2022 Bamfield and Barkley Sound Reports

[allanb76]

,this guy kills fish , Hopefully... my good friend Robert , best neighbor ever , doesnt mind me posting this , easy pickins for him yesterday , all close ta home , still a few good clean fish around for sure , last year i had one of my best trips Sept 27 , non stop action at Flemming for big springs... Enjoy ... gd luck to the Tuna fleet , time for the Bamfield Tuna Shootout , few tickets left im hearing , contact Jerry at Mills Landing. Plenty of fish this year , nice and close too....see ya all there...

Fishing Charters & Accommodations | Mills Landing | Bamfield, BC

Mills Landing fishing charters & accommodations is an oceanfront cottage resort on Vancouver Island, BC. Fish chinook, halibut, and coho!

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Nicely done Robert! Now I regret pulling my boat home last weekend. The road detour was wearing on me though.

 

[trophywife]

friends where pulling brood for the sarita hatchery.. many in the 30-40lb class.. still some coming in!

 

[coriba]

Went offshore today for halibut and got nothing. Bad time of year? Did not get my halibut this year!

 

[willydw]

friends where pulling brood for the sarita hatchery.. many in the 30-40lb class.. still some coming in!

Any pictures.

 

[trophywife]

Any pictures.

they had a vid guy there with some cool underwater equipment. i will see if i can get some.

 

[trophywife]

Went offshore today for halibut and got nothing. Bad time of year? Did not get my halibut this year!

guys at my place got their chickens yesterday drifting the egg.

 

[the fog ducker]

guys at my place got their chickens yesterday drifting the egg.

you there next Thursday Blair ? will be there for 5 days with Neil...

 

[coriba]

What is the egg?

 

[the fog ducker]

What is the egg?

slightly south east hump from Rats

 

[the fog ducker]

 

[coriba]

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Thanks Fog. A little far out for my first mate, doesn’t like the swells, even with low swells. We tried 5 miles off Beale, which has been very productive for us, and got skunked twice. Just wondering if halibut were around this time of year. Don’t think I can convince the first mate to make it that far.

 

[the fog ducker]

Thanks Fog. A little far out for my first mate, doesn’t like the swells, even with low swells. We tried 5 miles off Beale, which has been very productive for us, and got skunked twice. Just wondering if halibut were around this time of year. Don’t think I can convince the first mate to make it that far.

Thanks Fog. A little far out for my first mate, doesn’t like the swells, even with low swells. We tried 5 miles off Beale, which has been very productive for us, and got skunked twice. Just wondering if halibut were around this time of year. Don’t think I can convince the first mate to make it that far.

based on what i seen on our docks and the local guides success , one of the better years for Halibut this season for sure , i personally sucked this season the few times we went offshore ... lost my mojo... thats fishin... see if we can redeem ourselves next week... Have a great winter...

 

[Islandbouy]

Happy Friday!
Anyone been out for springs or coho past few days? Any reports would be greatly apprieciated!
Cheers!

 

[SpringFever2359]

Thanks Fog. A little far out for my first mate, doesn’t like the swells, even with low swells. We tried 5 miles off Beale, which has been very productive for us, and got skunked twice. Just wondering if halibut were around this time of year. Don’t think I can convince the first mate to make it that far.

I'm in the same "boat" so to speak with my navigator, shes not a fan of the swells off shore, if its less than a 1m shes good
Made a trip without her and put in 2 good days with no hali love this yr

 

[trophywife]

small spoons along the wall , danvers, neighbour came in with 6 coho, no chins.

 

[trophywife]

Thanks Fog. A little far out for my first mate, doesn’t like the swells, even with low swells. We tried 5 miles off Beale, which has been very productive for us, and got skunked twice. Just wondering if halibut were around this time of year. Don’t think I can convince the first mate to make it that far.

humps and bumps in imperial eagle.

 

[Hoochies Galore]

Three days fishing, 1st & 3rd day fished the canal, China creek to the harbour, nada. 2nd day we went to Pill & Stanford, 6 Coho, 2 springs, including 27.5. Couldn’t believe it. Didn’t hear of anyone catching in the canal and we didn’t see more then a handful of boats fishing for our trip.
Spoons won hands down, hoochie’s & bait didn’t produce.

 

[Birdman]

Coho action at Sanford?

 

[dglass]

Three days fishing, 1st & 3rd day fished the canal, China creek to the harbour, nada. 2nd day we went to Pill & Stanford, 6 Coho, 2 springs, including 27.5. Couldn’t believe it. Didn’t hear of anyone catching in the canal and we didn’t see more then a handful of boats fishing for our trip.
Spoons won hands down, hoochie’s & bait didn’t produce.

Wow nice one! Heading out with some family tomorrow and this is just what I wanted to see! Have the chovies ready but I'll make sure to fish a spoon off one side too.

 

[the fog ducker]

still some good size great Coho action , as TW said , spoke to a group at the Nook over the weekend ,they killed it , some decent Chinook being caught in the usual spots as well , surprisingly not boots yet , few winter feeders are also being caught already , will be like a lake out there this weekend ,definitely worth a trip , maybe see a few of you there, off to try ta get Neil his first halli .......