 930. Nada. Lots of fish on the sounder at every depth. No big bait balls though.

 

[Rain City]

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Did you get out this morning? I was rolling one bait but it was bigger than those. Honestly there was something up, very rare for me to not even get a nibble. I tried every combo I have. Something up with the moon?

 

[Ringo]

Did you get out this morning? I was rolling one bait but it was bigger than those. Honestly there was something up, very rare for me to not even get a nibble. I tried every combo I have. Something up with the moon?

West van is a flood tide fishery. You should’ve pushed further out to Bowen.

 

[Rain City]

West van is a flood tide fishery. You should’ve pushed further out to Bowen.

Yah I totally thought that. I was trying to keep it out west as much as possible but couldn't get out there due to yet another issue with the beast.

 

[Ringo]

Yah I totally thought that. I was trying to keep it out west as much as possible but couldn't get out there due to yet another issue with the beast.

2020 bait may also help. Just sayin’....

 

[Rain City]

2020 bait may also help. Just sayin’....

How on earth would you know that???

 

[Ringo]

How on earth would you know that???

Maybe because I buy them and use them to catch fish??
Couple weeks ago I went through a pack in 3 hours at thrasher. Nothing for the bbq but we had bites at all depths on a tight role. They didn’t like rubber that day.

I clean up my freezer at the start of the season. All leftover cured roe and bait go in the trash. A trip is more expensive than buying a fresh pack of choices and putting it in the home-made juice. But then there are guys who never touch meat and still manage to fill their freezer. So, “what do I know!”

 

[Rain City]

Maybe because I buy them and use them to catch fish??
Couple weeks ago I went through a pack in 3 hours at thrasher. Nothing for the bbq but we had bites at all depths on a tight role. They didn’t like rubber that day.

I clean up my freezer at the start of the season. All leftover cured roe and bait go in the trash. A trip is more expensive than buying a fresh pack of choices and putting it in the home-made juice. But then there are guys who never touch meat and still manage to fill their freezer. So, “what do I know!”

I just mean how did you know I was using 4 month old bait lol?! I found a tupperware of chovies pre-tied sitting in brine in my shed fridge. Thought I'd give em a roll.

 

[Tinny]

West van is a flood tide fishery. You should’ve pushed further out to Bowen.

I caught mine at West Van on Wednesday leading up to the ebb slack tide - and it was a strong ebb tide. The flood definitely pushes new fish into the west van shoreline, but once they are there at this time of year I find they stick around but just get spread out a bit. I do not always have the luxury of fishing during ideal tides, and I have been surprised at times catching good numbers of fish in areas where I was previously told they will not be there because of tides. I think being the only person fishing an area and the only lure the fish see also helps in this situation.

 

[Reeltime]

I fish that whole area from point At to cap in all tides, i look at it like a river you can actually see seams in different area's, water doesn’t just head
straight out, it bounces off bays and goes in another direction or protected by a point... kinda look for holding area's..

 

[Don Julio]

Premium day at Thrasher. 330pm-8pm. About 6 shakers and 2 keeper chinooks (77cm,79cm). One was a white hatchery, the other a red wild. Fishing deep 210 and 180 on the riggers. Bait was the trick today.

 

[Ringo]

Slow at the hump today. Only one shaker. Moving to RC now.

 

[pescador]

I just mean how did you know I was using 4 month old bait lol?! I found a tupperware of chovies pre-tied sitting in brine in my shed fridge. Thought I'd give em a roll.

Nothing wrong with using old chovies. I use the old golden ones from two years back if I still have them. Fished all 2019 with 2018 bait. (I buy by the case). I don’t believe salmon are that discriminating in our cold dark waters. Just salt the **** outta them.

 

[Howesoundhound]

Got to Bowen by 6:30 am. Basically got nothing but Chinook shakers until around 10 when got a 7 lb. Coho at 70 feet on the riggers in about 300 to 350 feet of water. Way too much salad out there and what's up with the high percentage of shakers?

 

[Howesoundhound]

Forgot to mention that I lucked out with the Coho. It was hatch.

 

[reeltordarius]

Got to Bowen by 6:30 am. Basically got nothing but Chinook shakers until around 10 when got a 7 lb. Coho at 70 feet on the riggers in about 300 to 350 feet of water. Way too much salad out there and what's up with the high percentage of shakers?

Curious what your leader length was. We were picking up a bunch of shakers a couple of weeks ago one one side and on the other with a shorter leader was picking up chinook, no shakers