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June 15th fish report.
I had a wonderful group out from New Jersey and Scotland on Saturday. The wind was light, so I went to Thrasher to get in some Ling fishing. The current was very strong, 1.7 knots, and it was difficult to keep the gear vertical. We were using 8 ounce sliding sinkers and 5 inch… ...
June 1st fish report.
Tyler Berry gently releasing a handsome Chinook. ...
April 27th fish report.
Ling opens May 1st! ...
October 20th fish report.
Chinook fishing resorted back to a lack of legal sized fish this past week. Thrasher and the Grande both hold relatively good numbers of fish, but they are all in the “undie” zone at 20 to 23 inches. Fishing the T-Rex hoochie or Killy Magee spoon is still the best bet, at downrigger depths of… ...
September 5th Fish Report
I write this column on Sunday for Wednesday publication. It is amusing to see how much the fishing can change in that time period. The Chinook Salmon enter The Fraser River from May onwards. This is the reason we have the non retention rule in April, May, and June for Chinook, as the early fish… ...
August 30th Fish Report
Chinook fishing is a bit more erratic, as some of the mature fish have headed towards their home rivers. Entrance Island is still producing well, bottom bouncing in 180 to 220 feet of water with the T-Rex hoochie. The jigging is also productive there, Find the bait schools and fish below and around them with… ...
August 25th Fish Report
Chinook fishing is still cooking off the waterfall. Bottom bouncing with T-Rex hoochies in 160 to 200 feet of water is producing some wonderful Chinook in the 8 to 17 pound range. Entrance is still hosting most of the boats, with some nice Chinook being caught downrigging at 200 to 250 feet. When the jigging… ...
August 18th Fish Report
Chinook fishing keeps chooglin’ along. The Grande through Whalebone section has become a bit more sporadic, but we did catch boat limits of Chinook three times last week in this area. The best approach is bottom bouncing in 160 to 200 feet of water, with Mongoose spoons, or T-Rex hoochies as bait. There has been… ...
August 11th Fish Report
Chinook fishing continues to be superb. Grande to waterfall is producing fish on the bottom in 180 to 200 feet of water with Mongoose or Cookies and Cream spoons. Entrance is fishing well outside Entrance Reef, and West of the yellow marker in 150 to 250 feet of water. Clyde, Steve, Dame, and the boys… ...
August 4th Fish Report
Chinook fishing just keeps on rolling at The Waterfall and Entrance. Try bottom bouncing in 200 feet off the Waterfall with Mongoose spoons or T-Rex hoochies, or cruising the 350 foot depth at 160 on the downrigger. Fishing 3 1/2 inch plugs off Entrance has been a gas, with no flasher to impede the fish.… ...
July 28th Fish Report
Chinook fishing is still superb at the waterfall and Entrance. Depths range 180 to 225 feet, and Mongoose or Cookies and Cream spoons, or the T-Rex hoochie are dominant lures. There are some large fish, 20 to 25 pounds off Entrance Island, which must be released as they are way over the 80 cm size… ...
July 21th Fish Report
The North Shore Derby was won by Oliver Schmaler at 15.5 pounds, and his wife Jen came in second with a 14.45 pound Chinook. Oliver won the $800, Jen $500 for their effort. The winning fish were taken on 5 inch plugs off The Grande. Fishing has been mostly good Grande through Whalebone, Entrance, and… ...
July 14th Fish Report
Chinook fishing remains strong at The Grande and Entrance. There is a preponderance of small 3 to 4 pound Chinook in the mix, so you are sorting through a lot of undies looking for legal sized fish. Chinook retention starts on July 15th, with a 80 cm. top end size limit. Cookies and Cream and… ...
July 7th Fish Report
The Chinook fishing is still very strong at Thrasher, Grande to Waterfall, and Entrance. Most of the fish are undies, small legals, or the occasional fish up to 16 pounds. Remember to release these carefully, with a minimum of handling, as retention doesn’t start for another 10 days. Lures of note include the Cookies and… ...
June 30 Fish Report
Chinook fishing is still very strong! Thrasher, Grande to Whalebone, Entrance, and The Fingers are all alive with fish. The size mix seems to have gotten more divergent, on Saturday we released lots of undersized in the 3 to 5 pound category, but released a couple of bigger fish between 12 and 16 pounds. In… ...
June 23 Fish Report
Chinook fishing continues to be off the charts in productivity. Grande to waterfall is red hot, and apparently Entrance Island is even hotter. The Fingers and Hudson Rock are providing excellent jigging in shallow depths, 60 to 100 feet of water. I still have not encountered any of the larger Chinook, but people are reporting… ...