Yeah, we had lots of unders but the bigger fish came later in the day, after 5.
2023 OFFISHALL Vancouver-Howe Sound-Sechelt Reports Thread
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Last_Call
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Took a few kids out yesterday and trolled around the Bell / QA for a few hours. Pretty nice weather / sea conditions although it was a strong ebb. 1 just under right away and then we washed our gear for the next 3 hours. The kids were quite disappointed in my fishing ability ... although I got them back in my good books with the hot dogs for lunch.
Aquaholic
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The bait tight to the bell has been really strong this spring.
Sea Chaser
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See a couple boats heading for Tunstal. Flat out there and only 2 more days get out there fellas.
Rain City
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I was hoping to get oit Friday but it's blowing up. Might be all she wrote.
2022-2023 season was one to remember.
A-a-Ron
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I wanted to burn some gas so I shot across for one last go with 2 spots left on my license… 4 hrs at Entrance last night 3 hrs at Thrasher this morning, nada. Looked like no action for the handful of other boats either. Stayed in Silva Bay overnight, what a nice little cove that is.
Zodiac fisher
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Fished Tunstal 10-1 today. A few unders (just) and lost what appeared to be a keeper. Wind picked up in the afternoon. Prawning was good.
Went over to Thrasher Monday through Wednesday and had a blast. Fished 3 hours Monday afternoon and 3 Tuesday mid day, brought 32 fish to the boat for 4 keepers. Lots of healthy just unders. Great way to wrap up 2023 winter fishing, got pretty windy on Wednesday so we didn’t fish, just waited for it to lay down for the crossing back. Time to catch up on the boat list now.
A-a-Ron
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So you took them all…
sherrett
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Spent an hour yesterday after sampling wetting a line on the contours between White Islets and Wilson Creek from 12:15 to 1:15.
Started in 135’ and found 3 rock fish. Ducked out deeper and at 180’ - 220’ found great bait balls and 3 undersized salmon and this wild keeper.
Taped out at 65cm and had a belly full of herring. Action was really consistent even with the lowered visibility because of the plankton bloom.
What will the new license year bring? 2022-23 was pretty terrific.
Started in 135’ and found 3 rock fish. Ducked out deeper and at 180’ - 220’ found great bait balls and 3 undersized salmon and this wild keeper.
Taped out at 65cm and had a belly full of herring. Action was really consistent even with the lowered visibility because of the plankton bloom.
What will the new license year bring? 2022-23 was pretty terrific.
Must have been some late breaking scientific data that came in, no Howe Sound MSF starting tomorrow.
Aquaholic
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FN0330 and FN0331 came in email this morning. They both had this:Must have been some late breaking scientific data that came in, no Howe Sound MSF starting tomorrow.
"As these are interim measures, a further announcement on possible revised management actions, including any new mark-selective fisheries (MSFs) that may be approved, will be announced in a subsequent fishery notice".
That is what I recall seeing along the way, a subsequent fishery notice delivered after April 1st.
On another note, a guy on the Vancouver salmon site on Facebook crushed it at Grace yesterday. Tunstall was dead so they made the move and had a dream day.
wildmanyeah
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its the 2015 cycle,
2015, 2019, 2023
2015 and 2019 both great years
2015, 2019, 2023
2015 and 2019 both great years
Aquaholic
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Is this a pink year? 2019 was incredible.
wildmanyeah
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it is a pink year but because of the floods the pink smolt count leaving the fraser was the worst count on record so they are not expecting a big return
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