2025 Central Coast Reports

[the force]

Good acuate report from what ive seen. I have seen alot of guys using small skinny g's hooking more fish than us but lots of small fish so I assume mostly pinks..the bait in the water is mostly smalls yup..bigger baits up north coast earlier this year cant figure that out.

In the past week we have been hitting good to great fish sticking to the basics with 2 hooks and a blue label herring. Less bites but fish are nice 15-22lb and uppp . I haven't noticed an abnormal amount of pinks but those little bastards love flasher and skinny Bs. Coho bycatch has been consistent. 8-10lb with the very odd 14lb in the mix.

Tomic Plugs, superior spoons and herring has been the only thing on our lines. With the latter being the "go to" until we run out.

Anyone fished rivers recently and willing to share a report?

Cheers!

Now ya tell me lol! Thanks for the advice, next year for this guy.

 

[Rockin Johnny]

Got to troll faster and/or switch to 6” spoons to clear those pinks. Spent many summers up there and even with cut plugs, as soon as you slowed down or did a turn, pinks were on it. They are generally pretty lazy and fishing faster and bigger gear can help.

Thanks, good to know I will give that a go next time. A buddy at DFO told me they are expecting 45,000,000 pinks in bc this year so it sounds like pinks could be a bit of problem everywhere this year. I have seen alot of pinks before but nothing like this. In hind sight we should have finished up our limits with them and did some smoked/canning. Whoops