Local Saltwater
Well, as predicted, things did perk up a bit this week! Some anglers hooked some chinook up in Howe Sound and there were a few chinook taken in Vancouver Harbor as well. Productive setups have been glow flashers with a 6 foot leader and a glow spoon, like a Pesca 2.5 or 3.5 in It’s Not, Bogart, and Leprechaun. Keep your gear close to the bottom, look for bait, and cover lots of water.
- Productive Oki Glow Flashers and Pesca Spoons
Prawning has also been decent but it is set to close soon, so make sure you check out the regulations, especially if you prawn in Howe Sound.
Howe Sound Prawning Closure: From January 1st to March 31st – Subareas 28-1 to 28-5 (Howe Sound) will be closed to prawning. Please see: http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/rec/species-especes/prawnclos-fermcrevette-eng.html for complete details on closures with maps.
Todd, one of our guides, was out this week and here is a picture of the bounty. Some nice chinook and some prawns! Crabbing has also been good in the harbor.
- Some nice Vancouver winter chinook and BC spot prawns
Take a break from the Christmas hustle and bustle, book a winter chinook charter for some wintertime fishing action. The seas are often flat calm, the fish fight hard, and they are some of the finest eating salmon of the year.
Jason Tonelli
The P.A. Saltwater Guide Team: Jason, Eddie, Dimitri
Give us a call at 778-788-8582 to book today or buy a gift card for the angler in your life, redeemable for charters or store product. The shop number is 604-872-2204.
On behalf of the Pacific Angler staff we wish you the best in your fishing endeavors and we hope to see you either at the shop or on the water. To check out the latest Pacific Angler news view the Pacific Angler Facebook page.
Jason, Matt, Max, Andre, Sam, Eddie, Dimitri, Kathryn