Departure Bay Pinks

Hot Rods · **Joined:** Thu Jul 23, 2009 8:23 am **Posts:** 260

Pinks are already showing in Departure Bay and it is open to fishing in the designated area. It is single barbless hook with a shank to tip measurement of 15 mm or less. It is not fly fishing only in Departure Bay. You can cast what you want as long as the hook size is legal. The mouth of the Millstone is not officially open until the posting goes out. It will have an artificial fly only restriction. Limit is 4 per day.

onthefly · **Joined:** Wed Aug 19, 2009 8:54 pm **Posts:** 44

Thanks Hot Rod.
I was just going to post to see if they had shown up yet.
I assume they just showed so there aren't many yet?
Thanks.

smeegle · **Joined:** Sun Jul 04, 2010 9:00 pm **Posts:** 18

i still think your better off to go to the nile or cambell river if you want regular action they wont start schooling up for another couple weeks

dougthefisher · **Joined:** Mon Sep 14, 2009 8:51 pm **Posts:** 20

I was up at Campbell River on the weekend and the river is full. on the way back stopped at nile creek and right at the river it was crazy trying to find a place to park. saw 2 caught but there was a pretty good school right out in front of the river. the other place I think they might be is Nanoose Bay, they should be there also.

dougthefisher · **Joined:** Mon Sep 14, 2009 8:51 pm **Posts:** 20

so fly only downtown. I am betting the bay will then get hammered by the hardware guys.... :roll:

banger17 · **Joined:** Sun Jun 27, 2010 3:16 pm **Posts:** 19

yes... I am sure hardware guys will take them, including me.

The pink fishery is a take fishery all the way!

Tightlines · **Joined:** Thu Jul 23, 2009 2:20 pm **Posts:** 205

dougthefisher wrote:

so fly only downtown. I am betting the bay will then get hammered by the hardware guys.... :roll:

Spoken like a true bug chucker

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Heavy Metal Love · **Joined:** Wed Jun 09, 2010 7:19 pm **Posts:** 13

Went to departure bay this afternoon none showing up couple of people fishing and then more of the crowds started to trickle in, drove to the millstone and its loaded! weird how the fish are thick in the water there but not in the bay yet.

leapinglingcod · **Joined:** Tue Jul 13, 2010 10:56 pm **Posts:** 65

Hi,
Does anyone Know how busy it is down at the Millstone rivermouth? Are people catching fish? My kids have tied up some flies and are anxious to try them out but, I want to avoid the gong show that was going on down there last year. If anyone knows, thanks in advance.

dougthefisher · **Joined:** Mon Sep 14, 2009 8:51 pm **Posts:** 20

lots of guys down there a few boats. they seem to be throwing lots of hardware along with the flies and no one has bothered to tell them about the regs. I think it should just be wide open and let the people at the fish. seems making rules and not enforcing them isnt really working.

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