2024 OFFISHALL Vancouver-Howe Sound-Sechelt Reports Thread

[JKOZAK]

Ask a DFO officer. But I know they will not tell you, I have in the past and they can't figure it out either.

So true. My pops was a retired DFO officer, and I used to ask him about all this stuff and he just shook his head and told me he had no freaking clue how to read and interpret any of these notices. Hatchery coho it is!

 

[Ringo]

Any reports from the south Bowen or the West Van shoreline??

 

[Forza]

Any reports from the south Bowen or the West Van shoreline??

Trolled 28-6 from 930-1 and got skunked. Plenty of boats but no nets out.

 

[Pewpster]

West Van was sloooow today. Nothing of note for me and saw very few hookups.

 

[Aquaholic]

We were at 28-6 early, for a few slow hours. Moved to Bowen and it was also slow, however the bite seemed to come on around 1-30. No keepers, a big chinook released by Apodaca Cove.

 

[Big Nose]

Anybody has any experience with fishing for hatchery coho around Sandheads this time of the year?

 

[Ringo]

Anybody has any experience with fishing for hatchery coho around Sandheads this time of the year?

I wouldn’t bother unless your boat is moored in the area.

 

[Nahee27]

Fished Gower 6-9 for tide change last night with one other boat. Not even a sniff, where have all the fish gone....

 

[Aquaholic]

Fished Gower 6-9 for tide change last night with one other boat. Not even a sniff, where have all the fish gone....

It was just one of those days.

 

[Sea Chaser]

Flat out there today . On the ferry . Tons of boats at thrasher and entrance . Seen 4 humpbacks so far too.

 

[3Dplugprint]

Whacked 4 75cm springs this morning 28-6
Using horse herring in anchovy helmets. Booked over to cowan and hit 3 hatch cohos right off the bat but died off after about 10:30
Home to cut fish and clean the blood off the boat by noon. Lifes good

 

[Dunsterman]

Whacked 4 75cm springs this morning 28-6
Using horse herring in anchovy helmets. Booked over to cowan and hit 3 hatch cohos right off the bat but died off after about 10:30
Home to cut fish and clean the blood off the boat by noon. Lifes good

I may be naive but what is a horse herring? I’m assuming a large one? Thx

 

[3Dplugprint]

The old man and his commercial buddies always called these 6 per tray 7"-8",9"+ 'horse herring'
I fished all day the past two days and not a sniff on hoochies or spoons. Read a report last night of success on bait and brined up some herring and couldnt keep them off. We threw back two other slot fish before we boogied to cowan.. three doubles on the day all on big herring. Cohos we fished naked spoons and had 3 bing bang boom, then it died off at about 10:30 as mentioned.

 

[Dunsterman]

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The old man and his commercial buddies always called these 6 per tray 7"-8",9"+ 'horse herring'
I fished all day the past two days and not a sniff on hoochies or spoons. Read a report last night of success on bait and brined up some herring and couldnt keep them off. We threw back two other slot fish before we boogied to cowan.. three doubles on the day all on big herring. Cohos we fished naked spoons and had 3 bing bang boom, then it died off at about 10:30 as mentioned.

Mind if I ask how deep you were on the rigger?

 

[Ringo]

Mind if I ask how deep you were on the rigger?

… Jim, bro! Why did you change your handle??

 

[Zodiac fisher]

Fished all over this morning 8:30-2:30 today, not a sniff. Saw 2 coho caught early and that was it.

 

[Fish Wistler]

On the water at 530am to 8am. South Bowen. Landed 3 hatch and a Spring (released) lost 4 coho. Lure didn't matter, it was slow until we found them, then it was double double

 

[Aces]

Fished all over this morning 8:30-2:30 today, not a sniff. Saw 2 coho caught early and that was it.

What area were you in.?

 

[Zodiac fisher]

What area were you in.?

Started at Roger Curtis, few nice tacks at Worlcombe which looked promising, made the move over to Pt Atkinson down past fisheries and back, dropped in at the Bell on route home for 30 minutes

 

[Rain City]

Whacked 4 75cm springs this morning 28-6
Using horse herring in anchovy helmets. Booked over to cowan and hit 3 hatch cohos right off the bat but died off after about 10:30
Home to cut fish and clean the blood off the boat by noon. Lifes good

Started at Roger Curtis, few nice tacks at Worlcombe which looked promising, made the move over to Pt Atkinson down past fisheries and back, dropped in at the Bell on route home for 30 minutes

Well those are two wildly different reports. Odd.