Vancouver Saltwater Salmon Fishing Report   Once again, the coho fishing this week is on center stage.  The fishing has been excellent, and our guide boats have been getting quick limits on hatchery coho.  The fish are a great size for this time of year, a testament to the number of herring and anchovies in…

  Vancouver Saltwater Salmon Fishing Report  Coho, coho and more coho!  If you are a regularly reader of this report, you will recall I mentioned the abundance of juvenile coho we were encountering this winter while fishing for chinook.  The hope was these fish would stick around in the Strait of Georgia (sometimes they leave…

Vancouver Saltwater Salmon Fishing Report I hope you read last week’s report which had a focus on coho fishing in local waters.  I usually do a saltwater report every second week, so this is a bonus report, and it will be short and sweet.  Check out the pic from one of our 5-hour charters on…

Vancouver Saltwater Salmon Fishing Report It’s June 2 and that means coho are now open in both Area 28 and 29.  It is 2 hatchery coho a day over 30 cm.  This is welcome news to local anglers who have been closed to chinook fishing since April 1.   I have already seen some pictures and…

How to Troll For Bottom Fish Trolling paddle tail swimbaits in conjunction with downriggers can be a great way to cover water when bottom fishing! This is a simple yet effective way to target bottom fish that uses the same salmon fishing gear you might already have.   First of all, tie on a bead chain…

Vancouver Saltwater Salmon Fishing Report We made it over to the Gulf Islands this week for some lingcod fishing and some catch and release chinook fishing. It was a flat calm day, hot and sunny, and the fish were biting. If you are looking to get out on the water, now is a great time…

Vancouver Saltwater Salmon Fishing Report The SRKW announcement was on Wednesday, and I am happy to report the proposal to close off all of the Fraser Mouth for SRKW protection was NOT accepted. They did keep that North Arm closure, so it will be the same as last year. Chinook fishing should open off the…

Vancouver Saltwater Salmon Fishing Report As you likely know, we did not get the Howe Sound opening for 1 hatchery chinook a day, 62-80cm from April 1st to May 31st.  To say I am disappointed and frustrated would be an understatement. I met with some of the Fisheries Ministers’ staff in person yesterday for an…

Vancouver Saltwater Salmon Fishing Report      Chinook Update & New Regulations:  Well, it’s the end of the month and we were actually surprised to receive the DFO Fishery Notices this morning instead of the usual late afternoon.   While we were hoping for a Pilot Mark Selective Fishery opening in parts of Howe Sound for 1…

Saltwater Report March 10, 2023 Hard to believe we are heading into mid-March. As most of you know, chinook fishing is scheduled to close in the Vancouver area April 1st.  There are some catch and release opportunities but there is a proposal to have some hatchery retention in Howe Sound April 1 to May 31st…