2024 OFFISHALL Vancouver-Howe Sound-Sechelt Reports Thread

[sweettjim]

South Bowen closer to RC. Out deeper in a well known spot named by some famous guy on here.
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nice size coho

 

[Rain City]

nice size coho

We kept the first two dinks, just in case. But we quickly regretted that after they kept getting bigger. We released several hatch that were even bigger than these. Hopefully they stick around and fatten up for a few more weeks.

 

[Aquaholic]

We kept the first two dinks, just in case. But we quickly regretted that after they kept getting bigger. We released several hatch that were even bigger than these. Hopefully they stick around and fatten up for a few more weeks.

The meat is photogenically beautiful. What a treat.

 

[Marty-party]

Fished RC for a couple hours after work yesterday 4pm-6pm, 7 fish to the boat all coho. Tried 30-50’ of water on the downrigger with no luck then dropped to 65’ after reading Rain city’s post. Irish cream skinny G out performed white flash fly.

 

[Pineapple Express]

Fished RC for a couple hours after work yesterday 4pm-6pm, 7 fish to the boat all coho. Tried 30-50’ of water on the downrigger with no luck then dropped to 65’ after reading Rain city’s post. Irish cream skinny G out performed white flash fly.

How was the clipped:wild ratio?

 

[Marty-party]

5 hatchery, 2 wild. All 50cm or bigger

 

[Aquaholic]

In Vancouver Harbour, was trying to find a lost crab trap, thought I would drop the lines in for something to do. 20 minutes later I’m limited out for hatchery coho in Vancouver Harbour, between the mile marker furthest out and the bellbouy. Put the rods down just to kill some time and then a doubleheader which I had to release on both sides. There are hatchery Coho in Vancouver Harbour.

 

[Rain City]

In Vancouver Harbour, was trying to find a lost crab trap, thought I would drop the lines in for something to do. 20 minutes later I’m limited out for hatchery coho in Vancouver Harbour, between the mile marker furthest out and the bellbouy. Put the rods down just to kill some time and then a doubleheader which I had to release on both sides. There are hatchery Coho in Vancouver Harbour.

Lots of bait fish jumping just off Jericho on our way in on Wednesday. Might be sabiki worthy.

 

[Aquaholic]

Lots of bait fish jumping just off Jericho on our way in on Wednesday. Might be sabiki worthy.

Those wild coho fight really really well. Chunky and strong. What a shame to let them go.

 

[Aquaholic]

I picked up this soft cooler bag from Canadian Tire yesterday specifically for taking home the hatch Coho, and they fit perfectly. Even a large one fits inside. Ice packs in the bottom and it is a slick little system.

 

[Aquaholic]

Silver Betsy flasher outperforming the No Bananas flasher this year for coho by a large margin, whereas last year the opposite was true. YMMV.

 

[TMan]

Same hootchy?

 

[Aquaholic]

Same hootchy?

good question....different, plus the inserts are different, but swapped around from flasher to flasher, plus swapped sides too to give a good baseline. If you follow the (ahem) logic that glow flashers are not as effective in shallow water as deeper water, the flash characteristic of the silver Betsy will give the coho that spark they seem to be attracted to. (mylar inserts in a hoochie etc.) Right now the Betsy plus the pink insert hoochie as shown is hot.

 

[Salmon Seeker]

good question....different, plus the inserts are different, but swapped around from flasher to flasher, plus swapped sides too to give a good baseline. If you follow the (ahem) logic that glow flashers are not as effective in shallow water as deeper water, the flash characteristic of the silver Betsy will give the coho that spark they seem to be attracted to. (mylar inserts in a hoochie etc.) Right now the Betsy plus the pink insert hoochie as shown is hot.

Betsy is also supposed to have some electrical effects so maybe that's what it is

 

[sweettjim]

I picked up this soft cooler bag from Canadian Tire yesterday specifically for taking home the hatch Coho, and they fit perfectly. Even a large one fits inside. Ice packs in the bottom and it is a slick little system.

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how much for that bag?

 

[Aquaholic]

how much for that bag?

$29.99

 

[Nahee27]

Tried Cowan Pt for an hour and didn't seem like much action . Out at famous guy trough now and seems pretty dead out here as well.

 

[Maxpri]

Saw two young guys today cleaning their limit of hatch cohos this morning at Thunderbird at 8:15 am. Excited to get out there soon.

 

[hobie1]

In Vancouver Harbour, was trying to find a lost crab trap, thought I would drop the lines in for something to do. 20 minutes later I’m limited out for hatchery coho in Vancouver Harbour, between the mile marker furthest out and the bellbouy. Put the rods down just to kill some time and then a doubleheader which I had to release on both sides. There are hatchery Coho in Vancouver Harbour.

what depth ?

 

[Forza]

Fished 12-430 Saturday, picking up a clipped coho between the mile markers, a clipped coho near fisheries, and a clipped coho near pink apartments, and released at least 7 chinook including one around 20 lbs along the way, 50 feet on the rigger produced best. Went out today from 4-7 along the west Van shoreline and Cowan and got completely skunked, quite the contrast.