2026 Gulf Island Reports

[A-a-Ron]

Tumbo was good for us today. Lots of action.

You guys fishing the outside or the channel? Was heading to the cabin this weekend, gonna go by vehicle but you guys got me tempted to go via boat now…

 

[Bangers]

Fishing the ebb inside the channel on the tumbo side. Lots of action. 200 to 140. Ten feet off the bottom. South end of the island. Fish were full of small hearing. White uv coho killer.

 

[J-ROC]

So was out on the weekend near Pollier for a troll, and there was what appeared to be a fleet of sport boats (like 20 of them), perhaps 2 miles south jigging out in maybe 250 feet of water. What's going on there?
As far as Fishing, had a bunch of undersized, one keeper on., lost All on 4' spoons on bottom. Maybe 1 bite on the 602 plug fishing the other side.

 

[Aces]

So was out on the weekend near Pollier for a troll, and there was what appeared to be a fleet of sport boats (like 20 of them), perhaps 2 miles south jigging out in maybe 250 feet of water. What's going on there?
As far as Fishing, had a bunch of undersized, one keeper on., lost All on 4' spoons on bottom. Maybe 1 bite on the 602 plug fishing the other side.

Jigging for herring?

 

[Pearl dog]

Those are charter operators out of Ladner, steveston, Vancouver. They are jigging for “black cod”. They are there every fishable day..

 

[TMan]

Those are charter operators out of Ladner, steveston, Vancouver. They are jigging for “black cod”. They are there every fishable day..

Do they get any? Are they getting black cod or Hake?

 

[TMan]

Do they get any? Are they getting black cod or Hake?

Just gonna go spool up 500' of depth counter braid now......

 

[Pearl dog]

Black cod was in “quotes” for a reason.
DFO has been advised. They either can’t, won’t or … perhaps .. don’t need to intervene.

Yes. I know. On occasion, black cod have been caught in the straight of Georgia.

 

[TMan]

Black cod was in “quotes” for a reason.
DFO has been advised. They either can’t, won’t or … perhaps .. don’t need to intervene.

Yes. I know. On occasion, black cod have been caught in the straight of Georgia.

Ahhh. I missed the quotes.

 

[J-ROC]

Huh, That makes a bit of sense, I ran over to see what the deal was, there were some nervous looking fisher people about. One of the boats had like a dozen people on it! There's no way that TC would allow a commercial charter to have that many people onboard, some must be private vessels, no? or perhaps 'unofficial' guiding? I always thought that black cod were caught mostly in traps, but I guess that,s more of a commercial fishing thing.

Bonkers

 

[A-a-Ron]

Huh, That makes a bit of sense, I ran over to see what the deal was, there were some nervous looking fisher people about. One of the boats had like a dozen people on it! There's no way that TC would allow a commercial charter to have that many people onboard, some must be private vessels, no? or perhaps 'unofficial' guiding? I always thought that black cod were caught mostly in traps, but I guess that,s more of a commercial fishing thing.

Bonkers

Yeah I’d put “charter operator” in quotes too lol

 

[Aces]

Those are charter operators out of Ladner, steveston, Vancouver. They are jigging for “black cod”. They are there every fishable day..

Huh, That makes a bit of sense, I ran over to see what the deal was, there were some nervous looking fisher people about. One of the boats had like a dozen people on it! There's no way that TC would allow a commercial charter to have that many people onboard, some must be private vessels, no? or perhaps 'unofficial' guiding? I always thought that black cod were caught mostly in traps, but I guess that,s more of a commercial fishing thing.

Bonkers

They advertise on Facebook and are based in Richmond

 

[Flounder_pounder]

Took a friend along with our young sons out for a short troll near tumbo Saturday. Friends son got to reel in his first ever salmon - a beauty 64cm into the cooler. Released a few undersized, then the kids got bored so we went to do some hiking and a shore lunch. Finished with a couple traps full of nice size prawns. Beauty day to be on the water

 

[seachicken]

Took a friend along with our young sons out for a short troll near tumbo Saturday. Friends son got to reel in his first ever salmon - a beauty 64cm into the cooler. Released a few undersized, then the kids got bored so we went to do some hiking and a shore lunch. Finished with a couple traps full of nice size prawns. Beauty day to be on the water

Saturday was a beautiful day on the water, turned out way better than expected.