2019 Vancouver-Howe Sound-Sechelt Reports Thread

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Hoping to fish SH this afternoon, how are the conditions out there since the beacon is broken down.
You’d think they’d have fixed it by now it being one of the most dangerous places on the coast.
 
Jimfish said:
Hoping to fish SH this afternoon, how are the conditions out there since the beacon is broken down.
You’d think they’d have fixed it by now it being one of the most dangerous places on the coast.
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Hoping to do the same thinking to leave around dinner time. If anyone makes it out please report conditions cheers.
 
Surprised no one is talking about last night. Fished 5-7 PM North Arm. We were in 70-110 feet of water 45-55 on the riggers and hooked into 15+ fish. All on chovies but switched to plugs for fun and had a few hits on that as well. I had a few friends out and they had the same success, couldn't keep the rods in the water. Lost one beside the boat in the 20's everything else between 12-15ishlbs but aggressive fish and pulling a ton of line. Best fishing i have ever seen locally, heading back out tonight!
 
Robalo227 said:
Surprised no one is talking about last night. Fished 5-7 PM North Arm. We were in 70-110 feet of water 45-55 on the riggers and hooked into 15+ fish. All on chovies but switched to plugs for fun and had a few hits on that as well. I had a few friends out and they had the same success, couldn't keep the rods in the water. Lost one beside the boat in the 20's everything else between 12-15ishlbs but aggressive fish and pulling a ton of line. Best fishing i have ever seen locally, heading back out tonight!
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Yes!!! Nice seeing some fishing reports on this thread again. :)
 
Robalo227 said:
Surprised no one is talking about last night. Fished 5-7 PM North Arm. We were in 70-110 feet of water 45-55 on the riggers and hooked into 15+ fish. All on chovies but switched to plugs for fun and had a few hits on that as well. I had a few friends out and they had the same success, couldn't keep the rods in the water. Lost one beside the boat in the 20's everything else between 12-15ishlbs but aggressive fish and pulling a ton of line. Best fishing i have ever seen locally, heading back out tonight!
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How were the water conditions? Looks like Halibut Bank buoy was reporting 0.5m waves with 13knot winds gusting up to 19knots, which is similar to right now today. Wondering what it's like out there...?
 
All handz on dek said:
Herd from a local tackle store that, as of Friday the limit for Chinook is up to 2 as a daily limit
Can anyone confirm??
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Yes it's been on the fisheries notice since Aug 1st. FN #0732

Category(s):
RECREATIONAL - General Information,
RECREATIONAL - Salmon


Fishery Notice - Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Subject: FN0732-RECREATIONAL - Salmon - South Coast Chinook Management Measures - August 1, 2019 - Reminder - Amendment to FN0731

This Fishery Notice is an amendment to FN0731 to correct the Chinook management
actions for Subareas 20-1 and 20-2. The correct fishery notice should read as
follows:

This Fishery Notice is a reminder of recreational management actions for
Chinook salmon that will come in effect at 00:01 hours on August 1, 2019 in
South Coast marine waters.

West Coast Vancouver Island (WCVI) – Areas 21 to 27, and offshore Areas 121,
123 to 127, and portions of Subareas 20-1 and 20-2 (excluding those waters
north of a line from Owen Point to the Port San Juan Light/Whistle Buoy, then
to Woods Nose):
- 00:01 hours August 1 to 23:59 hours December 31, 2019, 2 Chinook per day
- Please refer to FN0657 and FN0652 for further measures on fin-fish closures
and chinook non-retention areas in WCVI waters.

Queen Charlotte and Johnstone Straits (Subareas 12-1 to 12-13, 12-15 to 12-48):
- 00:01 hours August 1 to 23:59 hours August 29, 2019, 1 Chinook per day;
- 00:01 hours August 30 to 23:59 hours December 31, 2 Chinook per day.

Strait of Georgia – North - Areas 13 to 17, Area 28 and Subareas 29-1 and 29-2:
- 00:01 hours August 1 to 23:59 hours August 29, 2019, 1 Chinook per day;
- 00:01 hours August 30 to 23:59 hours December 31, 2 Chinook per day.

Please note that the annual fin-fish closure near Cape Mudge on Quadra Island
and the Chinook non-retention closures near Harwood, Denman, and Hornby Islands
are no longer in effect.

Strait of Georgia – South and Juan de Fuca - Areas 18, 19, Subareas 20-5, 29-3
to 29-5 and 29-8:
- 00:01 hours August 1 to 23:59 hours August 29, 2019, 1 Chinook per day;
- 00:01 hours August 30 to 23:59 hours December 31, 2019, 2 Chinook per day.
- As per Fishery Notices 0507 and 0696, management measures for Southern
Resident Killer Whales are in place in portions of Areas 18, 20, and 121. These
measures include no salmon fishing in Subareas 20-3, 20-4, 18-9, and portions
of Subareas 18-2, 18-4, and 18-5 and sanctuary closures (vessel prohibition
zones) in portions of Subareas 18-4, 121-1, 121-2. Please refer to FN0507 and
FN0696 for full details.
- Subareas 20-6 and 20-7 are Chinook non-retention August 1, 2019 to October
15, 2019.

Fraser River mouth, tidal and non-tidal waters – Subareas 29-6, 29-7, 29-9 to
29-17 and those waters of the Fraser River upstream from the Highway Bridge at
Mission, BC to the Alexandria Bridge:

- Jan. 1 to Aug. 23, No fishing for salmon.
- Aug. 23 to Dec. 31, Chinook non-retention.

After August 23, dependent on in-season information fisheries may be announced
targeting other species. These will also be subject to any measures required
for other stocks of concern such as Interior Fraser Coho or Steelhead salmon.
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Coastwide Recreational Fisheries:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
For the recreational fishery, the annual aggregate limit for Chinook salmon is
ten (10) coastwide in all tidal waters.

Further information on specific management actions will be communicated by
separate Fishery Notices. You can view or subscribe to fisheries notices
at: http://notices.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fns-sap/index-eng.cfm

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Contact your local DFO office
http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/contact/regions/pacific-pacifique-eng.html


Fisheries and Oceans Canada Operations Center - FN0732
Sent August 1, 2019 at 09:34
Visit us on the Web at http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca
 
Chasin' Dreams said:
Yes it's been on the fisheries notice since Aug 1st. FN #0732

Category(s):
RECREATIONAL - General Information,
RECREATIONAL - Salmon


Fishery Notice - Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Subject: FN0732-RECREATIONAL - Salmon - South Coast Chinook Management Measures - August 1, 2019 - Reminder - Amendment to FN0731

This Fishery Notice is an amendment to FN0731 to correct the Chinook management
actions for Subareas 20-1 and 20-2. The correct fishery notice should read as
follows:

This Fishery Notice is a reminder of recreational management actions for
Chinook salmon that will come in effect at 00:01 hours on August 1, 2019 in
South Coast marine waters.

West Coast Vancouver Island (WCVI) – Areas 21 to 27, and offshore Areas 121,
123 to 127, and portions of Subareas 20-1 and 20-2 (excluding those waters
north of a line from Owen Point to the Port San Juan Light/Whistle Buoy, then
to Woods Nose):
- 00:01 hours August 1 to 23:59 hours December 31, 2019, 2 Chinook per day
- Please refer to FN0657 and FN0652 for further measures on fin-fish closures
and chinook non-retention areas in WCVI waters.

Queen Charlotte and Johnstone Straits (Subareas 12-1 to 12-13, 12-15 to 12-48):
- 00:01 hours August 1 to 23:59 hours August 29, 2019, 1 Chinook per day;
- 00:01 hours August 30 to 23:59 hours December 31, 2 Chinook per day.

Strait of Georgia – North - Areas 13 to 17, Area 28 and Subareas 29-1 and 29-2:
- 00:01 hours August 1 to 23:59 hours August 29, 2019, 1 Chinook per day;
- 00:01 hours August 30 to 23:59 hours December 31, 2 Chinook per day.

Please note that the annual fin-fish closure near Cape Mudge on Quadra Island
and the Chinook non-retention closures near Harwood, Denman, and Hornby Islands
are no longer in effect.

Strait of Georgia – South and Juan de Fuca - Areas 18, 19, Subareas 20-5, 29-3
to 29-5 and 29-8:
- 00:01 hours August 1 to 23:59 hours August 29, 2019, 1 Chinook per day;
- 00:01 hours August 30 to 23:59 hours December 31, 2019, 2 Chinook per day.
- As per Fishery Notices 0507 and 0696, management measures for Southern
Resident Killer Whales are in place in portions of Areas 18, 20, and 121. These
measures include no salmon fishing in Subareas 20-3, 20-4, 18-9, and portions
of Subareas 18-2, 18-4, and 18-5 and sanctuary closures (vessel prohibition
zones) in portions of Subareas 18-4, 121-1, 121-2. Please refer to FN0507 and
FN0696 for full details.
- Subareas 20-6 and 20-7 are Chinook non-retention August 1, 2019 to October
15, 2019.

Fraser River mouth, tidal and non-tidal waters – Subareas 29-6, 29-7, 29-9 to
29-17 and those waters of the Fraser River upstream from the Highway Bridge at
Mission, BC to the Alexandria Bridge:

- Jan. 1 to Aug. 23, No fishing for salmon.
- Aug. 23 to Dec. 31, Chinook non-retention.

After August 23, dependent on in-season information fisheries may be announced
targeting other species. These will also be subject to any measures required
for other stocks of concern such as Interior Fraser Coho or Steelhead salmon.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Coastwide Recreational Fisheries:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
For the recreational fishery, the annual aggregate limit for Chinook salmon is
ten (10) coastwide in all tidal waters.

Further information on specific management actions will be communicated by
separate Fishery Notices. You can view or subscribe to fisheries notices
at: http://notices.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fns-sap/index-eng.cfm

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Contact your local DFO office
http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/contact/regions/pacific-pacifique-eng.html


Fisheries and Oceans Canada Operations Center - FN0732
Sent August 1, 2019 at 09:34
Visit us on the Web at http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca
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Great!! :D I can go from catching 1 less than the limit to 2. :cool:
 
I believe that notice says straight of Georgia south one per day going up to 2 per day on the 30th so it’s still 1 locally up till midnight tomorrow
 
el.Pereh said:
I believe that notice says straight of Georgia south one per day going up to 2 per day on the 30th so it’s still 1 locally up till midnight tomorrow
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Yes. That is what @All handz on dek asked and that is what I confirmed to him by posting the fisheries notice. (which was originally published and distributed on August 1st) As shown on the fisheries notice... at 00:01 Hrs on Aug 30th the limit is 2

islandboy said:
Great!! :D I can go from catching 1 less than the limit to 2. :cool:
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The current limit is 1 per day in this management area. at 00:01 Hrs on Aug 30th the limit increases to 2 per day. As per the fisheries notice I posted above.
 
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Let's just hope DFO didn't watch CTV News last night......the doom and gloom up river I think around Mission was ridiculous.

"There are no fish".

"This river would be full of boats and anglers from shore".

Uh.....CTV.....you know that fishing is closed and that's why there are no boats? :confused::rolleyes: DFO would likely use that as a gauge to determine how many fish are in the river....their science, yet it's gangbusters in the chuck. o_O

How about wandering the river and looking at nets that are out there????? :mad::mad::mad:


Sorry to derail......back to reports!!!!!
 
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