2018 OFFICIAL Vancouver-Howe Sound-Sechelt Reports Thread

[Fishingwest]

How’s the seas at sandheads this morning?

 

[Canso]

How’s the seas at sandheads this morning?

Halibut bank is showing wind over 20 knots and seas 1.2m.
Probably not very good.
Might be a window later in the day.

 

[Sliver09]

How’s the seas at sandheads this morning?

3 foot chop and blowing pretty good out of the south east. Just got here so going to give it a go

 

[Limitles]

Sandheads yesterday am. rough out there. Followed the tideline out to the middle of the straight. Steady action with a few Sox's, coho and springs on sox gear till noon. Returned to sandhead and slow till 5 PM and then sox turned on 25 and 35 ft was our depths. It's getting better. Should be a few good days coming

 

[bullyjack]

Sailflow says 13 gust to 18knt till around 4 then ease down to 9knt. Anyone know how busy mcdonald lauch is in the morning? Debating on headin out tomorow.

 

[perfect chaos]

Thangs still rough at sandheads ?

 

[reeltordarius]

Was planning on making the run to sandheads but all these wind reports are putting a damper on the mood....hoping tomorrow is a bit lighter. Got a nice coho yesterday on the west van shoreline - right at the can. Had another on the line but we couldn't get it in the boat....

 

[Sir Reel]

It’s not bad out at sandheads and calming down. Maybe a one foot chop now. Lots of boats. Have seen 3 caught but none for us yet

 

[reeltordarius]

It’s not bad out at sandheads and calming down. Maybe a one foot chop now. Lots of boats. Have seen 3 caught but none for us yet

Thanks for that report. Looks like we're going to wait it out for tomorrow.

 

[SteelyDan]

It's not bad out here guys. If your thinking of doing the afternoon shift.

 

[Canso]

It's not bad out here guys. If your thinking of doing the afternoon shift.

Ok, twist my rubber arm. See you shortly.

 

[Sir Reel]

It’s blown up a bit more now. Rather surreal out here. One sockeye in the boat.

 

[kingblazer84]

It’s blown up a bit more now. Rather surreal out here. One sockeye in the boat.

those clouds dont look good lol

 

[captmike]

What's everyone's take on the huge tides right now as far as affecting the fishing at the mouth? Tides flooding tommorow from noon till 8pm.

large ebb plus river current against 10-20 NW make for a terrible chop out in 300-500', so I like to stay away from the river water and the current W of sand heads

 

[baddogg]

It’s blown up a bit more now. Rather surreal out here. One sockeye in the boat.

I think you are looking at the downpour we got in the Nanaimo area. It was needed badly.

 

[AB3]

anyone getting sockeye around T10....or is most of the action down by sandheads?
Thanks

 

[Canso]

Got the lines down at 5pm, fished till 8pm. Nothing, not even a hit. Sandheads

 

[dmurph]

Got the lines down at 5pm, fished till 8pm. Nothing, not even a hit. Sandheads

Ya died right off on the high. Wind and current slacked off and the jumpers and biters did also. Was a bit of a bite earlier, we hit 8 or 10 throughout the day but only landed 2. Most hits were a really quick touch that weren’t hooking up, that 1 bob of the rod and gone

 

[Sir Reel]

I think you are looking at the downpour we got in the Nanaimo area. It was needed badly.

Ya it was really black Nanaimo way

 

[Sir Reel]

Sandheads this afternoon. Sun on the water and black clouds over the island. Ended up with 3 Sockeye for 8 hours of fishing. Lots of jumpers just not lots of biters.