2014 ECVI Nanoose Bay, French Creek Reports

[VanCity Tyee]

Hi everyone i thought i would get this years thread going.

Lets have all the reports here

 

[lure-washer]

Not much to report, unless you want to hear bad news.
I`ve been out 6 times since the middle of February, and have yet to bring home anything. One really nice Ling and a couple of nice rockfish, but nothing in the larder.
With the nice bright sun, the plankton bloom should be on anytime soon.
Lure-washer

 

[Seafever]

Out today off F.C from noon until about 4:445 pm.

Nice day....just like summer

There is a bit of algae starting....sticks to your lines....but so far it is soft and easy to get off.

Little bit of weed in places.


Caught:-

1 4lb Coho (hatchery)...released

4 Chinook...of which.....3 undersize (released) but last one was a keeper.

Bite on from about 2:15pm to 4:15 pm.

All caught on the lure in picture.........5ft behind a green/glow flasher.......190ft down in 200ft of water.

Lure was a "Manistee"....but I shaved quite a bit off each side to give it better profile...then repainted it, same on both sides.

This fish had a six-inch herring in it's stomach.

 

[tidal shot]

Plan on coming out that way first part of June, what kind of action is around that time of year?

Thanks.

 

[Seafever]

"Miigratories" will be around by then......as well as the resident "feeders". I think Coho will be open by then as well......always pays to check the regs...

LIngcod/Rockfish should be open by then too.

 

[VanCity Tyee]

Nice to hear people getting out, Great report Seafever! Looking to try and maybe get out next weekend. Likely going to give Gerald a try

 

[Seafever]

VanCityTyee:-.......I was thinking I should've given Winchelsea area a shot.......

FC Marina p/lot was packed with boats yesterday.......where they all went I don't know, there was only about 4 boats fishing out front most of the time.

On a side note:- I saw zero baitballs on the finder all day...............almost zero fish too......save for one or two Coho clusters at 20 to 60ft depth.......

About 4pm I did see a about a half dozen fish at 160ft depth.

But in times gone by I've caught fish when there was nothing on the finder........

 

[HookNSlice]

pretty epic orca show Saturday night out front of schooner cove, anybody trolling the point get anyfish?

 

[VanCity Tyee]

Fished the last two days at Gerald and Ballenas, very slow out right now

 

[Charter Tofino]

There are a few around Gerald and Ballenas, a little shallower than normal at 140. We were into 4 this afternoon, boated 3, the biggest went 23 lbs. We will be out there steady for the next month until moving out west.

Vancity were you in the striper?

 

[VanCity Tyee]

Fished the tide at 5:30 am and the tide at 9:55 am hoping for a morning bite, called it a day after that, was fishing deep today 177 - 200'.

Was in the 18' Hourston 150 merc Hardtop

 

[Charter Tofino]

We hit our fish mid tide which was unusual. These were the bigger 2 we bonked. Might try to sneak out for the flip tomorrow.

 

[Derby]

Nice fish guys

 

[jeffywestcoast]

That's a beauty man.. Nice fish!

 

[Seafever]

Kelly....how's the algae bloom down that way?

 

[Charter Tofino]

Not too bad. Cleared the lines once or twice.

 

[Klob]

Nice fish boys! Great way to start the year. Maybe Stella is the new Lucky?

 

[Charter Tofino]

Still some fish around. Tubbed out with bigredsnapper today. 140-170ft on spoons.

 

[Sculpin]

Nicely done .

 

[bigredsnapper]

Thanks again Kelly, it was a beauty day and it was nice to bonk a couple....................BRS