Bon Chovy Fishing Charters Report, March 03
Spring is just around the corner! Having said that the recent weather has made it feel like spring anyway. There has been some nice fish up to 15 pounds around over the last few weeks! The problem is that on some days it takes a lot of searching to find the fish. We have been averaging 2-4 hook ups a trip on both legal and undersize chinook salmon.
?We have been focusing our efforts primarily in Vancouver Harbour recently. The West Vancouver shoreline, the freighters, and Jericho have all been producing fish. Howe Sound and the Gulf Islands are also seeing some fish as well. We are still running spoons exclusively, but we will soon start running anchovies as per usual in the spring time. The fish are still fairly close to bottom, but it is now that time of year when the chinook salmon start to suspend more in the water column. Not a bad idea to run a line in the 60-80 foot range.
Our spring chinook fishery is just around the corner. April is often the BEST month to fish for chinook salmon in Vancouver. The fish are not the biggest of the year, but there are days out off the south side of Bowen Island where the action is very consistent. Last April was amazing! We are hoping and expecting a repeat performance this year.
Crabbing has been good in Vancouver Harbour! The crabbing will just get better and better as we progress into the spring! Traps are dropped on every charter.
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Tight lines
Jeff and Jason
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VANCOUVER FISHING REPORT..JANUARY 15
Well, it is mid-January but the temperatures over the last couple days have made it feel like April!! With temperatures in the low teens or upper 50's, it sure doesn't feel like winter chinook fishing. Oh well, good for the fisherman, not so good for the skiers on the mountains.
Fishing over the last couple weeks has been consistent for chinook salmon up to 15 pounds in Vancouver harbour. We have had the bulk of our success in the inner harbour on both the flood and the ebb tides. On average, we have been hooking 3-7 fish per outing (a mixture of legal and undersize fish). We have had 2 days in the last couple weeks where we have hooked 10 salmon in a trip, so if you get into them, you can get some great action. As we move later into January and February, the ratio of legal to undersize will increase.
We have had our success running coyote spoons and hootchies right off the bottom in 90-130 feet of water. The fish are very aggresive in the winter time and bait is not necessary, but is never a bad idea.
We have been dropping traps for dungeness crabs on every trip and having been doing quite well. Chicken backs or salmon heads are always good choices for crab bait.
The vancouver 2010 Olympic Games are right around the corner. Give us a call if you want to head out on the water to do some fishing or sightseeing. Winter chinook fishing is at its best in January, February, and March!!!!
Tight lines
Jeff and Jason
www.bonchovy.com
info@bonchovy.com
604.763.5460
