2022 Vancouver-Howe Sound-Sechelt Reports Thread

[pescador]

QA conditions right now.

 

[TMan]

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How about now?...I'll just sit here and hit the refresh button every 30 seconds till the end of the day...you lucky son of a gun..

 

[Bjarnacle]

Any fish action?

 

[pescador]

Slow. But there r fish.

 

[Totally unexpected]

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Harbour lake? Lol

 

[Aquaholic]

Out at the middle arm, maybe half a dozen boats, one or two commercial boats, gorgeous October weather. Had one up to the boat and it spit the hook off, black and white gear seems to be working.

 

[sweettjim]

Beauty day at north arm.

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any luck

 

[Aquaholic]

Seagull or hawk? Tango 10 yesterday.

 

[A-a-Ron]

Seagull or hawk? Tango 10 yesterday.

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I want pics of dead fish, not dead birds. Must be slow out there.

 

[Aquaholic]

Anyone heeding the high wind warning and not going out today?

 

[max-p]

Sandheads now, flat calm but slow fishing.

 

[Aquaholic]

At the Cavalano river. Pretty much flat calm, beautiful sunny day. No sign of the weather system yet

 

[Aquaholic]

Whoever suggested that Apex 4 1/2 inch in mother-of-pearl, I owe you a beer. Using an attraction flasher and running the Apex by itself scraping bottom here at the Cap, working well so far.

 

[Bjarnacle]

Springs or coho? Speed to run an Apex properly? Happy to hear you are catching!

 

[A-a-Ron]

Worked the Cap for a few hours this morning, had the tack to myself at first light for a while with one kayak fisherman. Ran bait mostly near bottom, one small wild coho released and a couple others shook off. Coho jumping here and there as well.
The coho we released was coloured and a bit spotted/patchy, looked like a fish in the river for sure. Most dirty ocean coho I’ve ever seen… maybe it went up and came back down?… the Cap river is pretty damn dry at the moment.

 

[capman]

Worked the Cap for a few hours this morning, had the tack to myself at first light for a while with one kayak fisherman. Ran bait mostly near bottom, one small wild coho released and a couple others shook off. Coho jumping here and there as well.
The coho we released was coloured and a bit spotted/patchy, looked like a fish in the river for sure. Most dirty ocean coho I’ve ever seen… maybe it went up and came back down?… the Cap river is pretty damn dry at the moment.

Fish are stuck in the mouth of the low water in most rivers. By the time we get rain, most of them will be dark and ready to spawn or worse won't even make it to the spawning ground. We are enjoying the sun and no rain but is devastating for fish.

 

[sweettjim]

Fish are stuck in the mouth of the low water in most rivers. By the time we get rain, most of them will be dark and ready to spawn or worse won't even make it to the spawning ground. We are enjoying the sun and no rain but is devastating for fish.

defintly do need the rain to help the fish make it to their spawning grounds

 

[sherrett]

Definitely wanted to get out with all the terrific weather, yet didn't want to target the migratory fish still stranded in the salt because of no rain. So tried some winter spots and got nothing but two flounder. Couple of weeks too early.

Tunstall Bay had lots of bait in the bottom and in columns, and fish marked on the bottom, but no biters on our two laps between 10:30 and 12:30. Fished from 135' to 220'.

The bell buoy also had lots of bait and some fish (though harder to tell with all the bait clouds), but no biters on our laps between 1 and 2:15. Fished from 120' to 175'.

No matter on the lack of action. Nice to spend some time on the water in the sun with hardly another boat around.

 

[Jrm123]

Definitely wanted to get out with all the terrific weather, yet didn't want to target the migratory fish still stranded in the salt because of no rain. So tried some winter spots and got nothing but two flounder. Couple of weeks too early.

Tunstall Bay had lots of bait in the bottom and in columns, and fish marked on the bottom, but no biters on our two laps between 10:30 and 12:30. Fished from 135' to 220'.

The bell buoy also had lots of bait and some fish (though harder to tell with all the bait clouds), but no biters on our laps between 1 and 2:15. Fished from 120' to 175'.

No matter on the lack of action. Nice to spend some time on the water in the sun with hardly another boat around.

In these trying times, it’s nice to read an ethical sportsmans‘ comment. Respect. Like most on this forum. Thanks

 

[sweettjim]

Fish are stuck in the mouth of the low water in most rivers. By the time we get rain, most of them will be dark and ready to spawn or worse won't even make it to the spawning ground. We are enjoying the sun and no rain but is devastating for fish.

i fished the vedder last weekend low levels of water in the canal but the fish r still getting by np