Browns Bay Chum Derby
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frayedknot
Member
I'm booked and ready to go, be site #1 again !!
Mad Shepherd
Member
Called up to Browns Bay today to confirm my moorage and camping. They confirmed that all the moorage is booked, as well they told me there is a cap of 500 Entries into the Derby and they are already over 400!
That being said they said they have put some Derby tickets with a couple of local tackle shops in Campbell River.
Either way it's filling up fast!
Boats run on Gas, not Thanks!
That being said they said they have put some Derby tickets with a couple of local tackle shops in Campbell River.
Either way it's filling up fast!
Boats run on Gas, not Thanks!
Charter Tofino
Well-Known Member
Cant get the truck that weekend so wont be able to fish it this year [xx(] Im going up thanksgiving though and will give a report. Gonne miss the gongshow
Fish Assassin
Crew Member
Any word as to what is happening in BB? Are there still tickets? Are there any fish?
Charter Tofino
Well-Known Member
There are tickets but no moorage. Scratch fishing.
spring time
Well-Known Member
i source is that they cancelled all commercial fishing in the strait do to lack of fish it looks that way for the fraser too!
Osama Bin Hopper
Active Member
Sadly the fishing is probably gonna suck big time.
This year of the rotation is always weakest, and they seined the hell out of it both of the last cycles if memory serves...
Have fun anyway those who do it, fishing was always kinda secondary for that one.
Gimee the gaff!!!
This year of the rotation is always weakest, and they seined the hell out of it both of the last cycles if memory serves...
Have fun anyway those who do it, fishing was always kinda secondary for that one.
Gimee the gaff!!!
T
Tasteless
Guest
We'll be heading out there as usual this weekend, smoked salmon is my favorite and can't beat a chum for the smoker.
But they are estimating less than a million fish coming threw so obviously not enough to justify any commercial openings but really they just hammered somas/fraser sockeye all summer why would they need chum too?
Wonder if these fish get caught up in the alaska commercial trolling season too as I read a commercial fishing forum and the trollers said they had a fantastic and chaotic year for both chum and coho in SE alaskan waters.
But they are estimating less than a million fish coming threw so obviously not enough to justify any commercial openings but really they just hammered somas/fraser sockeye all summer why would they need chum too?
Wonder if these fish get caught up in the alaska commercial trolling season too as I read a commercial fishing forum and the trollers said they had a fantastic and chaotic year for both chum and coho in SE alaskan waters.
Derby
Crew Member
The latest news:
Plans to close Johnston Str. Chum fisheries (TBC
>> Oct-07)
>>
>> FYI: SC staff are planning to announce a closure of Johnstone Strait
>> (J.S.) to commercial chum fishing. For those who haven't heard, test
>> fishing and fishery catches to date are showing poor chum returns
>> through J.S. Further to this, model assessments of these catches
>> currently indicate a run size of chum salmon migrating through J.S. of
>> less than 1 million. Based on the Pacific Salmon Treaty chum salmon
>> agreement, commercial chum fisheries in J. S. are suspended when an
>> abundance estimate of less than 1 million chum salmon migrating
>> through J.S. is identified. There will be some further review and
>> discussion regarding this plan on the Chum WG call tomorrow but at
>> this point fisheries for commercial fleets (Area B SN/Area D GN/ Area
>> H TR) will close as scheduled with no further openings currently
>> planned.
Plans to close Johnston Str. Chum fisheries (TBC
>> Oct-07)
>>
>> FYI: SC staff are planning to announce a closure of Johnstone Strait
>> (J.S.) to commercial chum fishing. For those who haven't heard, test
>> fishing and fishery catches to date are showing poor chum returns
>> through J.S. Further to this, model assessments of these catches
>> currently indicate a run size of chum salmon migrating through J.S. of
>> less than 1 million. Based on the Pacific Salmon Treaty chum salmon
>> agreement, commercial chum fisheries in J. S. are suspended when an
>> abundance estimate of less than 1 million chum salmon migrating
>> through J.S. is identified. There will be some further review and
>> discussion regarding this plan on the Chum WG call tomorrow but at
>> this point fisheries for commercial fleets (Area B SN/Area D GN/ Area
>> H TR) will close as scheduled with no further openings currently
>> planned.
lucky ling
Member
Can you buy tickets/reserve tickets directly from Browns Bay Marina or do you have to go to a Campbell river tackle shop? I have looked on the BB site and havnt found anything. For chum fishing is it like a 8:00 AM bite or is it earlier like sockeye. Also heard that Chum dont bite when the skies are overcast or rainy. Is any of this true?
Degree of Freedom
Active Member
based on my limited experience (last year's derby)...if they're around they bite all day rain or shine.
won't be at the derby this year but we're heading up this Sat/Sun with a couple boats...reports are pretty quiet. Might have a couple spots open on one of the boats if anyone's interested.
won't be at the derby this year but we're heading up this Sat/Sun with a couple boats...reports are pretty quiet. Might have a couple spots open on one of the boats if anyone's interested.
Charter Tofino
Well-Known Member
Wish i could have got a wind reading at the height of friday nights storm. Heres a nice vid for all you guys camping at the derby. Stay the *(&^ away from the point if they forcast winds! our tent was well setup we thought until 2am when it started breaking up in heavy heavy wind.
http://s225.photobucket.com/albums/dd116/nuck43/?action=view¤t=004-3.mp4
Fished an hour and hit a 10 lb ling, this ho and lost a nice one.
http://s225.photobucket.com/albums/dd116/nuck43/?action=view¤t=004-3.mp4
Fished an hour and hit a 10 lb ling, this ho and lost a nice one.
Saltwater Cowboy
Active Member
Just got word that 8 seine vessels in 4 areas from Chattam point to Robson Bite doing a test fishery for chum yesterday caught a total of 18 chum!! The one at chattam point caught 1 chum!!!! There will be no further commercial chum fishery and we are looking at a dismal derby this year!!!!!
SWC
I do the Fishing, God does the Catching!
SWC
I do the Fishing, God does the Catching!
Spent a few hours out at Greensea today. Good news, huge numbers of chums rolling in the calm water, brought home two beauties and shook a half dozen more. The bite was good for about 3 hrs around high slack, then it slowed. Green flashers/pink hootchies (small and large)/ short leaders. Half a dozen boats at Greensea and everyone was catching.
Moved to Deepwater after lunch and had gunwale to gunwale fishing for a couple of hours. 2 dozen boats, lots of fish rolling and splashing but only saw one to the net.
Maybe it won't be as dismal as the test fisheries say.
Oh yea. If Chuck Norris killed you he could resurrect you with his tears, too bad Chuck Norris doesn't cry!
Moved to Deepwater after lunch and had gunwale to gunwale fishing for a couple of hours. 2 dozen boats, lots of fish rolling and splashing but only saw one to the net.
Maybe it won't be as dismal as the test fisheries say.
Oh yea. If Chuck Norris killed you he could resurrect you with his tears, too bad Chuck Norris doesn't cry!
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