Can't keep Chinook in 18-6 (and 7,8,9,10). It's easier to figure out in the app if you select the the sub region one at a time. Region 4 you can keep one in the slot size - so east side of Fairfax is ok, but watch out for the conservation area to the S. Fished it a bit over the weekend - endless shakers over there at seemingly all depths and found a coho closer to the surface, though. DFO was watching the non-retention side of Moresby on Sat, looked like they might have nabbed someone bonking one over there. Moved S a bit and found a nice 75cm Chinook near the spit. In about 100ft of water near the bottom on a skinny g. Great weekend for fishing.
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Gungho
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Thanks Holeyship. I thought 18-10 was open, geez. I'm going to head over to Fairfax tomorrow for a bit. I'll report back. Thanks for sharing.
Pearl dog
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Fairfax has been dead. At least for me and a buddy who between the two of us have hit every tide since august 1st. Lots of bait and it’s shaker city but no action and not seeing nets from other boats. Very different from last year thus far…
I know it’s been beaten to death on these forums but the talk of non retention, slot size and DFO patrolling 1/2 of moresby just makes me laugh sadly (is that a thing?). For 12 hours on Sunday a “commercial“ seiner worked the flat calm waters off the pender bluffs. Smack in the middle of the whale zone. You simply can’t make this stuff up
Squire
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I could have put this in many threads but I’ll settle on the Gulf Islands fishing reports because I was fishing near Thrasher but in tight to the flat tops off Gabriola this afternoon. The sporty conditions made it necessary to tuck in out of the 20 mph NW winds.
I just got the carb done on the kicker and thought I’d do my due diligence trying it out before heading to Bamfield again on Wednesday.
Caught an under within two minutes of getting the lines out and connected on a fat wild 84cm that put up a great fight and was released unharmed as he was barely hooked under the jaw with no bleeding. Ended up boating a nice robust hatchery in the middle of the slot at 71 cm. Caught a couple more unders and called it quits after about 2 hours total.
I just got the carb done on the kicker and thought I’d do my due diligence trying it out before heading to Bamfield again on Wednesday.
Caught an under within two minutes of getting the lines out and connected on a fat wild 84cm that put up a great fight and was released unharmed as he was barely hooked under the jaw with no bleeding. Ended up boating a nice robust hatchery in the middle of the slot at 71 cm. Caught a couple more unders and called it quits after about 2 hours total.
StupidityKills
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Does this help at all? Looks to me like there is a big chinook non retention area and another large area with no salmon fishing allowed until November. Seems to be open east of Moresby in a small section?
Coho map: https://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/rec/tidal-maree/co-chq/18-co-chq-eng.pdf
Chinook map: https://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/rec/tidal-maree/co-chq/18-co-chq-eng.pdf
Hey guys. I'm usually fishing out of sidney. Wondering if it's been any better up there? I usually fish south side of Pender around this time but with it being closed I feel like trying some new spots. I'm reading you guys are fishing active pass. Might be a bit too sloppy beyond that for my boat but if it's a nice day out there any suggestions on where I could pick up a fish? Haven't fished north side of Pender is it fishy over there?
Lots of bait in sidney but as usual lots of little fish and the likelyhood of coming home skunked is pretty high most days. Any tips would be great. I've been looking on navionics to find these spots you guys talk about like thrasher and yellow point but can't seem to find them.
Lots of bait in sidney but as usual lots of little fish and the likelyhood of coming home skunked is pretty high most days. Any tips would be great. I've been looking on navionics to find these spots you guys talk about like thrasher and yellow point but can't seem to find them.
Gungho
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Those spots are up around Gabriola, (well Thrasher is) I'm going out on a scouting mission, drop a line and will report back. Either Moresby or Secret Island way.
Hope I got the regs right now haha
carpeweekend
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A-a-Ron
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I like that spot but isn’t Salamanca in 29-4, and still “no fishing for chinook” as part of FN0774?
Pippen
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It may be…..I have fished there in years past but not up to date on all the southern gulf island regulations in these last few screwy years of closures.
Aces
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You must be staying out in the deep to avoid the RCA?
mac_davy
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i know they dont leave much room, i was really thinking more 18 11 around saturna
sasqman
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Anyday going across the straight to fish is worth it on calm day. Take in the scenery and hope for some fish. Always boats fishing in front of cabbage, just make sure you stay away from the south. See attached
I fished active pass mayne island side today for a few hours managed one Chinook about 60 cm and a wild coho both
which went back
Speaking of the RCA there seem to be a couple of boats out in that area most of the day … I never got close enough to see what they were doing but my guess would be fishing
Lots of marks but area is pretty hard to fish lots of outflow and ferry traffic had to stay in the eddy most of the time
i fished mayne island side near entrance to active today for a few hours … seemed to me there where a couple of boats out fishing in that RCA
Lots of small bait balls , strong currents , ferry traffic
Mananged one undersized and a wild coho both went back
Great day out there
StupidityKills
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scotty
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Heading over in the anfr
heading out from crescent beach marina Sunday morning. Anyone else heading over to Tumbo area??
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