Salmon Fishing
Salmon fishing has been great all this winter season. Now that we are into spring time we are still seeing great results. Chinook salmon are still being brought in up to the mid teens. There currently is a regulation in effect that protects wild fish over 67 cms long. Have no fear of this there are lots of hatchery fish of some really nice size.
Fishing using spoons, anchovies and green hootchies has been doing very well. Keep the speed up to near coho fishing speed and keep the leaders from you flasher to your terminal gear short. You are fishing for the “teenagers” here they like things fast and exciting.
Halibut Fishing
When the weather has allowed people out on the water when the currents have been favorable the fishing for hali’s has been very productive. No secrets here on what to use. Bait and jigs seem to work equally well out there its all about location. Halibut fishing is more about hunting than salmon fishing is. Look where the other folks are fishing take note of why they would fish there and look ath the charts and see where there is similar structure for you to fish.
The halis are everywhere, there is no magic spot just the type of structure they like to hold and feed at. Study your charts use a GPS and a fish finder to your advantage and you will succeed.
Southern Vancouver Island Halibut Tides
April, 2010
- 21st 0700
- 22nd 0800
- 23rd 0938
- 24th all morning
- 25th all morning
- 26th mid morning
May, 2010
- 2nd 5:30
- 3rd 0530
- 4th 0600
- 5th 0700
- 6th 0800 to mid afternoon
- 7th all morning to mid afternoon
- 8th all morning into the evening
- 9th mid morning until evening
- 10th late morning
- 11th mid morning until the evening
- 12th mid morning all the way to the
- 18th 0500
- 19th 0500
- 20th 0600
- 21st 0600
- 22nd 0900
- 23rd 0900
- 24th 0900
- 25th 1000 until about 5 in the evening
Good luck everyone.
~ Richard Taggart
Manager
Pedder Bay RV Resort & Marina
250-478-1771
