Fishing has definitely picked up for springs, especially in the last 4-5 days, feels like the coho days in years past. Lots of catch and release to get to the 20lb+ fish, had a 27lb and 25lb in yesterday morning, about 6-9 in the lower 20's this morning so far (even with the crappy weather), still have 3 boats out around the light and down at Cliff point, they do have fish on board, but I don't know the sizes of them yet. Seems like the bite is more productive at the lighthouse first thing (dawn to 7am), with fish hitting again on the change. Offshore fishing for springs have showed up in quantity as well and is definitely way better than fishing in the sound, although we have been inside fishing since yesterday afternoon due to the SE storm that is happening. The springs are on both sides of the entrance to Quatsino Sound, right from the RCA closure down to Grants Bay and out in the 300ft mark off of Lawn Point to Brooks Bay. Coho has opened up to one wild and one hatchery outside the surf line, but they still haven't showed up in any great numbers, more way more springs than coho, but the ones that are being caught are good sized, 7-9lbs with a couple up to 11lbs on our dock. Few Pinks being caught out in the deep, had a chum come in yesterday as well.
Weather has been a issue from yesterday afternoon until probably mid afternoon tomorrow (Sunday), SE storm force is rolling though, should pass tonight and back to NW winds by Monday morning, hope we have seen the last of the SE winds until the fall
. Haven't done any bottom fishing in the last 3 days, weather was an issue today and the previous groups had done their bottom fishing last Tuesday and Wednesday, had some flat calm waters offshore on those days
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Harbour is surprising slow for the 'bring your own boat' crowd, have not had any boats on the government wharf since Thursday, and with this weather, probably not until Monday or Tuesday. A couple of guys have pm'd me about ice, we are still selling ice at the lodge and hope to have our small restaurant open next week for lunch.
Take care and will try to do another report before next weekends BYOB crowd shows up
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Regards,
Fishyboy