2024 OFFISHALL Vancouver-Howe Sound-Sechelt Reports Thread

[TMan]

Pretty cool if PCod. Actually cool anyways.

 

[TMan]

I mean, even if it isn't. Did you keep them?

 

[Tighthead]

Pacific Grey Cod, distinguishable by the barbel under the chin, three dorsal fins (sablefish have two), and two anal fins. If you go for cod and chips anywhere in BC, it is grey cod that you are eating.

 

[Rain City]

Pacific Grey Cod, distinguishable by the barbel under the chin, three dorsal fins (sablefish have two), and two anal fins. If you go for cod and chips anywhere in BC, it is grey cod that you are eating.

By barbell do you mean like a handlebar mustache? I'm not seeing it otherwise.

 

[Tighthead]

By barbell do you mean like a handlebar mustache? I'm not seeing it otherwise.

Barbel is like a goatee, like a catfish has.

 

[TucTuc]

Pacific Grey Cod, distinguishable by the barbel under the chin, three dorsal fins (sablefish have two), and two anal fins. If you go for cod and chips anywhere in BC, it is grey cod that you are eating.

Ahh ok thanks! I caught a sablefish off the Bell today then, thought it was a P Cod.

 

[Rain City]

Ahh ok thanks! I caught a sablefish off the Bell today then, thought it was a P Cod.

No you didn't... Let's see it.

 

[TucTuc]

No you didn't... Let's see it.

 

[TucTuc]

View attachment 103902

Is it a Pcod or Sablefish?

 

[Tighthead]

Is it a Pcod or Sablefish?

Juvenile Pacific Grey Cod

 

[TucTuc]

Juvenile Pacific Grey Cod

Thanks for identifying!

Had a good day at the bell. Fished from 11 am to 2 pm. For an hour around noon at was good fishing. Two keepers, 4 almost, and 3 small chinook. Nice day out!

 

[Hardy Guy]

We have: pacific cod, Whaleye pollock, and Tom cod. That is a pacific cod.

 

[adanac]

Aren’t they Alaska or Walleye Pollock? Or do we have multiple cod/pollock species locally?

Diff species same family . Those two are true pacific cod, the species most confuse with walleye pollock. These are more rare locally , get much bigger , and won’t be spread through the water column like pollock but more within the bottom 30’ . Also have two carp like barbells under chin , dead giveaway .

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_pollock - pollock

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_cod - p cod

 

[adanac]

View attachment 103902

Without question that is a juvie sable . Different head shape/maxillary and lack of barbell. Seen these all over the west coast/ north island in the last few years but not locally . Cool!

 

[Rain City]

Without question that is a juvie sable . Different head shape/maxillary and lack of barbell. Seen these all over the west coast/ north island in the last few years but not locally . Cool!

I thought they were only deep deep

 

[Howesoundhound]

Had a good day at the bell. Fished from 11 am to 2 pm. For an hour around noon at was good fishing. Two keepers, 4 almost, and 3 small chinook. Nice day out!

Were you dragging bottom, or did you catch them suspended higher up?

 

[Tighthead]

I thought they were only deep deep

Juvenile sablefish (a lot smaller than that) will come into the shallows enmasse. I have experienced it off Stephens island (Prince Rupert) and they are voracious.

 

[Alex_c]

Diff species same family . Those two are true pacific cod, the species most confuse with walleye pollock. These are more rare locally , get much bigger , and won’t be spread through the water column like pollock but more within the bottom 30’ . Also have two carp like barbells under chin , dead giveaway .

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_pollock - pollock

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_cod - p cod

Sweet, thanks for the lesson. Cool to know there are multiple species locally

 

[Deepaaaar]

Juvenile sablefish (a lot smaller than that) will come into the shallows enmasse. I have experienced it off Stephens island (Prince Rupert) and they are voracious.

We've had them in thick all winter at Whirl bay near Becher/Pedder bay (Sooke). Nothing over about 15", though. Still tasty.

 

[Hardy Guy]

Yes juvenile sablefish will come in shallow and in very large numbers at times. They eat almost anything. They also go into prawn traps redaly.