tyee pool/club

[nomad14]

Hi there I just purchased a row boat and was interested in trying out the tyee pool this year I was wondering if any member have done this before and if so what kind of plugs or spoons are preferred for fishing the pool?

 

[Rockfish]

Did you get one of the row boats designed for the tyee pool? They are a fair size which is a good thing given the wake from the cruise ships which go by. We did 6 trips with guides last year and had one on but lost it when the hook broke at the eye. They often use hard to find shovelnose plugs designed for lots of action at very low speeds or the very large Gibbs #8 original version Stewart spoon, as it has more action at very slow speed than the improved version. One of the top guides we fished with used a plug with charged up glow paint at first light and switched to the spoon after it lightened up a bit. Because the speed s is so slow, you have to pull up hard to set the hook when you get a strike. There are a lot of rules and etiquette involved with rowing in the tyee pool so you may want to check with the club and learn them and maybe go out with a guide a few times first. You will need to register with the club if you want to earn your pin and get your name in the book. The guide prices are a lot less than most guided salmon fishing although the trips are short (one tide, a couple of hours or so) and after all, the guide is rowing you the whole time. These guides earn their money. The guys from Campbell River who have done it for years could tell you a lot more than me.

 

[Fish Assassin]

I think I seen a guy selling a bunch of Tyee Pool gear on Craigs List Comox Valley. He had posted plugs, rods, boat/motor etc and sold sepratly. He had about 4 or 5 postings. Just saw it the other day. Maybe he would be a guy to talk to.

 

[Deewar25]

yep, gibbs #8 (glow white) and don't forget the large 602 glow tomics as well

 

[nomad14]

does it have to be a certain type of row boat because i just purchased a 10 foot weldud aluminum

 

[nomad14]

does it have to be a certain type of row boat because i just purchased a 10 foot weldud aluminum

 

[GLG]

That’s not the right boat for that location. Check out this link (http://www.tyeeclub.org/) and you will learn why. Perhaps someone will have a better location for you. If you were in Comox Harbour in September on a flat-water day you might be OK.

 

[nomad14]

could i still use it in the pool if im not interested in trying to become a member

 

[wildwest]

SURE WHY NOT!?

 

[Dave H]

You COULD row any boat to fish in the Tyee Pool and indeed there was a guy trolling around sitting on a sailboard last year, so almost anything goes. I've also seen kayaks trolling the pool.
The problem is twofold insofar as it's often a single person only in a non-traditional rowboat and that can lead to problems should they actually hook a fish as the ususal routine is to have the rower pull you and the fish away from the pool if possible. Can't do that very effectively when you are solo.....not that it can't be done of course, but not welcomed by the fleet for sure.
Secondly, it takes some observation and experience before one knows enough to effectively row the pool and when the majority of rowers are following a fairly well defined route based on conditions it's often the case a newcomer (obvious if not in a traditional boat) will get out of synch and I've seen a few problems that way.

It's a free country though and unless you are a true screw-up then feel free to fish the pool from a rowboat all you want, even if you're not interested in following Club Rules.
eg: Some guys row/drift and jig with Buzz bombs and the like in the pool and I suspect that annoys more rowers than anything else.

Take care.