Weather was keeping us inside till Friday. Fuel was another factor as we would need enough to make Alberni-Clayoquot via water. Towing boat and trailer through Youbou would be rough. However two fuel barges arrived today at McKay. Phew! No hot water, Fishing has been slow, scratching out some decent fish. Better than doing chores around the house
2025 Bamfield and Barkley Sound Reports
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My boat (Hewes Ocean Pro 22 with an Honda 200) usually doesn’t need refueling for our run back and forth to Alberni and 4 days of fishing (about 3 mpg at 29 mph with 100 gallon tank) but I may bring a couple 5 gallon gas cans in case we want to run out to the Rats Nose.
TipUp
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Fished Meares to Cree for the morning tide change. Hooked up on some very decent sized coho. Bloody nose anchovy at 45 feet and trapshack wee gee were the hot lures. Saw multiple boats catching springs and coho. Boated over to Gibraltar for the afternoon looking for bigger springs. Caught a 26 and a 20 pound spring which were a challenge to land in the loose kelp! The big springs are definitely moving in to the sound it seems!
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trophywife
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lots of fuel coming in now reliably
BDog Fisher
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I saw a post that the Port Authority was closed due to smoke. Calls to Clutesi Boat Ramp went to voicemail. Does anyone know if it is open?
brutus
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It’s nasty, just went for a joy ride a couple weeks ago and turned around after 10 km, and that’s with my work truck,
What's the word on the plankton bloom? Still there? Reducing? Increasing?
I’m interested as we arrive Monday to McKay Bay Lodge. I was hoping the rains would start to bring the springs into the sound.
trophywife
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fishing has been great in the first light bites, pick your spots!! tapers off of course as the morning progresses but, bites still come on.
i went through bait today so thick my screen couldnt find bottom. nice coho too!! i put the bait away today, ran the little spoons of the west coast tackle (great quality) no need for hook exchange. biggest was 28lbs at the wall. 12:30 pm.
long legged white hootchie was also producing. 35'-55'.
time to take my bird bath and switch generator over to freezer and charging station.
Bamfield businesses are not happy with the other local government who DO NOT govern us, going to the media and saying stay away.
i went through bait today so thick my screen couldnt find bottom. nice coho too!! i put the bait away today, ran the little spoons of the west coast tackle (great quality) no need for hook exchange. biggest was 28lbs at the wall. 12:30 pm.
long legged white hootchie was also producing. 35'-55'.
time to take my bird bath and switch generator over to freezer and charging station.
Bamfield businesses are not happy with the other local government who DO NOT govern us, going to the media and saying stay away.
Islander91
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Back from 3 days fishing 4 man limit on springs all on the inside. fishing is good just have to hit the right spots and know what your doing. all our fish besides 1 were on bait multiple high teens and a couple lows 20s. We didn’t get 1 shaker the whole time but got 4 very nice coho earlier in the week. cowichan road on the way out is in terrible condition don’t recommend it.
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