2020 Bamfield and Barkley Sound Reports
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Moose&Mermaid
Crew Member
Got out to Rats today, weather was ok. Lots of really big Wild Coho but only one hatch. A few small springs, nothing big enough to box. Hootchies were the ticket, good action, lots of fun but empty coolers.
Spent a a bit more than an hour trying for hali, no takers but brought home a limit of Sablefish!
Spent a a bit more than an hour trying for hali, no takers but brought home a limit of Sablefish!
TipUp
Well-Known Member
Fished the sound Friday to Sunday. Hit all the regular spots (whittlestone, the wall, Kirby, Swale, Robbers, Pill Point). Overall fishing was slow. Had the best luck on anchovy in a purple teaser head at 52 feet on the rigger. LOTS of shakers around was checking the lines every 10 minutes. Some bigger coho around, caught a 12 pounder at Pill.
getbent
Well-Known Member
90% of sturgeon spend 10% of their time in salt water...marked fish from the fraser have been caught in the somas before same with columbia fish
dmurph
Well-Known Member
We fished Barkley mid Friday to Sunday afternoon, was extremely slow. That being said we didn’t go crazy long hours but put in a pretty good effort in which I’m kinda shocked we didn’t get 1 good Chinook hit. Friday we jigged mostly and got some real nice Rockies and black bombers but only small lings. We tried 5 mile for hali trolling a white hootchy around but no luck, our friends did jig one up before we got blown off. After that trolled Brady beach to bam entrance and back and picked up a nice big coho. Our friends hit a spring. Saturday I tried early Danvers down towards the nook way but struck out with no hits, marked lots so stuck it out through until early afternoon wrapping around right to the nook the sounder looked promising but nothing. Did the evening troll at pill and only tiny ones not even enough to call a shaker. Anchored up in useless inlet and tried pill again in the morning but nothing again. Was honestly a little disappointing lol, but lucked out on the weather Saturday as it didn’t blow the forecasted 30 to 40.
trophywife
Crew Member
i went back to fishing the coho killer and small spoons, **** me off though as those spoons are like a piece of tinfoil. last maybe 3 fish. the 5" anchovy bites definitely died off. bellies after the flood where full of 1"-3" micro herring..
getbent
Well-Known Member
Agreed...AP's are solid...
Salmonholic
Member
Ya I love my AP cop car needle fish spoon , spent a few days at China Creek fishing and my AP spoon outfished my anchovies . Never seen that before.
Scorpiofisher
Member
they like bait too...
Yep they seem to love my bait as well. As said, great for the future but super frustrating now.
allanb76
Crew Member
The road was decent (better than previous 2 weeks) but not good enough to tow my boat out when I pull out of the Nook in the next few weeks.How’s the road heading to bamfield . Thanks.
casper5280
Crew Member
ran in yesterday to china creek. Not bad but not great either. Dusty and as said not great to be towing in. Suppose to be a little moisture this morning so maybe that will help, Heading in again in a hour so will report back tonight
SaltyAlice
Well-Known Member
Planning a day to play tomorrow (Friday). Looks calm and sunny. Freezer has fish in it so there is no pressure.... where would you go if you had a day to just have fun with your son and the fishes? In the canal with the crowd for salmon? Amongst the nooks and crannies in the sound for ling? Offshore to Rat's Nose because the ocean is big and awesome and maybe get some hali? Will report back on what we do but would be interested to hear what you would do on a sunny no-pressure fishing day.
