Hey everyone,
One of my clients and I have recently discovered a mutual love for fishing. He also has a boat, and we spent Saturday evening on the water in search of Chinook with one of his friends. Outside of what might've been one solid hit, we pulled up a big zilch.
Although he's a proficient angler, and I've certainly spent my fair share of time on the water, fishing the Vancouver chuck is different than either of us are used to (he's only really familiar to the Winter Harbour area, and I've only spent real time power-mooching cutplugs in the Charlottes).
I know this is a totally different ballgame. Can anyone provide me with a crash course or suggest some tips/hints/tricks for hooking up in the Vancouver saltwater? Perhaps how to rig your lines, where to concentrate, how deep, etc. I realize this can and does change from hour to hour, day to day, but some general ideas would be awesome.
We're currently fishing with:
- 18' welded aluminum boat (very fishy-feeling boat)
- 2 downriggers (although he's never learned how to stack the riggers and I've rarely even used them)
- dummy flasher attached off the downrigger, about 5 feet behind the riggerball
- 4 rods - 1 on each downrigger, attached about 5 feet above the dummy flasher, 2 weighted rods behind the boat
- anchovies on the two rigger rods, in teaser heads, about 5 feet behind the dummy flasher (ie. 10-12 feet behind the rigger cable)
- spoons on the two weighted rods, shallow
Thanks very much in advance - feel free to PM or email me if you'd like.
Tex
spencer_rolls@hotmail.com