wildmanyeah
Crew Member
Will be worse in the next couple of years when we get into the Covid coho that we’re not clip for Covid reasons
I’d describe it as slow but steady for our 10 am to 3pm session today off Secretary. We went 2 clipped fish for about a dozen fish hooked. Downriggers at 50 and 60. Bait, white and purple haze hoochies and a green and white coho killer all got fish. The cool thing was one of the hatcheries was an awesome 12lb buck that hit a bucktail! We got several more hits on the bucktail that was skipping along in the prop wash about 15 pulls back. Definitely worth a shot for the 3rd rod. So calm at mid day today it was unreal.We went 2 clipped out of a dozen or more Coho and 3 or 4 chinook shakers off the Head on the flood, 400' of water. Nothing big for us, 5 - 6 pounds
Two Coho was enough for my buddy so we quit early. Hootchy out fished the spoon. Not sure where all these Coho are going, but sure wish more could be clippled
When you run into these large schools of clone size Coho you gota figure they are all from the same hatchery.
Great to hear that you fish with bucktails as become a loss art of fishing . I have been running as a 3rd rod a 9 ft trophy bucktail rod with the small Trophy fly reel . Purchased a bunch of old Ricks polar bear hair bucktails which was a good score and almost do not want to use themI’d describe it as slow but steady for our 10 am to 3pm session today off Secretary. We went 2 clipped fish for about a dozen fish hooked. Downriggers at 50 and 60. Bait, white and purple haze hoochies and a green and white coho killer all got fish. The cool thing was one of the hatcheries was an awesome 12lb buck that hit a bucktail! We got several more hits on the bucktail that was skipping along in the prop wash about 15 pulls back. Definitely worth a shot for the 3rd rod. So calm at mid day today it was unreal.
Here it is...posting because the glow hootchie with the yellow and green stripe I can't find anywhere and don't know the brand or the number...maybe someone will see some and let me know where...the inner hootchie is just for sparkle effect and unlike the floss stuff doesn't end up in a rats nest after each fish.I’d like to see it, how about a picture …..please and thanks
That’s a great share, thank you.We fished from 6:30 to 2:30 and kept 7 hatch coho to 9 pounds and released maybe 30 more but nothing over 10 pounds. All on hootchies from 30 to 70 ft. right in front of the harbour.
Here it is...posting because the glow hootchie with the yellow and green stripe I can't find anywhere and don't know the brand or the number...maybe someone will see some and let me know where...the inner hootchie is just for sparkle effect and unlike the floss stuff doesn't end up in a rats nest after each fish.
Generally the same here. I'm guessing the whales were leaving dead or wounded herring in the water while feeding and that was chumming up the salmon..Similar report. Whales everywhere! All around boats fishing and if one steered away there would be another. Fishing improved for some reason while they were around. Early on was good and then after lunch, when the whales reappeared off Secretary it was hot. Lost count after 20. Ended up with 4 clipped coho and a 8# Spring. Dummy flashers 6' behind ball with 4" Trapshack spoon clipped 3' above flasher. 50'
I purchased a large pack of mixed squirts from Amazon, and these glow yellows were in there.We fished from 6:30 to 2:30 and kept 7 hatch coho to 9 pounds and released maybe 30 more but nothing over 10 pounds. All on hootchies from 30 to 70 ft. right in front of the harbour.
Here it is...posting because the glow hootchie with the yellow and green stripe I can't find anywhere and don't know the brand or the number...maybe someone will see some and let me know where...the inner hootchie is just for sparkle effect and unlike the floss stuff doesn't end up in a rats nest after each fish.
Karma will have damaged their vehicle pretty wellSunday was a fine day on the water with my stepfather. Landed close to 20 coho, but only 2 clipped (but better than last week, I suppose, where we only got to keep 1). White hoochies were the ticket below 90' (but rigger lines were often trailing out back a ways in the current). Fished outside the Harbour to about 500' and around Secretary. Only downer on the day was the hit-and-run on my trailer at the Sooke launch. Thanks for that, whoever you are (or is it that anything beyond the yellow line is fair game? )
Just one hook on that rig???We fished from 6:30 to 2:30 and kept 7 hatch coho to 9 pounds and released maybe 30 more but nothing over 10 pounds. All on hootchies from 30 to 70 ft. right in front of the harbour.
Here it is...posting because the glow hootchie with the yellow and green stripe I can't find anywhere and don't know the brand or the number...maybe someone will see some and let me know where...the inner hootchie is just for sparkle effect and unlike the floss stuff doesn't end up in a rats nest after each fish.