Catching salmon while anchored for hali's

[bardfromedson]

Planning a trip to the west side of the charlottes. Been anchoring for Hali's the last couple years and have had pretty good success. When we have a boat full of guys I like to let the guys that have got there Hali to let the others on the rods. Was looking for some input on some good salmon techniques while on the pick. I have jigged up salmon while drifting on the pukers off the wcvi haven't tried anywhere else. Would like to try some jigging as well as using a spin cast. Need some tackle ideas as well as how to wiggle the worm.

 

[Dogbreath]

This is all you need

http://www.buzzbombzzinger.com/zzinger.html

 

[Derby]

I drop a cut plug or 2 down when you have a little tide push ( as long as the sharks aren't to heavy) or while I'm back bouncing grub tails or a rod rigged up with what dog breath suggest. You never know what you'll catch

 

[CIVANO]

I used to use cut plug and would occasionally get a spring. Sometimes - no usually - the salmon would go around a braided halibut line or the anchor line or more than one. It often was not worth the crisis especially if Halibut are being caught. On those boring no Halibut bite days, I still give the cut plug a go. I also learned that when gigging the bottom for halibut while on anchor and using bait on other rods, getting hung is a royal pain. I have had to take the rod up front and leave it until we pull. Of course when the tide shifts it becomes even more of a problem and I usually just tie it to a cleat and break it off.

 

[CrabbyChris]

A few years back me and some buds were fishing Hippa.We were just drifting for hallys but put out cut plugs shallow,got more than one nice spring that way!

 

[tubber]

I'd like to try a wickedtuna balloon and fresh jigged pilchard.

 

[profisher]

Lots of Coho on the surface to cast to this past summer to help kill the wait for the Hali bite to happen.

 

[trophywife]

in a current my ol man will put out a mini flasher and a bucktail or hootchie...lotsa ho's like this and the odd spring..

 

[JAC]

Buzz bombs work great for us last year!!

 

[Tugcapitan]

I can attest that the pic dog breath posted, is of a jig that works very well on the west side of the charlottes. I scoffed at them as a junior guide up there, convinced my flashers, hoochies, plugs and bait would beat anything a guest might bring up to fish with.... But two older guests from Victoria convinced me to try them with a bait ball on the sounder, and wow, we hit a lot of fish. Really, a lot.
Oh how they laughed at the incredulous look on my face as their method had one on after another!

 

[Chuckin Flies]

When ever we are jigging for Hali, my father always jigs for salmon. As Dogbreath showed you, the buzzbomb has been very productive for us!

 

[Mike_W]

How are you guys jigging? Aggressive rip jigging?

 

[Aces]

I sometimes throw out a cutplug herring out the back rodholder with a 6oz weight up high

 

[Dogbreath]

How are you guys jigging? Aggressive rip jigging?

Not for Spring Salmon.