2018 OFFICIAL Vancouver-Howe Sound-Sechelt Reports Thread

[Crow]

First try this season for Sox. Doing noon till dark. Leaning towards launching north arm. Will report any good news.

No current reports...Anyone out there now to post a report good or not so good would be appreciated.
Thanks

 

[Canso]

14 lb spring and 10 lb coho north of the lighthouse. 6 sockeye west out deep 550ft of water. 85-45' red Kone Zones . All before 9 am

 

[pescador]

Just dropped lines at 700 for mark off NA. Half the boats of yesterday.

 

[Captain PartyMarty]

Slow for us at the South Arm Last night. Landed 2 sockeye and 2 smaller springs. Didn't find any schools... Really awesome Orca show at the north arm on the way home.

 

[Tockeyetalmon]

70-80ft above dummies

 

[ryanb]

There was a seine boat setting south of the south arm yesterday. Is there a seine opening or what? Couldn't find anything on DFO website for commercial or aboriginal seine openings.

 

[Sasquatch]

Picked up a 3 man limit off the NA yesterday morning - done by 8:30. Action was steady with a couple of flurries. We lost more than we should have, but still filled the box.
Hope this holds up for another week or two, having a blast out there.

 

[1marko]

do both arms die off at the same time..
is the run split even..?

 

[pescador]

Beautiful day out here now. Flat calm.

 

[Crow]

Thanks for posting can so,
Just got lines in at sand heads, nice conditions not much going on around us

 

[Pete]

out at NA from 8am - 10:30 this morning. Started in about 300' of water slowly trolled out deeper where all the boats were and went 2 for 3 in the first 45 minutes then nothing. Lots of jumpers all the way out but not much on the sounder. Saw a few nets out but mostly pretty quiet.

 

[AvidReeler]

went out solo today. got 4 at the SA. Saw fish caught on purple flasher and green flasher. Once I got rid of the dummy flasher, I got mine within a 10 min span... Do they call it a dummy flasher cuz only dummies think it helps to catch fish? 2 of my fish were on an old school red shiny flasher. Sometimes the sox like it simple I guess...

 

[AvidReeler]

Has anyone had any luck with springs in the last week? I almost dropped my gear at the Bell Buoy as I came into Vancouver but I dont have a sounder onboard so its difficult to tell whats down there and whether the Bell Buoy or QA is worth a shot this time of year. Thoughts?

 

[Manolaki]

Has anyone had any luck with springs in the last week? I almost dropped my gear at the Bell Buoy as I came into Vancouver but I dont have a sounder onboard so its difficult to tell whats down there and whether the Bell Buoy or QA is worth a shot this time of year. Thoughts?

Got my 4 sockeye on red flashers. Saw fish caught on both green and purple flashers so I think color doesnt matter much right now...

It's definitely worth a shot, and I would also try North Arm as well

 

[pescador]

No sox today but picked up a nice 23 lb Spring on Chovy at 42 feet. Had just changed gear from sox and had the hit 10 minutes after. Very few people around me.

 

[SteelyDan]

went out solo today. got 4 at the SA. Saw fish caught on purple flasher and green flasher. Once I got rid of the dummy flasher, I got mine within a 10 min span... Do they call it a dummy flasher cuz only dummies think it helps to catch fish? 2 of my fish were on an old school red shiny flasher. Sometimes the sox like it simple I guess...

It must be a blue dummy for it to work

 

[Rain City]

It must be a blue dummy for it to work

Science

 

[sir-vivor]

Hard fishing today, 9-1700 and only picked up 9 but must have lost another 8 forsure. 60-90 ft, straight out from SA White Marker in about 300' of water .Went out to 600ft and didn't get a sniff. Put down a blue flasher for about 3 hours, brought it back and threw it in the bucket to not be used again, switched back to green and bite was on (No Bull)

 

[Stizzla]

@Rain City i imagine you have multiple cameras on your boat (because of how pretty you think you look in them) so if you don’t make a compilation vid to this song I will be very disappointed in you!

 

[Stizzla]

To be clear. I’m taking about a FISHING cOmplitation.