Hello all. As promised..here is my report.
Fished the POINT GREY BELL BUOY to the QA, and then about 2 miles south..and NADA SNIFF, we were just about to pull the gear up and run to the T 10 and the wind came up, out of the Northwest which made things a little uncomfortable, and made for difficult trolling even with shallower depths on the downriggers. At which point we packed it in, and headed back for an afternoon siesta.
SAW NOTHING< HEARD OF NOTHING NOTABLE>>>NADA>>> pretty sad trolling. (For the record, I was trolling six rods covering all depths from 120 feet to 25 feet---which in itself is pretty sad... )
Take 2, on the water, we headed out and dropped West of the Fisheries in the company of 4 other boats, and everyone was pretty bored, bored, bored. We then ran into HUMPIES...no COHO..BUT HUMPIES! (pinks to all you newbies) but that ended pretty quick with a quick stint which had 4 on the line, and releasing 3 beside the boat. All of which where bright silver and in prime shape, and then it was the GOBI desert...nothing nothing nothing! We trolled in close, out far, to the east to the storm sewer, out to the QB and again out to the fisheries then back down to the Pink Building....nothing nothing nothing. We wrapped up about 830 and that was it...
All in all, put very simply folks, there isn't any meaning schools of Coho in English Bay, and any that people are catching is a simple fluke, and speaking with a local charter operator of mine, it is very quiet locally, since last Friday as a matter of fact. Repeatability is next to nil this week, and the fishing would best be described as almost a waste of time, as there were highlights earlier in the week with the Point Grey Bell Buoy and some larger springs which got pushed in by the tides. Having been on the water for 3 days this week averaging better than six hours a day with rods in the water in different areas, on different tides, on different days, all I can say is, the salmon fishing is very inconsistent.
This year is NOT like other years, and normally right now the Coho fishery in West Van would be in full swing, and there would be a few springs thrown in on every tide for good measure...
My advice for anyone looking to fish the next few days in Vancouver harbour? If you have the boat to fish elsewhere, then DON"T FISH ENGLISH BAY!!!
Folks, best bet would be to fish elsewhere for a few days, and I'm not saying that a whole lotta fish can't enter the harbour, but what I saw today on my colour Si Tex sounder confirms the story I told you above. As a matter of fact, if you do get into fish locally here in the next few days and you do hook into some keeper size fish, think of it as a gift and a bonus.
Til next time out,
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Topic: July 13, Salt: Fraser River Banana and Caulfield/Fisheries to Ambleside. (Read 4991 times)