2018 OFFICIAL Vancouver-Howe Sound-Sechelt Reports Thread

[chromie]

Fished this morning 7 to 11. Was planning on fishing springs so had four rods down with spoons and anchovies but for the morning only got sockeye they must be loaded. No dummy flashers and fast troll. Finally hit two springs at 1030 to call it a day.

 

[The Weasel]

Fisher SA from 4pm-6:30

8 in the box 90-100 feet deep
Lost 6
Lost 1 screamer (40 feetdeep)

Edit
Massive schools everywhere. All the schools except 1 were 80-120 feet deep.

 

[seadog19]

just a wee note, in 2006 I was fishing off cracroft and had 2 test seiners nearby. My son and I had a crazy day of sockeyes....yet when we went home that night, on the test site, it said almost nill caught by the test boats. . In asking around, I found their nets go down 50 ft.. yet we we overrun at 90-100 ft. So they passed underneath real deep. Could this be the same this yr. I have seen Lowrance prints off deep bay 2 weeks ago, of a solid wall of fish 200-235 feet.

 

[Ringo]

North arm was slow for us this morning. We fished from 10:30-1:30 and only had 1 sockeye and 1 wild coho. Decided t move to SA and started in 600’ of water and within 2 hours brought 5 fish to the boat. All on green and red flashers and M15 hoochie.

 

[high tide]

Yesterday. While fishing deep water off the south arm we noted huge masses from 180 to 240 feet...... Several times. I wont go down there with all my flash to get tangled but when noted the same huge masses at 120 we got into a double. Although our best depths have been 40-60 feet. I think were seeing huge schools deep. Heck the trollers were working it all day with fish across the straight. Theres millions still out there in my opinion. Find em and vaVoom. Its been fun looking forward to 2022.

 

[Dogbreath]

Marking lots of Coho off Kits Buoy it's not a deep spot and there are bait schools galore.

 

[The Weasel]

As indicated earlier, it was a great night. Not sure what this donkey was trying to do but we could hear other boats yelling “Throw it back, it’s too small!”

 

[seatosky]

View attachment 39961 As indicated earlier, it was a great night. Not sure what this donkey was trying to do but we could hear other boats yelling “Throw it back, it’s too small!”

Feck. Sockeye season flashers have gone too far!

 

[seatosky]

Lines down. Sockeye schools porpoising everywhere.

Amazing morning.

 

[jerryspringer1]

Lines down. Sockeye schools porpoising everywhere.

Amazing morning.

Where you at seatosky???

 

[ab1752]

On my way out but not til 11 am til 6 pm, heading deep out of SA so having functional remote trolling steering should be a big help over last week! See ya out there, cheers

 

[seatosky]

Where you at seatosky???

Middle arm. 4 in the box. Lost 2 at the boat. All up high at 45-60’

 

[Marsman]

On my way out but not til 11 am til 6 pm, heading deep out of SA so having functional remote trolling steering should be a big help over last week! See ya out there, cheers

Same as us. Heading out for an afternoon fish.

 

[TikkaII]

8 by 8
Out deep down 90’ on ball

 

[Kfishr]

West of pack 500 ft. 90-100.ft
Big school. 1 more for limit.
Seas calm.

 

[TikkaII]

Forgot to add
Absolute mayhem!

 

[slaydown]

North arm right now in 500ft, seen a few nothing for us. Should maybe head south pretty quick

 

[Gretzky]

I was out yesterday 7am to 2:30 pm . Got one nice hatch coho and that’s it couldn’t get a sockeye everyone out there seemed to be catching em but me. Not sure why we were using one dummy off the ball then green flasher and pink squirt at 40’ 90’ slow troll not a bite. Got fed up and went for springs lost a big one. Had a great day she calmed down and was hot out there. What was I doing wrong??? Thanks for any information cheers

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[Canso]

Adams grey ghosts are here. Go deep 110' and 100' on the riggers. Sandheads out deep 450' north of lighthouse. 6 of my 8 today were monster Adams fish. Good times

 

[Gretzky]

Thanks. So my gear was good just not deep enough then.