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ko

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Re: Indian Arm Fishing
« Reply #15 on: February 23, 2006, 05:52:42 PM »

the fishing map or chart dont show any fish in the arm crabbing sucks but prawning isnt to bad at the end by the river pink run is pretty good also
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Re: Indian Arm Fishing
« Reply #16 on: February 23, 2006, 06:43:07 PM »

I think the crabbing is pretty good in the arm and same with the prawning. Yeah you never know what could be there feeding- Could be a spring.  I think it is worth a shot while waiting for your traps.
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Nikko

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Re: Indian Arm Fishing
« Reply #17 on: February 23, 2006, 07:11:46 PM »

I set the prawn trap a couple of times last year but didn;t get a thing. I'm working my wy up the arm though :)

(if anyone has tips on where they may be, I'm all ears!)

Nikko
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Re: Indian Arm Fishing
« Reply #18 on: February 24, 2006, 06:28:50 PM »

Hey Niko try by the old powerhouse in about 250ft of water, should produce a good pull.
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Nikko

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Re: Indian Arm Fishing
« Reply #19 on: February 24, 2006, 07:20:01 PM »

That'll be my next stop!

Thanks for that. I'll let you know how it works out. The boat's still tucked away for the winter, but after this weekend and last, I'm almost ready to pull it out early. 'Specially if there's prawns, crab and a winter spring to be had!

Nikko
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the carp

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Re: Indian Arm Fishing
« Reply #20 on: February 24, 2006, 08:15:18 PM »

Hey guys, years ago indian arm had a good spring fishery, deep cove  used to be the hot spot, also many years ago anchovies where around.
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Fish Assassin

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Re: Indian Arm Fishing
« Reply #21 on: February 24, 2006, 08:52:29 PM »

That was decades ago
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Re: Indian Arm Fishing
« Reply #22 on: February 24, 2006, 09:45:14 PM »

There has been some talk of the odd spring up there. Lived on the arm for 3 years and never heard of one caught then. The Indian river could use some help though. Loggers left one of the worst mess's up there. Time only helps to cover all the garbage around. The river looks like it use to produce big time, unfortunately that's not the case now. Looked like the loggers drove the fish out till the next ice age.
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another SLICE of dirty fish perhaps?

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Re: Indian Arm Fishing
« Reply #23 on: February 25, 2006, 12:25:22 AM »

Indian River used to be really good. in the arm chum pink springs were all good but as FA says that was a decade ago.  :-\
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Re: Indian Arm Fishing
« Reply #24 on: February 25, 2006, 04:21:04 AM »

Decades ago or not, there was also some net pen fish rearing done up the arm, many of the small creeks have runs of coho, small though they may be, we used to boat upto the estuary of the river and ride 10 speeds up the river, in off pink years the coho fishing was unreal, we also used to see the odd spring carcass.
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