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Fishing in British Columbia => Fishing Reports => Members' Fishing Reports => Topic started by: lucky on July 03, 2005, 07:29:22 PM

Title: Indian Arm July 3
Post by: lucky on July 03, 2005, 07:29:22 PM

 Headed out for some crabbing in the arm today.  Boat launch was a total zoo, watched one guy hit three other boats while trying to put his big cuddy cabin on a trailer, he also almost took the peir out when he crashed into it, at one point he had the boat on the trailer sideways, was a very scary scene glad nobody got hurt. Ended up with out limit of crabs, but the highlight of the day was my girlfriend catching the biggest rockcod I have seen in ages. I caught one around 10 inches, then a short time later she hooks into a monster, the fish weighed 6lbs and was 19 inches. Pretty nice day to be out on the water.

Title: Re: Indian Arm July 3
Post by: Rodney on July 03, 2005, 08:15:56 PM

Lucky's photo

(http://www.fishingwithrod.com/member/pic/pic050703-6.jpg)

Title: Re: Indian Arm July 3
Post by: The_Roe_Man on July 03, 2005, 09:06:40 PM

Nice catch.  What type of bait did you get it on. 

Title: Re: Indian Arm July 3
Post by: pnKroK on July 03, 2005, 09:13:01 PM

YEA???

I was there on Saturday (first time I've been there on boat).

I didn't really know where to throw down my traps.  By the end of the day we came back to the same beach (white pine beach) and threw the traps down.  We got a few but nothing really worth keeping.

So...about those cod.
What are you using, and how are you fishing for them?

I would LOVE to try some fishing there just to pass the time while I'm waiting for my traps.

Thanks,

-rob C

Title: Re: Indian Arm July 3
Post by: oddjob on July 03, 2005, 09:17:11 PM

what were you trying to catch , when you dropped your traps at white pine beach???I thought white pine beach was at sasamatt.

Title: Re: Indian Arm July 3
Post by: lucky on July 03, 2005, 10:29:27 PM

we were using buzz bombs and cod jigs, in 100 to 200 feet of water.

Title: Re: Indian Arm July 3
Post by: pnKroK on July 03, 2005, 10:40:39 PM

uhm...

sorry for the mind-numbing questions...but i'm new to the whole fishing in the indian arm thing.

I just bought some buzz bombs because i've caught cod off the coast of galiano with those.

Is there any size i should be using?

And whats the technique?  Just find a spot, drop the line until i hit bottom and jig?

Is it best to fish in a rocky type area or a more sandy type area like near that dock.

Isn't the dock white pine beach?  I could be totally confused and wrong.
But I think i know which dock you're talking about in the first post.  What beach is that?

We dropped our traps there.

-rob C

Title: Re: Indian Arm July 3
Post by: glycine on July 03, 2005, 10:59:24 PM

congrat.. lucky!

I fished indian arm today. just  front of the camp jubilee.

in 50"~120' depth,,
we caught two 25 cm  rockcod and lots of flatfishes. but we only caught two crabs..  :'( :'(

do you have your secret spot? just give me some clue..   

Title: Re: Indian Arm July 3
Post by: Fish Assassin on July 03, 2005, 11:21:23 PM

Mighty fine looking rock cod. Fine eats.

Title: Re: Indian Arm July 3
Post by: THE_ROE_SLINGER on July 04, 2005, 02:52:36 AM

nice fish....Gotta get me one of those

Title: Re: Indian Arm July 3
Post by: Rodney on July 07, 2005, 09:40:24 PM

Discussion on groundfish in Indian Arm has been moved to this page (http://www.fishingwithrod.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=7188.0).