Rain City
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My honest opinion is that people are still completely clueless of the regs and probably wouldn't be able to identify any one of those fish anyway.
2025 OFFISHALL Vancouver- Howe Sound-Sechelt Fishing Reports Thread
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A-a-Ron
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I agree with your point, but honestly I don’t think there’s that many guys who do this. I cross the SOG regularly thru the summer (south arm to active pass) and cruising right by Sandheads there’s really not that many boats. IE last Wednesday evening (5:30-6pm) it was flat calm out there, there was 3 boats fishing. If chinook were open there would have been 100+
Like I said, I agree, and I don’t fish it. But I do think most people respect the situation.
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Matthias
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Might be a bit off topic but my 2 cents..
What's the point in using that language "no fishing for chinook" if we're not supposed to fish for anything in that area?
What's the difference between fishing the bell or cowan for hatchery coho and sandheads? Chinook is closed in both so why is it morally okay to fish in one place over the other?
Just close sandheads to all fishing until Sept if there's an issue?
Perhaps an unpopular opinion, but I don't understand why people think we shouldn't be fishing SH for open species.? Looking to be educated!
What's the point in using that language "no fishing for chinook" if we're not supposed to fish for anything in that area?
What's the difference between fishing the bell or cowan for hatchery coho and sandheads? Chinook is closed in both so why is it morally okay to fish in one place over the other?
Just close sandheads to all fishing until Sept if there's an issue?
Perhaps an unpopular opinion, but I don't understand why people think we shouldn't be fishing SH for open species.? Looking to be educated!
Rain City
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It's because the "politics" of all this BS aren't made public. And nobody will touch it with a 10 foot pole for fear of being branded something. That's why the guides just avoid the area, because they know what those conversations are really like. It's a sad state of affairs, for everyone.
Aquaholic
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The debate often says "if DFO checks you out and you are running bait or big spoons and long leaders, you have some explaining to do" as you're clearly targeting chinook. I don't want a whole sub area closed to all fishing. These forums have helped, I see more people sharing rules and regs than before, with lots of shaming if someone shows a chinook in the box while reporting from SH.
Isn't that situation more the fault of the regs though?
If there was an effort to simplify things and have fishing basically 'open' or 'closed' in areas and times we wouldn't have half these issues.
Nice to finally see a fishing reports on this thread again.
Aces
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Thank you for expressing that as I totally agree
JKOZAK
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Yesterday was calm enough to make the rip over to Thrasher, in hopes to catch a slot chinook. Threw everything we had (bait, hootchies, and a Tomic 602 plug on the bottom) across the water column. Fished shallow, fished deep - spent a good 3 hours. 6 fish to the boat but none of which were keepers (either wild coho, or small chinook). About 5 other boats out and I didn't see a lot of action on their boats either. I suppose the nooks made their run for the Fraser, or maybe just weren't interested? Maybe I'll catch up to them on Sep 1st. We are almost there!
pescador
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We are here now. No Sox. Loads of pinks.
adanac
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Boats?
Marley
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I had a similar situation this year. I feel your pain
Alex_c
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On the non-tidal portion of the Fraser. Maybe 29 also? No notices yet…
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