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Fishing
Reports - South Island, Victoria and the Gulf Islands
March
2001
My favourite month, as fishing is usually good everywhere!
Scott
and client with a good hatchery Steelhead
while drifting the Cowichan River |
Rivers
for Steelhead and trout, ocean for feeder chinook
Salmon, bottom fish and halibut, and lakes for trout
and bass. If you like to fish, then go out and do
it. Our dry winter has made for early summer conditions.
Rivers continue to run low but are still very inviting,
as lots of anglers have not changed to the low water
methods and have moved on. Steelhead are still pushing
in, but they are spooky, so stealth is important.
We are still catching fresh fish and patience is
required.
Good hatches are starting to come off - Mayfly &
Caddis. Trout fishing for browns, rainbows and cutthrouts
has started for the fly fishers. Throwing fry patterns,
muddlers, and leeches as well as caddis and mayflies
will get you fish. Nymphing is really easy and popular
for getting hungry trout. We do have some large
brown trout to steelhead sizes.
Ocean fishing has picked up as feeder Chinook Salmon
from 8 - 15 pounds are getting very regular. The
odd ones even larger have graced the docks and cause
a stir as anglers get ready for our Tyee summer
Salmon runs. Halibut fishing is doing OK and is
really getting popular. A great eating fish that
plays tug-a-war with the angler when hooked. Bottom
fish like kelp greenlings, ling cod and a wide variety
of rock cod are easy to catch and are good to eat.
Lakes are warming, some are turning over and some
are filled with hungry fish. Great weather has again
sped up some shallow lakes into thinking it's already
summer. Fun fishing for the whole family and such
a wide range of offerings from bobbers with worms,
to powerbait on bottom, casting lures, flyfishing
or trolling gear. Sunny day, no winds and many stocked
lakes to yourself.
Well, they say we might be in for April showers,
and we do need the rain, so bring a light raincoat.
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