2025 OFFISHALL Vancouver- Howe Sound-Sechelt Fishing Reports Thread

[Squire]

I don’t even pop the clip when checking gear. Bring the rigger and rod up together. Sometimes even stop briefly every 15-20’ for a minute or two. Induces a bite reasonably often.
Then if your bait/lure is all good, you send er back down a bit quicker not having to reset the clip.

Are you guys that are doing this using 1106 downriggers or 2106 models? Or does it matter how fast the vertical retrieve is?

 

[A-a-Ron]

Are you guys that are doing this using 1106 downriggers or 2106 models? Or does it matter how fast the vertical retrieve is?

I have the 1106. But I do slow down a bit when doing this if running bait. Little speed change never hurts either.

 

[el.Pereh]

I used to hook up all the time doing this when I ran the 1106. Super fishy move. Now that I have the 2106s it never happens. I still think it’s a good move to leave it in… Gets your gear down faster if it’s clean

 

[Sir Reel]

Are you guys that are doing this using 1106 downriggers or 2106 models? Or does it matter how fast the vertical retrieve is?

I do it with a 2106. You have to reel pretty fast though. Nice thing about this the way I have set up is if you see weed or a hit on anchovy and need to bring in boat the clip is right by my hand. No leaning over or gaff to get the clip. Certainly gives your lure more time in the water. Also think it’s easier on all your gear.

 

[Aquaholic]

I do it with a 2106. You have to reel pretty fast though. Nice thing about this the way I have set up is if you see weed or a hit on anchovy and need to bring in boat the clip is right by my hand. No leaning over or gaff to get the clip. Certainly gives your lure more time in the water. Also think it’s easier on all your gear.

I leave another bead stopper at the 20 foot mark, which I would usually use for stacking rods, but when I’m fishing deep, it lets me catch up to the speed of a 2106 at the 20 foot mark.

 

[Rain City]

I guess nobody fished today

 

[tubber]

I'll be leaving on the second annual 18 hour Okanagan Sand Heads Okanagan Challenge in a bit. Don't run me over in the fog, please. I'll be in a Whaler tiller rolling mackerel strip on one side and who knows on the other.
Pic from last year.

 

[jcon12]

Got out from around 630am to 130pm. Sandheads was a wild ride. With the tide moving it was kicking up 5-6 footers no problem.

Managed to scrape up 3 springs and 1 hatch coho. Had several wilds and no pinks. Got em shallow today. Around 40’ on the DR.

Got blown off SH around noon and popped by T10.. not a sniff. That place is dead to me.

Everything on anchovies. We eventually ran out of bait (pretty early) and ran white hootchies to no avail.

 

[FishDoc]

Sand Heads Aug 10th...

My Brother arrived last night from Montana and we were trying to fix the Bilge pump in the dark... but they sure don't make these boat easily accessible for maintenance. Found 2 blown fuses and seems an old zip tie got into the bilge and probably burnt the motor out. Bought two bilges that fit the old screen because good to have backup, keeps the boat floating.

Ditched the efforts at night since we saw the sketchy forecast for the morning and it looked like afternoon would be better, plus flood tide was late.

Got to the ramp around noon and headed out... guys were coming back and it was windy. Pounding a bit on the river on the way out. Once we hit the salt wasn't near as bad as yesterday when we got there around 1230.

Fishing was slow at first. Had a little flurry of action with the coho at 60/80 feet, white hootchie and bagged a beauty hatchery. Then it died. Trolled around to the north then out west, green can... then my buddy Dr. McCormack calls me and says he got a 20 pound on a spoon and lost a Canon ball. Said hootchies were dead like we were experiencing as well and switched to spoon with success. We switched to green/chrome spoons and didn't look back. The bite went nuclear. Constant hook ups the rest of the evening. Boxed 4 chinook, 3 hatchery coho and one shiny pink. Released many wild coho and smaller chinook.

What an amazing day and the wind died right down. Turned out to be an epic evening. There were a couple younger ladies on a large white boat out there by the green can just putting on an Absolute clinic! Saw they had a big fish as well probably 25lb. Good job ladies was entertaining to see. Depth of choice 60/80.

Hope this bite continues... so many fish out there.

 

[Mo]

Did a shift at T10 10-3 , 10-1 pm was pretty tough go but the misses stuck it out, kept telling her its supposed lay down like wavy gravy but no , had a few pink and that was it , only one tack line was fishable dead west or dead east. It was an adventure for sure