Vancouver Saltwater Salmon Fishing Report Well the good news is we are only 5 more days away from some increased opportunity for chinook as you can retain chinook in some regions as of July 15th. I have covered this in past reports, so if you go back in the reports to 2020 Chinook Measures: Our Response I go into great detail on the regulation and where you can and can’t fish for chinook (even C&R) and where you can fish C&R for chinook, and where and when you will be able to keep them and what the size restrictions are. In short, you can head across to Gulf Islands or Nanaimo, or NW up past Gower Point, and starting July 15th you will be able…
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Pacific Angler Friday Fishing Report: August 23, 2019
Vancouver Saltwater Salmon Fishing Report Well last week was pretty amazing; lots and lots of chinook were hooked from the Bell Buoy all the way down to the South Arm. Basically the last 4 weeks were some of the best chinook fishing most of us has ever seen. Then the low-pressure system came after the weekend, and the rain came, and wouldn’t you know it, most of the chinook holding off the Fraser went up the river. Check out this graph that shows the catch per unit effort of the chinook gill net test sets off Albion. You can see it skyrocketed to way above average as a good chunk of the great chinook return, we are having went up the river. The…
Pacific Angler Friday Fishing Report: July 19, 2019
Vancouver Saltwater Salmon Fishing Report Well, it was about time we were able to keep some chinook this week and what a great few days it was on Monday and Tuesday. The seas were literally flat calm so all of our boats headed across to the Gulf Islands and we were greeted by a lot of eager chinook. Fishing was fantastic and our guests soaked up the sun and enjoyed bent rods with lots of double headers. There were countless chinook hooked from 150-250 on the downriggers. The hot setup was a Salty Dawg flasher with a chartreuse splatter back hootchy or chartreuse glow double skirt. The hook ups were so steady we eventually just used a dummy flasher and a spoon with no flasher. …
Vancouver Salmon Fishing Report: May 17, 2019
Vancouver Saltwater Salmon Fishing Report Fishing this past week was good in a variety of places; there are lots of options, so let’s take a closer look at each. As usual for this time of year we are seeing good numbers of chinook off South Bowen, as we have for about the last 4 weeks. There are a few slow days sprinkled in there, but for the most part the fishing has been excellent. It has been good close to the rocks in as tight as 150 and as far out as 450 feet of water. Each day is a bit different depending on the tides and winds. Best depths on the down riggers have been from 80-140. Mid-week a nice school of chinook also…
Vancouver Salmon Fishing Report: November 2, 2018
Vancouver Saltwater Salmon Fishing Report We haven’t been out on the water much this past week with windy and rainy weather so we don’t have too much fresh information to report. We are basically in the early winter chinook season holding pattern. What does that mean? Well it means there are a few fish around and as usual, if you wait for the “hot report” those fish are long gone, so the best thing to do is go when the nice weather days line up with your personal schedule. We mentioned this in previous reports, but with the 35-45 mm heavy rain fall warning for tomorrow, make sure you have lots of juice in your batteries and make sure those float switches for your forward…
Vancouver Salmon Fishing Report: October 19, 2018
Vancouver Salmon Fishing Report: September 21, 2018
Vancouver Saltwater Salmon Fishing Report Well it looks like they aren’t going to shut down sockeye, or at least I haven’t seen any emails as of today. It’s late in the season and there are still some around, lots of jumpers down at South Arm, but there aren’t too many fresh fish left to show up. Eddie was down there on a longer trip on Wednesday and did well for sockeye and then headed to the Cap for chinook, so that is a good game plan if you have the weather and the right tides. The Cap Mouth chinook fishery is now in full swing and Lars, Eddie, Khoi, and Philippe all had some great catches there mid week on our 5-8 hour charters. Green…
Vancouver Salmon Fishing Report: June 29, 2018
Vancouver Salmon Fishing Report: June 8, 2018
Vancouver Salmon Fishing Report: Friday May 4, 2018
SALTWATER FISHING REPORTS Vancouver Saltwater Salmon Fishing Report This past week saw some great fishing for those who were able to get out. Anglers who fished locally found fish at the QA, The Hump, South Bowen, and even a few were found in the harbour by those who stayed close by. Depths on this side of the straight have been anywhere from around 60′ down to 150′, with a few being encountered at 30′ as rods are being stacked. Across the way, anglers were finding fish in the Gulf Islands, as well as up at Thrasher and off shore on The Highway. With the water being quite a bit more clear over there, anglers have been encountering fish anywhere from 130′ all the way down…