2021 Vancouver-Howe Sound-Sechelt Reports Thread

[prodjsaig]

salt doesnt work unless its brined.

 

[prodjsaig]

its hard to say really but the best bait is brined for 2 days. solid. ive caught fish straight off the ice. maybe youve caught fish toughed and salted. we should at least agree brine for 2 days. 24 hours may be good 36 better. but 2 days is hard and good. in anycase set the hook ar the tail end. should be good for a troll.

 

[Sea Chaser]

Ok hope this is the run, started at 12 fished North for an hour pulled the lines, dropped in T10 fished past the can for for 30 min pulled the line nothing dead dead dead, pushed forward headed to SH dropped the lines at 2 in no time flat it was on!!!... double header springs lol which rod first, one is doing the keeled over bent out maxed screaming!! while i pull the other in, re set bang again was nuts, some beautiful reds, all on vid, bait 50-70' i hope this is the switch getting flicked on, other boats around were into springs
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Good job. I need to go fishing with you . Your always into some fish.
Where was the action at sandheads?

 

[Ringo]

What do you guys do with he leftover wet brined bait? I put them on paper towels to air dry and then put in the fridge in a ziplock. I noticed they go a bit soft after a week or so.

 

[Fishallspec]

SH from 12-6, 1 fat 18lb white, released a sock and lost a spring after a good fight. Pretty slow out there, nice day though!

 

[jcon12]

Fivefecta for us yesterday. Fished NA to T10 from 130-7 and got into a number of pinks, 1 hatchery coho, 1 chum, 1 sockeye, some under sprigs and lost a pin popper at about 100’.

 

[Brett83]

its hard to say really but the best bait is brined for 2 days. solid. ive caught fish straight off the ice. maybe youve caught fish toughed and salted. we should at least agree brine for 2 days. 24 hours may be good 36 better. but 2 days is hard and good. in anycase set the hook ar the tail end. should be good for a troll.

I find fishing west coast van Island the anchovies last longer and do better. Barely brined. In Vancouver by the river the warmer water and sand particles mixed with currents are harder on anchovies. So I use the metal stick up their backs. They last way longer.

 

[hebert]

Yesterday, Trolled T10 to SH 9-12, up down left right fast slow, zip. 1 lap around SH, then, happy hour Lots of pinks biting 60 in 300, 1 low teen marble gave us a TV show fight. Pink hootchy did better than chovys. So many jumpers, flat sea, sunshine... priceless

 

[Dunsterman]

Any action at SH yet today? We are at NA. Zip. Marked lots of fish at bell buoy but nada.

 

[mikeyman]

I just dump and coat in salt the evening before. When thawing make sure take out of plastic. I put an ice pack in bottom of my bait cooler. If u over salt and leave for awhile they get to dehydrated I find.
I also put a wire on my teaser head to keep a nice curve on bait and always rolling.

 

[Reeltime]

Good job. I need to go fishing with you . Your always into some fish.
Where was the action at sandheads?

North of jetty, nail one.. mark way point and do long tacks back and forth on the mark

 

[Reeltime]

I just dump and coat in salt the evening before. When thawing make sure take out of plastic. I put an ice pack in bottom of my bait cooler. If u over salt and leave for awhile they get to dehydrated I find.
I also put a wire on my teaser head to keep a nice curve on bait and always rolling.

Start a new thread would be a good one

 

[Rain City]

Thinking about heading out solo. Anyone got a wind report? More of a comfort than safety thing

 

[Dunsterman]

Thinking about heading out solo. Anyone got a wind report? More of a comfort than safety thing

Where do you plan to go?

 

[Rain City]

Where do you plan to go?

Oh right good call. Sandheads.

 

[Dunsterman]

We are at T10 right now. It’s doable I think.8-10 kts. Not too bad. Fishing slow so far. Had one clip pop. Never got it. SH is showing 10 kts now.

 

[Dunsterman]

Anyone at SH with a current report? T10 slow

 

[adanac]

seek those on ice. buy an ice block our something. Salt is bs bs bs. Unless you salt brine for 2 days. Bring ice to keep then frozen

Lol what are you even talking about salt being bs, absolute malarkey

 

[daddystoy]

2 foot chop north arm t10 area. Supposed to pick up later.

 

[daddystoy]

Slow for me. No hits.