ryanb
Well-Known Member
Good luck! I've been here for 4 years and have put many a shift in anchored for Hali around Sidney without any luck, turns out I was doing it all wrong lol.
2021 Sidney Reports
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Good luck! I've been here for 4 years and have put many a shift in anchored for Hali around Sidney without any luck, turns out I was doing it all wrong lol.
Peltz
Active Member
Couldn’t resist a beauty of a night to be sitting in the water and getting the lines tight. Spent 3 hours at Fairfax and hooked into three, two spat the hook after a couple good runs and we were lucky enough to get this one to the boat. All caught at 100’ between 120’ - 150’ on a green spoon and green flasher.
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Stizzla
Crew Member
That appears to be a big fish. What do you estimate it at?
Highliner
Well-Known Member
A tubby little football.
Peltz
Active Member
It might of been just legal, but it hadn’t missed a meal. I would say 12ish Lbs
Peltz
Active Member
Pla
played Shy for a while but when he realized he was hooked he ran like Forest Gump.
RogersonCrusoe
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Holy hell! It's been 9 months since I've been on the boat. One project led to another, the weather wasn't cooperating, and the DFO announcement sucked all motivation out.
But Lo! I got out yesterday evening for the 2021 Maiden Voyage. Just a couple hours around high slack in the late afternoon for some jigging with my new setup.
Jigged around Sidney Spit and saw some bait balls, but nothing really special. Had one decent hit and brought a small lingcod to the boat.
All in all, it's good to be back.
But Lo! I got out yesterday evening for the 2021 Maiden Voyage. Just a couple hours around high slack in the late afternoon for some jigging with my new setup.
Jigged around Sidney Spit and saw some bait balls, but nothing really special. Had one decent hit and brought a small lingcod to the boat.
All in all, it's good to be back.
RogersonCrusoe
Well-Known Member
Any pinks around yet? Heading out this evening and dying to get something in the cooler
cby
Well-Known Member
Haven't fished Sidney for a couple of years, It was the only area that was not windy. Fished 4:30am - 10:00am Friday, It was a great day. No one around. C &R 5 for 9 on springs. Biggest 12 lbs. One double header and got Sealed with about a 10lber. Tons of bait. Ended the day with 2 monster Dungeness and hard as bullets.
abl
Well-Known Member
I was on ramp duty Sunday at tulista with Sidney anglers and last night a fisherman asked us if we had found 2 rods at the ramp. He said they were were Rhinos or ugly sticks ( neon tips). Thinks he might have left them on the recovery ramp. If anyone picked them up it would be much appreciated if he could get them back
kaelc
Crew Member
Sidney spit was a red rock crab fest but even worse for a sailboater and commercial crabber. F bombs flying while everyone had kids on the beach. Commercial might have set over his anchor? Sailboater had a commercial trap and bouy in his dingy. RCMP and Parks doing an investigation.
Only 2 female dungies. Had a nice long cod on my sons rod but it broke the line. Spooked his other up with 10lb maxima and will do the other shortly.
Only 2 female dungies. Had a nice long cod on my sons rod but it broke the line. Spooked his other up with 10lb maxima and will do the other shortly.
Stizzla
Crew Member
I took my dad out yesterday to hunt crab and try for a lil’ C&R springs action. We did a few lengths of moresby (was I even allowed?) and there was a very decent amount of bait there. After about 2 hours throwing a handful of spoons and hoochies down at different depths, I had a mighty wallop on a cop car/cop car coho killer combo. 123 in 140
It took a couple little runs, and poof. So long. My guess was 12 pounds. Either it hit bigger than it wasor fought smaller.
hit my crab spot where we had our 4 pots laid out. First two had a couple each and last two had 20+ inside. Picked 8 and cruised back in a bit of slop.
It took a couple little runs, and poof. So long. My guess was 12 pounds. Either it hit bigger than it wasor fought smaller.
hit my crab spot where we had our 4 pots laid out. First two had a couple each and last two had 20+ inside. Picked 8 and cruised back in a bit of slop.
RogersonCrusoe
Well-Known Member
Coho in Sidney waters are few and far between in my experience. Your best bet would be the open parts of Pender Island (either way offshore the bluffs or off south Pender). Pinks should be pretty thick there in about week.
lpaulcarter
Member
We're trying...
markustyson
Member
Out today for an early start at Hamley with a few other boats. Kept one pink. Lost a small one. Saw two boats land two low teen springs. Then headed out for Halibut but caught too many dogs so packed it in after lunch. As usual, springs are out there in Sidney, just not in numbers.
carpeweekend
Crew Member
Started at Coal Island @ around 7:30 this morning. Fish on within about 2 minutes but a long line release. Lots of bait but no bites for the next few hours. Ran to S Pender. A few more long line releases (likely Pinks) before we landed a Pink. We were fishing a bit deeper and trying to target Springs with no results. There are definitely some Pinks around though. A few jumpers and some other boats catching Pinks.
FYI, we noticed quite a few boats fishing the SW side of Moresby - which is still closed for Chinook retention.
Lots of enforcement out there. We were pulled over by both Fisheries for a license and hook check as well as an RCMP boat. I'm an old white guy with a boat so I'm thinking it is definitely racial targeting?
FYI, we noticed quite a few boats fishing the SW side of Moresby - which is still closed for Chinook retention.
Lots of enforcement out there. We were pulled over by both Fisheries for a license and hook check as well as an RCMP boat. I'm an old white guy with a boat so I'm thinking it is definitely racial targeting?
kingspring
Active Member
That’s a tough demographic I’m finding to be in!
