Hey Guys,
I was up on Vancouver Island two years ago and had a great time. I took a charter out of Ukee and crushed the fish. I didn't realize how many shore fishing opportunities existed until I sat and watched dozens of coho surfacing within casting distance from the beach while in Ukee. I really kicked myself for not bringing a rod. I'm not making that mistake again, and I intend to do much more fishing on my own.
I have plenty of gear to cast for salmon from the beach, but I don't quite know what jig weight size I should use for lingcod from shore. I plan to buy some 5 and 6 inch paddle tails. What sizes of jighead should I buy? I'm looking at something between half ounce and one ounce?
I'm also going to rent a boat from Pedder bay and fish around Sooke. I'll be up there the last 10 days of August. I plan to troll for salmon and bottom fish. Mainly targeting lingcod but I wouldn't mind tangling into a Halibut either. What size jigheads would I need for lingcod in the boat? I plan to buy some diamond jigs and 8 inch paddle tails as well. I'm just not sure if getting some 4 ouncers and 6 ouncers would be enough or if I should buy some 8 ouncers (or heavier) as well?
I have a pile of salmon trolling gear but I'm flying in so I can only bring a few things. I know in salmon fishing things can change by the day, if not hour, but what are some standby colors for flashers and spoons? I'll be targeting Chinook and Coho. I have about 50 flashers but will probably only bring around 4 so I'd like to maximize my odds by bringing flashers that work in that area day in and day out (same with spoon color).
My last question is about coho fishing. I see guys mention the tide line and I've read that going deep (400 feet) is a good place to catch coho. If I want to target coho is it good practice to just find that 400 plus feet of water and troll in the top 70 feet? Is the tide line always around that 400 foot depth? What does the tide line look like and is it easy to see?
Any information you can provide will be appreciated.
I was up on Vancouver Island two years ago and had a great time. I took a charter out of Ukee and crushed the fish. I didn't realize how many shore fishing opportunities existed until I sat and watched dozens of coho surfacing within casting distance from the beach while in Ukee. I really kicked myself for not bringing a rod. I'm not making that mistake again, and I intend to do much more fishing on my own.
I have plenty of gear to cast for salmon from the beach, but I don't quite know what jig weight size I should use for lingcod from shore. I plan to buy some 5 and 6 inch paddle tails. What sizes of jighead should I buy? I'm looking at something between half ounce and one ounce?
I'm also going to rent a boat from Pedder bay and fish around Sooke. I'll be up there the last 10 days of August. I plan to troll for salmon and bottom fish. Mainly targeting lingcod but I wouldn't mind tangling into a Halibut either. What size jigheads would I need for lingcod in the boat? I plan to buy some diamond jigs and 8 inch paddle tails as well. I'm just not sure if getting some 4 ouncers and 6 ouncers would be enough or if I should buy some 8 ouncers (or heavier) as well?
I have a pile of salmon trolling gear but I'm flying in so I can only bring a few things. I know in salmon fishing things can change by the day, if not hour, but what are some standby colors for flashers and spoons? I'll be targeting Chinook and Coho. I have about 50 flashers but will probably only bring around 4 so I'd like to maximize my odds by bringing flashers that work in that area day in and day out (same with spoon color).
My last question is about coho fishing. I see guys mention the tide line and I've read that going deep (400 feet) is a good place to catch coho. If I want to target coho is it good practice to just find that 400 plus feet of water and troll in the top 70 feet? Is the tide line always around that 400 foot depth? What does the tide line look like and is it easy to see?
Any information you can provide will be appreciated.
