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Captain Dudds
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Tips up, is there a website that gives a visual of some places??? or do you just know somebody near the water with a webcam?
Thanks Captain Dudds
Hyde-N-Seek
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Captain Dudds,
Here is a site with the web cam images of Gordon beach/Otter Point.
http://www.bigwavedave.ca/webcams.htm
Hyde-N-Seek.
Here is a site with the web cam images of Gordon beach/Otter Point.
http://www.bigwavedave.ca/webcams.htm
Hyde-N-Seek.
Deewar25
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Captain, here be the link...race rocks also has its share
http://www.bigwavedave.ca/webcams.htm
On to the fishing, went out Saturday and was brutally dead for me - pickup up about a 5 pound coho, but spent a good 7 hours out there to no avail. First time in 10 years that I fished the secretary/possession area...what is the deal there? I would have thought logic says on a flood tide, you would drift into shore, but instead, you get a brutal slingshot around the island and out to sea (thank god for gps, otherwise I'd of been totally lost). How do you play the dynamics around there? All general articles say troll with the current, then pickup and start again up current, but LITERALLY everyone was sitting still pointing their nose at the island and watching it get smaller and smaller. Any suggestions as to best fishing technique for Secretary?
Did pickup some decent pockets of bait 1/2 way between Secret & Possess (some near the surface, some at 100)...no action at all though...tried from 30 to 120 with anchovy....frustrating as you expect to hit a bite or two that long out.
Was slow for most other people though - saw 3 or 4 caught when the fog lifted, one guy at the ramp had slayed some big coho 17 & 19, and limit springs in the 20's/30's....not sure where at though, didn't see him out, so probably Otter.
http://www.bigwavedave.ca/webcams.htm
On to the fishing, went out Saturday and was brutally dead for me - pickup up about a 5 pound coho, but spent a good 7 hours out there to no avail. First time in 10 years that I fished the secretary/possession area...what is the deal there? I would have thought logic says on a flood tide, you would drift into shore, but instead, you get a brutal slingshot around the island and out to sea (thank god for gps, otherwise I'd of been totally lost). How do you play the dynamics around there? All general articles say troll with the current, then pickup and start again up current, but LITERALLY everyone was sitting still pointing their nose at the island and watching it get smaller and smaller. Any suggestions as to best fishing technique for Secretary?
Did pickup some decent pockets of bait 1/2 way between Secret & Possess (some near the surface, some at 100)...no action at all though...tried from 30 to 120 with anchovy....frustrating as you expect to hit a bite or two that long out.
Was slow for most other people though - saw 3 or 4 caught when the fog lifted, one guy at the ramp had slayed some big coho 17 & 19, and limit springs in the 20's/30's....not sure where at though, didn't see him out, so probably Otter.
Fished a couple hours in the fog near Otter on Saturday around noon but the flood was way too strong to set up a good bite. Scratched a coho, a sockeye and a small spring. Apparently a few boats got some nice springs during the morning tide change. Also heard the fishing at Renny is spectacular for big springs and big coho along the beach - might have to head up there for the weekend!
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holey troller
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Saturday morning bite was good...we got a 20lb'er just before going in ,boat beside us got a 28 while the guys opposite to us got the twin brother to ours. Released a wild Coho as well.
Captain Dudds
Looks like you got the web cam info that you needed. What a great tool for those of us without radar. You can also get a wind report to the minute.
Fishing Secretary. Just like fishing many other points. Learn when to turn! Don't get past the shelter of the point and you'll be able to get around. Too far and your done. Look behind you as you drive not just in front. See how the tide is effecting your turn. Step up the throttle a touch also.
Tips
Looks like you got the web cam info that you needed. What a great tool for those of us without radar. You can also get a wind report to the minute.
Fishing Secretary. Just like fishing many other points. Learn when to turn! Don't get past the shelter of the point and you'll be able to get around. Too far and your done. Look behind you as you drive not just in front. See how the tide is effecting your turn. Step up the throttle a touch also.
Tips
Deewar25
Well-Known Member
Sounds about right tips - thanks for info/guidance. Had comfort touching it up around 3-3.5mph with hootch/spoon on (that what it took to gain headway), but with bait, seemed pointless to me giving it such a death spiral at those speeds. Guess as mentioned, the tides were a little too big to work efficiently. The point to point thing totally makes sense though.
TheRock
Active Member
Was at Muir and Otter today, fished from 10am to 3:45pm several boats out for the morning bite, talked to several boats.. no one had fish and did'nt see any fish netted.. we ended up scratching one Sockeye. We got back to the docks and fishery observation guy was their writing down stats. He was all excited when he saw our fish cause we were the 11'th boat to come and the fist and only fish he saw all day!!!!! off day today... any one else was out today??
TheRock
Active Member
Was at Muir and Otter today, fished from 10am to 3:45pm several boats out for the morning bite, talked to several boats.. no one had fish and did'nt see any fish netted.. we ended up scratching one Sockeye. We got back to the docks and fishery observation guy was their writing down stats. He was all excited when he saw our fish cause we were the 11'th boat to come and the fist and only fish he saw all day!!!!! off day today... any one else was out today??
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