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Fishing
Reports - Central Island: Campbell River
February 2000
We are well into the new millennium, and the year so far has
been very good to Campbell River.
We have seen good numbers of winter chinook salmon lurking around
our waters, with 8 lb to 13 lb fish not uncommon. The biggest
problem is getting through the undersize chinooks in order to
get one that is keeper size. The early morning bite has definitely
been producing big fish in areas such as Shelter Bay and Salmon
Point. Yet following the tides properly can keep you in action
throughout the day.
Local hot spots where you can expect good action are the Lighthouse
off of Cape Mudge, the Hump, Shelter Bay, Salmon Point and Willow
Point. Cover the water, once you locate the fish there should
be quite a few in the area.
Try fishing bait such as cut plugs, anchovies or strip. Some
of the fish have had large herring in their stomachs, so big
plugs are effective and you do not hook as many undersize fish.
Spoons such as the Coyote series have been dynamite in the Army
Truck and 602 colours. And, of course, flashers and hoochies
always produce fish in our area.
February and March are prime months for steelhead fishing in
the Campbell River area. Due to the river closures up and down
the inside passage, rivers to look at fishing are the Gold
River, Nimpkish
River and the Salmon
River. As of January there have been a few fish around,
but we are anticipating the main run to start pouring in sometime
around February.
Popular fishing methods are float fishing using gooey bobs and
pink worms. Fly fishing with egg-sucking muddler minnows, egg-sucking
woolly buggers, general practitioners and egg patterns. When
all else fails, do not ignore spoons.
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