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tyee1on

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Queen Charlotte, July 2008
« on: July 15, 2008, 09:20:20 AM »

 fished  4 days in  Queen Charlotte slow for springs but killed 2 a 23 and 32 and hooked 35 to 40 coho a day lots of hos 12 to 15lbs big cohos this year got my 2 halibut 25lbs  water was like glass had a good 4 days of fishing sunny most of the time seen lots of killers  and 4 humpbacks came up beside the boat .jerry got a   164 lbs halibut on salmon gear 25 test 1 hour to land  in 40 feet of water
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Re: Queen Charlotte
« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2008, 12:58:55 PM »

Maybe it's just me, but I could barely read a word of that.  LOL
I'm sure it's a nice report in there somewhere, but try some punctuation maybe.  :)

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Re: Queen Charlotte
« Reply #2 on: July 15, 2008, 02:10:24 PM »

I got it he was just talking fast
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Re: Queen Charlotte
« Reply #3 on: July 15, 2008, 02:25:11 PM »

Dude,
you can't go to Queen Charlottes, talk about 35 cohos and 15 halibuts, water like glass and then not post any pictures.
People will think you are joking!
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Re: Queen Charlotte
« Reply #4 on: July 15, 2008, 04:27:53 PM »

Tyee1on, is it better or about the same as your past trips?  It sounds good and I hope it is an indication of what can be expected in the fall.  I look forward to your response.
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Re: Queen Charlotte
« Reply #5 on: July 15, 2008, 06:41:41 PM »

   Just wondering how much a trip like you did costs as well (hope you dont mind me asking). Want to head up there next year about this time. :D
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Re: Queen Charlotte
« Reply #6 on: July 15, 2008, 08:07:30 PM »

Sounds like a good trip. I have heard similar things about springs being a bit slow this year, and coho bigger than normal.

Dereke, here's websites for a couple of places you could consider up there.
http://www.mvcharlotteprincess.com/
http://www.langara.com/site/
List price rates are shown on the websites. There are other lodges/places to consider as well. Depends on if you want guided or unguided and what your budget is.

I'll be up there in early August. :)

Wher did you go there tyee1on?
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Re: Queen Charlotte
« Reply #7 on: July 15, 2008, 10:16:42 PM »

went to st john's  fishing lodge some people cancel so there was a opening for $1300 it was a  last minute deal
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Re: Queen Charlotte
« Reply #8 on: July 18, 2008, 02:29:24 PM »

I can confirm that Chinook fishing has been slow this year. there have been a lot less springs around as compared to previous years . The one saving grace is that the number of big fish has gone waaaayyyy up. I beleive in the week before last between our lodge(QCL) and spudcotes (Perrigrine) there were 8 fish over 45 pounds released and a few more over 40 bonked. We had one of our servers release a 70 pound spring! Everything seems very late this year as well. The coho have showed up in the last 10 days or so but they were 2-3 weeks late. They have been a couple pounds heavier on average and the flesh on them has been very nice and fatty.
The outlook for next year ius supposedly outstanding for numbers of springs...unless they all get caught in th damn pollock fishery .
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Re: Queen Charlotte
« Reply #9 on: July 18, 2008, 03:02:50 PM »

I returned from Peregrine in Naden Harbour June 22 2008 and though the Chinook fishing was tough, I managed a 25 and a 37 that won me the pools both days.  The weather was great when we were there but fishing slow unless you counted the 20 pinks a day.

Humpbacks and Orcas visited with us each day and the halibut fishing was good for chichens.  Too bad the limits changed to 2 for the trip, but to conserve our resources, it was worth it.  The largest our trip was 56 lbs.

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