2024 Gulf Island Reports

[ship happens]

The water temp was really high last couple weeks. Seen a 77f right in the middle of the gulf straight off Gabriola

 

[Aces]

Yup. They are open on the Nanaimo side of thrasher which is mostly where we were fishing but we couldn’t find any with our coho gear this time. We were hoping to pick one up while coho fishing as we’ve done inadvertently many times of late but of course once chinook are open for retention they decide not to bite. Oh well, settling for some nice coho is a decent consolation prize.

Yes it’s uncanny how that happens

 

[Rain City]

Yes it’s uncanny how that happens

It's just like opening day for deer. Those f***ers know!

 

[S-357]

Got a nice hatch chinook around 9-10lbs off tent tonight 140 on the rigger. Silver betsy with a white coho killer

 

[Pearl dog]

Anybody finding coho in the SGI? Moresby or collinson pt. perhaps?

 

[Last_Call]

Anybody finding coho in the SGI? Moresby or collinson pt. perhaps?

I brushed collinson for an hour on sunday morning and only got 1 coho that was wild so off she went. Seems to be decent bait around but just the one hit for us.

 

[Seasalt]

Just an FYI if you need boat gas in Gulf islands: Poet’s cove $2.54/litre
Montague $2.19/litre
Not sure the rather large $.35 difference, maybe they bought all their gas when it was more expensive???
Hopefully I’ll have a fishing report today, but I’ve heard it’s not bad on gulf side of Galiano.

 

[S-357]

When do the new regs come out for retention in area 18? Anybody know?

 

[Pearl dog]

Regs on the FishingBC app updated as of 6am

 

[A-a-Ron]

When do the new regs come out for retention in area 18? Anybody know?

The fishery notice was posted on DFO site on July 12

 

[S-357]

Regs on the FishingBC app updated as of 6am

Thanks. I assumed I would find what I found in the update

 

[Digger]

So please correct me if I am wrong but as I understand the regulations area 18-11 is now open for chinooks Aug 1st one per day hatch or wild slot limit apply 62-80 cm
if someone could confirm that would be great

 

[Aces]

So please correct me if I am wrong but as I understand the regulations area 18-11 is now open for chinooks Aug 1st one per day hatch or wild slot limit apply 62-80 cm
if someone could confirm that would be great

Looks like it

 

[dstalheim]

79 cm. 14#. Caught at sunset. 140 FOW, 110’ on wire. Herring with teaser head. Fish was stuffed with big herring.

 

[fishinmusician]

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79 cm. 14#. Caught at sunset. 140 FOW, 110’ on wire. Herring with teaser head. Fish was stuffed with big herring.

Nice one, whereabouts ?

 

[dstalheim]

Nice one, whereabouts ?

18-11

 

[Shano]

We fished East Entrace to Active Pass this morning on the short slack. Line wasn’t down 3 minutes and we had an 86 cms which went right back in. 10 minutes later landed a 69 cms spring. 20 minutes later a nice sized hatch coho, then a wild coho. All of this on one rod as the starboard rigger was having issues. Finally got the starboard rigger going and then a big hit and a huge run, we saw him at the surface then another big run and we lost him. Probably too big to keep. Then the current picked up and the we fished Collinson area which was dead quiet. Fun morning. Flash Fly and a No Bananas spoon various depths as the pinnacles rise up quickly there. Hopefully people will realize that the ferries and commercial traffic need some room - saw an eastbound ferry go pretty hard to port to go around the various boats fishing - if we as a group don’t pay attention we will eventually not be able to fish there.

 

[Brett]

We fished East Entrace to Active Pass this morning on the short slack. Line wasn’t down 3 minutes and we had an 86 cms which went right back in. 10 minutes later landed a 69 cms spring. 20 minutes later a nice sized hatch coho, then a wild coho. All of this on one rod as the starboard rigger was having issues. Finally got the starboard rigger going and then a big hit and a huge run, we saw him at the surface then another big run and we lost him. Probably too big to keep. Then the current picked up and the we fished Collinson area which was dead quiet. Fun morning. Flash Fly and a No Bananas spoon various depths as the pinnacles rise up quickly there. Hopefully people will realize that the ferries and commercial traffic need some room - saw an eastbound ferry go pretty hard to port to go around the various boats fishing - if we as a group don’t pay attention we will eventually not be able to fish there.

Saw you out there! I was in the proline, That was a beauty fish you released. Good on you. I had 2 hatch hos and landed a 72 cm spring. the coho were good size but I had already got my 2 hatch in the straight while I was waiting for the tide to slow….. Oh well. fun fishing in there.

 

[A-a-Ron]

Saw you out there! I was in the proline, That was a beauty fish you released. Good on you. I had 2 hatch hos and landed a 72 cm spring. the coho were good size but I had already got my 2 hatch in the straight while I was waiting for the tide to slow….. Oh well. fun fishing in there.

Was out on that tack yesterday evening. Lost a screamer, and then we got a decent 10lb right to the boat and I just completely rookied it with the net. All me oh well, there’s fish there. Try again tonight.

 

[kaelc]

Thanks for the reports! Any crab at Sidney spit these days? Heading out tomorrow morning for some fishing and then grabbing the family for the afternoon evening.