Sunshine Coast BC Fishing Diary

Aug 23rd, Devon and Monte got a 16 lb red spring @ Trail isl 8:00 Sun morn. 100 ft 85 on the wire green and wite hootchie and flasher. Small keeper coho @ gower piont in the afternoon. Small keeper sprind @ camp byng. Also lost one big guy there. If any one gets those grey cod they are as good as a ling! we got 2 of them and I want more

 

July 20th Tips Up was back at Sangster with family - Landed two Springs 10lb and 14lb both fish again on the army truck green flasher - First fish was caught at the South east end of Sangster and the second was caught between Sangster and Seal reef. Also caught a keeper Ling while trolling.

July 19th Tips Up was back at Sangster . We lost a salmon while bottom fishing with live bait. The group each caught a nice ling and we tried trolling on the bottom end of Sangster for a change. After about 15 minute we hooked into a nice one that head shook the hooks out. About 10 minutes later we hooked into a 23lb red female beauty. Both hits were between 100'-120' on the army truck coyote green flasher. We also had one more enormous hit and release that we could not catch up with. Best action this year.

July 18tth Tips Up had a group out to Sangster and found a 22lb female red Chinook again between Sangster and Seal Reef on the Army Truck Coyote from 120' in 120'. Also found 2 crab prawns and bottom fish.

July, 16th, Al A. went out this morning with Jason on his boat and we got an 8lber and an undersize at Epsom Point. Green flasher with a snake coyote. Got them at 100 ft in 130 feet of water.

July 15th, Bill had a couple nice springs off Trail Islands.

July 14th Tips Up was out to Sangster with two groups both loaded up with Snappers Lings, kelp lings crab and prawn.

July 13th Tips Up was out at Sangster for some bottom fishing that we did well at - After all were happy with the catch we tried a troll for Salmon and found a 10lb Chinook between Sangster and Seal Reef - Fish hit the army truck coyote at 100'

July 11th, Sid Q. returned from fishing salmon and trout on Lake Ontario. The charter was arranged by Dave C and his son Mike and friend Chris R also went out on on the SalmonExpress.com that left from Port Credit at 6:00 am. We fished until noon trolling 8 lines. The boys in Ontario do things a little different than us west coasters using dipsey divers, off-shore side planers, spreader, spin doctors, dreamweaver strong flys and numerous colour spoons. The biggest surprize for me was not getting any snarls with all the lines in the water. We fished aprox 3 miles off the lake shore and landed a 6 pound rainbow, 8 pound coho and 4 jacks springs in the 38 degree sweltering heat wave that Ontario was in the midst of. We had a great experience with our guide Ken and his deckhand Jamie who also provided a bbq brunch for us hungry fishermen. Our coho and chinook are doing just fine on their freshwater lakes providing great angling for the sport fishers who visit Ontario. Ken advised us the day before his charter had 8 kings that went in the teens to the high twenties...great fish tales....somethings never change!

July 10th, Mathew L. fished Epsom Point this morning for the low together with half a dozen boats but didn't see anything taken. This evening, half an hour before the high tide I picked up a 17lb spring about a third of a mile SE of Trail Islands. 140ft in 450ft of water. Green haze flasher + small green/glow coyote. I've caught a few fish out in the deeper water off Trail Islands over the past month. Definitely worth a try if there's nothing nearer the islands.

July 8th - Tips Up was out to Epsom - Actually noticed bait fish near the Epsom marker and hit an undersize when travelling through it on the army truck coyote. Landed one other undersize and lots of pacific cod. Beautiful flat calm warm day.

July 7th - Spoke to a buddy from Powell River. Lots of fish showing around the North End of Texada including 30 fish reported in one of their local derbys last weekend.

July 6th, Al A was out at Epsom in the evening and picked up a 20 pound spring on a green flasher and green/silver coyote...bettter known as the snake

July 1 - Tips Up was out and landed a fish about a hair under on the herring teaser -threw it back and 15 minutes later a bigger fish hit the cop car coyote. Had to do a tug of war with a seal to land that one - Fish turned out to be 15.5 lbs red male. The seal was unhappy - Put the lines back down and the unhappy seal took the herring teaser hook up. First fish was hit at 100' second at 120' near the Epsom pt marker both right on the slack tide 3:00pm

July 1, Al was out with Jason and caught an 8 lber at Epsom Point and one undersize.
130 feet of water fishing at 80-90 feet. Army truck coyote with a green flasher.

June 28. Warne, Newell and Richard were out at Epsom Pt. on Monday. Right at the afternoon low, we picked up a 10 lb. red Spring at 85' in 125' of water with a green/silver flasher and a green/silver spoon combo. On our return, we checked a floater in Halfmoon Bay. Phoned the owner in order to return the trap, and it turns out it was owned by an old High School friend. He had dropped it at the mouth of the Fraser and it drifted all the way to Halfmoon Bay. He can have his trap back, but the journey has ended for the nine large crab that came with the trap.

June 23rd. Carol and Warne picked up a 10 lb. red spring at Epsom Pt. at 2:30 - half way between the tide change. Released two undersized fish. All were caught at 85' in 125' of water.

June 22 Davis Bay Sports Fishing was out to Buc Bay at 6:00am to fish through the 9:15 low. Picked up one just under size at 60ft around 7:00 and then landed one close to 20lbs right at tide at 170ft both on the army truck coyote and lime flasher combo.

June 19th, Ben and Miki at trail islands during the morning low caught an 18lb spring on a white rainbow hoochie with a cop car flasher at 40 feet, right on the bottom. The fish had a belly full of sand worms. Also caught 2 nice ling cod

July 19th at 8:30am, Andrew and Mike caught a 24lb spring off Epsom Point. Caught at 80ft in 150 feet of water. Nickel and Green Coyote, green and silver flasher.

July 19th, Claude C. reported coho back in front of the campsite in Porpoise Bay. Time to dust off the casting and fly fising gear....there back!

June 13, Devon and Robin out for an old school live herring mooch at Pirate rock, just at low tide sat, 10 seconds down 24 lb red spring. lost another few mins later. First salmon for Robin good starter!Subject:

June 5 Alan B. went to Trail Islands for the first time of the year to fish the morning low tide. Lines were in the water by 7:00 am. At 7:15 the line at 80' popped off the downrigger and 15 minutes later a 25 lb white spring was in the boat. Thirty minutes later a 12 lb red spring was landed. Both fish were at 80' on anchovies.

On June 1st, Richard D was going to go fishing up the inlet instead they celebrated their daughters 9th birthday by whale watching in Porpoise Bay.

On May 29th Jared and Tristan where out in Halfmoon Bay for the evening high tide. An hour and a half befor the tide we picked up 10# white spring at 90ft on the wire in 120ft. Caught on a "swamp thing" hootchie with green flasher. Not a another bite the rest of the night.

On May 22 Long weekend Bill H spent the weekend in Narrows and found that after a few years of nothing, it looks like there are some fish around. He fished all the old haunts and ended up landing 5 salmon, three undersize, one monster that got away and a really nice 24lb white female. This may be the sign of a decent year! Try 170ish ft with a purple haze houtchie. P.S. Also fished prawns, but like the rest of the year, barely enough for dinner!

On May 16th, Richard S. ,Brill B. and kids went fishing in the afternoon close to low tide May 16 in Halfmoon Bay.. Within 10 minutes of fishing they had a fish hit a green hootchie and green flasher 15 minutes after tide change. 25 minutes later Brill netted the 35 lb red spring we caught in front of Coopers Green with the down rigger at 89 feet in 100 feet of water. What an experience for the kids!

On May 15th, Brian H., Dave M. and James H. were out on saturday fishing the afternoon low in Sergeants Bay. With the bite right at the low tide they had the first fish in the boat being 10 pounds at 60 ft right on the bottom, second fish was 18-20 pounds and at 80 ft,third was at the same depth and about 10 pounds. All three fish were takin on a green flasher and a mongoose spoon and an orange trim flasher with the same spoon. Also lost a few fish.

Also went the day after fishing the afternoon low and got a 15 pounder at 60 ft right on the bottom with the same set up.

April 12, Brian Haslett and Dave were out at Trail fishing the morning low at 11:30. Set the prawn traps out at 313 ft. Started fishing at 9:00 with no hits until right on the tide,with one under size about 2 inches short and another lost one. Both fish came from 130 ft of water right on the bottom, with a lime green flasher and a green/silver mongoose spoon. Also got a bucket of prawns.

March 25 Davis Bay Sports Fishing was out to the Secret Cove area, one to hide from the S\E winds and two to try our luck at the triple crown, salmon/crab/prawn. We had crab and prawn traps down then over to Buc Bay with lines down by 10:30am. As we came out of the Bay we released an 18" fish and not long after one that was an inch short. Then we hooked into what was the fish of the day a 21.10 lbs red spring which gave Bob's client a good lesson in why they call them knuckle buster reels. We pulled up and ran back against the wind into the Bay and trolled back out releasing two more small and one more 22 inch before the wind chased us back into the Cove. All the fish came from the down riggers held at 120ft between 100-140ft of water best of the set ups was the lime flasher and army/truck coyote spoon. Bite was at 'it's best three hours before the High slack at 1:06 pm. The prawn traps came up full from 270-280ft and the crab trap finish off a productive day with three crab from 60ft.

March 10, Lorne B caught twin 10 pounders off Epson Point at 115' on the wire in 150' of water using a white hootchie.. Both were full of herring.

Feb 21 Dwayne was out to Buccaneer Bay and landed a 91/2 mooching live bait and also lost one.

Feb 21st, Al went out again today and fished Halfmoon Bay and caught a keeper around 11:30 using a Purple flasher and coyote army truck at 150 feet.

Feb 20, Al fished the Trail Islands today and caught an 8 lber at 11:30 fishing in 160 feet of water
at about 120' on the dial, using an anchovie.

Feb 14 Bob was out at Trail with lines down by 8:00am one shaker then a double header with both fish close to the keeper size but both had to go back and then one more around 18inch before I had to get in by 11:00am. The low tide was at 12:12pm would have liked to stay on the flat calm water. Fish came from around 130ft two from the Trapper coyote and silver/purple flasher and a purple anchovy head and blue flasher hugging the sandy bottom.

Jan 29 Bob was out to Trail to fish the three hours leading up to the 2:30pm high tide. After setting a string of prawn traps a pod of killer whales passed by heading to Merry Island. Bob released one from 150ft and then took a keeper from 120ft both fish took the lime/ flasher and army/truck coyote. The bite came on two hours before slack nothing after. Prawning was good best trap was set at 280ft.

Jan 30 Bob was to Trail to fish the three hours leading up to the morning low at 11:00am. Released one shaker and one that was very close from 120ft two hours before the tide both, from the army/truck coyote. Then at the tide was into a large fish which pulled free of the rigger and was into the rod right away from 200ft, but after a short hard run and a head shake was gone. This fish took the trapper coyote.