2020 Vancouver-Howe Sound-Sechelt Reports Thread

[Normfish]

Was at Sandheads first light , enough action with wild Coho and grilles to keep us interested . We did get one hatchey Coho .
No Spring hit at all today .
All fish came between 37 and 77 feet on the riggers .
Anchovies and White Hoochie caught the fish .

 

[pescador]

Skunked today other than a 5 lb wild ho released. Nice day but think things have turned. Gonna try tomorrow. I’m a sucker for punishment. .

 

[pescador]

SH light moderate chop. 15 mph. Seems to be improving. Some weird butt fog just dissipated. Not perfect but fishable. No luck yet. 15 boats out.

 

[pescador]

Not a sniff. 4 hours. Sad.

 

[the butcher]

Not a sniff. 4 hours. Sad.

Very slow for me last few outtings as well. While I wish it may pick up with this string of dry weather in the forecast I am not too optimistic about SH any longer for this year. I hope I am wrong.

 

[sir-vivor]

Like I've said , at SH only if your lucky enough to come across a push, non of them are staging IMHO like the 1st week of Sept, but having said that I have fished SH until Oct some years with a fish or 2. I just enjoy being in the game at stage of the year, its bonus round

 

[ab1752]

Not a sniff. 4 hours. Sad.

I am waaaaay down for 4 hours of skunk opposed to 1 more minute of zoom calls lol...see ya all out there tomorrow!

 

[tightlines]

Complete airball at the cap today. 7:30- 2:30. One pin popper that didn't stick. Felt like summer, shorts and tees

 

[Colin Turner]

Also wanted to mention caught poachers (3) jigging for bottom fish. When we approached them they quickly reeled in their lines and when told its illegal to catch bottom fish they claimed they didn't know. So 2 hrs later trolling back to same area there they are doing the same thing. This time they take off before we could reach them and high tailed it back to sunset marina. We chased them in and took pictures of the truck as they were pulling away. When I mentioned it to the marina was told they were warned about bottom fishing when they first arrived. I will be sending pictures and statements to DFO. Really hope something is done as this is a serious abuse of our resources and people like that need to be charged!!!!

Well done Wally,
Every time we see someone jigging for bottom fish in Howe Sound, we take pictures of the boat, call the RAPP reporting line, followed by emailing the pictures to DFO. With a good camera we can take pictures of the Boat registration numbers and the poachers themselves from a long ways off.

 

[Gator]

Well done Wally,
Every time we see someone jigging for bottom fish in Howe Sound, we take pictures of the boat, call the RAPP reporting line, followed by emailing the pictures to DFO. With a good camera we can take pictures of the Boat registration numbers and the poachers themselves from a long ways off.

Well a report and pictures of boat registration and truck license all emailed to the office in Squamish on Monday. Still no response. Will post if one is ever received

 

[pescador]

SH. Flat calm zero wind. 35 boats.

 

[armando]

SH. Flat calm zero wind. 35 boats.

Keep us posted @pescador. Just joined the forum. I am going to be out tomorrow, Friday and Sunday. Will update forum. Cheers

 

[ab1752]

I'm way out deep at sh. Most action I've seen on the sounder, least action I've seen on the net haha

 

[pescador]

Picked up a nice wild ho. Released. 54 feet chovy

 

[armando]

Picked up a nice wild ho. Released. 54 feet chovy

Cool.. Thanks for the update. Sandheads right? Anyone in the Cap Mouth?

 

[pescador]

Not sure why everybody is at the 500 foot mark at SH today.

 

[ab1752]

Not sure why everybody is at the 500 foot mark at SH today.

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They're following me at their peril.

Just saw a net out around 530 so someone bonked one. 2 more its turning on a bit with the flood

 

[wildmanyeah]

I'm way out deep at sh. Most action I've seen on the sounder, least action I've seen on the net haha

chum

 

[Angelina_Summer]

At the cap now with about 20 others, nicely spread out. No luck yet with anchovies.

 

[Rain City]

Not sure why everybody is at the 500 foot mark at SH today.

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Because the first guy was there... sheep.