2020 Vancouver-Howe Sound-Sechelt Reports Thread

[oguard]

Fished HITW Saturday for a few hours, 3 small spring (green flasher and no bananas skinny g) and 130 prawns. Calm water and that sun had some warmth to it!

Mike

 

[Gramps]

First time out in a couple years yesterday, 1 keeper around 9 pounds, 165’ on anchovy bumping bottom. Seen a couple other nets out, “in” Howe sound.

 

[Don Julio]

Bell buoy and Tunstall yesterday: 3 unders. 11 Alaskan size keeper crabs off West Van.

 

[adanac]

The hump should be popping off any day now

 

[Rain City]

The hump should be popping off any day now

The best part about the hump is you don't need to be within a mile of any other boats. Except those idiots that roll in after you and decide to swing right in behind you to drop their lines.

 

[Chasin' Dreams]

Redemption for the nice one I lost yesterday. Wanted to cross the straight today but South Easterly was blowing pretty good so tucked up the sound a ways, dropped the prawn traps out and put the rods out. This nice fatty smashed a 7" Herring bouncing the bottom at 240 ft. Shortly after released another one about 10 lbs. A couple under sized as well. All on Herring.

 

[Stizzla]

Stay home it’s rough out

Bonus points for double stacking! You mean business

 

[skunkaroo]

Was at hump on Saturday, no keepers but oddly I picked up two greenlings 150 feet down in 500 feet of water.

Noneltheless - watch out for rolling boat launch closures coming up! Vanier launch is open for the pickup of boats but the lot is closed until further notice.

 

[reeltordarius]

Was at hump on Saturday, no keepers but oddly I picked up two greenlings 150 feet down in 500 feet of water.

Noneltheless - watch out for rolling boat launch closures coming up! Vanier launch is open for the pickup of boats but the lot is closed until further notice.

I just spoke with Burrard Marina, public launch (Vanier) is not closed and they don't foresee that happening. Did you see a sign somewhere suggesting it was closed? Parking has been closed in the area for kits beach but not for truck/trailer parking.

 

[skunkaroo]

I got this Direct from the Manager of Commercial Operations (Lot 71 is the Easy Park lot for the vehicle and trailers):

 

[Gungho]

I got this Direct from the Manager of Commercial Operations (Lot 71 is the Easy Park lot for the vehicle and trailers):

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Thanks for the info, not happy about that with only a week left till chinook closure.

 

[adanac]

Was at hump on Saturday, no keepers but oddly I picked up two greenlings 150 feet down in 500 feet of water.

Noneltheless - watch out for rolling boat launch closures coming up! Vanier launch is open for the pickup of boats but the lot is closed until further notice.

You sure they were greenlings and not walleye pollock? Greenling out that deep and suspended would be suuuuper rare . The pollock can be thick in the spring out there some times , then some years non existent . One of the best lingcod baits you can find , run em live .

 

[reeltordarius]

I got this Direct from the Manager of Commercial Operations (Lot 71 is the Easy Park lot for the vehicle and trailers):

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Wow, thanks for that!

 

[skunkaroo]

You sure they were greenlings and not walleye pollock? Greenling out that deep and suspended would be suuuuper rare . The pollock can be thick in the spring out there some times , then some years non existent . One of the best lingcod baits you can find , run em live .

They certainly were not pollock. I often catch them as well (will keep for ling bait in the future...thx for the tip) and you are correct...I usually get the pollock in the spring but these were, without a doubt...greeling! This is why I mentioned that I found it odd. They shouldn't have been there. Two of them even.

 

[adanac]

They certainly were not pollock. I often catch them as well (will keep for ling bait in the future...thx for the tip) and you are correct...I usually get the pollock in the spring but these were, without a doubt...greeling! This is why I mentioned that I found it odd. They shouldn't have been there. Two of them even.

in that case that’s pretty cool then! Have always found it interesting getting bottom dwellers up in the water column, hali it is pretty common but for other species not so much. Snagged a 20 lb ling in the butt two seasons ago off thrasher , 81’ in 500’ , go figure

 

[Rain City]

You sure they were greenlings and not walleye pollock? Greenling out that deep and suspended would be suuuuper rare . The pollock can be thick in the spring out there some times , then some years non existent . One of the best lingcod baits you can find , run em live .

They were following you since you left the shallows of the RCA

 

[skunkaroo]

in that case that’s pretty cool then! Have always found it interesting getting bottom dwellers up in the water column, hali it is pretty common but for other species not so much. Snagged a 20 lb ling in the butt two seasons ago off thrasher , 81’ in 500’ , go figure

Halibut...I wish! Never caught one unfortunately, been on the chuck for about 10 years, but only local. Might go try to figure it out this year somewhere. Not sure where yet. Uculet maybe? My inbox is accepting suggestions, lol. I hope your ling was in season, be a shame to have to put it back.

 

[skunkaroo]

They were following you since you left the shallows of the RCA

Ahhh...so that's why my riggers were bouncing so hard and I lost a dozen cannon balls!

 

[Rain City]

Lots of shakers and boxed one barely legal North Hump 150' white hoochie. Out still

 

[Ian wagner]

in that case that’s pretty cool then! Have always found it interesting getting bottom dwellers up in the water column, hali it is pretty common but for other species not so much. Snagged a 20 lb ling in the butt two seasons ago off thrasher , 81’ in 500’ , go figure

On the commercial troller on the west coast we would catch lings on the surface sometimes and lots of foul hooked ones because they attack the flasher lots of teeth marks on the flashers