2013 Vancouver, Howe Sound and Sunshine Coast Fishing Reports Thread.
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Hey Folks,
I am new to fishing this area and fishing in general.
I was looking at the the map http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/rec/map-carte-eng.asp from DFO, but there is no legend to tell me what the green checkered areas indicate. Can anyone tell me? Are these areas restricted or some other info I need to know about them?
I am new to fishing this area and fishing in general.
I was looking at the the map http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/rec/map-carte-eng.asp from DFO, but there is no legend to tell me what the green checkered areas indicate. Can anyone tell me? Are these areas restricted or some other info I need to know about them?
repeat offender
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Don't know what happened this morning. on the water after work so about 530 went to gower point lost one right off the bat line back down after about 20 mins got in to fish #2 after a short fight lost it too??? pull the line in and the line snapped at the hook (hootchie) argh.....Only good news is they seem to be showing up around the gibsons area. Be back out this weekend after I re tie some lures.
greenhornet
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Green hornet will be over there in the derby,, staying at the silva bay inn,going over tomorrow morning early good luck everyone !!!!!!
A couple of pals and I are making the journey friday night right after my nephews grad walk, we'l be staying at a friends place on the rock, good luck all !
Cheers Dan
Cheers Dan
Called pages and had them put 2 tix on hold for me. My bud and I are taking our dads out Sunday. Got to find a guy or 2 that's into just the sat. Love derbys
Those looking for local info I've been out twice in harbour. West van and Spanish banks bell and couldn't scrape up a thing
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Those looking for local info I've been out twice in harbour. West van and Spanish banks bell and couldn't scrape up a thing
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Tight Roll
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Repeat Offender................how deep were you getting your action off Gower Point and in how deep of water?
Derby
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Derby
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Hookin'up
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You out tomorrow? I'll be over thereHaa haa ..... because I'm your buddy... Talk to you tomorrow.. cheers
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capt hook
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A small pod of killer whales came down middle of english bay and along stanley park into Vancouver harbour today.
My experiences with Orca's is they really seem to know when the chinook or salmon are around and just when fishing is super hot , they appear .
That does not seem to be the case with this now or with this pod , as there is not alot of salmon around this area but lots of seals and seal pups.
Lets hope this is the case of nature taking care of the grossly over population of seals.
Orca's , my new best freinds
My experiences with Orca's is they really seem to know when the chinook or salmon are around and just when fishing is super hot , they appear .
That does not seem to be the case with this now or with this pod , as there is not alot of salmon around this area but lots of seals and seal pups.
Lets hope this is the case of nature taking care of the grossly over population of seals.
Orca's , my new best freinds
nicnat
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hi there capt hook, we have 2 distinct families of orcas on the westcoast here, the residents and the transients, each has it's own particular diet. the residents are fish eaters and the transients are considered mammal eaters (seals etc). I know almost every year a pod will travel thru the harbor and up indian arrm and these are usually transients which i would suspect these are. I'm with you hopefully a good purge of our local seal population is underway, lol.
cheers nicnat
cheers nicnat
repeat offender
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Hey TR I had one at 99 and the other rigger at 126 in 130 feet of water both hits were at 99 feet on an old green and white hootchie.
fishin_magician
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Make that primary diet. Transients usu. prefer mammals. Residents also hunt seals and other mammals as well.
A transient WILL eat salmon, herring, etc. I know. I've had them eat salmon off the end of my line.
I was on this pod today. they were leisurely swimming along....no place to be in no hurry.
A small pod of killer whales came down middle of english bay and along stanley park into Vancouver harbour today.
My experiences with Orca's is they really seem to know when the chinook or salmon are around and just when fishing is super hot , they appear .
That does not seem to be the case with this now or with this pod , as there is not alot of salmon around this area but lots of seals and seal pups.
Lets hope this is the case of nature taking care of the grossly over population of seals.
Orca's , my new best freinds
Day-to-day killer whale behavior generally consists of foraging, travelling, resting and socializing. Killer whales are frequently active at the surface, engaging in acrobatic behaviors such as breaching, spyhopping, and tail-slapping. These activities may have a variety of purposes, such as courtship, communication, dislodging parasites, or play. Spyhopping, a behaviour in which a whale holds its head above water, helps the animal view its surroundings.[113]
Resident killer whales swim with porpoises, other dolphins, seals, and sea lions, which are common prey for transient killer whales.
Although resident killer whales have never been observed to eat other marine mammals, they occasionally harass and kill porpoises and seals for no apparent reason.
One aspect of their biology that appears to be almost certain is that transient killer whales do not eat fish. They appear to have a diet that is made up of warm-blooded prey including marine mammals, birds and the occasional terrestrial mammal such as deer or moose. In southern British Columbia, some of their preferred meals include harbour seals, Dall’s porpoise and harbour porpoise.
Transients reject fish as a food source, and in captivity will often starve rather than accept this diet. These whales specialize in hunting marine mammals and will also harass and eat sea birds, and attack deer and moose that swim across narrow marine passages.
cohochinook
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On the news last night, they were interviewing a biologists from the Vancouver Aquarium, who said the pod that came thru were transients. Hopefully they had few seal snacks! I imagine it must be fairly easy pickings with the number of seals that are around.
Derby
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You out tomorrow? I'll be over there
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