2022 Tuna Adventures

[Almar22]

Keep them on ice overnight makes them much easier to process. Check out youtube videos on how to cark em!

 

[hippaisland]

Charter Tofino , Kelly Aspinal

tunas will still be out there.. water can be amazing that time of year. Good Luck!

X2 on Kelly w/ Charter Tofino

 

[TMan]

Keep them on ice overnight makes them much easier to process. Check out youtube videos on how to cark em!

I will do that!

 

[bryce]

Anyone going soon looks like water is off the west coast of the island

 

[carpeweekend]

Just saw an Instagram post from Willie Mitchell showing him tuna fishing (and catching). Looks like some 60 -62 degree water about 30 miles SW of Bamfield but that may be a little bit of wishful thinking?

 

[tykkyt e blue]

Just saw an Instagram post from Willie Mitchell showing him tuna fishing (and catching). Looks like some 60 -62 degree water about 30 miles SW of Bamfield but that may be a little bit of wishful thinking?

30 miles out is likely wishful thinking..
I coukd be wrong but its been 50 to 70 miles 9.6 times outta 10

 

[Aces]

Just saw an Instagram post from Willie Mitchell showing him tuna fishing (and catching). Looks like some 60 -62 degree water about 30 miles SW of Bamfield but that may be a little bit of wishful thinking?

Way farther out than 30

 

[adanac]

Heading to the north island next week 4 - 9 . Will have access to winter harbour / port hardy basically wide open to whatever we want to do . Just saw these shots . Hoping this holds and gets better through next week.

 

[Capt_Ed]

Just talked to my buddy in Depot Bay ,Oregon and lots of boat out for Tuna today 45 miles off. Most had 20-30 fish and he said 15-25#

 

[adanac]

Anyone have a fresh north island terrafin shot ? Looking to head out of winter harbour tomorrow for the short window there is , but my terrafin hasn’t loaded in two days .

 

[Old Blue]

Anyone have a fresh north island terrafin shot ? Looking to head out of winter harbour tomorrow for the short window there is , but my terrafin hasn’t loaded in two days .

It might not help but AIS(vesselfinder.com) shows a few fishing vessels not that far off the coast....looks too far to be fishing for salmon

 

[Jim Clow]

Great day 33 miles out yesterday. We boated 13 and other boat caught 12.

 

[Jim Clow]

Shot from yesterday

 

[Thunder21]

It may be a little early but I’d like to give this fishery a go this year out of Bamfield. I’ll be ready in 3 weeks or so. If anyone would like to buddy boat send me a message. Thanks

 

[bryce]

It may be a little early but I’d like to give this fishery a go this year out of Bamfield. I’ll be ready in 3 weeks or so. If anyone would like to buddy boat send me a message. Thanks

There’s some reports of guys getting them water looks good Chloro looks good hopefully find someone to go with @fishinforever is planning a trip at some point

 

[fishinforever]

I’m in the same boat but looking to hit only in the next couple weeks if I get a favourable forecast. Probably out of bam

 

[Old Blue]

Warm water is steadily pushing up from Mexico into SoCal and they're having an exceptional season out of San Diego so I'd imagine it'll keep pushing north. I saw out of Washington someone got a tiny Bluefin the other day

 

[Fishing?]

Warm water is steadily pushing up from Mexico into SoCal and they're having an exceptional season out of San Diego so I'd imagine it'll keep pushing north. I saw out of Washington someone got a tiny Bluefin the other day

If tuna why not Marlin or sword fish?

 

[ryanb]

A few marlin have been hooked in Washington, and surely some in BC too. I think most people are running gear that simply has no chance in landing the Marlin when fishing for albies. A couple years ago we had 7 out of 8 lines in the water go off simultaneously. We landed 6 albies but one of the heavy hanlines snapped in very dramatic fashion, I'd like to think that might have been a Marlin feeding on the same bait as the albacore that just exploded the handline.

 

[Fishing?]

A few marlin have been hooked in Washington, and surely some in BC too. I think most people are running gear that simply has no chance in landing the Marlin when fishing for albies. A couple years ago we had 7 out of 8 lines in the water go off simultaneously. We landed 6 albies but one of the heavy hanlines snapped in very dramatic fashion, I'd like to think that might have been a Marlin feeding on the same bait as the albacore that just exploded the handline.

Longer leader (wire?) on braided line? I am sure you would be chasing the fish. A challenge though, at the limits of halibut gear I think.