We left Moutcha Bay resort at 6:00am this morning, home in Chilliwack at 4:45pm had res on the 12:45pm ferry. When we came in yesterday afternoon, we counted 17 gillnetters still waiting and saw their lights this morning still sitting there...............it was time to leave. We picked up 1 hali yesterday, just a chicken but did good compared to others yesterday. Tally for this last 2 week trip was 7 springs, 3 coho & 4 halibut, we just pick & selected. Grandson came up for 4 1/2 days and he left with our fish + 4 springs, 4 coho & 2 halibut. Our youngest son and his two daughters came in for 1 1/2 days of fishing, they left with 3 springs & 3 halibut. Hound "Emma" our dog can't wait until we head back up next year, once filleted the salmon carcass was trimmed for all the little goodies which she gets mixed with rice.............she will KILL for salmon, the dish is usually so clean it could be put back into the cabinet with out washing.
Last few day, the wall was good, between Critters up to Hisnet Inlet & to Princess Royal Pt. has been good. The outside has been good also but you have to get OUTSIDE.
As posted before, all we used were hoochies, white/light green, 26" leader behind a silver with light green trim flasher. We tried others, they worked but we found this the best.
That's it for us over there this year but we will be back next year as we have done for the last 4 years. I would like to thank the staff at Moutcha Bay Resort for putting up with us and would highly recommend them to anyone who was thinking of looking for a place to fish from & stay at, which you can drive to, 43kms past Gold River.
One final thing, we left our campsite yesterday afternoon and parked beside the boat launch waiting for high water to get our boat out, staff pulled our boat out, again many thanks. While we were waiting a new party came in to launch. Small motor home with a 18/19ft behind. As we sat there having a WELL deserved beer, they started to back the boat into the water and about half way there he hit the brakes, there was a very loud crashing sound, as we looked over towards the sound and the crank was doing 90mph like a windmill, seems they released the safety chain, left the winch in neutral and when he hit the brakes.........................the boat decided to launch it's on the concrete ramp................hence the crashing sound.
No problem, two people pushing on the rear of the boat, one winching and the other backing up the motor home...........to cut this short........they did get it back on the trailer. It was an outboard with leg up and the leg didn't suffer any damage..................can't say the same for the transducer.........ouch!!!!............no problem we can still launch...............they start backing it down again only to find out maybe they should have waited a little longer for higher water......................no problem...............as the back of the motor home went into the salt water and then as it kept backing in, it's rear duallys we over 3/4 covered in salt water, the wife looked over at me and said "I'll have another beer, this could be a very enjoyable evening"...........so we each had another one and grinned as we watched the gong show.
Hope you new guys/gals coming up now & later have the luck and the good time we had.............we had a BLAST this year
Dennis & Sheila
