2023 Bamfield and Barkley Sound Reports
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23Hourston
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Back from a week in Barkley as other have said fishing was hot…. Stayed on the boat first 4 nights the rest in a air bnb Fished swale and Howard point.
Averaged 5 hours a day never out before 830 am the glow hootchie seen most of the action at 44 feet. Would say the average daily total was 6 to 10 springs a day between 18 and 24 pounds
Many were double headers. Some of the best fishing Ive seen. Tho nothing big . Also Very happy with the solar fridge freezer worked great
Averaged 5 hours a day never out before 830 am the glow hootchie seen most of the action at 44 feet. Would say the average daily total was 6 to 10 springs a day between 18 and 24 pounds
Many were double headers. Some of the best fishing Ive seen. Tho nothing big . Also Very happy with the solar fridge freezer worked great
ChilliSpoons
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FIVE more sleeps and we’ll be in Bamfield. So stoked again for this trip.
baddogg
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Cree was good yesterday for Coho
joe average
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Heading to Poett Nook Saturday, Pretty excited to get back there for a week.. Hopefully the roads wiill not be an issue.
Aces
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Hope you're following the island fires thread
SpringVelocity
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Well that was an interesting group trip. For a second time this year on planned vacation almost didn't make it into Bamfield. Arrived at 440 Wed morning to be told road was closed. The choices were launch Renfrew or logging road. We decided to wait as both were not an option for us.
Turned back home that morning and fished Nanaimo while we waited on when road open again. We were able to get back to port in evening. We slept at ramp and launched first light.
Headed to Bamfield and stopped Assets. Right away a good sized teen spring. We kept going stopped in Bamfield and fished at Fleming right away springs everywhere again. Then we motored down to Beale for a bit and headed in.
Next few days worked areas close to Banfield. You didn't have to go far. It seemed fish were suspended pretty much everywhere. Whittlestone and backside of Beale were best for us. Super tight against shoreline. Anywhere where the bait was.
It was pretty much lights out springs and coho. I just put bait away and went to really tiny spoons.
In the end we ended up full limits for myself and my son of coho and chinook. Biggest was just over 20 which my kid caught. Most were in the 14lb to 18lb range. Never tried for rockfish or halibut as the salmon fishing was just too good.
Had a great time and it was nice to see some other forum members at same time as us.
Turned back home that morning and fished Nanaimo while we waited on when road open again. We were able to get back to port in evening. We slept at ramp and launched first light.
Headed to Bamfield and stopped Assets. Right away a good sized teen spring. We kept going stopped in Bamfield and fished at Fleming right away springs everywhere again. Then we motored down to Beale for a bit and headed in.
Next few days worked areas close to Banfield. You didn't have to go far. It seemed fish were suspended pretty much everywhere. Whittlestone and backside of Beale were best for us. Super tight against shoreline. Anywhere where the bait was.
It was pretty much lights out springs and coho. I just put bait away and went to really tiny spoons.
In the end we ended up full limits for myself and my son of coho and chinook. Biggest was just over 20 which my kid caught. Most were in the 14lb to 18lb range. Never tried for rockfish or halibut as the salmon fishing was just too good.
Had a great time and it was nice to see some other forum members at same time as us.
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SpringVelocity
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Your coming with us next trip Graham! No excuses. Yeah still too bad we couldn't make that June trip work. Oh well next time.
joe average
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I am, Hoping to get through early Saturday morn.
Aces
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Your son sure looks happy!
trophywife
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time to go youbou...
23Hourston
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Fishing was so hot I can’t fish sooke anymore back up again Friday for another week see ya all there 
Salmon Seeker
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We came up that way a couple days ago and it really wasn't bad. I actually preferred it to the bamfield road. We've been slaying coho, some in the 10+ lb range. Only a couple springs so far. Kirby and Fleming
Adrenafin
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Started at pill point, busy as usual. But for good reason it was off the hook action until about 8:30. Left and fished link, weld, and diolock island then went back to pill point and finished up. Glow hoochies, herring aide skinny G, blue/ silver coyote spoon, purple coho killer, anchovy all worked. 70 feet was the deepest i fished, most around 50. Good luck.
Sir Reel
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We picked up 4 nice coho yesterday around pinnacle rock near Cree. White Hootchie
fishinforever
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16 reds for me and my crew on the weekend
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