2023 OFFISHALL Vancouver-Howe Sound-Sechelt Reports Thread
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Catch22
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Seamore/Cowans, was very calm this afternoon, only a few boats out there.
I got on to a 25+ Chinook in the Kayak that took me for a ride. After a few epic runs, peeling so hard I have a burn on my palm, and some acrobatics, I proceeded to rush the netting, snapping my 30 Fluor leader due to a bad netting job…
Epic fail!
I just bobbed around for a while… lamenting my poor decisions, way didn’t I just?, I could have just?, arg!!!!
All of a sudden something catches my eye, I look down over the port side right below the yak, and there is my 6.5” coyote army truck, those things don’t float… still set in her majesty’s lip.
She/he (the fish) came back to the boat, I tried to get the lure out/back, but she didn’t trust me enough, or she was teasing me, just staying out of reach…
It was kind of unreal.
Lost fish, lost lure, lost confidence, lots of fun thought.
If you can, give kayak a try, it’s different being 3” from the water…
Sorry, not a really a report, but there are still fish around seamore and cowans.. saw some bait aswell.
Huge this year.
Peace.
I got on to a 25+ Chinook in the Kayak that took me for a ride. After a few epic runs, peeling so hard I have a burn on my palm, and some acrobatics, I proceeded to rush the netting, snapping my 30 Fluor leader due to a bad netting job…
Epic fail!
I just bobbed around for a while… lamenting my poor decisions, way didn’t I just?, I could have just?, arg!!!!
All of a sudden something catches my eye, I look down over the port side right below the yak, and there is my 6.5” coyote army truck, those things don’t float… still set in her majesty’s lip.
She/he (the fish) came back to the boat, I tried to get the lure out/back, but she didn’t trust me enough, or she was teasing me, just staying out of reach…
It was kind of unreal.
Lost fish, lost lure, lost confidence, lots of fun thought.
If you can, give kayak a try, it’s different being 3” from the water…
Sorry, not a really a report, but there are still fish around seamore and cowans.. saw some bait aswell.
Huge this year.
Peace.
Great report!! I have friends who kayak fish and it is a great way to fish. For me, I would love to do it but 82 year old body makes it tougher. I compromise by only jigging -- no trolling. If you try it you may never go back.
SalmonDreamer
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Fished off Cowan and westwards 7-9am today. A flurry of action 20+ hits, limits of hatchery coho for two of us. Lost a screaming pin popper that broke the leader (likely brute of a chinook), some bigger wild coho released as well. No pinks in our mix today.
The usual 25 and 45 ft on white hoochie.
Amazed all those coho are still out there, but not complaining!
The usual 25 and 45 ft on white hoochie.
Amazed all those coho are still out there, but not complaining!
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A-a-Ron
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I’ll bet. A NW 15-20 is never fun. Supposed to lay down tonight and most the day tomorrow
Zodiac fisher
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Any update would be appreciated. Planning on heading out near noon.
ab1752
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Laying down for sure, you'll be fine mid day.
Rain City
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That's what I thought!!!!
Rain City
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It's all fishable. Just rough making it out past Gower this morning
sweettjim
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how much for a american fishing license?
sweettjim
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nice size cohoWent to Cowan Point yesterday at 4PM and had a great time for 3 hours. Limit of hatchery Cohos, 6 or 7 wild ones released, 5 springs released. Glow hootchie with sparkles did the best on Cohos, most Springs on a yellow and green SkinnyG. Flashers were yellow and green with a red blob. Speed between 3 and 3.5 mph. Many thanks to Reel Time for his invaluable advice!
Zodiac fisher
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Fished 2-5pm. Cowan-RC tack. Action was spotty and mostly around RC. Deeper was the ticket (50-80) in the afternoon light. Mostly wild coho and a small chinook plus a number of long line releases. Skinny G in Irish Cream outfished the white hootchies for us.
Just me or do these coho have soft mouths?? Had 3 fish in a row pop off while pulling line (at normal drag…)
Just me or do these coho have soft mouths?? Had 3 fish in a row pop off while pulling line (at normal drag…)
I think about$60usd.
Matthias
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Any hatcheries in the mix??
Fished South Bowen 1730-2030 tonight. Good action SE of Cowan for the first hour with 7 missed hits (tried running a hootchie without a stinger…) and one unclipped coho released then the bite seemed to turn off and the fish stopped jumping. Trolled Seymour Landing most of the way to Roger Curtis after but only had one missed hit and an unclipped undersized coho that was released.
One More
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Any luck out there yesterday?
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