trendsetter
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No luck for me at thrasher today. Put in a good effort from 3:00 - 8:00 but no hits. Ran hoochies and a coyote spoon. 100-160 ft from grande to the thrasher marker and out into 800'.
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I did the same thing Friday and caught 3 undersize and missed two hits. All action on green spackle hootchie and not a touch on my perfect chovies which tells me the big fish are not there. I will not bother going over unless there are real positive reports, hopefully it begins to pick up locally.
Peahead
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I am gonna try to get over to nanaimo tomorrow to see my 7 year old daughter for father's day - Hope to fish for 2-3 hours before Father's day brunch.
Blackmax, No touch on your anchovies should not be telling you there is no "big" fish over there. While Gabriola sees very few fish much over 30 lbs, spoons have traditionally been better there at this time of year than chovies and have been getting the lions share of fish there. Some hootchies do well too. When the young of the year herring are abundant over there, smaller spoons become the ticket ( "match the hatch")
Blackmax, No touch on your anchovies should not be telling you there is no "big" fish over there. While Gabriola sees very few fish much over 30 lbs, spoons have traditionally been better there at this time of year than chovies and have been getting the lions share of fish there. Some hootchies do well too. When the young of the year herring are abundant over there, smaller spoons become the ticket ( "match the hatch")
I heard on the radio they were catching around Fingers yesterday, yes the majority were trolling spoons and a lot of talk of a cream colored one. Last year at this time I had the same small chovies on and was outfishing most boats 2 to 1 (got them at Nikka they are American brand). Best of luck tomorrow Peahead.
Peahead
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I promised photos pescador- go to "Boats, Motors..." etc. sub forum as I have couple photos of the kicker on the bracket there.
fishin_magician
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I heard on the radio they were catching around Fingers yesterday, yes the majority were trolling spoons and a lot of talk of a cream colored one. Last year at this time I had the same small chovies on and was outfishing most boats 2 to 1 (got them at Nikka they are American brand). Best of luck tomorrow Peahead.
It's the Irish Cream...and Cookies 'n Cream made by Silver Horde.
Both these spoons have a GLOW back. The Irish Cream has a glow green stripe and a UV purple haze white on the front. It has a scale patterned sticker on the front. The Cookies 'n Cream is the same, only the stripe on the front is Black.
There is nothing particularly special about these spoons except for the double combination of UV and glow and they're throw aways after they get tired. They have just filled a void in the market place left by the Luhr Jensen Coyotes. They are light flutter spoons and I have had mid teen Chinooks bend, and toast the spoon and hook. If you buy the larger size with the sickle hook, the hook will last 2 days of action if that...and maybe just one day if you keep catching fish.
The old original Green Glow Coyote and Midnight Riders/Cop Cars will exceed productivity on the Silver Hordes, however the originals are long gone from most tackle stores.
Nikka in Steveston and Berry's Bait have all of these in stock. If you're in Vancouver, save the gas and go to Pacific Angler on Broadway. They have the weapons of choice. In all cases, substitute out the hooks for SS Mustads.
Happy Slayin'!
trendsetter
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Fished thrasher today for the evening; no hits for me again. Ran a coho killer spoon and a green splatter back hootchie 110-140 feet about 2 miles out from grande.
Dogbreath
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Don't bother around here-plus there are no Coho anyway.
Duffman
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Hmm.... so I guess the coho in the Cap are taking the Lion's Gate then.
Dogbreath
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They don't orient to the surface locally like WCVI or other places and not just because of all the the freshwater around now.
It might work in late August into October.
tincan
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ha, sounds like a beauty day to be out on the water. Enjoy! ... and bag a few coho while you're at it
eriks
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Shouldn't you also be going much faster when bucktailing?
Duffman
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That was the plan. Change speeds, and when going faster, drop the bucktail out the back.
Dogbreath
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Yes.
A watermelon coloured Apex fished 4' behind a 1 ounce sinker in the propwash works just as well if not better than a bucktail and you can drag it @ your regular speed.
You do need Coho up top though which is what we don't see here much.
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