Port Renfrew

Deewar that was agreat day we killed em to bad the weather was so snotty but we got the job done. good job being the only guy on are boat not to hurl.
 
No doubt trev - was a great time even with my hurlin sidekicks! Great work u and Ian dialing em in - haven't seen spring action like that since my last trip up at Malcolm. Sounds like it was pretty dicey for the other boats in the group, so no complaints fer sure.

Thanks much, hoping we keep it up for next year too!
 
Was a tough plug actually for halibut (in relation to my past outings anyway) - think only 2 of our 5 boats limited (hadn't heard from boat 5 yet) and that was probably in twice the amount of time from the last 2 years...guess you hit a good part of the banks LC. We were hitting the springs just up from Nitinat, but yeah, there was a good haul from Camper as well (biggest was 24 from our group, but a 32 also came in when we were at the dock). Da weather WAS certainly crap, but the fishing made up for it.
 
Saturday was nasty out at swiftsure, we didn't limit either.
although our crew was a little queasy.
Hit an afternoon bite at Camper, landed a couple smaller fish.
Put in a long morning shift Sunday for nada.
no fish on the docks either.

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Still lots of springs inside landed 12 fish and was back at the dock by 930 they are anywhere from owen to logan creek. Early morn and early aft they come back on again.
 
Hey guys, I have been following this post for a bit and thought I would keep it going. I am going on a guided trip to Renfrew in the second week of Aug. with my wife and I am pretty excited about it. I have only fished once in Bamfield and hope I can get into a few good fish for the wife and I. What can a guy expect for an average day for Halibut and Salmon in Renfrew in the 2nd week of Aug? I have no expectations but would like to know what an average day is like.
 
well, any indication from last year when I went close to that time, and last week, you should limit in halibut 10-20lb, and will likely see non-stop coho action on the surface (like 10-20+ hookups). Only question mark will be chinooks. Last year, most our boats slayed them out at the banks on plugs (up to 28lb), and that could be the case this year too as there is supposed to be a windfall for Oregon fish passing that have to pass through...if they aren't there though, you should do fine at the beach. Last week it was non-stop action after we got our halibut - after 10am to noon, but often, if you choose to go out to the banks, if you come back to the beach around noon, its very hit and miss.

Trust in your guide and their recommendation, but figure out your purpose - if you want your shot at a 40+ salmon, you may have to start at the beach in the morning, but run the risk of it getting too windy after to get to the banks for halibut. Is it worth the sacrifice? If you want a 50+ halibut, you will likely have to go to a different location and anchor - it will be slower and more time consuming, leaving little time for salmon. If you want non-stop action, regardless species/size, go straight to the banks.

Remember your gravol as well, especially for the mrs. - nothing worse than their stomach turning and insisting that you return - our trip last week, I think about 6 of 15 were sick, one was quite severe. Was apparently roughest of the season though.
 
Same.

Halis as quick as you could reel them in. Sunday Springs were nuts with fish on by almost every other boat for about four hours at the beach.

Good times
 
highlights - that had to be the 4 hours before we arrived huh? Got to Camper late unfortunately (10:30) and barely saw a fish caught...back at the marina they said it was a first light thing...saw quite a few guides coming in late, so must have been a tougher grind for getting the springs later with them starting out at the banks.
 
Just back from Renfrew. The guides appear to be doing quite well at the banks, however, the beach was slow on the weekend. We fished very hard and scatched up three springs, the largest of which was 18 pounds. There was a 44 pounder caught on Saturday, but this was certainly an exception. The migratory springs are yet to show up in any mentionable numbers.
 
You're right spring fishing is still a bit slow at Renfrew. We fished this Sat and Sun. Limited out on hali on the banks in little over 1 hour. Fished the Sunday morning got zilch, saw 6 fish caught amongst 50 boats at East Point. Managed to scrape up a 35 and a 22 on Sat. afternoon though.

Sharp hooks and full traps!
 
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