2019 Vancouver-Howe Sound-Sechelt Reports Thread

[Rain City]

Man we did the tour today. Lines wet at 7am at the hump. Couple hits and a couple lost. Made our way to RC and a couple more lame hits, nothing to the boat. Circled around to Hole In The Wall and double header under Chinooks right away. Visit from fisheries (a really cute girl actually) and then blank for another hour and a half. Quick pass at PA on the way home. All in all a pretty lame day of fishing. Good bbq and great weather though.

 

[cohochinook]

The bite died off for us just after 11 am. Was quiet until 3 and then came back on at after 3 until 5. Got into 10 chinook with kids playing most of them. Hoochie and herring aid were most productive. 80 to 90 feet was best depth in the afternoon. Only 1 wild coho all day.

 

[Dixsea]

Ran over from Nanaimo to Bowen on Friday night and noticed something large and dead in the water. Turned the boat around to have another look and it turned out to be a dead sturgeon. It was about 5-6' long. Can't say I've ever seen that before.

I saw the same sturgeon several days ago. Surprised it hadn’t been touched by predators and even more surprised it’s still out there floating around.

 

[seatosky]

1 coho to the boat at the hump. Pretty slow.

 

[Gator]

One under at RC. Hootchie at 55

 

[mikeyman]

3 for 4. One hatch one wild one under. Cowen. To curtis then trolled out to hump. 3 of 4 at the hump. 30 mins between bites. Grind. Report update later...update 3 hatch in boat. Going for last one. Missed 2 more.

 

[slabcity]

Bowen was no good this afternoon.

 

[Normfish]

Please tell me the fishing is slow out there , cause I didn't go

 

[Sliver09]

Trolled hard from 730-330 yesterday. Started at RC, did the circuit, over to worlcombe, out to the hump, trolled back in the RC and all the way to the east side of Bowen. One coho to the boat and one undersized spring in 8 hours. Pretty effing sad. Tried everywhere from 150 up to 25 deep, UV flashers, spoons and hoochies. Beautiful day out there though...

 

[cohojohnny]

One wild coho at Tunstal. Slow

 

[seatosky]

1 coho to the boat at the hump. Pretty slow.

Ground it out for 8 hours yesterday. Ended up with 3 hatchery coho. Rookies didn’t help the count. Overall great day.

Fished Cowan, CRC and The hump. Ended up hooking about a dozen but it was very slow at times. 6-8 whale boats around all harassing wildlife per usual. A few small Chinook, some “wild” coho and the odd hatchery coho. Saw a couple boats land fish. Hooked coho 30-130’ on the riggers. Same old coho gear. Overall, not on fire (for us at least) but a solid day.

 

[gongshow]

did the circuit today. cowan, CRC, Hump, and a pass by pt atkinson. nothing. couple dogfish. slow for me.

 

[Bjorn]

Out today from 12-3pm, trolling from just east of Pt Atkinson to around pink apartments. 3 coho, 2 hatch, one wild. All fish caught on Skinny Gs at 45-50 ft on the downrigger.

 

[el.Pereh]

Thrasher was good yesterday for about 1.5 hrs starting around 7:30 am. Fish 90-130 in 140-200’ spoons and hootchies

 

[cohochinook]

Ran over the Thrasher yesterday morning. We were the only boat fishing. Pretty solid bite in the morning on blue meany hoochie and herring aid. Landed 8 Chinook and 2 Coho. Tide started pushing so moved to Grande. Got another 3 Chinook. Tried up by the fingers and only hit a couple undersize. Ran back across to Vancouver side to try for coho on way back. Hit 4 coho and 6 Chinook. Including this monster.

 

[reeltordarius]

Ran over the Thrasher yesterday morning. We were the only boat fishing. Pretty solid bite in the morning landed on blue meany hoochie and herring aid. Landed 8 Chinook and 2 Coho. Tide started pushing so moved to Grande. Got another 3 Chinook. Tried up by the fingers and only hit a couple undersize. Ran back across to Vancouver side to try for coho on way back. Hit 4 coho and 6 Chinook. Including this monster.View attachment 46111

Vancouver side meaning lighthouse or further west? Nice work out there! Headed out this morning with some kids so hopefully we can get them into a few

 

[cohochinook]

Vancouver side meaning lighthouse or further west? Nice work out there! Headed out this morning with some kids so hopefully we can get them into a few

West of lighthouse. Fishing 25 to 90 feet.

 

[reeltordarius]

West of lighthouse. Fishing 25 to 90 feet.

Boom! Thanks man! Will report back

 

[terrin]

When does our area open for springs July 15th or 30th? Thanks

 

[reeltordarius]

Well that was an unsuccessful/successful day. Fished lighthouse for about an hour with no luck, went to CRC and hooked an under Chinook, that was it....no other boats with nets out and I suspect I was simply in the wrong place wrong time. Good lunch at Smitty's and that was it.....