2022 Vancouver-Howe Sound-Sechelt Reports Thread

[Aquaholic]

28-6 is your best bet of those two if you have the kids. More retention possibilities too. Even if it was choppy, it calms down as you head from Pt Atkinson progressing towards the fisheries building. Tide rip by First Narrows always freaks people out though.

 

[terrin]

The fishing is slow because you can't retain anything or even catch and release where the fish are. If you were able to fish off the South Arm or T-10 there would be fish. It all goes back to politics!

Ya almost half of August gone by and nothing from DFO on our right to go and catch sockeye on the Big year of the 4 year cycle. Well maybe with all the the nets strung across the Fraser we need to buy them from roadside coolers. How are you supposed to make any vacation plans when there is zero updates or guidance as to Fishery plans from DFO. Sucks what we get for what we pay for.

 

[Digger]

But it’s rockin over here!…. Got a 13, 11, & 9lb in the last couple days, including my kids first actual spring (grabbed rod, set hook, played it… was a jumper a few times). East entrance active pass all on skinny G herring aid spoon. 2 hatchery reds and a wild white View attachment 83230

When fishing the Mayne Island side /Georgia Straight side of Active pass you fish the area just outside the rock fish protection area or do you fish in the actual pass with all the currents
I see the winds are suppose to drop later this week
Just looking to give the boat a run and test the gear

 

[Aquaholic]

Fall is in the air, my friends. It was damp and a bit chilly on the West Van shoreline as the evening approached. You can feel it especially on the water.

 

[Rain City]

Fall is in the air, my friends. It was damp and a bit chilly on the West Van shoreline as the evening approached. You can feel it especially on the water.

You shut your filthy mouth!
(Covering ears) la la la la la la!

 

[Maxpri]

Fall is in the air, my friends. It was damp and a bit chilly on the West Van shoreline as the evening approached. You can feel it especially on the water.

Delete this post immediately

 

[Aquaholic]

Delete this post immediately

It’s that damn truth serum. Here comes the NFL too though. That helps.

 

[Tightlines22]

Fished the north shore all afternoon. Finally one hookup. My bud is a new resident and he landed his first salmon. Nice hatchery Coho.

 

[A-a-Ron]

When fishing the Mayne Island side /Georgia Straight side of Active pass you fish the area just outside the rock fish protection area or do you fish in the actual pass with all the currents
I see the winds are suppose to drop later this week
Just looking to give the boat a run and test the gear

Right inside the RCA. Tons of fish in there. (Just kidding!) Right in the pass up the Mayne side around 80-100’ depth tack, rigger around 65 usually. Gets tough in the current but that’s where they are, lots of bait stirs up. End of the flood & high slack is the best I find

 

[A-a-Ron]

Saw fish jumping at the mouth of the north arm saturday morning when i was heading out. I bet they are out there.

Came back across yesterday and they were jumping at sand heads. Tough to drive right by and not fish….

 

[A-a-Ron]

R u not allowed to fish out there and just claim you are targeting coho and or catch and release?

It was tempting to grab a spring (or at least try) and say I got it in Area 18, but hey I try to play by the rules. Plus it was pretty lumpy That’s probably the real reason

 

[Cabezon1]

Sad truth that we follow the rules even tho there is no fuckinh logical sense or science behind them. U should of racked a spring there quick and said it was from thrasher F those guys. Let alone the MILLIONS of sockeye currently in the river being raped and pillaged by our ceremonial brothers

Looking back at the notices from 2014 and 2018, Sockeyes opened on August 1st. What has changed? Everyday I look at the DFO website for fishery notices hoping to see the word “recreational” opening but all I see is aboriginal/ceremonially opening. So the fishes are there but they are open only for a selective few. DFO has zero credibility and not accountability in my book. Just so frustrating.

 

[Admin]

Getting off topic again. Take the DFO bashing and conservation conversation to the Conservation section.

 

[Fishallspec]

I am just hoping it opens this weekend! Fingers crossed the numbers look good!

 

[Paravoffka]

I was at SH yesterday catching some herring, this is what I saw on the fhishfinder:

 

[wishiniwasfishin1]

I was at SH yesterday catching some herring, this is what I saw on the fhishfinder:

Did you get any herring? We’re you using a sabiki?

 

[Dorman Point]

Put in a short shift this morning until the SE blew up. Gower Pt to Roberts Creek. Found some coho spread out, with most activity off Camp Byng. No clipped though. Surface down to 42’, had a decent one grab the spoon while I had the line in my hand just about to clip it to the downrigger. Had another at 18’ and several at 30-42’.

 

[Paravoffka]

Did you get any herring? We’re you using a sabiki?

Oh yeah, used sabiki rig. Yesterday wasn't able to get bigger size, but it was lots of perfect ones to brine and use for chinook. Two weeks ago before those winds picket up went there and got lots of big ones:

Imagine fun when you pull 3 or 4 like this at the time. Simulates chinook fishing to me LoL

 

[hippaisland]

Oh yeah, used sabiki rig. Yesterday wasn't able to get bigger size, but it was lots of perfect ones to brine and use for chinook. Two weeks ago before those winds picket up went there and got lots of big ones:
View attachment 83397
Imagine fun when you pull 3 or 4 like this at the time. Simulates chinook fishing to me LoL

Sooner or later you might get a spring on the sabiki!

 

[Rain City]

Oh yeah, used sabiki rig. Yesterday wasn't able to get bigger size, but it was lots of perfect ones to brine and use for chinook. Two weeks ago before those winds picket up went there and got lots of big ones:
View attachment 83397
Imagine fun when you pull 3 or 4 like this at the time. Simulates chinook fishing to me LoL

What size sabiki are you using for those monsters?!