2024 OFFISHALL Vancouver-Howe Sound-Sechelt Reports Thread

[sweettjim]

Pushed off at Milltown at 8 and ran into 3 tugs pulling log booms blocking us off from the fuel dock so took the scenic route around them to fuel up. Dropped at the Bell just after 9 and started tacing east in 120 to 150 FOW zones. Great steady action in the sun hitting on all passes scraping bottom and by 10:30 we were pulling up lines to go catch lunch and a caesar with a 64cm, 76cm and 78cm in the box. The big ones were cookie cutter whites with empty stomachs. We had someone who rarely winter fishes in our party today who now thinks it’s always this good. Awesome day.

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weird theres white springs around isnt it usually just reds around

 

[Buddha]

weird theres white springs around isnt it usually just reds around

We were surprised but not disappointed by both the size and colour. They weren’t Harrison whites off the Fraser in September. Very clean tasting with high fat content. Yes it’s not usual but have harvested whites in the winter season at both Defence and South Bowen in recent years.

 

[Pewpster]

Left milltown this morning at 1030 and headed to the mile markers. Followed the 120-150’ contours for a couple hours, conditions were excellent. Hooked five and kept a 65 and 70cm. Some of the fish were suspended around 90’, the rest on bottom. The bigger fish was a red with a medium anchovy in its belly, the other fish was red in the centre and white near the outside. I caught one that looked identical a few weeks back and it tasted amazing. I can only describe it as buttery, it was one of the best salmon I’ve ever eaten. Overall a wonderful day on the water.

 

[Shano]

Left milltown this morning at 1030 and headed to the mile markers. Followed the 120-150’ contours for a couple hours, conditions were excellent. Hooked five and kept a 65 and 70cm. Some of the fish were suspended around 90’, the rest on bottom. The bigger fish was a red with a medium anchovy in its belly, the other fish was red in the centre and white near the outside. I caught one that looked identical a few weeks back and it tasted amazing. I can only describe it as buttery, it was one of the best salmon I’ve ever eaten. Overall a wonderful day on the water.

Nice filleting job! I can’t recall seeing a red with white on the edges. It seems to me that the whites do have a higher oil content.

 

[Samnjoe]

Left milltown this morning at 1030 and headed to the mile markers. Followed the 120-150’ contours for a couple hours, conditions were excellent. Hooked five and kept a 65 and 70cm. Some of the fish were suspended around 90’, the rest on bottom. The bigger fish was a red with a medium anchovy in its belly, the other fish was red in the centre and white near the outside. I caught one that looked identical a few weeks back and it tasted amazing. I can only describe it as buttery, it was one of the best salmon I’ve ever eaten. Overall a wonderful day on the water.

Nice. Never seen it done with a chainsaw before.

 

[TMan]

Was out today. Left Port Moody before noon. Had the ramp to myself. Fished out past the freighters. Caught one at about 80' there was bait around and I think there fish may have been suspended. AP Herring 3" in Neon Army Truck caught the fish. Beauty day.

 

[Aquaholic]

One of my favorite winter Chinook spoons, size and color the exact same.

 

[TMan]

One of my favorite winter Chinook spoons, size and color the exact same.

And I run it over a dummy flasher.

 

[TMan]

It keeps.on working so I don't try much else.

 

[adanac]

heading out to the bell buoy for a quick rub on the incoming this morning, will report back

 

[adanac]

Fished for all of 15 mins , headed home with my limit 62 cm and 69cm, bottom 100’ line !

 

[adanac]

Nice fat reds, destined for gravlax

 

[Rain City]

View attachment 113407Nice fat reds, destined for gravlax

Those guys make such good sashimi too. My favorite eating fish by far.

 

[adanac]

Those guys make such good sashimi too. My favorite eating fish by far.

Yep DFO is lucky they impart their limits , I woulda killed those little buttery things till the cows came home

 

[adanac]

Quick one again this morning , two hours 3/5!

 

[Aces]

View attachment 113428Quick one again this morning , two hours 3/5!

Dialed in

 

[TMan]

View attachment 113428Quick one again this morning , two hours 3/5!

That's a beauty.