I was in Campbell River over the weekend and went out for some guided salt water fishing.
Fishing was pretty good. There were lots of pink and sockeye around. They were splashing all over the place. If you were targeting them you could pretty much put the lines down and get a bite within a few minutes. It was usually a pink with the occasional sockeye mixed in. We targetted springs, but even on the spring gear (anchovies and hootchies fished deeper) the pink bites were plentifull. Also got some sockeye on both anchovies and hootchies while targeting springs. We did manage a couple of springs about 15 pounds and a big hard fighting chum. Throw in a released wild coho and Gwoman caught all 5 species of salmon in one day (first time our guide had done this on one rod).
Ther was lots of grumbling from the guides about them shutting down the sockeye fishing just as the main run was arriving including come comments about "filleting and releasing".
I expect most of those fish are on the way to the Fraser and will be here in increasing numbers soon. Lots of fish on the way down!