2024 OFFISHALL Vancouver-Howe Sound-Sechelt Reports Thread

[Rain City]

Hard to resist light winds and sunny high-teen temps. I’ll be out Saturday.

I'll be out! I hope. Harbour Air flight to Powell River booked for 8AM tomorrow.

 

[adanac]

I'll be out! I hope. Harbour Air flight to Powell River booked for 8AM tomorrow.

I’ll be patrolling the bell / possibly poke out to the hump ( I know it’s early ) Saturday , and thrasher all day Sunday .

 

[Howesoundhound]

I'll check out on Saturday off the North Arm, Bell Buoy and Freighters, in that order.

 

[Alex_c]

Hopefully the last of my toasted Jeep should be getting sold today. Which is great news because it was blocking my boat and preventing me from going out. Hope to get out soon.

Update: Down to the tub. Anyone need a rust-free TJ tub?

 

[Marley]

Just docked at horseshoe bay in the ferry. Working instead of fishing unfortunately. One guy trolling at hole in the wall. Water is glass but tons of drift wood in the water.

 

[sherrett]

Picked up my buddy at the airport and we were lines down for 8 am off the north arm.

A hour later we had two in the box from 160’ - 180’ contours. One marble, be red. One hatchery, one wild. Both mid 60cms. Lots of fish out there.

 

[DUGALD JAMIESON]

Picked up a 5lb 9oz cod off UBC point on the bottom with my favourite Avocado Dream lure

 

[Alex_c]

Should we have a “Biggest Cod”leaderboard, where the winner gets to bear the title of “Codfather” for the season?

 

[Pippen]

Picked up a 5lb 9oz cod off UBC point on the bottom with my favourite Avocado Dream lure

That's taxidermy worthy!!!

 

[Tighthead]

That's taxidermy worthy!!!

 

[Rcook.bc]

Picked up a 5lb 9oz cod off UBC point on the bottom with my favourite Avocado Dream lure

Any tips on how to target those fish? Caught one by accident trolling on the bottom for winter chinook last month. It was delicious!

 

[Hardy Guy]

You can troll them or you xan also jig for them. I've caught them on many different jigs so I think the mist important thing us to find them. A Norwegian jig would work well .... they were made for cod.

 

[Rcook.bc]

You can troll them or you xan also jig for them. I've caught them on many different jigs so I think the mist important thing us to find them. A Norwegian jig would work well .... they were made for cod.

Thanks! Any hints on how to find them?!

 

[Rain City]

Went for a little shakedown after getting 1/100th of the gear back on the boat. Bit of a wind around 1PM when I got out so I headed straight out past QA. Did a couple passes and had two hits at 180 feet that didn't stick. Interesting. Finally made it back to the bell and had two scrappy 61cms at 135 and 155 in 150 feet of water. Both on spoons. No love for the hoochie. Had to call it early so missed the low slack. I don't know how to feel about being back on the boat...

 

[Old Blue]

Went for a little shakedown after getting 1/100th of the gear back on the boat. Bit of a wind around 1PM when I got out so I headed straight out past QA. Did a couple passes and had two hits at 180 feet that didn't stick. Interesting. Finally made it back to the bell and had two scrappy 61cms at 135 and 155 in 150 feet of water. Both on spoons. No love for the hoochie. Had to call it early so missed the low slack. I don't know how to feel about being back on the boat...

Keep it!!

 

[A-a-Ron]

Keep it!!

No… POD IT!!

 

[Sea Chaser]

Went for a little shakedown after getting 1/100th of the gear back on the boat. Bit of a wind around 1PM when I got out so I headed straight out past QA. Did a couple passes and had two hits at 180 feet that didn't stick. Interesting. Finally made it back to the bell and had two scrappy 61cms at 135 and 155 in 150 feet of water. Both on spoons. No love for the hoochie. Had to call it early so missed the low slack. I don't know how to feel about being back on the boat...

What kind of metal were you dangling at them ?

 

[Rain City]

What kind of metal were you dangling at them ?

Irish Cream Silver Horde Kingfisher and a Herring Aid Skinny Gee both on chartreuse lemon lime flashers.

 

[TucTuc]

Any tips on how to target those fish? Caught one by accident trolling on the bottom for winter chinook last month. It was delicious!

I just caught a 5 lb Pcod about 15 minutes ago at the bell. 200 FoW on the bottom with a 5 inch blue glow tomic plug. My first one!

 

[Rain City]

I just caught a 5 lb Pcod about 15 minutes ago at the bell. 200 FoW on the bottom with a 5 inch blue glow tomic plug. My first one!

I was marking a whole lot of something around QA in 250-300 FOW.