ILHG
Crew Member
Ok, I will be up at Hippa insland in a couple of weeks & on my bucket list is to drop a prawn trap. Something I have wanted to do since I was a boy & still haven't done. Being able to bring a couple dozen prawns home would be a treat. Anything more than that would be a gift. WCR is now only fully guided, however I am allowed to take a boat out when im not with the guide. I picked up one of the "Flex Fold" Prawn traps & 600' of orange trap rope to bring up with me. I have spent months reading through forums & reading anything I could find on catching prawns. From what I have read I think that "NESTO INLET" where the lodge is located might be a good place to drop a trap. I have studied it on my Navionics app & have a couple spots I would like to get advice on. Or even better if anyone could take a look at the app & with there experience tell me where they would drop a trap.
It seems to have everything you would need. Fresh water flowing in & steep & Deep! Plus it should have little to no pressure from other fishermen. I know some folks will say why bother dropping traps & wasting time when you are in great salmon grounds. The answer to that is because its something I really want to do... It would just be awesome to pull a trap full of bugs!
Below is a picture with more detail. I have highlighted in YELLOW where I was thinking may be good spots to try?
I appreciate your feed back!
It seems to have everything you would need. Fresh water flowing in & steep & Deep! Plus it should have little to no pressure from other fishermen. I know some folks will say why bother dropping traps & wasting time when you are in great salmon grounds. The answer to that is because its something I really want to do... It would just be awesome to pull a trap full of bugs!
Below is a picture with more detail. I have highlighted in YELLOW where I was thinking may be good spots to try?
I appreciate your feed back!