Well done on having a ling spot that still works. Most guys I talk to have had roughly the same experience as me: used to be be pretty automatic until the spring restrictions, and totally fallen apart over the last year or 2.
Where excatly is Grande? The Grande Island from Fingers?
East side of Gabriola just north west of Silva bay
It’s an old property just outside Silva, it’s got a couple big buildings on it with red roofs, they sit on bluff, great spot.
Yeah, I feel pretty lucky that it still works.
That's my go to when I'm in the area. I usually report it on the Gulf Islands reports thread. I'll be out again next weekend.
So my buddy and I got our 2 springs pretty quick tonight, so decided to try ling. Since our usual spots and techniques weren't working we kept our plugs on and tried trolling slowly over the 60= 80 foot reefs that extend a few miles SE from Entrance. 10 min in: Bang. Ling? Nope, mid slot spring. 10 min later: another mid slot spring. Did manage a couple undersized ling after that, then double-header. A mid slot spring and an absolute hog that was way over the slot. Crazy to say but I'm having a heck of a time catching ling and the salmon won't stay away even when I'm trying not to catch them.
Savour it while you can
You're right of course. The last couple of years Labor Day rolls around, it rains for a few hours, and then I might as well be fishing with a spark plug out there for all the success I have. It'd still be nice to bring a fish home that my kids actually want to eat without me smoking it though.
