2025 Campbell River Reports
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Northfish
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Pretty quiet at shelter point but moving away from the fleet yielded results very quickly with a nice hatchery fish to the boat before jigging up a nice pacific cod and pollock on the way in.
Side note, meat cleavers work amazingly well for taking hatchery salmon heads clean off. Moderating the enthusiasm when swinging is essential, however, otherwise spinal fluid will squirt across the kitchen and the wife will NOT be pleased (ask me how I know).
Side note, meat cleavers work amazingly well for taking hatchery salmon heads clean off. Moderating the enthusiasm when swinging is essential, however, otherwise spinal fluid will squirt across the kitchen and the wife will NOT be pleased (ask me how I know).
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Headed out yesterday for the afternoon, worked from francisco to the hump with plugs. Pretty slow and barely any bait showing, had a few to the boat that weren't worth stressing out to measure and lost a larger one near the end of the day.
I've heard theories that the clear skies overnight with the full moon means the fish are feeding overnight and as such not as willing to bite during the day. There may be some truth to that, however I feel that for area 13 there's a lull this time of year as we're in between cohorts of chinook moving through on their way out to the open ocean. The hot action further south is an indicator of this in my opinion, I would expect February and March to have larger numbers of fish coinciding with the herring run. Another interesting note is that the other wildlife in the area is also under stress from the lack of ocean productivity in the winter, as not only did the seagulls swarm the frozen carcasses I had from the last outing but the seals were also particularly interested in the boat as I came back to the ramp.
I've heard theories that the clear skies overnight with the full moon means the fish are feeding overnight and as such not as willing to bite during the day. There may be some truth to that, however I feel that for area 13 there's a lull this time of year as we're in between cohorts of chinook moving through on their way out to the open ocean. The hot action further south is an indicator of this in my opinion, I would expect February and March to have larger numbers of fish coinciding with the herring run. Another interesting note is that the other wildlife in the area is also under stress from the lack of ocean productivity in the winter, as not only did the seagulls swarm the frozen carcasses I had from the last outing but the seals were also particularly interested in the boat as I came back to the ramp.
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