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Fishing
Reports - Sunshine Coast
August 2000
Great
Weather and Great Fishing!
Calm seas with light westerly winds have given all anglers some
good opportunities to fish all hot spots.
The fishing has been excellent for the anglers with springs/chinook
in the high teens to 35-pound range. Dog fish have decreased,
allowing the live bait moochers a chance at the big chinooks
going by, which are furious fighters. This August run is even
better than last year's, and should still be here into September.
Springs have been averaging in the teens, with most spots producing
good fishing, namely the mouth of Secret Cove, Buccaneer Bay,
and Pirates Rock, with Epson Point being good. The hot spots,
with some fish in the 20 to 30 pound class, have been Sangster
Island, Young Point on Lasqueti Island, Bejji Shoals, and the
Pillons off of Texada Island.
Live bait fishing is the way most anglers fish, but the trollers
have had excellent catches with green hoochies, white hoochies,
and coyote spoons, especially in the early morning and late
evening. The Pender Harbour area, Bargain Harbour, Quarry Bay
and the outside Reef, and the A frame are still producing excellent
catches. Live bait is available in Secret Cove, at Buccaneer
Marina and Secret Cove Marina, and at Pender Harbour.
Ling cod and red snapper fishing has been excellent, with some
ling cod coming in the 20 to 25 pound class. With the extreme
low tides, all the clam and oyster pickers covered most beaches
and have had big lows to get those rarely seen big oysters.
Great prawning for all anglers, and the commercial prawning
season is closed for the year.
Coming up August 25th and 26th is the"Salmon Quest 2000" Salmon
Derby from Secret Cove, hosted by the Jolly Roger Inn and Secret
Cove Marina. This two-day salmon derby offers prizes for the
Largest Salmon (1st - $500.00, 2nd - $250.00, 3rd - $175.00)
and hidden weight ($150.00), and lots of other prizes. The Presentation
and Seafood Barbecue will be held on the 26th. Tickets $55.00.
For more information call the Jolly Roger at: 1 877 764-3746,
or Secret Cove Marina at (604) 885-3533
If you're getting the itch to try some fishing, give us a call
- you can go fishing for as low as $199.00 for 2 days, 1 night.
Check out our site and come out fishing - you could be part
of our next fishing report.
Stop by and enter our Free
Salmon Fishing Draw for 3 days, 2 nights - three draws
to enter April 1st, July 1st, and October 1st.
Good Luck and Great Fishing.
For more information on fishing on the Sunshine Coast of British
Columbia, visit our website at www.CohoSports.ca,
Email us at fishing@cohosports.ca,
or call Fred Kuzyk at (604) 435-7333.
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Written
by Fred Kuzyk
Coho
Sports
Secret Cove
British Columbia |
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