2024 Secret Cove, Pender Harbour and Texada Reports
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sherrett
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Headed out this morning for a few turns around Epsom in the cloudy, cooler weather. Started in shallow on the bank. Again, zilch. (Why do I keep doing that?)
Headed out deeper into the S wind and started hitting fish. Between 180’ and 350’ it was consistently on, riggers set down deep at 175’ and 225’.
4 chinook in the slot range and 3 coho between 8:30 and 10:00. A few doubles including a popper where this solid male hit and became my only keeper.
78 cms on the tape and nothing in his stomach. Anchovy pattern 3.5 spoons and lemon lime flashers doing the good work.
Again found clouds of bait out deeeeeep and the hitting fish were riding the top and edges of the bait clouds.
Putting this one on the table with the grilled collars tonight.
Headed out deeper into the S wind and started hitting fish. Between 180’ and 350’ it was consistently on, riggers set down deep at 175’ and 225’.
4 chinook in the slot range and 3 coho between 8:30 and 10:00. A few doubles including a popper where this solid male hit and became my only keeper.
78 cms on the tape and nothing in his stomach. Anchovy pattern 3.5 spoons and lemon lime flashers doing the good work.
Again found clouds of bait out deeeeeep and the hitting fish were riding the top and edges of the bait clouds.
Putting this one on the table with the grilled collars tonight.
Bottomfeeder1
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That’s jimmy pattisons yacht lol !
ab1752
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Sure is! Thay thing rarely seems to go beyond centre bay on gambler or up the Arm so nice to see it out and about.
sherrett
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Same. Fished Epsom this morning from 7:30 - 10:30. Lots of coho and rearing chinook to the boat (~12 or so), especially once the bite turned on around 9:30, but no migratory chinook.
Situation looked good but no keepers today.
Did get a wonderful whale show. Breaching off in the distance around Texada and then a convergence of ~12 humpbacks feeding S of the shoal. They seemed to be diving in groups of 3-4, tails up after 2 or 3 surface breaths.
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Jordan330
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The shoals have been on fire. But that being said it’s the night bite. White hoochie and anchovies have been the ticket. 180-200ft on the downriggers. South end of the shoal with the bump that sticks out always seems to be holding fish. Definitely need to put in work to find the bait now.
sherrett
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Fished Epsom for a few tacks last night coming home from Thormanby beaches.
Got some coho and rearing chinook as we came in on the shoal in anywhere from 170’ - 250’. As mentioned by @Jordan330 above, in shallower for the night bite.
Figured any bigger chinook must be mixed in if they were around. Yes and yes.
90 cms hits hard and has to go back. That beauty swam off to fight another day and we called it and headed in.
Probably 12+ boats out there so hope some other folks were getting them.
Got some coho and rearing chinook as we came in on the shoal in anywhere from 170’ - 250’. As mentioned by @Jordan330 above, in shallower for the night bite.
Figured any bigger chinook must be mixed in if they were around. Yes and yes.
90 cms hits hard and has to go back. That beauty swam off to fight another day and we called it and headed in.
Probably 12+ boats out there so hope some other folks were getting them.
Rain City
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Rain City
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You bet your sweet dupa I am!
sherrett
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Night bite was ferocious last night at Epsom. Couldn’t keep two rods down for more than a few minutes. Multiple doubles of a mix of coho and chinooks.
Bonked this 77 cm female who had nothing in her stomach.
Hootchies and spoons both working between 150’ and 200’.
About a dozen boats out so hope everyone was getting into solid action.
Running back to the city today with the boat so that’ll wrap an excellent summer season.
Bonked this 77 cm female who had nothing in her stomach.
Hootchies and spoons both working between 150’ and 200’.
About a dozen boats out so hope everyone was getting into solid action.
Running back to the city today with the boat so that’ll wrap an excellent summer season.
Lost Boys
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I'm trapped in Scotland and you're making me jealous
I tried yesterday ( Aug 20) but the wind was wiping up from the south
we caught a few undersize springs at bjerrie shoals then went up and around the mouth of Pender harbor and even up to quarry bay all nothing
wind died down and went for flood tide night bite at Epsom point and still got nothing
we caught a few undersize springs at bjerrie shoals then went up and around the mouth of Pender harbor and even up to quarry bay all nothing
wind died down and went for flood tide night bite at Epsom point and still got nothing
sly_karma
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Light NW yesterday after SE all week. Perfect time to take DIL and two grandsons to Pirate Rock. The coho weren't stacked like they can be, but everyone got to play a feisty fighter or two. None clipped of course. One crab and some prawns to round out the day. Sunshine didn't hurt either.
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