Fishing
Report for Sept. 7th 2009
Hello everyone. Long time no talk. Been too busy fishing. Sorry about
that.
What an incredible summer on the west coast. All the guides were talking
of the best salmon fishing in years. The weather was also incredible.
I think there was only a half dozen days all summer that we had to hide
in the islands. That being said the inside fishing was slow again this
year. We're a little worried about the Robertson Creek run. Hopefully
they figure out whats going on. That's what's so nice about fishing offshore.
There are so many different runs going by at different times there are
almost always fish.
It got a little stupid from the middle of July to the first week of Aug.
The fish were stacked up at the southwest corner, or the shallows. For
the first 3 hours of the morning we'd head out there and load up on salmon.
The bite seemed to be best for the first 3 hours of the morning.
It was around mid July when Chad brought up 11 guys for 3 days. They all
took turns over the 3 days. The first day out we had a limit of 10 chinook
in the boat all over 20 lbs in the first 3 hrs of the morning. Then we
went coho and hali fishing. At the end of the day we had 350 lbs of fish
in the boat. The second day out was the same idea but a little slower
with only 250 lbs in the boat at the end of the day. By day three I was
getting a few complaints because we only had 150 lbs. These guys are wrecked
for life. I had to give their heads a shake. This was obviously incredible
fishing and it doesn't happen every day, but it shows you how crazy this
fishery can be.
By the end of August the big springs had slowed down, but the coho are
thick offshore up to 21lbs. I go back on the 10th of Sept. for 11 days
of coho fishing. Should be a blast. Noodle rods and fly rods with flies
or spoons in the top 60 ft.
Time to start planning for fall Gerrard trips. The way the lakes have
been improving over the last two years I expect a great fall fishery.
Tight Lines ...
Brad
www.kootenaykingfisher.com
1-800-838-5269
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