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Had a solid day up in Howe Sound today. Fishing was not fast and furious but the bites we got we capitalized on and ended up landed 3 chinook salmon, including a beautiful 19 pounder. We picked the fish up on anchovies down deep between 140-160 feet. We had most of our success a couple hours before the low slack tide today. We fished the end of the flood at the Cap with no bites. Crabbing was excellent as usual in the harbour.
BON CHOVY FISHING REPORT, MARCH 3/09
The local saltchuck has had some nice quality fish around. Unfortunately, you have to put your time in to get them. The good bump of winter chinook that came into Vancouver Harbour and Howe Sound in January and early February have dispersed and now some days require a lot of searching. This past weekend there was a few nice fish taken in Howe Sound and a few nice fish taken in the outer reaches of Vancouver Harbour. The fish that have been getting picked up have been on the standard winter chinook gear. Coyote spoons (green, white and chrome), anchovies, and hootchies (white,glow,purple haze,splatterbacks) are all good bets this time of year. The bulk of the chinook are being caught in the bottom third of the water column like usual. As the water warms and the clarity decreases more and more chinook salmon will suspend in the mid water.
As we progress into the spring we should see the action pick up in the Strait of Georgia and the Gulf Islands. The springtime angling in Vancouver can be some of the best of the year for chinook salmon. The Gulf Island are typically really good in May,June,andJuly.
We are now booking overnight trips to the Gulf Islands! The Gulf Islands fishing package is one of the most convenient and affordable fishing packages in BC right now. Included is 2 full days of fishing and accomodation at a seaside cabin! Packages start at $485 US/$579 Cdn per person!
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Call us to book a day charter or an overnight package! Ask about our great winter rates!
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JEFF AND JASON
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We are now booking overnight packages to Gabriola Island! The package includes 2, 10 hour days of fully guided salmon fishing and 1 night accomodation at your own private cabin. This is one of the most convenient and affordable salmon fishing packages on the BC coast. The fishing trip begins at our dock location in downtown Vancouver at the Westin Bayshore. Leaving the city behind we run 26 miles across the Strait of Georgia to the the Gulf Islands in one of our Grady White’s or our 38 foot Uniflite. If the fishing is good along the way we will be sure to stop. In the summer months there is quite often some fantastic fishing off the Fraser River Mouth and we will often stop to ake advantage of it during the trip. The Gulf Islands, Gabriola Island in particular is reknowned for having some of the most consistent chinook salmon fishing in Georgia Strait from April to September. There is also opportunity for ling cod, rock cod, dungeness crabs and spot prawns at certain times of the year. Give us a call or an email for more info! This is one of the most convenient and affordable fishing trips in British Columbia! Packages start at $495.00 US or 587.00 Cdn per person for 2 days of fishing and 1 night of accomodation (based on 4 anglers per boat). Longer packages and different destinations available on request! Please call or email for more info! This package is one of most affordable packages on the coast. We are owner operated and are not a big operation. We make sure you are getting the best product for your money! Gabriola Island Chinook caught in early May 2008 A couple of 30 plus pound tyee chinooks taken off T10 marker on the way to Gulf Islands! A nice springtime chinook caught off Gabriola!
Call for prime weekend summer dates as the cabins get booked up early!!!
VANCOUVER HARBOUR REPORT JAN 9/09
Yesterday, January 9 I decided to take advantage of the good weather and favourable mid day tide to fish the West Vancouver shoreline. It had been a little while since the boat had a good run and the lines were wet so I went out by myself. I heard of a couple decent fish coming from the Harbour over the last week.
I started at 10:30 on the low slack and fished through the first few hours of the flood. 4 fish hit the gear in the 3.5 hours I was out. The two fish I landed were a little shy of the legal limit but decent winter fish. The other two hits did not connect but looked like they could have been reasonable fish. I was running a couple rods off the bottom with a coyote spoon on one rod and a purple haze hootchie on the other. Another local regular picked up a nice 12 pounder right beside me as well. Most of the bait in the area was found was on the ledge off the flats . We are planning on getting out on Sunday the 11th so there should be an updated report on the blog.
Jason
Our good friend Kyle "Samsquanch" Milburn with the first Chinook Salmon of 2008
BON CHOVY FISHING CHARTERS VANCOUVER BC FISHING
Now that 2008 is almost all wrapped up, we thought we would take some time to summarize the year that was in in the local Vancouver saltchuck. This year we definately had some stretches of great fishing!
WINTER 2008
Winter chinook salmon fishing in Vancouver is typically one the most consistent salmon fisheries available in local waters This year was no exception. January and February 2008 were very consistent with good numbers of winter chinook salmon caught minutes from our dock location at the Westin Bayshore in downtown Vancouver. The winter chinook salmon that we were hitting were primarily in the 8-13 pound range with the odd bigger one thrown in the mix. I saw a mid-20’s fish picked up right beside me in early February off of Ambelside. Last winter in January and February we were often hooking 7-10 fish a charter. There was lots of bait kicking around English Bay last winter and it definately held the winter chinook. We fished West Van and the inner harbour tacs and hit fish on every trip we did in January and February. Fishing tapered off in early March and we had a month of tough fishing into early April. We primarily ran an assortment of coyote spoons over the winter last year fairly close to the bottom. We can only hope that the fishing this winter is as good as it was last year.
Fall 2008
Late September through mid October are usually prime time for chinooks returning to the Capilano River. This year was a little bit different as there was a good push of fish early, but it seemed like the later component of the run did not show up like usual. By the 1stof October the fishery was basically over. We picked up the odd fish throughout the month, but they were mostly early winter chinook.(bonus!!) November was a tough month as well. We picked up a couple nice fish in Tunstall Bay but that was about it. So far the winter chinook season has started off a little slower than last year. The good news is the reports from Victoria and up towards Campbell River are really good so it should be a matter of time before they roll in towards Vancouver. We havr seen some better results over the last few days so it looks like things are pointing in the right direction for winter chinook this month!
PLEASE STAYED TUNED TO OUR NEW BLOG AS WE ARE GOING TO UPDATE IT WITH REPORTS, PICTURES, AND LOCAL FISHING NEWS!
A NICE CHINOOK TAKEN ON THE SEASTAR!!
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