If you stay in the bay just outside the telegraph cove entrance, you will be sheltered well. If you venture out on the straight, the afternoon winds can kick up, play it safe, watch the weather. I’ve caught coho and springs in the bay in years past. Good luck.Haven’t been up there. Didn’t know what to expect. Anywhere I should avoid?
I echo this...the scariest trip ever was in this area and that was a 17 1/2 footer....we were playing in the islands for the first time - Hanson, Swanson and got caught in the afternoon wind - coming back to Mitchell Bay was brutal with water over the top and rushing through the boat several times, eyeing the islands wondering which we would be swimming to - couple times we had to ride the top of swell and turn back off it to find a better route past Stubbs. Very dangerous - and then ran out of gas on main and had to kicker in from just west of Stubbs. I kissed that dock on return! Key is, don't trust the wind forecast up there - I think they were calling afternoon 15-25 and it was 35-40 by like 2pm. Not a good experience! That was a big flood too.I was heading to the back side of Hanson Island from Telegraph Cove in early June. It was a flood tide with wind in the afternoon, I had waves coming over the bow of my 542 Campion between Stubbs Island and the Plumper Islands. It was some of the nastiest water I had been in. Just pick your wind and tide combination a little better than I did and you’ll be fine.
ya for sure - this was backside of Hanson that day earlier on - crazy standing riverThe currents in the area can be really bad, particularly when there are large tide swings. Some pretty big rips between Pearse and Hanson Islands right in front of TC. I do a lot of boating in the area and sold my 542 Campion and bought a 2101 Striper just so I could feel more comfortable dealing with the rips and winds. Do your homework before you come. If' there's big tide swings, fish Beaver Cove and you'll be fine.