2025 OFFISHALL Vancouver- Howe Sound-Sechelt Fishing Reports Thread

[1.1marko]

Or is that just semantics... thats always an issue round launches

 

[the butcher]

It would appear that the boat trailer parking lot at Ladner Ferry Road launch across the street by the washrooms has now has been changed to regular car parking.

what makes you think that's so? I called to city of Delta to see if they are changing it as you say and the engineering department tells me they have no record of any projects in place to change the parking situation at that area to car only parking. If they are doing that it would be a horrible decision. Already a small lot on its own and there's no park around there so there really shouldn't be a reason why they are changing it to car only.

 

[1.1marko]

what makes you think that's so? I called to city of Delta to see if they are changing it as you say and the engineering department tells me they have no record of any projects in place to change the parking situation at that area to car only parking. If they are doing that it would be a horrible decision. Already a small lot on its own and there's no park around there so there really shouldn't be a reason why they are changing it to car only.

He's being facetious...obtuse.. poking fun i believe.. it certainly feels this way if not enforced...in all probability or at the very least due in part to casual users and the like stressing equal rights and usage.. either way its a dog eat dog .. gas station rules kinda first come first served kinda world and not one single common publicly shared user is going to sway ones opinion....bless they're hearts unloading practically setting up camp and have a bit of a munch while they get every little thing organized for a safe stress-free
Quite Day while out and about on the water...

 

[Shano]

Not a report but I used the newly painted lot at the Ladner launch today and I can confirm it is still a truck and trailer parking lot. I did hear today that there are still springs out there being caught at SH in the last few days.

 

[sweettjim]

anyone been out fishing sandheads?

 

[el.Pereh]

Will give it a quick shot tomorrow am

 

[el.Pereh]

Out at dawn until 10. Not a sniff. Beautiful morning very calm.

Felt like there were a couple down there….

 

[the butcher]

Out at dawn until 10. Not a sniff. Beautiful morning very calm.

Felt like there were a couple down there….

Where were you fishing?

 

[el.Pereh]

Sandheads. Started tight to the can then finished deeper and farther north

 

[Peahead]

Been ages since I posted any catch report on here as I'm more focused on personal social media posting and also quite involved in fisheries politics via PFA and volunteer work with Cap Hatchery/VSFGA net pen project, sampling for Fisheries and pushing for MSF. I have provided a link below to the thread on SRKW proposed expansion of fishing closures (and duration) on this SFBC site just in case anyone here has not seen it yet.

Extremely important to be informed on what could happen if push back is minimal on this. Be part of the solution or this Fraser River mouth/Sand heads fishery and other proposed SRKW closure expansions, fishing access will be a thing of the past for the public. I will be adding some information there next week on what can be done as well as info on a PFA Town Hall Meeting planned on the SRKW proposed closures just as soon as its confirmed https://sportfishingbc.com/threads/2026-fisheries-management-proposals-for-sog-svi.99024/

Now for the report:

3 days old (Oct 8th) but could still be similar as any new fish trickle in. I fished mostly much father out from Sandheads West/NW green can out in 500-600ft of water at 55-100' mostly. In closer was slower. Ran into some amazingly active schools of coho with 10-11 coho to boat and also lost several more. Mostly wild but I was very carefully doing dna samples of a few of the coho for Stock Assessment/DFO. 3 chinook although only 2 were good size ( one lost and other an undersize 55cm feeder released after sampling) . 10-3 so not 'lights ou't by any means but very active at times. At one point a triple header of coho. Jumbo 8-9" herring best ( both flasher and no flasher); 6" chovy and glow hoochie also got fish.