2023 OFFISHALL Vancouver-Howe Sound-Sechelt Reports Thread

[Skins88]

Tried west van this morning for an hour or so. Pretty quiet and lots of weeds and sticks. Moved to south bowen. Pretty steady action. Mix of pinks, coho and Chinook. Kept a nice 5lb hatch ho. Nice day on the water. Pretty lumpy this morning. Settled down in the afternoon. Felt good to get some blood on the deck of the 282, on the first fish.

 

[Trayvreller]

Out at South Bowen today. Managed to land four coho among the Pinkfest. All four coho were hatchery. Feeling like we were crazy lucky. 3 of the four coho were near Cowans, the other close to RC. All fish between 37 and 57 feet ( we also landed a dozen pinks and lost more than that).

 

[Trayvreller]

Thanks for all the reports! Any Pacific Cod out there?

 

[Catch22]

Out on the 3rd. Lost a nice fish that screamed line 5 minutes into fishing. Around 6:45. My buddy and I managed to kill one that was 63 cm and one JUST under 80cm. Lost 2 other screamers. ALL on anchovies around 60-80’. Went today and managed (with a different buddy) 2 more. Luck on my side!!! One 62 and one 78cm. 51 feet on riggers just east of Pt Atkinson. Great fun. Tried for coho but nada. Good luck out there!

Be careful with what you post

 

[Skins88]

Be careful with what you post

What's the issue with his post? Just curious.

 

[Rain City]

What's the issue with his post? Just curious.

One could argue that he's outside of the boundary, if you had nothing better to do. Maybe that's where he's going with this.

 

[mikeyman]

One could argue that he's outside of the boundary, if you had nothing better to do. Maybe that's where he's going with this.

I think he means don't post good fishing in an area so it gets busy there...but whatever . Who cares. Big ocean not many secrets locally. Right place and time and tide fish are there one day not the next. Is what it is.

 

[Rain City]

I think he means don't post good fishing in an area so it gets busy there...but whatever . Who cares. Big ocean not many secrets locally. Right place and time and tide fish are there one day not the next. Is what it is.

Aaaaah yes. Maybe you're right.

 

[Tighthead]

Aaaaah yes. Maybe you're right.

We are talking about 28-6 About the only place in 28-6 you would we looking for springs right now, unless you count about the next 500m East, but not sure you won't be noticed.

 

[Top Rod]

Fished 28-6 again yesterday- terrible batting average as we went 4 for 12- 1 coho and 3 pinks boated- straightened a hook on a spring, busted a krippled k on something else, white squirt/ chartruese flasher was steady at 40’, more qualty around last Sunday- likely moved with the full moon we had- saw a few piles of surface pinks or hoes- fair bits of algae/ weed but the fish were near so deal with it

 

[Aquaholic]

You’re gonna need a bigger Coho trough.



28-6, chinook gear wasn’t working, so let’s put down the pink gear and try for some pinks. Well, well, nice surprise.

 

[lucasjover]

have a couple buddies that are from out of town that i wanted to take fishing off the beach for some pink salmon. any of u guys out in boats seeing any area’s where they can be caught from shore? thanks in advance!

 

[Aquaholic]

What a great afternoon to come out from where your boat is moored, which is about a 15 minute ride, and get your limit in an hour and a half to two hours and then head back in. Love it.

 

[Releck]

What a great afternoon to come out from where your boat is moored, which is about a 15 minute ride, and get your limit in an hour and a half to two hours and then head back in. Love it.

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Nice where was that only 15 min out ?

 

[Aquaholic]

Nice where was that only 15 min out ?

28-6. Pt Atkinson to Big Pink.

 

[Four-Reel Drive]

You’re gonna need a bigger Coho trough.


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28-6, chinook gear wasn’t working, so let’s put down the pink gear and try for some pinks. Well, well, nice surprise.

That top photo is a Chinook though. What did you get it on?

 

[Aquaholic]

That top photo is a Chinook though. What did you get it on?

Yes it’s a chinook, in a coho trough, hence my attempt at humour.

Got it on an Okuma 10’6 medium flex rod and MR3 reel.

 

[Four-Reel Drive]

Yes it’s a chinook, in a coho trough, hence my attempt at humour.

Got it on an Okuma 10’6 medium flex rod and MR3 reel.

Ya ok. Your post made no sense but now it does. You caught a spring on pink gear. Sounded like you put pink gear out and caught pinks but one looked like a Chinook to me and it was. Good job. I have a rod and reel too.
Was the fourth fish a pink?

 

[Four-Reel Drive]

Reminder: If you can see bowen island then you’re not in area 28-6. Tight lines everyone.

 

[Aquaholic]

Three fish.