2025 Bamfield and Barkley Sound Reports

[brutus]

Could be 4-5 days, could be 3 weeks, we’ve got it in the bay in Renfrew now, it been 2 weeks

 

[SpringVelocity]

I caught two springs in that crap few weeks ago at Kirby if it makes you feel better. It moved in one afternoon. Gold and red is your friend. Just match your gear with what the water look like. Maybe put on some flashy shiny things. Not impossible.

 

[agentaqua]

Is this plankton bloom?

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Hard to tell from an aerial pic. Need a plankton net and a microscope, really. or try this:

Fisheries and Oceans Canada | Fishery Notices

Fisheries and Oceans Canada

notices.dfo-mpo.gc.ca

 

[fishbadger]

I've had some great days salmon fishing the blooms, and some lousy days too. Fish gotta eat. Although it is my favorite excuse for getting skunked,
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[trophywife]

bait is small, fish a bit deeper and fast. some nice fish this morning between Ohiat and Kirby.
coho in the mix now. just under the bloom at 50'. the whale show today was spectacular.
west coast tackle sex-e and wee gee with a hook upgrade pulled them in. every fish had micro bait in their guts.

 

[Weatherall]

Found some fish at Cree & Mears the last couple days. 50-100 feet, under the bloom. Wegee, skinny g, and ap tackle sandlance spoons doing well. No cohos at Cree as of yesterday, but they could show up anytime.

Water colour is wild.

 

[SpringVelocity]

 

[dmurph]

FIrst trip out to Barkley this season, didn’t make it last season, felt great to get back out in the sound. Had a great run out the inlet Thursday evening, was pretty windy in Barkley but got a toll in from harbour entrance to swale before dark , no takers. Friday morning was calm and we fished Cree to mears and worked that area picked up fish sporadically no hot bite, most fish came from mears down a bit deeper all on spoons. Skinny g size was best out fished the smaller tiny spoons. Was really windy and ruff Friday late afternoon evening had quite the crossing from town after fueling up and resting a bit. Some big water getting back across to swale. Tried Cree Austin mears again Saturday morning but was pretty slow, just small guys. Hit swale for the afternoon tide and got into a good sustained bite with doubles and some good fish. Skinny g size doing good down 80 to 100 . Had a great run back the inlet early evening, great trip can’t wait to get back and fish when all the spots are firing and you can just pick your favourite tact.

 

[Fishingrod]

First trip if the year to Poets Nook. Headed out to the fishing grounds early this morning into the wild turquoise colored water. Started around Sanford and Satellite passage. Lots of action from the start but so much jewelry in the water we were constanly cleaning lines. We had our limit by 10 am. Biggest weighed in at 18lbs. Gotta love it

 

[grady 227]

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We were at Port Eliza in Esperanza this past weekend and the water was like that there as well.

 

[23Hourston]

Slugged it out in the fog rain and slop 7 am till 4 stop counting at 37 fish all under 5 pounds didn’t see anything bigger just before Cree morning at swale.. sealed twice not off to a good start but ten more days to go . Water colour is out of this world

 

[trophywife]

37 under 5 lbs? a good time to move or change tactics was probably at around the 10 mark.
fish a bit deeper and faster. use a longer leader too. this will help weed out the lil buggers.