2022 Sidney Reports

[eroyd]

Out first thing this morning. Gave Coal an hour or so. Heavy ebb flow made it tough. Lots of bait and more seals than I've seen anywhere. Only got one ling. Headed out to Fairfax, wasn't sure of the regs. , so I'd just fish with the other boats. Nope, no other boats.
Over to the powder wharf. 5# spring before I got the second line in. Released. Lots of bait and arches on the sounder but only one other solid strike. Weed was unbearable. Probably weren't even fishing most of the time.
Nice out there. Surprisingly quiet.

 

[Popeye]

Went out to Coal this morning. On the water for 6, we caught these beauties 18.5lb and 12lb just off Dock isl. Skinny g 41ft on the rigger. The big one is 75cm

 

[Stizzla]

Went out to Coal this morning. On the water for 6, we caught these beauties 18.5lb and 12lb just off Dock isl. Skinny g 41ft on the rigger. The big one is 75cm

Nice score!! What boat are you running?

 

[Popeye]

Nice score!! What boat are you running?

An old Campion 180 with blue top. We're you out this morning

 

[Stizzla]

Yeah that was me! I hate you.

 

[Popeye]

Yeah that was me! I

Yeah that was me! I hate you.

We Got lucky. How did the rest of the morning go?

 

[Stizzla]

A few unders.
Tried the spit had a pin popper that was a 5 pounder hooked in the mouth on both rods somehow. That was f’d
What a morning tho

 

[Stizzla]

There are tangles, and there are Stizzla Certified tangles.
This one bugger got both rods. At one point in this mess, a rod went into the water but didn’t come off the clip so I still have 2 rods (at the moment)
I suck butt at fishing.
One under so far.

 

[Stizzla]

Gotta stay to make it pay. 67cm

 

[Charmer Point]

I fished the open area south of Coal this morning from 5:30-7:30am. Hooked into 1 undersize.

 

[smwbiggsy]

Heading out for first light bite tomorrow. How has it been at the spit? Or should we go to the small open area at Fairfax? Tight lines all.

 

[Gham]

I hit coal first light this morning. One nice one on right away and but lost it. Most likely an oversized. Whales moved in shortly after and it went dead until I decided it was time to head in at 7:30 and go to work, While pulling the first line in the second rod went off and landed one for the bbq tonight. 67’ on the rigger right on the bottom with cop car flasher and a 4” herring aid silver horde spoon.

 

[smwbiggsy]

I fished the open area south of Coal this morning from 5:30-7:30am. Hooked into 1 undersize.

Is your boat also called charmer point? R235?

 

[smwbiggsy]

Slow going this morning. Hit the water at first light but gone one keeper to the boat. 65 CM. Lots of bait 88 on the rigger. Flat calm seas .

 

[Gham]

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Slow going this morning. Hit the water at first light but gone one keeper to the boat. 65 CM. Lots of bait 88 on the rigger. Flat calm seas .

Where were you at?

 

[smwbiggsy]

Where were you at?

In 100’ of water by Dock Isl.
This is what they we’re gorging on. 3” spoons are still the right size around here!

 

[Bent-Tip]

I hit coal first light this morning. One nice one on right away and but lost it. Most likely an oversized. Whales moved in shortly after and it went dead until I decided it was time to head in at 7:30 and go to work, While pulling the first line in the second rod went off and landed one for the bbq tonight. 67’ on the rigger right on the bottom with cop car flasher and a 4” herring aid silver horde spoon.

Now that's moorage!!!

 

[Gham]

Hit it again tonight at Coal with the kids after work, managed to go 3 for 3 between 6-10 lbs. Got 2 @ 67’ and 1 down on the bottom around 120’. The shallow ones had small 3” herring in the bellies and the deep one was full of needlefish.

 

[Stizzla]

I was “the other guy” at coal… same time as Gham. Not a sniff on my boat. Here’s a pic of gham’s boat after he caught the 3rd fish
(He’s a buddy, I’m joking)

 

[carpeweekend]

Did a quick fish at Coal between 2:00 and 4 pm yesterday. Very fishable (current and weeds were minimal) but alas, no fish.