30th October, 2007: 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

This beautiful Coho was picked up by guest on the Stamp River. Guide was David. Coho fishing on the Stamp has been wonderful as returns have been very high.

The Salmon Season in the area has pretty well come to an end. All fishing for any migrating salmon off of Ucluelet and the surflline of Barkley sound is all but over. The feeder spring fishing in these two areas is picking up as it often does at this time of year.

Many of the prime fishing areas on Vancouver Islands West Coast are reporting some feeder or winter spring fishing as well as Coho fishing. The Somass-Stamp River system continues to produce some excellent Coho and Fall Steelhead fishing.

Port Alberni Inlet & Barkley Sound

The fishing in The Port Alberni Inlet and Barkley Sound has been very slow for the last month. There has been some Chum Salmon fishing in Sarita Bay. A few sport fishermen and salmon fishing charter guides have taken advantage of the beautiful fall days on the water and have had some success at Cous Creek and the Nahmint Bay area. Those who want to continue fishing Chum are being directed to Browns Bay. The run of Chum, which enter the Inlet beginning in late September were in good numbers and most have run up into Cous Creek while others have entered the Somass and are beginning to spawn. Of course there are numerous creeks and rivers, which some Chum also travel to end their final destination.
Barkley Sound is reporting a few feeder springs up to ten pounds. There have been some successful days for guests with guide Mike along the Sound surfline and the Meares, Swale Rock, and Vernon Bay areas. The feeder Chinook are found where there is bait and they have been hitting anchovies in Rhys Davis Anchovy Specials in glow, clear, and purple haze.

Ucluelet

Fall Coho in Barkley Sound. Coho caught by Fergus on white hootchie with guide John of Slivers Charters Salmon Sport Fishing

Fall Coho in Barkley Sound. Coho caught by Fergus on white hootchie with guide John of Slivers Charters Salmon Sport Fishing

The water off of Ucluelet has been excellent the last few days. Salmon fishing charters, sport fishing, and commercial fishing for feeder Chinook has been great just inside The Wreck. Big Bank has also been producing some good feeder Chinook and late Coho fishing and halibut fishing. There has been a commercial troll opening off of Ucluelet also. Most of the fleet has done reasonably well as there have been plenty of feeder Chinook from seven to fifteen pounds found in water as deep as 120 feet. Graham a salmon/halibut fishing charter guide has had two very successful days out at the Big Bank with guests from Alberta. The group each day picked up four halibut ranging from twelve to fifteen pounds, two hatchery Coho at fourteen pounds, and two ten pound feeder Chinook. The halibut were picked up on the jig using salmon stomachs and octopus. The salmon have been hitting anchovy in glow Rhys Davis Teaser heads and purple haze and white hootchies. Sport fishermen going out in the waters off of Ucluelet should check weather conditions each day. This time of year can see abrupt changes in wind direction and of course storms can move in very quickly. The water has been very pleasant the last few days.

Somass- Stamp River

Coho fishing in the area from Robertson Creek Hatchery down to the Stamp Falls has been very good. Fishing Charter Guides have been doing well drift fishing on jet boats using spinners for Coho. Many of the Coho are being returned to the river as most guests are enjoying catch and release. Limits are still at two hatchery Coho per guest daily. The Fall Steelhead are beginning to light up also in the upper river. The Chinook are spawning in the river and have started to drop their eggs, which has improved the Steelhead fishing up. Guides are drifting and using Janson eggs. We are expecting the Fall Steelhead fishing to continue to the end of November. Once the late summer or Fall Steelhead fishing ends there is usually a small window of time before the Winter Steelhead season begins.

Chinook escapement through Stamp Falls is 16,550 adults and 2,000 jacks.

Coho escapement through Stamp Falls is 42,940 adults and 3,484 jacks.

Sockeye escapement to Great Central Lake is 70,503 adults and 7,100 jacks.

Sockeye escapement to Sproat Lake has totaled 61,000 adults and 11,104 jacks.

The escapement totals for Chinook and Coho could slightly change as they will be calculated until mid November. The escapement for sockeye will likely not change.

For more information

Contact:

Doug Lindores
Slivers Charters Salmon Sport Fishing
www.catchsalmon-ca.com
www.catchsalmon.ca
dlindy@shaw.ca
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Toll Free Number: 1- 888 214 7206