While there are not a lot of coho about on the inner Banks (yet) this year they are present on the outside ones. Their numbers start to pick up as you wander out from South/Lighthouse banks towards the Wreck, and pick up even more so as you near Big Bank. The outside edge of Big Bank and into the deep is stupid with them. Lots of feed out there, and it seems they are content to hang with that.

Not many are wandering out that far. This year we simply haven't had to, and the better spring fishing has indeed been close. Give it a little time. Within 2 weeks we'll start to hear the complaints about being tough to get through the coho once again - my prediction for what it's worth...

Cheers,
Nog

Cheers Nog,

Thanks for the great info. You are correct: our trips to Ucluelet only required us to fish the lighthouse bank for full limits of big springs and halibut and, with the price of fuel and time, we were very content to fish there. I am sure you are correct about the coho.

Hope to see you out there next week when we do our charter for the Fishing Vancouver Island Charter winnner!

Headed to Ukee again today. Out with Area G Sunday through... ?? Back on the charter rig on the 4th. And on it goes...

Likely bump shoulders with you when you are about...

Cheers,
Nog

Can hardly wait for your report upon your return. Really would like to know what plugs are working Good, Better, and Best!!

Great news that the Cohoe are starting to show up! Have a safe trip out there.......BB

what's yur boat called noggin, might see ya out there.
call sign RED DOG

Finished up in Ukee. Started to get into Coho at 80' with hootchies but, another so-so day. Lots of hits and not many sticks. 193 Tomic @ 123' got a nice Spring. Just about everything worked at least for 1 strike at least.
Commercial opening may effect fishing for the next few daze.

Cheech, after we passed you on your way back we dropped one deep and picked up this 60-70 lb er?? Hali, the scale smashed 50 lbs before the tail would lift off the ground....
Salmon bite was ok, one every 45 minutes it seemed except for around 11 am there was a bit of a flurry of small guys and some keepers. We moved off the south bank and went 135 feet in 280 feet water, hit 2 more before calling it quits at 3 pm.

went and played around lookn for a derby fish got some fish in the mid 30s but we didnt weight them
this might bite us in the end lol

always good fun

fishing has been good has slowed a little but we still managed to work hard and get our fish
some time still left for august charters if your interested

thanks for the congrats Nog we got lucky on that 40lber
see u when your back from the troller

Further to the report by Cheech

Fri quite rough some decent fish no real size lotsa C&R on small Springs 10-12#.No Coho none.

Sat rough/cold fishing still fair.No Coho.

Sun weather quite good water smooth fishing on the slow side did hook two (2) Coho.

Overall a good trip with a couple guys who had never met each other-always great to fish with experienced people who know the ropes.

One thing worth noting-many of the Springs we caught punched far above their weight-I boated a couple that weighed around 18# that during the fight I would have sworn were closer to 30#-real tigers.

A few pics.

23' Century ready to go in Nanaimo


Kennedy Lake-heading to WCVI




Secret Weapon of Salmon Destruction and Don't Worry Nancy We Crimped the Barb!


Self Explanatory





Whale Watching is big 'n the hood


Ucluelet by-the-sea


Not safe at all


Another fair day


Coho at last!



Mountains of WCVI


Leaving the Island/heading for the barn

Cheers Whalebreath,

Now that is a pretty complete set of pictures! Tells the whole story! Thanks!

I am off to Ucluelet after my charter tomorrow and will have a cam so I hope to send a few pictures too!