Hey Fishallspec. I was out yesterday. Yes..the boys were all there, and the charter boats where whining on the radio like the ocean was a desert. Well....there were plenty of fish to be caught and I have another boat that was fishing in the area with me--Montego...buddy..that was fun yesterday morning... I bagged a high teens, lost a high twenties/low thirties (got a fantastic look at it about 30 feet from the boat early in the fight) after 10 minutes on the double header--had to scream at another boat to turn off ---I put the rod back in the holder...reel just howling...netted my buddies 19, went back to the other rod...gained tons of line...but then never did catch up fully..and a head shake with a bit of slack...and bye bye (man was I ticked off!!!!).....I won't post the rest of the stats as it's enough to make most people out there sick..but I witnessed 6 other boats catch fish..mind you I was focussed on fishing and waiting for the next bite. The size of the Coho has tapered off. I also hooked and released a 6lb Sockeye..and there were some pinks in the mix there too.
Notes, I was fishing 6 rods, 3 per downrigger, 3 hootchies, 3 small Gibbs Gypsy spoons. Colour selection was key... Action was best between 7 am and 12 pm. We got the springs after 11 am. I had 4.0 Coyotes on in the same colours...didn't do nothing with those, moved to smaller size lures. My buddy was rolling 'Chovies for kicks, and he was doing fine as well. Montego reported a quad of Cohos right around the time we packed it in, having left the drinks and eats at home...DOH!
Going to have to get the radio fixed, it won't receive!
Fishallspec...one of the keys...don't tail the boats around that are catching nothing in the pack...move away from them..fish some different water, everyone was fishing in the WRONG depth!
Back at the launch I know why a few of the guys aren't catch anything...not with hootchies on 42" leaders on 20 lb test you're not..you gotta be moving at 3.5 to 4 mph with that set up for Cohos.
Shorten the leaders up quite a bit!!!!! Cohoes at West Van like lots of action...especially when they show up! When I gave them a friendly bit of advice, they blew me off like I was some kinda bozo...well..enjoy catching nothing JERKS! I was trying to be helpful and sporting!
By the way guys, make sure you're netting a Pink or Spring before you net those fish, there are a few wild Coho out there with unclipped adipose fins!
Can hardly wait to get out again...