2026 OFFISHALL Vancouver- Howe Sound- Sechelt Report Thread
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sweettjim
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nice one
What color was the flesh.
Went out yesterday, took home a 63 and a 69 , both whites, like white white.
almost never get whites, lots of marbled fish in the winter, some reds.
In the last 5 trips released many in the 50 to 60 range, only 4 keepers, one red and 3 whites.
funny I used to be a red sping snob, I'd lift the gill plate and check if it was a red or white.
released lots big fall whites over the years.
Smoked up the last white a few weeks ago, my 15 year old daughter ate the whole thing in 3 days.
when I was getting ready Saturday she told me I need to bring home more white springs.
Sttr
Crew Member
Kept the crew out all day LoL, they should know better… ended up with another keeper 63 which was white. The 79 was red, full crab traps for the crew to take home. Got another few just shy of keeping, overall seemed like a slower day but still kept busy all day long.
That 79 was my personal best for a winter so I would say it was a great day!
That 79 was my personal best for a winter so I would say it was a great day!
Kettel O'Fish
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I was out Tuesday in the non-forcasted windstorm; brutal north wind, steady 15 all day (ugh). We ground through the ebb tide with nothing. About an hour after low slack (12:30'ish), the bite came on & we got a couple chunky ones (nothing over 10)....working the 90-120' line dragging bottom. Released some more (shorts) & lost some (some pretty good pullers). 4" spoons worked best; nothing in bellies even though bait was thick on the deck.
fishin_magician
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At this time of year upsize your tackle a bit bigger- 4.0 size spoons minimum. Hoochies on a 30-34” leader are good too. 4-5” plugs as well. Yes, your hook ups will go down. You want quality fish. Modern tackle is designed to hook up small fish. You may want to go to 5.0 spoons if you are finding sub legal.
Pistachio, Green Glow, Blue Glow and white Purple Haze Hoochies have all been catching fish.
Pistachio, Green Glow, Blue Glow and white Purple Haze Hoochies have all been catching fish.
Dunsterman
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Salmon allocation meeting tonight at 7. Wildeye brewing. 
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GWT75
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Was out this morning for 2 hours off North Arm/UBC. A bit more blustery than what my PredictWind app told me it would be. Landed 10 (or rather got them boatside and released). 1 was under 50cm, 9 were between 55-60. Most action on a 4" homeland spoon, couple on the naked 5" copcar. 1 on a hootchie. Fished anywhere from 140-180 on the bottom. Just wasn't our day, but good mental health day regardless.
Dunsterman
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sweettjim
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looked like awesome conditions for you lukcy u were able to get out nice workFished Grace today. Slow start but ended up with 3 keepers. 200 FOW. G force spoon (3 inch) with homeland security flasher was the ticket. 5 others released at side of boat. Zeeeeero seals!!!
Dunsterman
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Ya we launched at horseshoe bay. Nasty northerly outflow. Hung out at hole in the wall for a bit then went across when it died down. Half way there it turned into a “lake”. Sweet conditions. Don’t get many days like that. Cheers
SalmonDreamer
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Went out yesterday morning and found a good amount of bait and steady bite at The Bell 7:00 - 10:30. Varied sizes but many just unders and managed 4 keepers largest 71cm. Beautiful calm conditions.
Probably the best session of winter chinook fishing I’ve had. Several marble and white chinook amongst the keepers.
Probably the best session of winter chinook fishing I’ve had. Several marble and white chinook amongst the keepers.
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capman
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Thanks for sharing. If you don’t mind to share, did you find most of the fish right at the bottom? Was it spoon did the job or hootchie?I’m planning to fish on Sunday. Will report back.
Fished around the bell yesterday. Could barely get a sandwich down. 25-30 fish to the boat. Kept 2 white, 1 marble and 3 reds. Limited on prawns and running back to pick up the crab taps we noticed a white boat by our traps. Getting closer, the boat took off. Sure as sht, traps where empty. Could have had one of those rare 3 species limits!!
SalmonDreamer
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We spent most of our time with lures around bottom 140 ft contours. We did by fluke pick up a big spring mid water column when dropping gear - it hammered the spoon on the drop and popped the clip! There were some decent arches mid water column too so might be worth a try. Spoon out-fished the hootchie for us.
Sea Chaser
Crew Member
Any idea what kind of boat? So we can keep an eye out for these fkrs
