Winter spring fishing on fire!!!

[Pablo2079]

Wolf - What are your reasons for preferring Strip or Whole herring over plug? What about anchovies? or are we using herring/anchovy interchangeably?

Also, for those that don't have a decent downrigger setup, would you suggest heavy weights or planers to get down far enough? I realize the planer would obviously require some decent trolling speed, so maybe that's the answer right there....

Gotta try modifying my cartopper to get my downrigger to work right.

 

[wolf]

Pablo during the winter most bait is herring from the 6 to 12 inch range i use strip or whole herring as it doesnt blow up going down to 120 to 200 ft and strip is definatlly very easy to fish just put it in and send her down cut plug is a bit more fussy,in the summer bait tends to be more needle fish and very small herring that why we use chovies its easy but i do fish winters with chovies as well I use a dummy flasher set up so as to not to catch so many cod etc your up from the bottom more thens it just you and the fish very fun!!!!!!!!also one pice of strip you will sometimes get 4 or more fish on it as the hook isnt in the bait.

Good luck Wolf

 

[Last Chance]

Was great weather today, got some "standard issue" springs, and a 13 off of Whirl today. Becher was slow for me, but heard guys were into 'em there anyway.

 

[wolf]

Yes I looked out there today Kelly and started getting the itch worked on my boat instead ill be out there for the derby on sat. are you in it???



Wolf

 

[Last Chance]

quote:Originally posted by wolf

Yes I looked out there today Kelly and started getting the itch worked on my boat instead ill be out there for the derby on sat. are you in it???



Wolf

I had to beg my staff to cover for me at my real job (I usually work Sat), so I'm gonna be there. Going to get tickets tomorrow.

 

[tailout]

Wolf you have mail!

 

[saltydawg]

Boy did I ever have a heck of a fight with a seal with my spring in it's mouth off Clover pt 2day. But for the first time ever I WON!!!
The spring's jaw was all hanging off and my hook was almost bent
45 o but I just kept gunning the big motor on top of him until he gave up. he he. the *******!
Not alot of fish 2day when I asked around......
the 1 I got was stuffed with 4"herring.
Crabbing is good.
see ya

 

[Mongoose]

whats going off the waterfront???

i saw lots of boats at least 15 between clover point and the breakwater. is the fishing that good off there right now?

 

[scott craven]

it was good on sunday...
lot's of action on purple !

 

[codfish]

Today was terrible off the waterfront lots of seals and tonnes of sealions out at constance.
I'll stick to Sooke Thanks .
Cheers Codfish

 

[alley cat]

Hasn't this guy flown in and out of here before peddling his site ?
Any way to to block him , pain in the butt , if I wanted to go elsewhere to talk to fisherman I can surf my own way around , and I resent being yapped at like that , worse than the goddam telemarketers !

AL(pissed off)

 

[MyEscape]

"alley cat: quote re angler kurt and his spam"

Hasn't this guy flown in and out of here before peddling his site ?
Any way to to block him , pain in the butt , if I wanted to go elsewhere to talk to fisherman I can surf my own way around , and I resent being yapped at like that , worse than the goddam telemarketers !

AL(pissed off)

The moderators are working with the board admin re spam and we are having to moderate this and other x-rated stuff daily hope to have it all taken care of sooner then later. We are not the only site being hit with this stuff daily just trying are best to stay on top of it for now.

Sorry for the hijack on the thread
Cheers ME

 

[HALILLAMA]

Keep up the GOOD WORK....Kevin. Al isn't the only one tired of it
and they dont get it!!!GUN the clowns[)]

 

[Rum Buddies]

just go look on his site, they actually have a thread talking about spamming forums to get more traffic. I'd report them to their hosting company and get them booted.

 

[scott craven]

quote:Originally posted by codfish

Today was terrible off the waterfront lots of seals and tonnes of sealions out at constance.
I'll stick to Sooke Thanks .
Cheers Codfish

any springs codfish ?

 

[codfish]

Craven,
Zero,not even a hit tried everything. Saw no bait didn,t even sniff a fish. Heard Sooke was awesome though. Some friends were out the same day said fish between8-13 pounds non stop action. Out tomorrow will post results if your out I'll be on 72 give me a callon the vhf.
Cheers Codfish.[8D]

 

[islandphile]

So whats working there now?? Still purple haze squirts and tomic spoons?

How long of a leader on the spoons if using a flasher?

I might try a few plugs for fun

I'll be there Sunday (@ Becher) if anyones around

 

[Last Chance]

quote:Originally posted by islandphile

So whats working there now?? Still purple haze squirts and tomic spoons?

How long of a leader on the spoons if using a flasher?

I might try a few plugs for fun

I'll be there Sunday (@ Becher) if anyones around

I'll be out there around 8ish. Escortin my buddy with his new centre console while he breaks it in. I was using a variety of spoons last time I was out, as well as strip with no flasher, it seemed pretty good at 200 feet. You really can't go wrong this time of year, if you don't have action in 10 mins, move or change something. And troll fast (I hope you have 15 pounders), you have to cover ground if they don't co-operate. Of course, if the bite is on right outside of the breakwater, disregard the above post.

 

[codfish]

Sooke was slower today only 10 fish four to the boat all action was between 80 -100 feet crabbing was awesome for once great big dungeoness crabs. So all in in all not bad for for 3 hours fishing.
Cheers Codfish[8D]

 

[Last Chance]

Whirl was good, we had a good snap in the morn, then another snap later. We were getting most of 'em at 30 feet, and an 11.4 pounder at 100. Great weather!