Thanks for the updates Guys looking forward to mid Aug
2023 Port Alberni and Alberni Inlet Reports
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Yeah all afternoon, both rivers. Good to see, gotta get some to the lakes so can feel good about slaying them in the inlet
casper5280
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Fished Sockeye at China Creek for last time this year. Slower than last week, 4 short of your limit. Saw Red Monster out there. Seiners where there waiting to clean up, I'm guessing what's left of the Sockeye. Another great Sockeye season with friends and Family, can't wait to do it again.
dglass
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Why packing it in now? Switching to chinook? Sockeye not over. Based on catch, escapement, and forecast it looks like we're only about 1/3 of the way through the run. Hoping to tub out with my dad when he comes up from WA next, next week. Been canning like a mofo to keep some space in the freezer.
Agree it was slow this weekend tho. Only brought 5 home total both days. Will try again in the morning.
Olde School
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Was good to finally see you out there, and then to meet you at the dock. I might try again Friday a.m.
dglass
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Was pretty **** today. Started at Dunsmuir and trolled north to stamp narrows. Landed a medium than another too small for me to bother with. Packed it in at 7:45. Will try again tomorrow then give it a couple days
the fog ducker
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buddy's commercial boat was hired to do test sets for the summer on all species in Barkley and the Inlet , not many chinooks in the inlet yet , as of the past week , but LOTS of sox still pushing up !!! dont put your gear away quite yet !! we will be there on thurs/fri.... gd lk
casper5280
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If I had my way I would be out there everyday. But have work and other commitments till end of month
Islandbasher
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We did alright this weekend. 17 sox in total. Still quite a few by China Creek
Came home with 7 sockeye total fishing China creek sat and Sunday.losta few at the boat. Everything on a pink and purple glow squirt with green flasher. Fished the wrong area sunday or it would have been far more successful. Crazy watching those 6 seiners pull in and start netting
albernifisher
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Between sat and Sunday we hooked well over 40 sockeye. Purple gold flashers and down deep is where we found them
We were fishing near you sometimes. Love that hourston you have she is a beauty!
A good couple days for us right in front of China Creek. Had our limit of 8 each day and lost about the same. No early morning bite for us. Bite seemed to start after 8 today and after 9 yesterday. Fishing deeper up to 90’ but still just using bubblegum and pink/black squirts. Fish chrome with lice on them still.
donnie d
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It’s like that all the way out and all over the sound. It’s weird.
Its is like that all the way up to Beale where it meets the normal darker blue water and the water temp goes from 52-54 deg to 62-64 deg in the torquise water
Saltwedge
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Beauty boat for sure! We went by it on Sunday... such nice lines.
We fished for sockeye for a an hour or two on the way out to the Sound on Jul.6 (Thur); got two that day. Spent 2.5 days fishing the Sound... found 3 keeper chinook and 4 keeper lings, but had to work for them... released a few unders of each species, and released some rockfish, seabass, etc. Trolled an hour or two on the way back into Alberni on Sunday... caught 2 sockeye and lost 1. One thing I can contribute is that the fish were hitting at 85 feet or so... our shallower lures did not get any hits; also, no action for us in the Nahmint area... there was some action at San Mateo though. Thanks for the reports everyone, especially @Redfisher
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