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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: BongoDrums on October 04, 2009, 09:54:12 PM

Title: What did I catch at Garry Point today?
Post by: BongoDrums on October 04, 2009, 09:54:12 PM: Never seen one of these before...
(http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/8500/img00116200910041657.jpg)
Title: Re: What did I catch at Garry Point today?
Post by: blaydRnr on October 04, 2009, 10:02:19 PM: it's called a sand lance or 'sand eel' (not a true eel).
Title: Re: What did I catch at Garry Point today?
Post by: BongoDrums on October 04, 2009, 10:04:28 PM: Thanks, I guess this is a salt water fish that just happens to be in garry point right now because it's extra salty?
My friend caught a small Tom Cod as well.
Title: Re: What did I catch at Garry Point today?
Post by: Rodney on October 04, 2009, 10:06:50 PM: Nice. Were you in the group of three who were bait fishing by the Fishermen Memorial today?

Sandlance was my first guess, but I was looking through info as I was not totally sure. It's not unusual to find saltwater species at Garry Point, especially in the colder months. :)
Title: Re: What did I catch at Garry Point today?
Post by: BongoDrums on October 04, 2009, 10:10:20 PM: Quote from: Rodney on October 04, 2009, 10:06:50 PM
Nice. Were you in the group of three who were bait fishing by the Fishermen Memorial today?

Sandlance was my first guess, but I was looking through info as I was not totally sure. It's not unusual to find saltwater species at Garry Point, especially in the colder months. :)

That would be us.
My friend thought you were the guy from the youtube videos... haha.
Were you fishing for bull trout today?

Btw, your site has been very very helpful, we're novices at fishing and through this forum and information we had a great time fishing for pinks this summer. ( even though we lost tons of spoons ).
Title: Re: What did I catch at Garry Point today?
Post by: Rodney on October 04, 2009, 10:13:50 PM: I was just thinking about tomcod when I watched you guys bait fishing. :) Usually by this time of the year there are quite a few around, it hasn't been that way for many years now. I was indeed fishing for bull trout, or whatever that is big and hungry. No luck except one giant bullhead, still slightly too early I think as I have tried it four times in the last week for them.

Glad you enjoy the site. :)
Title: Re: What did I catch at Garry Point today?
Post by: Steelhawk on October 05, 2009, 01:12:07 PM: Quote from: BongoDrums on October 04, 2009, 10:04:28 PM
Thanks, I guess this is a salt water fish that just happens to be in garry point right now because it's extra salty?
My friend caught a small Tom Cod as well.

Interesting catch. That is the fun of fishing salt water - never know for sure what is at the end of the line.
By the way, it is interesting too for a Tom Cod to show up again. That thing disappeared from tidal Fraser many years ago. It seems a total habitat shift to some other river systems. Nice to see a come back if it is truely a Pacific Tom Cod.
Title: Re: What did I catch at Garry Point today?
Post by: BongoDrums on October 05, 2009, 02:03:32 PM: Kind of looked like this
http://www.osl.gc.ca/guide_sp/en/poiss/sp/images/m-tomcod.jpg
Title: Re: What did I catch at Garry Point today?
Post by: Steelhawk on October 06, 2009, 12:27:11 PM: Thanks for the pic but it does not look like Pacific Tom Cod which is more pinkish/silver in the body without colour spots. This fish looks like a kelt greenling or a small bullhead.
Title: Re: What did I catch at Garry Point today?
Post by: redtide on October 06, 2009, 07:44:35 PM: caught that kind of tomcod just off rivers inlet about 5 years ago. they were attacking the herring jigs we were using. nice sweet flaky white meat. no that is not a kelp greenling or a bullhead. caught a gray cod as well around 7 pounds as well on some buzzbombs. really good deep fried in batter.