2018 Sidney Reports
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RBL
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Take your boat to the other side of the Island and your luck will change!
Mdon
New Member
Good fishing at coal the last couple trips. Hooked up with a few nice fish last night on the high tide, but lost them all, 2 about 10 pounds and another one much bigger, clip popper and screaming out the rod holder instantly. Lost a cannonball shortly after and called it a night. Woke up at 330 am thinking about the fish we lost so decided to go Out solo and it paid off. Had the line in just before 5am and was back at the dock at 7am with my limit! 14 and 10 pounds, lost another. All fish on skinny g’s. 65ft-85ft and 100ft on the riggers, most bait I’ve ever seen at coal, sounder was loaded all morning.
carpeweekend
Crew Member
Encouraged by the reports, I tried Coal this morning. The word is out as I was the 6th boat out there at 5:45 a.m. Picked up a nice 12 pound hatchery just before the morning tide change. Saw a few other fish netted. Moved over to Moresby and fished from 9 - noon. Lots of bait. One good bite that didn't connect and lost another after foul hooking it but nothing else to the boat. Anchovies and purple teasers.
Nolan
Crew Member
Yeah it was busy there this morning, I was the first at 4:45 and had a bit of action on anchovies too. Nice work on the 12 pounder
carpeweekend
Crew Member
Out at Coal again this morning from 6 till noon. Two nice fish boated within an hour of the tide change. 13 pound hatchery and a 19 pound wild that came in just under the 85cm limit. 65 - 85 feet on anchovies.
carpeweekend
Crew Member
Mdon
New Member
Took the relatives from Regina for a quick fish around tide change today at coal, bonked a 15 and lost 2 others in 2.5 hours of fishing. 75 ft on anchovies! Half a dozen boats out there, seen a few other nice fish landed. Going To try again with them tommorow and hopefully send them home with a couple more fish!
Hoochiebob
Well-Known Member
Finally got the boat out for a sea trial last night, which includes downrigger and rod and reel operational checks (of course). Was then rewarded with a systems commission on the net as a belligerent 80 cm hatch tested my solo landing abilities! Hate it when they just want to swim 20ft away from you.
Just off the Powderwharf amid the salad bar. 45ft in 90ft on a glow hootchey. This guy was stuffed full of needlefish. No keeper dungies but did get a couple delicious big rock crab for dinner last night.
Sounder lit up in the shallows (30 ft) after pulling the traps just at sundown. Whipped out a jig and gave it a try. Dogfish- a ton of them. Filled the screen on my sounder. Wonder if they were attracted to the bait in all the commie pots out there.
Just off the Powderwharf amid the salad bar. 45ft in 90ft on a glow hootchey. This guy was stuffed full of needlefish. No keeper dungies but did get a couple delicious big rock crab for dinner last night.
Sounder lit up in the shallows (30 ft) after pulling the traps just at sundown. Whipped out a jig and gave it a try. Dogfish- a ton of them. Filled the screen on my sounder. Wonder if they were attracted to the bait in all the commie pots out there.
ziggy
Well-Known Member
Fished Coal yesterday, got two solid hits that didn’t stick, one just under 62(released) and three dog fish. Surprised with the dogs given the speed I was going. I sped up after the first and I kept checking my relative speed compared to the other boats and was going as fast or faster. Might have just got lucky lol.
carpeweekend
Crew Member
ryanb
Well-Known Member
Went out for 4 hours this morning. 4 undersized. 2 definitely legals lost. One when my fenwick hmx rod literally blew up into 4 pieces. Coal and Sidney spit is where I fished. Nice to have a few bites, last couple times I've been out recently have been very slow.
Saw a few sockeye jumping too!
Saw a few sockeye jumping too!
soupy campbell
Member
great snap at fairfax wed night high tide double header landed solo!! pure mayhem. saw a few teenagers caught by the one other boat out there as well chovies / ap sandlance turned the double play 21.5/ 18
Fished Coal 5-9 last night. Not even a bite.
5 boats fishing. No fish caught.
A few bait balls around so enough to keep us interested but no bite came on.
Tides were moving pretty good and lots of weed in the water.
Still a nice night for flip flop, tank top fishing.
5 boats fishing. No fish caught.
A few bait balls around so enough to keep us interested but no bite came on.
Tides were moving pretty good and lots of weed in the water.
Still a nice night for flip flop, tank top fishing.
