Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: Whopperman on July 24, 2014, 12:17:55 PM
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So the previous thread got locked, not sure why I guess too many people were off topic. Anyhow I digress.
Fished for 3 hours, had a nice time in the rain, quiet, not a lot of other people which I like. Couple bites, nothing hard, caught a starfish, didn't know if they were legal to keep there so I threw him back (didn't have the regs with me they were in the car.) Saw some coho jump, got excited. Not much else happened. Fished a perch 2.5 buzzbomb then a 55 koho silver and blue and then an orange and brass kitamat 55 also. Bites were on the buzzbomb. I always have great luck with the buzzbombs there.
Also, to clear things up. I'm not that new I just don't post that often cause I don't feel I have too much to say that hasn't already been said. And because I could do without the crumby comments. And I'm surely not new to fishing.
BTW fished the two hours previous to low tide and the hour after slack.
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I guess I should add, I didn't see anyone else too proud there either. I saw some guys flyfishing as well, I left my fly gear at home though, I've never had luck there with my fly gear, even last year during the pink run.
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So much for "I'll not be returning to this forum anytime soon." eh lol... ::)
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Yea I had a crappy day that day. Once its out there on this internet thingy I guess thats it. Plus once I thought about it and then a few people wrote a couple other comments I figured it wasn't that bad. Still find that sort of thing annoying though. Just my opinion.
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try the koho "illusion" spoons in blue.
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Thanks for the report Wopperman, is the perch the yellow and green buzzbomb?
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Yea the perch is yellow and green and I will fish just from the buoy and west. I have chest waders so its usually not an issue at low tide but you do have to be careful and not lose track of time or you'll be wet for sure,
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Not seeing many posts about Ambleside, this is either very bad or very good news ::)
I'll head out tomorrow for the low tide and see how it goes.
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Dumb question: Why do you expect better results during low tide? I always thought high tide was better for fishing.
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Its about accessing where the fish are, at the "drop off"
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It's slow. I got up at 4:30 this morning; fished from 5:30 to 11:30 but nothing. Only saw one taken. Even that seemed like dumb luck because it was caught in an usual place. Oh well, it was a nice morning regardless.
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Dumb question: Why do you expect better results during low tide? I always thought high tide was better for fishing.
Yes like FOH said you can get closer to the fish. On low tide there is a large bar emerging you can reach with waders which is usually a decent spot to catch fish.
Damn... That's not the kind news I want to hear just before setting my alarm for 5am 4TheKids ;D
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Trolled the area yesterday, no luck sadly, but something did nip at our anchovy bait.
I did see one other boat pull up a nice chinook.
Might try this shore fishing opportunity sometime, customers have been telling me that large blue fox spinners have also been working but as always the buzz bomb has been most productive.
Cheers,
Deven
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It turned out a good day after all. Landed 2 Coho, 1 wild(released) and 1 hatchery which came home with me to help me with the BBQ ;D
In general not much action around me but I've seen a couple of other fishes landed.
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It turned out a good day after all. Landed 2 Coho, 1 wild(released) and 1 hatchery which came home with me to help me with the BBQ ;D
In general not much action around me but I've seen a couple of other fishes landed.
Were your Coho from shore or trolling Mr Z?
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Were your Coho from shore or trolling Mr Z?
Shore with a spinner. Tho I've seen two other guys catching one fish each on the fly.
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Was out there earlier this morning fishing from shore. Landed and kept 1 hatchery coho, another followed my lure close to shore but did not bite. Caught mine with a spoon (Gibbs croc HamChrom N Blue Stripe). I also tried the Gibbs Koho green scale but no results.
I agree that there was not much action going on though I saw a guy hooking 2 but losing both, another next to me landed (and released) a starry flounder.
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go down with your tackle of spoons and spinners
pick #3 or 4 inline spinner (orange or blue trophy tackle most popular among fishermen i dont know about the fish) or casting spoon and give her cupcakes
I went everyday for 2 weeks straight and
got into my first bunch of sea-run coho must stronger than the great lakes variety.
some days the schools of fish bite somedays they dont but when they do everyone usually hooks up at least once.
Most guys are almost all using the exact same rig. I seem to do better with a spoon and no weight but i think thats because i suck at distance casting when i have a 3/4 oz pencil weight with a 5' leader attached to my baitcaster.
The local guys down there are great if you can be humble when asking for tips and know how to fish in sequence without casting on top of others lines.
Dont expect to go down and catch 10 but its possible to get multiple fish if you can keep em on the line.
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some things you gotta figure out on your own
some guys like to fish by the train bridge some on the bars
if you are unsure where is safe to wade across just show up and follow the crowd across and back
dont go rushing in as some spots are deceiving, i saw a couple people have water come down their waders last week
i personally think the bridge or that portion right at is tough because the schools dont seem to come in that far
but some guys will fish by the bridge all day so they must come in there sometimes most likely high tide
go stupid early and watch for fish activity, seals, changing currents and seams in them because some places are safe one minute then are tough the next.
i dont like the idea of climbing down the rocks and falling my friend over tea kettle to land a fish and i wouldnt risk my rod or the fish by craning it up to the top either but thats just me
so i stick to the beaches or just wade in
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thanks for the info, coworker wants to go fishing, she's pretty new to salmon fishing. Might be a good spot to try.
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The large perch buzz bomb works great for me. Had to release two wild ones the other day!
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joelj063, just depends on your casting range/technique. 1.5 & 2.5" work good in the shallows. if you are fishing a drop off you can go for the bigger ones, just make sure to reel in fast once you clear the drop off and get into the shallows or you will snag.
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Was there early this morning again- fished from about 5:15-8..no hookups unfortunately..didn't see anyone else with fish either. It also looks like feeding activity (at least at the surface) has died down quite a bit-definitely not the same as 2 weeks ago.
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what kind of spinner did you use thinking of going tomorrow
It's an old orange silver spinner I had from last year don't remember exactly the brand.
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was able to squeek a day off work and a nice 27" chrome hatchery hen came home with me,
skeins are curing as I type. more fishermen than fish today though and the fish didnt seem to wanna come to the usual spots
they stayed out far. Got lucky that this hen crushed my lure on the first crank off the handle after a home run cast. After a quick battle she swam at shore so fast i thought she came off then the crashing waves made it real easy to finish her off. fished for maybe a half hr after left at 830 as ive been wanting to try and make some dog treats for my lil buddy. 2 hours later i have a couple hundred little fish balls and a few fish cakes to bake now.
Anybody else ever tried to make dog treats from salmon as the cakes didnt stay together very well? Didnt matter to the dog though.
All i did was bbq the fish, blend up bbq'd red peppers and carrots, meticulously remove every bone and mold them.
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Anybody else ever tried to make dog treats from salmon as the cakes didnt stay together very well? Didnt matter to the dog though.
smoke them.My dog goes crazy when she smells smoked chum.
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smoke them.My dog goes crazy when she smells smoked chum.
cool ill try it out
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Anybody else ever tried to make dog treats from salmon as the cakes didnt stay together very well? Didnt matter to the dog though.
All i did was bbq the fish, blend up bbq'd red peppers and carrots, meticulously remove every bone and mold them.
Grats! Usually whisked eggs or mayonnaise is a good binder with the raw salmon, using some bread crumbs/dog biscuit crumbs(?) in there as needed until it starts to stick together and pull away from bowl. Should work. Cook as desired.