Vancouver BC Fishing Charters

Another solid day along the West Van shoreline today. There were lots of boats out and good numbers of chinook hooked and landed. Bon Chovy did well landing a couple solid chinook in high teens/low twenties and a big wild coho that was released. This fishery is getting stronger and stronger by the day and is much improved over the last couple years. This is the first year that the 4 year old net pen chinook are returning to the Capilano River. It looks like the hard work that our local guides association has put in to the chinook net pens in West Vancouver is paying off. We still have a few weeks of this great fishery left before the focus is shifted back to feeder chinook.

WE HAD TWO BACK TO BACK SOLID MORNINGS ON THE LOCAL SALTCHUCK. YESTERDAY MORNING 3 LEGAL CHINOOK, 1 HATCHERY AND 6 JACK CHINOOK WERE LANDED ON THE MORNING TIDE ON BON CHOVY. TODAY RESULTS WERE SIMILAR LANDIND 3 LEGAL CHINOOK AND A NICE HATCHERY COHO LANDED ON VAN HERRING. THIS IS THE BEST TIME OF THE YEAR TO EXPERIENCE SOME GREAT FISHING FOR BIG FISH MINUTES FROM DOWNTOWN VANCOUVER.

BOTH BON CHOVY AND VAN HERRING HAD SOME GOOD ACTION OFF THE WEST VAN SHORELINE THIS AFTEROON AND EVENING. BOTH BOATS HOOKED 6-8 FISH EACH. A MIXTURE OF MATURE CHINOOK, COHO, AND JACK CHINOOK WERE LANDED. IT SEEMS LIKE A NEW BATCH OF FISH ROLLED IN AS THERE WAS QUITE A FEW FISH HOOKED MID WATER TODAY. THERE WAS ALSO A SCHOOL OF CHUM SALMON ROLLING AROUND AMBELSIDE THIS AFTERNOON DURING THE LAST PART OF THE EBB.

OVER THE LAST HANDFUL OF DAYS WE PUT SOME SERIOUS HOURS ALONG THE WEST VAN SHORELINE FOR THE BIG CAPILANO RIVER BOUND CHINOOK. WE HAD SOME GREAT DAYS WITH SOME REALLY NICE FISH HOOKED. DURING THE BALANCE OF LAST WEEK WE WERE AVERAGING 4-12 HOOK UPS A TIDE. THE HOOK UPS WERE A MIXTURE OF LEGAL AND JACK CHINOOK. WE SCHEDULED OUR DAYS SO WE WOULD START FISHING AT THE LOW SLACK TIDE AND FISH THE FULL EXTENT OF THE FLOOD TIDE. WE DID QUITE WELL ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN PARTICULAR LANDING 4 LEGAL CHINOOK UP TO 26 POUNDS AND 5 JACK CHINOOK. WE ALSO MISSED A FEW BITES AND LOST COUPLE FISH AS WELL.
THIS FISHERY SHOULD LAST WELL INTO OCTOBER IF THE WEATHER STAYS DRY. THE BEAUTY OF THIS FISHERY IS IT IS ONLY 5 MINUTES FROM DOWNTOWN VANCOVER.

WE HAVE HAD SOME PRETTY DECENT SUCCESS ON BIG CHINOOK OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS. SUNDAY WAS THE EXCEPTION WITH ONLY A FEW JACK CHINOOK AND WILD COHO BEING LANDED. SOME NICE BIG SPRINGS ARE CRUISING THE HARBOUR AND THE WEST VAN SHORERELINE. WE HAVE LANDED SOME DANDY CHINOOK UP TO 31 POUNDS OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS. THESE FISH FIGHT HARD AND ARE STILL CHROME BULLETS. WE WILL SEE NUMBERS OF CHINOOK CONTINUE BUILD WITH THE FORECASTED DRY WEATHER. NOW IS THE TIME TO FISH FOR BIG FISH MINUTES FROM DOWNTOWN VANCOUVER!!!!

JEFF AND HIS GUESTS ON OUR 23 FOOT GRADY WHITE, “VAN HERRING” GOT ONE HECK OF A SURPRISE WHILE FISHING THE WEST VAN SHORELINE LAST WEEK. WHILE FISHING FOR CHINOOK SALMON DURING THE FLOODING TIDE THEY HOOKED AND LANDED A NICE HALIBUT AROUND THE 20 POUND MARK. HALIBUT ARE EXTREMELY RARE IN VANCOUVER HARBOUR, TO THE POINT WHERE THERE HAS NOT BEEN ONE CAUGHT IN RECENT MEMORY BY ANYONE. THE FISH WAS IN GOOD SHAPE AND HAD A LITTLE RED ON ITS BELLY INDICATING IT WAS LIKELY A FISH ON THE MOVE. OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS THERE HAS BEEN A NUMBER OF HALIBUT CAUGHT ON THE EAST SIDE OF GEORGIA STRAIT. IT IS A PROMISING SIGN THAT HALIBUT MAY BE CHOOSING TO STAY IN THE STRAIT OF GEORGIA A LITTLE MORE NOW.

SOME REALLY NICE CHINOOK WERE TAKEN IN VANCOUVER HARBOUR THIS WEEKEND. FISH INTO THE MID 30 POUND RANGE WERE BOATED OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS. OUR BOATS ENJOYED SOME SOLID SUCCESS FISHING CLOSE TO HOME. WE HAD A FEW TRIPS WHERE WE HAD A CRACK AT 6 BIG CHINOOKS, AND A FEW TRIPS WHERE WE HAD TO WORK FOR A SHOT AT 2 OR 3 BIG CHINOOKS. FROM NOW UNTIL MID OCTOBER IS WHEN THE BIGGEST FISH OF THE YEAR ARE IN LOCAL WATERS.

THE GANG FROM WHISTLER DID ESPECIALLY WELL ON SATURDAY EVENING LANDING 3 CHINOOK SALMON IN A SHORT TIME FROM 22-27 POUNDS AND HAVING A CRACK AT FEW MORE. (CONGRATS TO WALLY FOR RELEASING THE 3RD CHINOOK OF THE AFTERNOON TO SWIM ANOTHER DAY) HERE ARE A FEW PICS FROM THE WEEKEND.

BON CHOVY AND VAN HERRING BOTH HAD SOLID MORNINGS IN VANCOUVER HARBOUR. BETWEEN THE 2 BOATS 10 NICE CHINOOK WERE HOOKED UP AS WELL AS A COHO, A COUPLE PINKS, AND SOME UNDERSIZE. THE BIGGER CHINOOK WERE A LITTLE TRICKY TO KEEP ON THE LINE BUT SOME NICE CHINOOK INTO THE 20’s WERE LANDED. IN THE AFTERNOON BON CHOVY HEADED DOWN TO THE SANDHEADS TO TRY TO GET SOME PINK ACTION. THE ACTION WAS PRETTY DECENT LANDING A HANDFUL OF PINKS AND A NICE CHINOOK. LAST NIGHT THERE WAS A GOOD SNAP ON THE TIDE CHANGE OFF THE BELL BOY AS WEL.

THERE HAS BEEN SOME EXCELLENT FISHING FOR PINK SALMON OFF THE FRASER MOUTH FOR THE LAST 5 DAYS. THERE HAS BEEN SOME INCREDIBLE SNAPS WHERE BOATS HAVE HOOKED UP TO 50 SALMON IN 4 OR 5 HOURS. OBVIOUSLY IT IS HAS NOT BEEN LIKE THAT ALL THE TIME BUT IF YOU HIT IT RIGHT IT SOME FAST ACTION. THERE HAS ALSO BEEN THE ODD CHINOOK OFF THE FRASER WHILE FISHING FOR PINKS AS WELL. THE BEST ACTION FOR BIG CHINOOKS HAS BEEN IN VANCOUVER HARBOUR. BON CHOVY HAD A GOOD MORNING YESTERDAY HOOKING 4 NICE CHINOOK, 2 CHINOOK JACKS, AND A COUPLE PINKS. THERE WAS SOME NICE BIG FISH CAUGHT IN VANCOUVER HARBOUR THIS AFTERNOON. ONE OF THE LOCAL CHARTER BOATS PICKED UP A CHINOOK CLOSE TO 45 POUNDS AND JASON TONELLI ON THE SALTY DOG PICKED UP A 30 POUNDER. NOW IS THE TIME TO DO A LONGER DAY AND COMBINE SOME FRANTIC PINK SALMON FISHING WITH A TROPHY CHINOOK HUNT IN ONE DAY.