Well, the Pacific Angler saltwater guides have put in a good stint over the past three weeks. There have been some ups and definitely some downs but when it all comes down to it you are on the water fishing. You know what they say, “a bad day fishing is better than a good day…
Archives for 2012
Vancouver Salmon Fishing Report for June 1st
We were out multiple times this week and the conditions were good for the run over to Gabriola and Nanaimo. There was some good fishing offshore of Gabriola in 1000-1200 feet of water for chinook up to 25lbs. The fish were at a variety of depths, we hit some as shallow as 65 and some…
Vancouver Salmon Fishing Report for May 23rd and 24th
We were out on the water on the 23rd and 24th in search of some Vancouver chinook salmon! On Wednesday the 23rd it was flat calm almost all day with crazy weather that alternated from hot to cold to sun to rain and on and on. The rain gear was on and off at least…
Long Weekend Chinook Report
The Salty Dawg was out of the water last week during the heavy NW winds for her annual service. The boat is in mint shape and I was excited to get her back out on the water. Fresh cut polish, new bottom paint, engines all serviced, she was ready to go! On the long weekend…
Mid May Report
It is May 16th and the past 5 days the weather has been nice and sunny with clear blue skies. Although this means great weather in the city and on the patio, for the fisherman it often means we have to contend with some NW winds that come along with the high pressure system and…
A Good Week of Fishing
Yes, it has been a very solid week of fishing for the boys at Pacific Angler. Our head guide, Eddie, hooked into chinook throughout the entire week. The hump has been producing well for us this pas week. Eddie did well with a flasher and spoon combo. The smaller spoons were actually the hot ticket….
The Chinook Have Arrived!
Well if you read our last post on April 9th you will see that we were expecting some chinook to show at the end of April and they are here. It was pretty slow in April up until April 26th and then the fish really showed up. The fishing over the weekend and up until…
April 9 2012 Vancouver Fishing Report
Well! It has been a while Pacific Angler fans! With the store move, everyone has been very busy working on the move. Now that we’re all settled in, it’s time to get down to business….uh oh…and you know that is…FISHING! Hahaha! Bet you saw that coming didn’t you? LOL. Today’s write up will be centered…
January Winter Springs
Well it is that time of year, the Holidays are over, the retail rush has subsided, and we start to head out on the local salt scene in search of some winter chinook. We had a charter on Monday, Jan 2nd, our first of 2012 and despite the forecast for rain and gale force winds,…