2023 Port McNeill, Telegragh Cove Reports

[After12]

Any Orca out around the Telegraph / Broughtons areas? I kinda try and avoid them while fishing for obvious reasons, but have family coming up who want to catch a few fish, but also get a good thrill out of seeing Orca.

The few times I've been out locally around Blackfish it's been all humpbacks.

Saw half a dozen orca on the backside of Malcolm today

 

[After12]

I'll be interested. We're going to be mostly on the mainland side.

Two springs today, one undersized, tons of pinks

 

[Capt_Ed]

Well the day was bound to come, we had our first day since July 15 without a keeper spring. Tomorrow is another day, the day before was lights out but we'll hope for a better Tomorrow

 

[Macdeep]

I can see jumpers off ledge point from my back yard (with binocs that is) and the guy in the red boat just gave up on them. Must be dinner time.

 

[After12]

Pinks pinks pinks! Trolled up 3 chickens as a consolation

 

[Eden Island]

Where were you?

 

[After12]

We were at lady Ellen today, yesterday backside of Malcolm

 

[Eden Island]

We've been at Fife and Wells on the mainland side - there's a few coho around 7-10 lbs [which we can keep], a few pinks, and pretty slow for springs. Sounds like James Pt is not producing up to its usual standards. We did pick up a 25 lb spring in Fife yesterday. Still hoping for halibut on these slow tides.

 

[d_Westie]

First time fishing for halibut. Any suggestions on a good place to try?

 

[Samnjoe]

We've been at Fife and Wells on the mainland side - there's a few coho around 7-10 lbs [which we can keep], a few pinks, and pretty slow for springs. Sounds like James Pt is not producing up to its usual standards. We did pick up a 25 lb spring in Fife yesterday. Still hoping for halibut on these slow tides.

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Is Debbie there this year??

 

[RiverBoy]

First time fishing for halibut. Any suggestions on a good place to try?

try mitchell bay or the backside of malcolm island

 

[Eden Island]

Is Debbie there this year??

Debbie hasn't worked at Sullivan Bay for a couple of years. New managers are Bill and Laura Swanson.

 

[Eden Island]

Good couple of days in Fife - not lots of fish, but an 18 lb halibut and a 12 lb spring this morning, the 25 lb spring I posted yesterday and a 27 caught about 2 hours ago -- those slow tides are working out.

 

[Eden Island]

First time fishing for halibut. Any suggestions on a good place to try?

Earlier advice from Riverboy is good. Also consider the top of Malcolm - I've caught halibut in 120-150' from the Kelp Patch over toward Malcolm Pt. Around the point and along to Bere Pt and towards Black Bluff.

 

[RiverBoy]

Earlier advice from Riverboy is good. Also consider the top of Malcolm - I've caught halibut in 120-150' from the Kelp Patch over toward Malcolm Pt. Around the point and along to Bere Pt and towards Black Bluff.

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there’s an area backside of Malcolm we called “ the slide” we used to fish out from it in close to 300 feet of water. nothing of size but decent amounts of chickens

 

[Eden Island]

there’s an area backside of Malcolm we called “ the slide” we used to fish out from it in close to 300 feet of water. nothing of size but decent amounts of chickens

I've caught halibut in ~150' of water between Donegal Head and Lizard Pt -- the slide is about half way between.

 

[Macdeep]

Fair number of coho at Fife yesterday. Seemed like they’re in see food eat food mode - plugs, spoons, hoochie all got coho. Sporadic and unpredictable as usual- double headers in 300ft of water, bites close to structure in 50-80ft. Nice spread out handful of boats with flashers up regularly.

Spooled myself while running between spots though… flasher somehow jumped ship at 20 knots (a little fast for buck tailing- I know… lol). All I heard was “snap” at the arbor knot. Lucky that’s all the broke / went overboard.

And no prawns in the usual spots around Echo bay- what the heck!

 

[d_Westie]

try mitchell bay or the backside of malcolm island

Thanks for the info. What depth should I be targeting

 

[Eden Island]

First time fishing for halibut. Any suggestions on a good place to try?

Thanks for the info. What depth should I be targeting

Jigging within a few feet of bottom. Trolling less than 15 feet from bottom. In my experience.

 

[sam_n_leo]

I'm the last person to give halibut advice but the kids found success a couple of time jigging in 280 ft off the backside of Malcom earlier this spring. And a couple of chickens salmon trolling this summer, both were actually well off the bottom and in less than 120 ft of water.