2025 Port Alberni and Alberni Inlet Reports

[N2013]

Was a grind at China Creek and Cous this morning. I picked up two, but it took me 4 hours.

I picked up two at thrifty's, took me 4 minutes.

 

[Kildonan]

Anyone fishing in canal right now for Winter springs?

I picked up two at thrifty's, took me 4 minutes.

Cheaper probably, but less fun.

 

[Saltwedge]

Good luck Saltwedge, look foreword to an update.

Party of 3 fished mid-morning last Saturday to late afternoon; caught 4 sox but lost over a dozen (!)… plenty of action, just rusty with the technique. Some swam into the net right away… some thrashed like hell… some bigger ones fought hard and jumped lots. Many spat the hook(s). Fished all day Sunday… fewer bites, but better conversion ratio: caught 3 sox; ventured further out the inlet, including a couple/few hours in the sound… kept one lingcod, lost a good lingcod, released a pair of rockfish… tried for chinook briefly near Pill Pt… no luck… too early. Fished Monday morning and caught 10 sox (!)… could’ve limited out but botched a pair of landings that should’ve stuck; lots of bites and an improved landing ratio. Depths were between 35 and 70’ most of the time… deeper rods did better than the shallower ones… a variety of pink hoochies… no real preference… even did well on a personally tied pink fly. Did not notice a difference in landing fish on single hooks vs double hooks. 4 rods stacked most of the time.