2025 OFFISHALL Vancouver- Howe Sound-Sechelt Fishing Reports Thread

[TMan]

Good action south of Bowen this afternoon, took home five hatch, released a few wild, a couple shaker chinook and lost a bunch. All the hatch were on the smaller side and cut a beautiful deep red. They were all stuffed with nothing but tiny crab larva. Hot setup was white hoochies and kite-tail flashers 35-45’, much better landing ratio than standard paddle flashers.

What a coincidence! I just dragged out my kitetail flashers today for coho using spoons and slip weights.

 

[TMan]

Good action south of Bowen this afternoon, took home five hatch, released a few wild, a couple shaker chinook and lost a bunch. All the hatch were on the smaller side and cut a beautiful deep red. They were all stuffed with nothing but tiny crab larva. Hot setup was white hoochies and kite-tail flashers 35-45’, much better landing ratio than standard paddle flashers.

Is the hole on the flasher you are set at the wide- lazy loop?

 

[Pewpster]

Is the hole on the flasher you are set at the wide- lazy loop?

Outside hole, which I thought meant more action, not really sure, this is first I’ve used them. They were on sale at the boat show for a couple bucks each.

 

[Shineyshiney]

It was the flasher on the right that was way more active . But after taking a closer look it probably has nothing to do with the flasher - I connected that hootchie leader directly to the flasher bypassing the swivel. Didn’t do that on the other side for some reason. I usually bypass the swivel when fishing a hootchie as it gives the lure more whip. Looks like I forgot on one side and now have proof that this works better. At least for coho.

Pardon my ignorance- do you mean instead of having a swivel from the end of flasher to your hootchie you just tie it directly onto the eyelet? Wouldn't that inhibit the spinning on the hootchie (I can presume that's probably what you're aiming for?)

 

[Rain City]

Saw several boat by Worlecombe, quite a few by Cowan as well but we were out deeper south of Roger Curtis.

That's another name for it

 

[Tinny]

Pardon my ignorance- do you mean instead of having a swivel from the end of flasher to your hootchie you just tie it directly onto the eyelet? Wouldn't that inhibit the spinning on the hootchie (I can presume that's probably what you're aiming for?)

Yes. I just just bypass the swivel between the flasher and the hootchie. This way the hootchie doesn't spin independent of the flasher. You still have the swivels at the front of the flasher and the leader line - but this way all the whip in the flasher gets transferred to the hootchie. I've seen some tie a hootchie with 50lb leader to get even more stiffness and whip.

I used to have dedicated flashers for hootchies with the terminal swivel clipped off, but I think the extra rattle of that loose clip and swivel might make the fish more curious - could be wrong on that, but doesn't seem to hurt.