Here's my report in reverse order. Fished Big Bank Wednesday. Took us too long to figure out that there weren't any mature springs among the smalls, cohoes, and grilse at 75-130ft. We eventually found them 160-bottom. Best luck was on a 4" tubby rvp (numbers are too small for my eyes to read), but it is a pukey brown/gold/mud green iridescent plug that matched the algae stained water. 230 feet of cable in 200 feet of water. Biggest was a 22lbs white that shot from the bottom to make a few leaps way back and then beside the boat.
Tuesday we went to Wya and got 2 first thing on small spoons and a third many hours later.
Monday I slept in. Trolled salmon at South Bank for an hour and caught 15 immature springs. Didn't try the bottom. Then I went to a spot Ironnoggin gave me years ago. It's still a secret. I used the anchor system that I pieced together for about $100. Including a $5.00 garage sale buoy. After about 30 minutes I lost one about 120cm beside the boat with an impatient ****-poor shark hook maneuver. When I found a banana in my lunch, I couldn't decide whether I should just go in as all hope was gone, or wait it out. I waited. I had a nap. I jigged a stingsilda and caught a pink by the dorsal fin. His belly became bait. I had another nap. At 3:30, I gave myself a 4:0o pm deadline since I had to pull my boat to fish with my buddy the next day. Got one on at 3:58. 108cm. Shark hook in the mouth this time. This one bit on the side with the green blinker. So 50/50 on the light/non-light.
Sunday, I started at Wya. It was slow for me. Buggered around on Inside Lighthouse and Outside South for not much. Anchored for a while. No hali.
Went to Cree when the wind came up. Lots of shakers. Anchored up inside for a nap. I wanted to fish the evening, since I never have in many trips to Ukee. Got a decent spring at Gibraltar. Waved at the Springfever 2 near Swale. Long day.
Saturday was good for me at Wya. Went 2 for 4 by 10:00am on 14 to a pack anchovies. I went out to figure a few things out with my new hali anchor system. Set and pulled it a few times. I've read all the threads many times. It worked fine. Toughest part was gauging how far/ long to pull to get the chain through the ring. Sitting low in a tiller boat in swells, it was hard to see how the ball was behaving. I figured it would take a bit of practice and it did.
My season is over after 5 trips. Never had the lights out fishing of some summers, but there is plenty in my freezers to enjoy and share.
Cost saving tips: Use the Save-on Rewards program for free ferry rides, and when pulling the trailer find out when the discounted over-length deals are. $120 vs $205 for a 40" foot rig. Sleep in a tent.