FISHING REPORTS
from some of the BEST PLACES TO FISH !
23rd August, 2011: FISHING REPORT: Port Alberni
Inlet, Barkley Sound, Ucluelet (West Coast), Somas-Stamp River System.
by Doug Lindores of
Slivers Charters
Salmon Sport Fishing
Toll Free Number: 1-
888 214 7206
The
salmon fishing has been fantastic through the summer of 2011 especially on the
west coast inshore and offshore of the Ucluelet Harbor and along the surfline of
Barkely Sound. There have been big runs of Chinook which for most of the late
spring and summer months have been headed to the big watersheds to the south of
Vancouver Island British Columbia. Many of the big runs of Coho have also been
migrating to the same area. We are now in mid August the salmon continue to
migrate to the south and we are now seeing many Chinook and Coho salmon
beginning to return to their natural streams and rivers in many of the local
Pacific Rim and Port Alberni Inlet areas. The huge salmon returns have created
an unbelievable sport fishing season which have left many guests to this
specific area who have fished with a guide or have fished out of their own
private boats in complete awe. The Port Alberni Inlet over the past ten days has
experienced some very good Chinook fishing with good returns of Somass River
Chinook creating some tremendous Chinook fishing in the Inlet from Lone Tree out
to the Franklin Wall. We are expectig some fabulous sport salmon fishing through
September in the Port Alberni area Barkley Sound and the west coast of Vancouver
Island.
Port Alberni
The
Port Alberni Inlet has finally had some very good fishing over the last several
days. Robertson Creek Hatchery returning salmon making their way to the Somass
River have moved into the inlet and the fishing for the sport fishermen has been
fantastic. For well over a week guide boats have produced four, five and even
six eighteen to twenty-five pound Chinook on average for guests in morning
fishing outings. Afternoon and evening fishing trips have also had some very
positive results. The salmon have been in fairly shallow water due to the
continued cold water coming from the Somass River. The fish seem to be on the
move and are hanging around for a small amount of time but seem to be determined
to hit the river mouth fairly quick. Some of the best fishing has been from the
China Creek Wall down to the Narrows. Many of salmon that have been landed are
in twenty-five to forty feet of water with anchovy being one of the best of many
possible items to land a Chinook. The clear green and UV green, purple haze,
green haze and army truck seem to be the best anchovy teaser heads. In plastic
the AORL 12, green spatterback,army truck and the O-15 with 42 inches of leader
behind various hot spot flashers have been good for those guides and sport
fishermen who do not like to use bait.
The
Chinook should continue coming in as reports of Robertson Creek fish are located
in inside and outside waters of Barkley Sound and seem to be in some fairly
significant numbers. Coho should come into the mix in the Inlet by the end of
August which will develop an even better sport fishery. Limits in the Inlet are
two Chinook per person per day with a per person possession limit of four for
two days. Coho limits within Inlet waters are four per person per day with a two
day possession limit. The Port Alberni Labor Day Salmon Fishing Derby will be
held this year for the full Labor Day Weekend. Fishing will begin in the Alberni
Inlet waters and also Barkley Sound on Saturday September 3rd and continues
until Monday September 5th at 3pm. Check locations online for this great event.
Great daily prizes can be won.
Barkley Sound
Barkley
Sound is one of the most scenic areas in British Columbia. The area offers
excellent fishing and other forms of tourism including whale watching, kayaking,
and sightseeing. The fishing on the surfline and inshore areas has been
consistent with inshore areas such as Pill Point, Diplock, Poett Nook, Yankee
Bay, and Swale Rock have picked up over the last few weeks as the Robertson
Creek fish are holding for a day or two in many of these areas before swimming
their way up the Alberni Inlet to the Somass River mouth. The Barkley Sound
salmon like the many Chinook in the Inlet are predominately four year olds and
range in weight from eighteen to twenty-five pounds. The salmon have been in
forty to as deep as one hundred feet of water and are hitting bait, spoons and
hootchies. The best spoons have been four inch coyotes in green and blue nickel
and also green and silver glow and the pearl white. The Rhys Davis Anchovy
teaser heads best selections have been peanut butter, army truck and purple
haze. The fishing seems to be best around the tide changes. The hour before and
after each tide has resulted in some good fishing. Swale and Austin and Cree
have had longer fishing opportunities on tide changes with the salmon in tight
to the beach or rocks on the flood and on the low tide out in deeper water. If
there is bait in selected areas the Coho that are either making their way down
the coastline or coming into local streams are feeding frantically and will feed
almost the full day which gives to sport angler an opportunity to possible play
a salmon any time of the day. The Coho can be found in shallower water and are
hitting watermelon four inch coyote spoons and white or green colored hootchies.
We are expecting Barkley Sound to have continued great fishing well into
September. The continued late summer run of salmon swimming to the south will
continue coming into the sound to rest and feed on the masses of rich bait fish
and the returning local salmon to various rivers, streams, and creeks will
provide for some excellent sport fishing. September is an excellent time to fish
for big Coho and Chinook.
Ucluelet
Ucluelet
continues to be the premiere spot in British Colubia to sport fish. Masses of
Chinook and Coho move down the coastline every spring and summer and the many
shallow banks just outside of the Ucluelet Harbor provide some world class
salmon fishing. These salmon which begin to arrive in good numbers in May feed
and rest in the shallow banks for days and even weeks and come in big schools
right into October. The 2011 fishing season has been remarkable for the sport
fisher person. Many individuals are on guided trips or in their own sport boat.
It has also been a summer with remarkable flat water and perhaps could be said
one of those summers with little fog. The salmon have created opportunity at
several locations at various times of the year to unfold some great fishing. As
of recent the starfish and now The Wreck have had the best fishing. Some Chinook
in the thirties and even low forties have been landed at these two locations. Of
course as we get closer to September the Chinook and Coho tend to get bigger as
they feed vigorously before moving into their spawning grounds. The salmon can
also be found at closer locations as the Turtle Head, and the inner and outer
South Bank have continued good salmon fishing. Recently it seems that any
hootchie, coyote spoon, or Tomic Plug or spoon seem to be working. Bait has also
been very good if one wishes to go through the expense of using anchovy or
herring. Expect some great fishing to continue and all sport anglers coming to
the west coast are reminded of the Ucluelet Ladder Derby with monthly cash pizes
for the top three weighed in salmon and the final derby taking place the weekend
of September 9th, 10th, and 11th.
Somass
| Stamp River
Salmon
fishing is scheduled to open in the River on August 26th. Please check
regulations before fishing. Of recent the summer Steelhead have already been in
good numbers. Guided trips have resulted in some good fishing. We are expecting
a banner river fishing season beginning this week right into late October and
the first ten or eleven days of October for salmon and fall Steelhead. If you
are wanting to plan a trip don’t wait too long as there is not a lot of river
trip availability.
The summer salmon fishing season is not over and there are great expectations
for some continued great fishing in the area. The summer of 2011 has very much
turned out to be what was forecast------TERRIFIC
For more information
Contact:
Doug Lindores
Slivers Charters Salmon Sport Fishing
www.catchsalmon-ca.com
www.catchsalmon.ca
dlindy@shaw.ca
+1 250 724 2502 (h)
+1 250 731 7389 ©
Toll Free Number: 1-
888 214 7206
