2025 OFFISHALL Vancouver- Howe Sound-Sechelt Fishing Reports Thread

[mudguts]

14ish to the boat. 1 decent keeper and released a couple legal smaller ones. White hoochie, blah, blah, blah. Can’t wait to bonk some meat. DFO was out, spent some time with a Carolina Classic.

 

[JKOZAK]

where you in Gibsons marina loaded up with the family ?

sure was!

 

[wildthing]

sure was!

was almost going to say hello but you where on the phones and ipad.......lol and quite time from the little ones ...... next time

 

[Sttr]

Decent bite at RC last night kept us busy. Bonked a couple hatcheries, 37/47 mini squids.

 

[Top Rod]

We ran across and fished Thrasher on Sunday afternoon- hit it at about 3 pm until 645- two hatch in the box and released a few-after some dowrigger issues I went to the old slip weight that I dug out of the bowels of the box and it was actually great lol-
it seemed to tail off pretty good - not near as bust as 2 weeks prior- I am guessing it was a little slower as reports are a little soft-

 

[Aquaholic]

We ran across and fished Thrasher on Sunday afternoon- hit it at about 3 pm until 645- two hatch in the box and released a few-after some dowrigger issues I went to the old slip weight that I dug out of the bowels of the box and it was actually great lol-
it seemed to tail off pretty good - not near as bust as 2 weeks prior- I am guessing it was a little slower as reports are a little soft-

I think we have been spoiled over the last two years with the coho run. Especially the amount of hatchery Coho, seems to be significantly less this year so far. I am hopeful it will pick up though.

 

[Maxpri]

Bite was great tonight off south Bowen, got these three in just over an hour. Flash fly and small hootchie at 33 and 49.

 

[Aquaholic]

The SRKW no-fishing zones are back for 2025. Here is the local restricted zone for August 1st - September 30th for recreational or commercial. Looks to be identical to previous years.

 

[Flounder_pounder]

First time ever fishing South Bowen on Saturday - came home with 3 hatchery fish. 38', white & green splatterback hoochie. Worked the contours, slowly moving out. Seemed to have most luck in 350-400 FOW. The fish would just hit the line out of seemingly nowhere (no bait on the sounder...). Is this normal for this area? Or does the bait start to congregate later summer?