2025 Winter Harbour Reports

[Admin]

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[gokart]

Any herring spawn activity around Winter Harbour ?

 

[Hardy Guy]

No one fishes there anymore for spawn on kelp and DFO does not monitor WH area anymore for herring spawn.

 

[Tighthead]

Any herring spawn activity around Winter Harbour ?

Area 27 – Quatsino Sound:
February 26: Spawn reported in Klaskino Inlet
March 5: Spawn reported along the NW side of the Vancouver Island shoreline between Winter Harbour and Matthews Island (reported on March 18)
Total WCVI soundings to date: 71,500 tons

 

[Hardy Guy]

That's good to know. I did not think they had been doing regular flights like years ago.

 

[gokart]

Area 27 – Quatsino Sound:
February 26: Spawn reported in Klaskino Inlet
March 5: Spawn reported along the NW side of the Vancouver Island shoreline between Winter Harbour and Matthews Island (reported on March 18)
Total WCVI soundings to date: 71,500 tons

Thank you for the info !

 

[northernfishingirl]

Any herring spawn activity around Winter Harbour ?

The spawn here happened around February 17 ish. It was here for 3 days I'm a year rounder in WH.

 

[Salish Seadog]

Looking at a first time trip up to winter this spring/summer. Just thought I’d test the waters here, I want to bring my kid and wife who does not handle big water well. I get it, it’s big water there… my question is if it does blow up are there decent spots to tuck away to still fish or not worth the trip with them? I’d love to get them into a halibut but options are limited.

 

[N2013]

Not really. A westerly you can fish the lighthouse at Kains. Southeast you’re pretty exposed. You can run to the sound more, can fish Cliffe on a SE but it’ll be sloppy and still not too protected.

 

[Salish Seadog]

Not really. A westerly you can fish the lighthouse at Kains. Southeast you’re pretty exposed. You can run to the sound more, can fish Cliffe on a SE but it’ll be sloppy and still not too protected.

I figured as much. Thanks for the reply

 

[Bearded wonder]

Looking at a first time trip up to winter this spring/summer. Just thought I’d test the waters here, I want to bring my kid and wife who does not handle big water well. I get it, it’s big water there… my question is if it does blow up are there decent spots to tuck away to still fish or not worth the trip with them? I’d love to get them into a halibut but options are limited.

What kind of boat you have? How long you going for? Was there last June in a 18.5 Explorer for 4 days. 3 days it was nice, one day was windy. Found we could always fish for salmon. On the decent days we had no problem going to grassy point for halibut.

 

[Salish Seadog]

What kind of boat you have? How long you going for? Was there last June in a 18.5 Explorer for 4 days. 3 days it was nice, one day was windy. Found we could always fish for salmon. On the decent days we had no problem going to grassy point for halibut.

have an ocean pro 240. No solid plans yet just weighing options for end of July timing. Spent a lot of time around there as a kid and would love to go back but I live South Island and typically head out uke way nowadays. I’d probably plan for 4 fishing days but I have the luck that it’ll blow the whole time and if I have the family it will be somewhat fairwaether offshore fishing.

 

[eric801]

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hi, Is there a commercial prawn or crab fishery in area 27 127? If there is when are the openings and closures? I've been looking on the web and only finding recreational regs.

 

[Old Blue]

hi, Is there a commercial prawn or crab fishery in area 27 127? If there is when are the openings and closures? I've been looking on the web and only finding recreational regs.

Looks at the regs maybe

 

[salmonkiller01]

hi, Is there a commercial prawn or crab fishery in area 27 127? If there is when are the openings and closures? I've been looking on the web and only finding recreational regs.

Prawn open for commercials in may 10th ish.
Crab not sure