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[fishyfish]

Hello,

 I am going to Halfmoon Bay B.C. this weekend. Are there any areas you can harvest oysters? Are they seasonal? Where would I look for red tide related opening and closures? Thank you in advance.

[troutbreath]

Probably still sell them there and they would be safe from tide.

[fishyfish]

 Thank you for your reply. I can buy them at the Superstore in Vancouver I was hoping to get them myself.

[Dogbreath]

I know the spots you want but that area might be an Oyster lease-in which case you would be poaching-do you know what to look for/what the marker looks like?

[Bill]

Go back to FWR home page left hand column Fisheries Canada Pacific Region  that will get you the info about Red tide closures. You will need a salt water licence for harvesting shell fish. Check for a real low tide climb around on the rocks and look in the crevasses you might have some luck. The easiest way to pry them off the rocks is to bring along a spade and a bucket also check your limits.   

[troutbreath]

Then's there is the issue of using an Oyster knife. Fishy if your interested in getting them, I would imagine looking at hard to get to beach's near by would be the ticket. Always been like that.

Disclaimer:
If you take out a major artery while shucking Oysters it's not my fault.

[fishyfish]

Thank you very much for the advise.

[shallowfly]

I am new on this forum and could not figure out how to create a new post, may be the newbie thing not sure. Have a question about Half Moon Bay as I will be visiting from Florida for a week mid June staying on the water front and also have a kayak. Would like to do some fly fishing, bringing my 6 wt and 3 wt, and looking for fly pattern suggestions that I can tie prior to leaving or just fishing suggestions in general.

Thanks in advance any help will be appreciated.

[RalphH]

Enquire locally about harvesting Oysters. It's been many years since I stayed on the water there but at the time the Oyster farmers were ok with locals taking a small number of oysters.

Shallowfly:

Spider and Horne Lakes are worth fishing. There are smallmouth bass and rainbow trout in Spider. The Big Qualicum River to the south and the little Qualicum further south are good bets for cutthroat trout. Sea run cutthroat trout will be available off the many beaches in the area. particulary near creek mouths. It takes a lot of searching to find them. There is a flyshop further north up the highway. They can provide info and local fly patterns. Have fun!

 http://www.nilecreekflyshop.com/

[troutbreath]

I am new on this forum and could not figure out how to create a new post, may be the newbie thing not sure. Have a question about Half Moon Bay as I will be visiting from Florida for a week mid June staying on the water front and also have a kayak. Would like to do some fly fishing, bringing my 6 wt and 3 wt, and looking for fly pattern suggestions that I can tie prior to leaving or just fishing suggestions in general.

Thanks in advance any help will be appreciated.

It would be a question of what your fishing in. Salt water or fresh water fly fishing?

[RalphH]

some patterns here:

http://www.flyfishbc.com/forums/threads/5305-Your-quot-Go-To-quot-Fly-For-Cutties-Off-The-Beach

contact Salar on that board. he runs the Nile Creek shop.