Well it’s official! We are past the mid point of the month and the winter chinook season has started. On the days where the wind has not been too strong boats have been out and they have been into fish. There are still a lot of undersized fish around, but that is actually a positive…
Archives for 2015
Pacific Angler Friday Fishing Report: December 18, 2015
SALTWATER REPORT Well it’s official! We are past the mid point of the month and the winter chinook season has started. On the days where the wind has not been too strong boats have been out and they have been into fish. There are still a lot of undersize fish around, but that is actually…
Vancouver Saltwater Report: December 10,2015
SALTWATER REPORT Well it is true! It’s December already and right on queue we are starting to hear about the first winter chinook, or feeders as they are sometimes called. These are chinook that hangout in our local waters in the winter and are aggressively feeding on herring. They are some of the scrappiest and…
Vancouver Saltwater Report: December 4, 2015
Well it is true! It’s December already and right on queue we are starting to hear about the first winter chinook, or feeders as they are sometimes called. These are chinook that hangout in our local waters in the winter and are aggressively feeding on herring. They are some of the scrappiest and tastiest…
Vancouver Saltwater Report: October 30, 2015
There are still a few die-hard anglers searching for coho and chum off the South Arm of the Fraser, but for the vast majority of anglers, this year’s salt season is finished. Those who have been catching fish down south have been doing well with anchovies and flasher in the 30-65 zone on the riggers….
Vancouver Saltwater Report: October 23, 2015
There are still some die hard anglers down at the south arm. These are mostly my friends and guides who don’t river fish for salmon or sturgeon fish on the Fraser, so they will keep at it out in the salt until the bitter end. The fishing has actually been pretty decent if you are…
Vancouver Saltwater Report: October 16, 2015
Well its true, the season is slowly coming to an end and what a year it was. Without a doubt a few things to look back on were the wind and the chinook. April, May and June the NW winds never seemed to cease and this made the Hump and Thrasher Rock chinook fishery hard…
Vancouver Saltwater Report: October 9, 2015
Reports from down south have slowed down but we’ve been out at the mouth of the Capilano for most of this week and have had some consistent fishing throughout the week with things really picking up as the week progressed. As reported in previous weeks, for the Capilano fishery we like to hug the…
Vancouver Saltwater Report: October 2, 2015
Local Saltwater Last week still continued to be hot fishing! After I had already submitted last weeks report, I took the day off to join my buddy John and his brother Colin to take part in the District of North Vancouver Fire Charity Fishing Derby at Lion’s Gate Marina. There were just over 50 boats…
Vancouver Saltwater Report: September 25, 2015
Beach This is the last report from our local beaches for this season until. It was certainly one of the best years in the last 6 due to early low river levels. Many fisherman, myself included, caught more coho and pinks than any other year and our guided trips went really well with clients catching…