105 pound Rivers inlet Chinook

[SpringVelocity]

OMG this thread.

 

[Admin]

Removed the derail posts about catch and release...again.

 

[Fins -n- Skins]

Either go fish there or not its pretty simple.. I personally think its one of the best and last places to fish for trophy fish and is big game fishing.. It's definitely a bucket list place if you haven't fished there. People seek out lots of places to go to catch big game fish whether it is Blue fin tuna, Marlin or swordfish. I have 2 of those ticked off my list and on to the next.

 

[CBsqrd]

 

[Reeltime]

Bucket list of things to do, top of the list..... @Rain City lets go

 

[Rain City]

Bucket list of things to do, top of the list..... @Rain City lets go

One day soon I hope buddy.

 

[hippaisland]

All I’ve got to say... is that there’s A LOT of “80+ lb fish released at the head”. Yet you don’t see those during the broodstock program at the Whannock Hatchery.

 

[Aces]

I’ll be going back next year

 

[hippaisland]

I’ll be going back next year

Likewise! Waiting on you @Rain City

 

[fishin solo]

I’ll be back again next year. Love that place

 

[Totally unexpected]

It said they trailered there boat to dawsons landing I can't find a route there the only one I found was to Hardy then cross the 17 miles to Cape Caution and continue by water to rivers inlet...is there road access to somewhere close by? I have made that crossing before and it can be eerily calm or really nasty...

 

[Tail-chaser]

Whoever wrote the story obviously has never been to Rivers. There is no way to trailer to Dawsons

 

[Totally unexpected]

Whoever wrote the story obviously has never been to Rivers. There is no way to trailer to Dawsons

That's what I figured I mean you could do the ferry to Bella Bella and come back down by boat or drive to Bella coola and again boat down, I guess I'll have to put on my big girl panties and brave that crossing from Hardy to Cape Caution again lol

 

[wildmanyeah]

I’ll be back again next year. Love that place

Likewise! Waiting on you @Rain City

I’ll be going back next year

How did you guys do this year?

 

[Aces]

How did you guys do this year?

We got skunked but learned a lot

 

[hippaisland]

How did you guys do this year?

Slower this year compared to last that’s for sure eh @tincan ! We were there first week of August. Had to grind for a few chances each day. Last year we were having 5-10 fish days with a couple slower ones mixed in. Sounded like a good push of them came in a little later this year. Mooching out of a friends 345 conquest that we ran up from Nanoose Bay presented its challenges but we were certainly comfortable! Had a great time fishing our way down. Calvert was popping off with 10-13lb coho.

 

[Aces]

Slower this year compared to last that’s for sure eh @tincan ! We were there first week of August. Sounded like a good push of them came in a little later this year. Mooching out of a friends 345 conquest that we ran up from Nanoose Bay presented its challenges but we were certainly comfortable! Had a great time fishing our way down. Calvert was popping off with 10-13lb coho.

I saw that boat at Dawson’s landing

 

[hippaisland]

I saw that boat at Dawson’s landing

Well then I was probably sitting on it with a beer in hand!

 

[Bryan Allen]

That’s the thing, a fish that big has to be poor eating anyways and once the battle is over then that’s it. I mean that’s the whole deal isn’t it, the thrill of the battle, well for me anyways. Revive it let it go.

Poor eating ???? While I am not challenging the fact that it was released, I do challenge the assumption that it would be poor eating. Sound like the Great Large Halibut Eating Debate all over again !

 

[walleyes]

Poor eating ???? While I am not challenging the fact that it was released, I do challenge the assumption that it would be poor eating. Sound like the Great Large Halibut Eating Debate all over again !

Sure,, sounds good.