We had a few slower days late last week with the Orcas making their fall rounds off the Fraser and seine boats pushing fish around off the South Arm.  Luckily things picked up substantially on Saturday and Sunday and early in the week it was great fishing for chinook off the South Arm and decent at the T-10 as well.   So far, the Cap Mouth has been slow and particularly slow earlier in the week.  It did perk up a bit the last 3 days, but usually we have seen a larger push of chinook to the Cap by now.  It looks like there is a lot of rain in the forecast for next week, so it will be interesting to see how this…

Well, it’s mid-September and we are right in the middle of peak migration for the larger “white springs” that are headed to the Harrison and Chilliwack Rivers as well as the Capilano. Typically, most of these fish go up the South Arm of the Fraser, so if you can access those waters you will usually have the best fishing. The T-10 and Bell Buoy will also produce fish, but they usually start to slow down a bit this week as most of the “red springs” have pushed up the river and there just aren’t the same number of fish in those spots anymore. We are also seeing quite a few coho around, which is normal for this time of year as waves of coho will…

Vancouver Saltwater Salmon Fishing Report Overall fishing was quite good this past week.  We spent most of our time around the T-10 and South Arm when conditions allowed.  As usual for this time of year there are waves of chinook showing up off the mouth of the Fraser each tide change so fishing can be highly variable from one hour to the next.  If you put in a good shift, you are almost always going to have at least 2 hours or more of great fishing, usually around the tide change when the current backs off.  As usual, productive depths have been 35 to 65 on the downriggers and bait has been very productive.   The white springs are starting to show up now, but…

Vancouver Saltwater Salmon Fishing Report Happy opening day off the mouth of the Fraser!  In fact, pretty much the vast majority of the Strait of Georgia, including the Fraser mouth area, is back to a 2 chinook per day limit, 62cm or greater, no max size, the fish can be hatchery or wild.    These Fraser fish are shallow, not generally feeding, and respond best to bait fished in a teaser head with a 6-foot leader and a flasher.  For depths try 25 to 75 on the downriggers with that 35 to 55 zone usually being the best.  Sometimes they will be a bit shallower or deeper depending on time of day and light conditions.    On your shallowest rod try an Oki Betsy flasher.  This…

Vancouver Saltwater Salmon Fishing Report This past week we have been fishing locally on a majority of our trips.   Fishing has slowed from last week but, we are still finding success off of West Vancouver for pinks, coho and chinook. With the strong northwest winds we saw last week and over the weekend subsiding we are looking forward to trying the Gulf Islands again for chinook.    September is just around the corner and things are looking great for the September 1 chinook opening with very strong chinook test set numbers in the Fraser. If you’re looking to book a trip for opening week give us a call as we have a spot or two left!   Call our charter line anytime at 778.788.8582. See you…

Vancouver Saltwater Salmon Fishing Report  The theme this week is NW wind and lots of it!  This high-pressure ridge that has brought the summer heat has also brought in a consistent NW wind that has ranged from 10 knots up to 35 knots this morning.  As a result, we have been fishing in Vancouver Harbour for over a week now because it has been too rough to cross over to Gabriola and Entrance on our longer trips.  Luckily, the fishing locally has been good to excellent with lots of pinks, cohos and chinook, so there really hasn’t been a need to cross anyways.  The fantastic pink and coho fishing have been well documented in previous reports and it’s great to see more chinook showing up…

Vancouver Saltwater Salmon Fishing Report – Mid Season Update & August & September Forecast As we near mid-August, looking back at the past few months, it has been a memorable first half of the season.  The local coho fishing in late June and all of July was simply amazing.  The amount of coho around and hatchery coho in the mix was outstanding and at levels not seen in decades.  Once chinook opened in the Gulf Islands on July 15th, we were off to the races and haven’t looked back.  The chinook fishing has been excellent and seems to be only getting better.  Locally the pinks have arrived to bolster the already good coho fishing which is still going strong.  Going forward, more and more Fraser…

Vancouver Saltwater Salmon Fishing Report    Here is a really quick report today as I am just heading down to the dock to get ready for a full day of guiding.  The coho fishing is STILL going off around South Bowen and up the Sunshine Coast.  As per previous reports, the fish have been 25-55 on the riggers.  We are still getting limits of hatchery coho on most of our half day trips.  The fishing has been amazing, and it just keeps going.  The fish are getting bigger and bigger every week.    The pinks have showed up as well and are open for retention (consult your regulations for the area you are fishing).  We are seeing them off South Bowen, around Cowan Point in…

Vancouver Saltwater Salmon Fishing Report We got our July 15 chinook opening, and like other years, there are a lot around.  We have been focusing our chinook efforts over in area 17 around Gabriola Island and Entrance Island.  The winds have been cooperating for the most part, so we have been across on most days and have had great chinook fishing. For those of you heading across in your own boat, here are some tips.  Fish deep, and by that, I mean within 5-15% of the bottom.  The bait is deep and so are the fish.  We are often fishing in 180-250 feet of water, so our downrigger counters are showing those depths and likely more because of cable angles.  To fish deep and stay…