Vancouver Salmon Fishing Report  It’s all about the coho!  Fishing has been awesome this week with lots of hatchery coho around.  There is no better way to show you how good the coho fishing has been than our recently released Coho Trolling Tactics video on YouTube that was filmed last week.  When it comes to what is working, that is covered in the video in detail.  We made it easy for you by putting all our top producers in a PA Coho Trolling Kit so make sure you check that out, limited quantities are available!    Chinook will open in Area 17 on July 15.  This is a red hot chinook fishery that goes all of July and August.  Without a doubt this is our favorite trip to do.  You can fish for chinook, coho, lingcod, and rockfish all on…

Vancouver Saltwater Salmon Fishing Report We’ve had a rainy start to July but there are many more sunny days on the boat to come! Coho fishing has remained steady with only a handful of slower days for the PA Guide Team, who are dialed in to our local fisheries.    We have been doing well off of South Bowen as expected for this time of year, with fish being found all along from Point Cowan to Roger Curtis.  The fish have been shallow for the most part, and we have been seeing a majority of the fish in the top 30′-40′ of the water column. The harbour still hasn’t been the most consistent for coho yet, but the recent rain may have got some Capilano fish moving. It’ll be any day now we see some solid action along West Vancouver and the Capilano…

Vancouver Saltwater Salmon Fishing Report  The last week of June did not disappoint!  South Bowen has continued to produce plenty of hatchery coho and we’re starting to receive reports of action in the harbour as well.  Every week has brought bigger and bigger coho which is a good sign for July!   The program has remained pretty much the same.  The PA guide team has been having most of their success in the upper 30ft of the water column, and hoochies have been king.   When fishing this shallow, your flasher choice can make a noticeable difference.  The go to strategy this while fishing this high up is bright, reflective flashers that catch the light and draw in these aggressive salmon.   Due to some less than ideal wind conditions the past few days, we didn’t see too many boats making the trip over…

Vancouver Salmon Fishing Coho Report  It is early June which means we will start to see coho salmon showing up around the local waters. Last season was great and I would expect this year to be the same if not better. It can be tough to find fish early season, however they are extremely aggressive, so once you drive over a school of them you can expect a rod or two to go off.    Fishing will be good around all the sub-areas of area 29 that are open to coho. Fishing off south Bowen, up towards Gibsons and over in area 17 at Thrasher and Entrance will all produce fish. Look for active fish, bait, birds and tidelines. Coho feed quite shallow in the water collum and will get pushed around by the…

Vancouver Saltwater May Bottom Fishing Report  Our guide team has had a great week out on the water!  Over the past week we have had the chance to do some bottom fishing across the Strait, and the fishing has continued to be productive.      If you’re heading out for bottomfish, make sure to stop by the shop before your trip, we can help get you rigged up properly and give you the latest reports from our guide teams. One of the most effective ways to target lingcod and rockfish is still by jigging, and it continues to produce consistently throughout the season.  Our go-to setup is simple and reliable: thread a snap swivel or slider onto your braided mainline so you can attach a ball weight, then add a bead and swivel. From there, tie in…

Vancouver Saltwater Salmon Fishing Report  We’re just over a week into May and our guide team has been seeing some great fishing out on the saltwater.  When the weather cooperates, we’ve been making the run across the Strait to the Gulf Islands, where bottom fishing has been very consistent with good numbers of lingcod and rockfish coming to hand.    Locally, our catch-and-release chinook trips have continued to produce solid action as well. We are participating in chinook DNA sampling again this year to help better understand the stock composition of fish moving through our local waters. The long-term goal of gathering this data is to support future opportunities in areas and times where stocks of concern are not present.  Alongside the fishing, both prawning and crabbing have been good as…