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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: bobosaur on August 12, 2014, 05:02:39 PM

Title: Dock crab and bottom fish Vancouver area
Post by: bobosaur on August 12, 2014, 05:02:39 PM

Hi,
I'm new to crabbing.

What a nice spot in Vancouver to just throw some crab traps out and then take out the rod to do some shore fishing?
Interested in catching some flounders or sole of some sort!

Whats the best time to go for less fishing traffic on the dock?

Title: Re: Dock crab and bottom fish Vancouver area
Post by: SkagitDreamer on August 12, 2014, 05:11:43 PM

This article has great info on Belcarra for you...

http://www.fishingwithrod.com/articles/region_two/belcarra_regional_park.html

Title: Re: Dock crab and bottom fish Vancouver area
Post by: 1son on August 12, 2014, 11:26:53 PM

Try ambleside its not bad but can get busy on the docks but you can set up anywhere along that stretch, fishings okay as well you can hook up with flounders and sole even mud sharks bottom fishing with sea worms,shrimp or dew worms good luck ;D.

Title: Re: Dock crab and bottom fish Vancouver area
Post by: RyanB on August 13, 2014, 07:45:39 PM

Quote from: joelj063 on August 13, 2014, 05:49:20 PM

Ambleside is good for crabbing use chicken legs necks and use a cartable trap i catch 1 keeper most of the time :) good luck

Don't use chicken or squid.  The seals will tear apart your trap.  Almost anything else is fine.

Title: Re: Dock crab and bottom fish Vancouver area
Post by: Shawn6o4 on August 14, 2014, 08:38:06 AM

Ditto on the bait cage.

been using a dollar store bird feeder cage for a while works great.

Quote from: joelj063 on August 14, 2014, 08:04:44 AM

I use a small metal bait cage and a seal has never stolen anything, I crab at ambleside.

Title: Re: Dock crab and bottom fish Vancouver area
Post by: TimL on August 15, 2014, 11:32:02 AM

Belcarra pier's great for crab but not for fishing unless you're going for shiners!  Plus you may get snagged on someone's crab trap.Try fishing off the beach or off the rocks south of the pier during a moving tide. You can get flounder and sole up to about 3 lbs, greenlings,  and sea perch. Use natural bait - sea worms gathered from shore at low tide or pieces of shrimp.