2025 Comox Valley-Comox Harbour, Kitty Coleman, Cape Lazo, Denman & Hornby Islands

[CR Bill]

I caught one at Lazo when I was a kid 50+ years ago. I remember my grandfather helped me identify it from a book.

There is a periodic commercial drag fishery in the area between Lazo and Texeda. French Creek Seafoods the buyer

 

[ILHG]

Fished Kitty last night. Lots of Hake....
Kept a nice 80cm spring and nice hatchery Coho. Bait everywhere

 

[Hassassin]

Was out by Norris this evening before the wind got up. Was fishing shallow (80 ft) but had good action. Lots of bites, 2 small springs and a nice coho up to the boat but the coho was wild so couldn’t keep.

 

[CalCom]

Fished Kitty last night. Lots of Hake....
Kept a nice 80cm spring and nice hatchery Coho. Bait everywhere

 

[CalCom]

I thought hake (pacific whiting?) were a deep water fish (1000+ feet). The regs don’t even mention them in zone 14. I see that there is a commercial fishery for them in SW Vancouver island. Is catching them here an oddity?

 

[Tighthead]

I thought hake (pacific whiting?) were a deep water fish (1000+ feet). The regs don’t even mention them in zone 14. I see that there is a commercial fishery for them in SW Vancouver island. Is catching them here an oddity?

There is a resident and distinct population of hake that live in the deep water between the Island and mainland in the 1000+ ft basin. Believe they are usually 400-500', with the red squid feeding on them from below. Probably some krill brought them up and over Kitty.

 

[CalCom]

There is a resident and distinct population of hake that live in the deep water between the Island and mainland in the 1000+ ft basin. Believe they are usually 400-500', with the red squid feeding on them from below. Probably some krill brought them up and over Kitty.

Interesting! Thanks

 

[Eden Island]

I thought hake (pacific whiting?) were a deep water fish (1000+ feet). The regs don’t even mention them in zone 14. I see that there is a commercial fishery for them in SW Vancouver island. Is catching them here an oddity?

The one I caught [many years ago] was pre-downrigger with about 4 ounces of weight and 75' of line out.

 

[RiverBoy]

There is a resident and distinct population of hake that live in the deep water between the Island and mainland in the 1000+ ft basin. Believe they are usually 400-500', with the red squid feeding on them from below. Probably some krill brought them up and over Kitty.

can concur. we have jigged for the squid that are are feeding on the hake. the hake look like a long cloud of little spots on my finder. not like a typical bait ball

 

[GAW]

Good morning out at South Hornby Thursday morning. Kept one Spring and released three others. Skinny G herring aid with a red Oki flasher was out-fishing the chartreuse flasher/white hootchie rod. Most the boats were out deeper from Norris, but I fished the 175 - 200' contour... mostly to stay out of traffic while fishing solo.

 

[ILHG]

Tough couple days needed to work a bit harder. Plugs not producing as typical. Switched to hoochies & they are hot. Vanilla ice Hoochies seem to be best

 

[lazoman]

Match the hatch!

 

[seahorse]

Easy limits of clipped coho yesterday and many springs to the boat, the coho had tiny prawns or shrimp in their stomachs

 

[Whitehouse]

Easy limits of clipped coho yesterday and many springs to the boat, the coho had tiny prawns or shrimp in their stomachs

Where were you fishing?

 

[seahorse]

Where were you fishing?

C&B

 

[CalCom]

Where were you fishing?

 

[seahorse]

We fished the south end of Hornby last Sunday, limits of clipped coho for 3 of us, released some really nice unclipped coho and some some just non legal springs, lots of action

 

[Bc2planker]

Spent 3hrs at C&B on Friday. Lots of boats!
Pretty consistent action at 180-220 depth… lost track of how many fish to the boat. Unfortunately, all but two were wild coho, 50-60cm. Tried shallower but only got shakers. One shaker was snacked on by something bigger.

 

[ILHG]

Spent 3hrs at C&B on Friday. Lots of boats!
Pretty consistent action at 180-220 depth… lost track of how many fish to the boat. Unfortunately, all but two were wild coho, 50-60cm. Tried shallower but only got shakers. One shaker was snacked on by something bigger.

That fish looks clipped to me

 

[coastalmarinesafety]

Spent 3hrs at C&B on Friday. Lots of boats!
Pretty consistent action at 180-220 depth… lost track of how many fish to the boat. Unfortunately, all but two were wild coho, 50-60cm. Tried shallower but only got shakers. One shaker was snacked on by something bigger.

Where is C&B?