2025 Nanoose Bay/French Creek Reports

[QBFishing1962]

What's your definition of trolling fast?

5km/h and faster…

 

[Ryan A]

If you are deeper than 50’ you will catch too many chinook. Even if you are very careful, you are doing the damage. Best to stay shallow…45’ or less. If you troll fast, you will find them. I would say 25% are clipped.

So how deep do you fish to not damage the unclipped coho?

 

[MRWood]

6 to 10 k opposed to 3 to 5 for springs

10k is like tuna trolling speed. I don’t think most people’s kickers will go that fast.

 

[QBFishing1962]

So how deep do you fish to not damage the unclipped coho?

Please do whatever makes you happy.
I am just trying to help whomever is struggling to find Coho. I would hope, that it goes without saying, that if one could avoid any unwanted bycatch, that it would be logical thing to do…