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Eddy pass is just as good and less of a run late June early july!
Prince Rupert bound
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Thanx Seawolf i'll be sure to have the GPS going looks like it can get a little tight through that Northern entrance,but seems like it's well marked acording to my GPS charts .I'm running the blue chip chart for that area on my Garmin not as detailed as some charts you can get for the laptops but it looks as though it has pretty good detail on that entrance.
Almost forgot was watching Gary Coopers "NICE FISH"this morning on T.V the guide they were with first stopped to fish for the bait they were using great big herring looked to be about 12 to 13 inches which they were cutting is this common practice.Looked like it worked for them 42lbs spring in the boat.They just seemed a little big.Be great for hali's though.
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The regular set up, Cut Plug herring 6 ounce weight fishing in 40 -70 feet of water really slow.Big slow roll big lazy salmon!!LOL
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powermoocher
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First message, post working?
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powermoocher
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Sorry, never posted before so had to check to see if was working. I've been fishing Rupert for many years. Beginning of June, fishing can be great or spotty, peak period for springs in Rupert are the last two weeks in June and the first week of July. Hopefully you'll hit it right. Baits generally the best, cutplug off a downrigger or a 8oz sinker. Fish are generally less than 60ft. Big tides in Rupert so fish tight to cover/structure since bait is push around these areas. The WALL off Wales island near Eagle Point is one of the best early spring spots (early June), the Lodge will direct you to this location. Dundas (north) is excellent since it has 4-5 good locations to fish, any one of these can produce fish on any given day.
Thanx powermoocher for the post the manager of the lodge had mentioned that the fishing was better on the wall then at Dundas for that period of June.A question which marina or launch is the best in Rupert we need parking for 5 days as well.Wondering if an anchoive setup is worth running used it alot more than plugging?The lodge sounds like they'll be more than helpful they invited us to tag along with there boats if need be.
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powermoocher
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There's only one real good launch in Rupert, it a city owned launch and you can park your trucks there for free (on the road). Anchovie will definitely work and has been a bigger entity in the Rupert sport fishing community the last few years (traditional cutplug country). Generally I like cutplug if the tides are big (13ft+ differentials), this draws the fish tight to cover (which also forces them higher in the water column) so your basically letting the fish come to you. Since your not worrying about covering alot of ground, this technique is suitable to a cutplug presentation speed (i.e. slower). If the tides are smaller, the fish tend to spread and hence, covering more ground is generally better. As your probably aware, current speed is also a function of type of structure (i.e point vs wall). I of course perfer high current structure, on big tide days the 'wall' can definitely PUMP the current down it sides. Watch and read the current in relation to what I've said - if she pumping fish tight (5-15m) and if she not pumping fish further out and try to cover the ground (flasher) - this applies to the wall or Dundas areas. If you are going to try cutplug off a downrigger, most guides use a false flasher also. Fish can be pretty shallow at times in Rupert, most 'moocher' fish only ~10-15 pulls (8 oz).
Thanx powermoocher I was waiting for a reply .When I was up there last the guide I was with was plugging with a dummy flasher. If memory serves me right he was using a flasher that looked like a coho special and he ran it on about a 5 foot leader and hooked up about 7 ft above that and about 10-12FT back.Any recomendations on flashers and setup would be appreciated.
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rainbow one
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The boat launch has free parking but beware of the thiefs. We had parked there for a few days and found both of our vehicles had been hit. They did not get much but made a heck of a mess. So, was the parking really free?!
Thanx Rainbow that was going to be my next question but there must be a marina with some secure parking?What part of Rupert have u been fishing around?As stated earlier will be up around the Dundas area around the 2-6 of June.Hope to hear from a few of u on the VHF.The boat is "Spring loaded" 2425 Harbercraft Kingfisher.
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rainbow one
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I there is I don't know about any secure parking. You pretty much have to know somone to park in there yard or ? You may get away with not getting hit if you leave everything exposed so that you won't have anyone looking in and saying "wonder what's in that box".
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hardtimes
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I try to go fishing to Prince Rupert 2 times each year. usually in June (For the springs, & August, for coho) Excellent fishing. Stay at campground, and pull my boat out each nite. Never leave your boat w/ equipment in in it there overnite. Only public boat launch, is "Cow Bay" Good launch, but very extreme tides there. Only ever onch that had to wait for a higher tide to launch. Excellent fishing. But if you go far far offshore, try to have a fishing buddy w/ you IE: second boat. I use the depth sounder, look for holes, then anchor. Usually do o.k., for bottom fish. Caught a 49.5 ling cod last year, in a new hole. Released it, hope it did o.k. Salmon, have done very well with, usually in depths 60 - 30 feet. On anchovies.
Have a good one.
Have a good one.
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rainbow one
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The last I heard about the Yaught club that it was just about impossible to get in to that facility even on a temporay basis. They are completely full. I meant to ask you, how do you like your 2425 kingfisher? Keep me posted on how you do at Dundas. I will be going the 1st of july for 2 weeks.
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Thanx Rainbow i'll give them a call and let u know how I make out.Iwill also keep u posted on r success as for the Kingfisher she's been a great boat like any other she has her pros and cons.I run a 225 Merc for the main and a 9.9merc kicker with the aux. steering in the back .The kicker has its own controls as well(electric trim ,throttle,and electric start.)The greatest assist of the boat is her speed and range her down side is that the bow dosent like to stay in the air in the rough stuff.Love that motor to its extremely quiet when your in the cab even with the door open you have to look at the RPM gauge to see if it is actually running.I've done a few trips now from Campbell River to Port McNeil in her and it seems to average about 45-50 liters/hr and thats packing a pretty big load ie.fuel,passengers,gear.Curious what you are running for a boat?
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rainbow one
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Well I have been running a Campion Explorer 1880. I have had it since new about 12 years. It has been a great boat but looking to upgrade to something larger in the 24-26' range. I have been looking for some time now and am just trying to boost the kitty to somewhere I can afford a new one. I don;t know if it wil ever happen but I keep trying. So far I have looked at Silver Streak, Harbercraft, Eaglecraft, lifetimer, and Wolf boats. Got any reports for me on any of these or others. I never seem to quit learning from others that are running boats of thier own. The boat that we have now is a little small to get me comfortably to Dundas, however I may try it this year as I may have another boat to travel with.
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