2022 Port Alberni and Alberni Inlet Reports

[Bordeau]

No sockeye bites for us yesterday morning but got 2 springs on sockeye gear at 30 and 40 feet deep.

 

[Ceviche]

No sockeye bites for us yesterday morning but got 2 springs on sockeye gear at 30 and 40 feet deep.

Good size to them?

 

[Adrenafin]

3 for 5 yesterday on springs, glow hoochie and mini sockeye hoochies. 60 to 70 feet. 18 pounder the biggest.

 

[Fishalot]

Springs are around as reported above. White hoochies, anchovies or flash flies for us. Fish have been found at the mill, Lone Tree, or Hocking Point. Lots of bait around, need to locate to find the fish.

 

[casper5280]

Left the dock at 6 today and 5 springs by 9:30 all in front of the marina.

 

[casper5280]

Noticed this today to. Brand new flasher snd covered with teeth marks on front of flasher. Kept missing fish and finally changed out gear and later noticed fish are hitting front of flasher by the looks of it. Any ideas

 

[Fishing?]

Noticed this today to. Brand new flasher snd covered with teeth marks on front of flasher. Kept missing fish and finally changed out gear and later noticed fish are hitting front of flasher by the looks of it. Any ideas

put a hook up there?

 

[GWT75]

Noticed this today to. Brand new flasher snd covered with teeth marks on front of flasher. Kept missing fish and finally changed out gear and later noticed fish are hitting front of flasher by the looks of it. Any ideas

Don't use a flasher. 5" or 6" spoon. My biggest fish was when I switched off an inline flasher to a large spoon.

 

[bigdogg1]

Entertaining morning at Franklin today. Drove the hump and got in just before the ramp queue formed. Turned plotter to Night Mode and proceeded to knock Scotty button post off with my right knee sending coffee spilling throughout cockpit. Tenth note to self - move that drink holder; it always gets knocked off. Not a good start.

Got to Franklin in good time. However, dodging car toppers in the pitch black going out with no lights made it quite interesting. Lost a fish on a plug 10 minutes in. No worries. Second rod has the magic white hootchie on it. 2 minutes later, guy literally goes perpendicular to boats, missing my helm by maybe 10'. He hits a fish just as he passes and it comes straight at us. Only thing we could do was try to bring up our lines. Too late, his fish goes across my free line, doubles back down across the downriver line...there goes the magic white hootchie...choice words for his driving prowess...

Caught a couple of teens at 70'. One on plug and one on anchovy. Lost another good runner when a rod was handed off.

Ears perked up when a twosome beside us yelled to his buddy in the next boat, " We've 10 in the boat and played 18 in total"...you do the math.

Big shout out to every boater out there who saw my son hook and land his best size to date. My wife who out fishes me every time picked up a rather pretty hootchie, clear UV with pink striping. Put it out she says. What could we lose? It gets hammered with 2 minutes and runs, and runs, and runs. We all thought it was sealed. He got all the way down to the backing before it started to slow. Meanwhile, every single boat in it path saw this run and kept peeling off and giving it space. We turn out and started to get back line. Off it went again and still more great driving from everyone around. We finally got it within sight and even then it pulled off, straight to a tinny who immediately powered away.

Eventually landed something very near, if not Tyee size. 29 on my boat's scale and 28 when measured on the scale at Clutesi 2 hours later. Just an epic fight that he will remember fo some time.

Thanks again to all those that were courteous and respectful on the water; it made for a great ending.

 

[Gus Rettschlag]

Hi all. Any idea when they are having a seine opening in the canal?

 

[nomad14]

right before the derby usually

 

[casper5280]

Fished today between 5:30-9. Lost 2 fish right off the bat in the dark still, then got our **** together and landed the next 3. Then had a real nice one on that sawed though the leader. then it went dead for a bit and then 3 in a row. 6 springs to the boat and lost 5. All cookie cutter fish but another great weekend with family and friends.

 

[wildmanyeah]

From social media

Area D will open August 23rd for 8 hours, between 9pm and 5am. The inner boundary will be the Hoik Island River mouth boundary down to Hocking Pt.

 

[SpringVelocity]

Crap wish I had gone before then.

 

[Islandgirl]

Bells bay and Hocking were very good the last couple of days. The seine opening won't affect the rec guys that fish further south than their opening. I noticed the fish were darker today. Go get them before the seine does!

 

[Breakin"even]

One bite, one fish for me today, China Creek area @7:30 am.

 

[Birdman]

Noticed this today to. Brand new flasher snd covered with teeth marks on front of flasher. Kept missing fish and finally changed out gear and later noticed fish are hitting front of flasher by the looks of it. Any ideas

Run a small spoon with a big hook on a short 18 inch leader.

 

[Matthias]

How’s the inlet looking these days in terms of debris/logs?

 

[casper5280]

Was up on the weekend and no problems for us, but we also didn't travel to far. Here's 2 of 4 caught this morning 5:30-8.30 and lost 2 other nice fish.

 

[Doubletyee]

Was up on the weekend and no problems for us, but we also didn't travel to far. Here's 2 of 4 caught this morning 5:30-8.30 and lost 2 other nice fish.