Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: JigHead on May 10, 2004, 09:23:09 PM
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Wondering what is the best set up, bait etc etc. any info would help thanks.
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I've taken quite a few jigging buzz bombs from a boat.
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Oh, I dont have the access to a boat that often and when im, i have no problems with rock fish. but from shore i can never really get them.
been wanting to catch one since sunday at west van *i noe is only been 1 day :D hehe* on sunday, this guy landed the biggest i have ever seen caught off the pier. it was i think almost 20".
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when i fish from shore up on the sunshine coast we usually catch shiner perch first and then use those as bait. seems to work better if they are still alive
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Greenlings are usually close by the kelp.. fish it with a jig head and twister tail. Or you can catch them bar fish style with bait like herring, squid, etc...
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Use "sea worms". not sure exactly what they are called. Best bait around for catching rockcod, lingcod & dogfish. One of the best baits for me when I go salt water
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what is bar fishing?
i went up to some locals and asked. sea worms is good since they do live around the kelp bed, but i dont think they are so good for rockcod; correct me if im wrong. im just basing this on the looks of the fish itself and my little experiance.
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Around here, i have caught rockcod with sea worms. Also great for perch.
Anyways, I have had a lot of success using jigs
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Sea worms are excellant bait for any of the local saltwater fish.
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i used them to catch large pile perch under docks. you have to find them during lowtide around rocky barnacle encrusted beaches....watch out they really bitewhen handling them!!
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Get your SCUBA cert and a Hawaiian sling....works well for me ;D
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thanks, i know where to get them but just never have time to get my own bait *OK fine im lazy :)* but next time i go ill probably give it a go.
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any greenlings in burrard inlet...belcarra?
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Also, if you can get underneath the iron memorial bridge, at the right tide, you can get a few bigger ones than anywhere else i find.
forget about ambleside and stanley park. A big one will be like 6 inches.
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forget about amble side park eh? ..... someone caught a rockcod on dew worm on thrusday, and that is where i saw the big greenlings. not to mention about the lingcods. never knew so many fish existed there.
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hehe yah, ambleside is heavily fished. Once in a while someone pulls something out thats ok.
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agreed :P caught a really big english sole last night :) and i just fried all the smelt my friend gave me. gona have a wonderful dinner tonight :)
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i heard a while back that somewhere along stanley park under the lions gate is a good place for these fish....never tried fishing it though.
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Hi, been awhile since i've gone after greenling. I've had success under the bridge using sea worms, prawns and live bait (shiners) for a vaiety of species including pile perch, rock cod, lingcod, greenling and dog fish. High slack tide is usually the best time to fish; using medium to heavy action rods with a bar rig set-up. If you want to target greenling, they love sea worms ;)
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i think ive got the technic and stuff in my mind, all there is left is location location. wheres the best places to get these guys.
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when you guys mention iron memorial bridge, do mean the nothvan side or vancouver side. thanx :)
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Ya you could get down from the vancouver side, their is a trail that leads down from the streets to the rocky shoreline.
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Hey guys, I used to fish the seawall all the time, I still do occassionally. Don't bother trying to fish off the seawall near lions gate cuz the seawall is closed until may 21 due to resurfacing of the bike path/walking path. I also heard that fishing for rock cod/lingcod is closed.
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Yeah, check your regs on fishing for and retaining rock rod and lings. Greenling are still abundant, so i don't believe they are closed.
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vancouver is area 29 so the regs state 1 rockcod and no lingcod and 3 greenling as daily limits. :).....i prefer greenling anyday just because they taste so much better. thanks for alll the info guys ..much appreciate it.
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Have any of you guys noticed those white thread-like worms in the flesh of bullheads, flounder, greenling, etc?
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oh ya.... and they coil up like a pan cake sometimes. mostly found in the flesh of bullheads and lingcods. never have i got that in flounders/greenling. i sometimes find stuff like blood flukes on the flounders thoe.