Went to winter harbour Friday-Sunday with my girlfriend and good buddy. We launched in cole harbour Thursday night at midnight slept on the boat and headed off to set out our traps at 5am Friday. Got to cliffe around 7:30 and trolled till 10:30 with nothing but shakers, didn’t see anything landed. Headed into winter harbour to pay for morrage and unload some gear and a nap. Went back out in the mist and rain to kains from 3pm-7pm landed 3 wild coho (5-6pounds) and lost a couple more. Satureday morning got up in the mist and fog and went to grant bay, lines in around 6:45 double header with springs in the first 10 minutes landed one at 18 pounds, got another 30 mins later at 20 pounds and lost one more before headed out for some halibut action, noticed lots of blue sharks swimming on surface and one ended up attacking a canary rockfish and got its self hooked, got 4 hali in a couple hours (74,83,89 and 91cm). Went and jigged for lings and got a couple nice eating size 12 pounders, went back to grant bay to try for a night bite at 8:45 pm and within an hour we had 4 springs (20,22,22,27 pounds) we had the whole bay to our selves, so Sunday morning got up early and headed back to grant bay lines in at 5:30 and by 7:15 we had our 6 springs in the boat all over 20 pounds, multiple double headers, fishing turned on for us, trolling fast and lines at 24and 26’ in 30’ of water right on the beach small 4-5” anchovies 5-6’ leader and hotchie 3-4’ leader
