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adriaticum

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Garry Point Park
« on: July 05, 2007, 10:55:52 AM »

Last year when I was looking around for places to fish I ended up in Garry Point Park in Steveston. It was right at the time the sockeye season opened and I saw a bunch of them jumping around so I thought I should check it out.
I believe I saw Rodney with a backpack there day that casting spoons and there was another guy with a fly rod trying to catch these sockeye. That was way before I found out about this web site.
Rodney, I'm wondering if you guys caught any sockeye and what else can be caught there on spoons, spinners, bait etc?

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Re: Garry Point Park
« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2007, 11:11:45 AM »

One hook-up last season, not landed. :'( The condition last year was absolutely perfect. The water was clear, the amount of fish coming through each tide was thick, but they were sure tight-lipped.

Right now, because the water is so dirty, only bait fishing is possible at Garry Point Park. Fishing with dough, worm or shrimp under a small float can produce peamouth chub, northern pikeminnow, sculpin, largescaled sucker. These are your typical food fish but they provide some good entertaining in the evening after a warm day like this.



Once the water gets clearer in August, that's when the fun begins. ;) We usually like to throw small spinners and spoons during the incoming tide in the bays. Northern pikeminnow, especially large ones, would bite it.







Starting in the end of August for about 3 weeks, you'll also be able to catch pink salmon from there this year. With 20.5 million fish expected to return, some will definitely pass through Garry Point Park. The best period starts two hours before flood tide.

In October and November, when freshwater discharge is lower from the Fraser River, many saltwater species often move in with the incoming tide too. If you cast a heavily weighted rig far out from the rocks, you have a chance of hooking a pacific tomcod, flounder and dogfish. Chum salmon also pass through there during those two months and can be targeted by spoons.

Come out to Saturday's event at London's Landing and you can ask me about it more. ;)

Have fun. :)

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Re: Garry Point Park
« Reply #2 on: July 05, 2007, 11:51:36 AM »

Great, thanks for the detailed response.
I was there a few weeks ago practising using a new baitcasting reel and rod I bought that I had never used before.
Saw a few guys fishing using worms but they didn't catch anything.
I've had my share of birds nests and thankfully I was able to untangle them without breaking the line.
Hopefully now I can focus on actual fishing part.
Thanks again!
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