Vancouver Saltwater Fishing Reports
Beach Fish Gear & Update The local beaches had some good early morning low tides this week. I saw a few fish caught and had some encounters of my own. All the action was early in the morning just as the sun crested the mountains… golden hour.
Gear has been the most productive with most fish falling to spoons, and spinners. Fly anglers can still find fish on Andre’s beach patterns or similar flashy small coho patterns. The fish are pressured so I like smaller presentations and fluorocarbon leaders. If you’re fishing closer to shore, go with lighter lures to prevent hanging up on the shower flats.
Most of the fish I saw were moving in small pods. Keep your eyes peeled on the water and look for any disturbance. You may see a V shaped wake, nervous bait, or a quick flash of silver moving surprisingly close to shore. Be ready to make a cast and get in front of those fish! Bait has also been present at many beaches so you might get lucky and find some actively feeding fish. We have had some surprise reports of chinook and coho from shore on Bowen and up Howe Sound. Cheers EricVancouver Coho & Chinook Fishing Report
The great coho fishing in local waters continued this past week. Most of our efforts have been off South Bowen but there have also been reports of coho from Point Atkinson all the way down to the Cap Mouth. The fish off South Bowen were a little deeper this week with productive downrigger depths being 25 to 35 feet in the morning and 55 to 65 feet later in the day. Gibbs or Oki flashers in Green Onion Glow and Purple Onion Glow were working well with white UV hootchies.
A limit of hatchery coho from a morning trip this week. The Gibbs and Oki Green Onion Glow Flashers and UV White Hootchies were on fire!
Josh’s guests with a nice catch of chinook and coho from Gabriola!