Spring Fishing – February/March 2008 

We had a fabulous summer/fall season as the fishing and the weather were excellent! The last 2 years are ones to remember with record runs of Chinook and incredibly consistent salmon fishing. The weather continues to cooperate with mild winter temperatures. Salmon fishing has been steady these past weeks – we’ve experienced some beautiful sunny days on quiet ocean waters which is a favorite time to be out for some locals and visitors. Our boats are covered and heated so that makes angling very pleasant at this time of the year. Currently, anglers are catching lots of winter springs in the 8 to 14 lb range with a 22 lb. King caught off the Cap this week! However, we are releasing lots of “shakers” on each charter. We are fishing deeper at 80 to150 feet of water with a variety of gear attracting fish – spoons and hootchies are the most successful; we are not running bait in Feb. We prefer the glow army truck, glow pickle green and glow blood/bones hootchies with 4” Coyote glow white/green or black/white also attracting catch. These feeder kings will continue to increase in size throughout the upcoming months. Our winter fishery is usually very consistent with action and multiple fish caught on charters. The two best locales for chasing winter chinook are relatively close to the docks, in English Bay or along the south and west side of Bowen Island. Some people fish with no flashers due to the incredible water clarity at this time of year. Tide changes are not as critical in the winter months, which is a good thing as there are fewer choices of departure times with these short days. The largest fish caught for the 2006 season was landed by a guest from Vancouver and her salmon weighed in at 45 lbs. The 2007 season brought us multiple trophies of 42-45 lbs. We mainly target Chinook (kings), coho (silvers), and sockeye depending on the season with the odd pink and chum runs enjoyed when they materialize in sufficient numbers. Crabbing season in the local area remains a favorite activity for charter guests, and we are seeing great productivity in our crab pots lately, although the keeper crabs are of small to medium size this time of year.  

Updated March 15, 2008

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