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Jun 30, 2008; 05:42PM - Chinook Guided Fishing HOT Terrace BC Canada
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Category: Canada
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Author Name: Noel Gyger
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The photo of the week shows Bob and Mal Haggard (father and son) with a 30-pound Chinook (King) Salmon caught while drifting the Kitimat River with Ron Wakita of Reliable Guide and Charters on Wednesday morning June 24th.
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Noel Gyger – Guided Fishing Adventures and Weekly Fishing Report
4012 Best Street, Terrace BC V8G 5R8, Canada
Tel/Fax: (250) 635-2568
Cell: (250) 631-2678
E-mail: noel@noelgyger.ca
Home Page: www.noelgyger.ca
Fishing Reports: www.noelgyger.ca/past-fishing-reports.htm
RECORD SALMON & STEELHEAD Spin or fly-fishing
RIVER, LAKE, STREAM or OCEAN!!!
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Home Page: www.noelgyger.ca
Noel Gyger - WEEKLY FISHING REPORT dated June 22 – June 29, 2008
Dear Fishing Friends:
SUMMARY: The weather remained cool all week not like the lower parts of the Province who are in a hot-spell. Even though we don’t have a hot-spell up here the Skeena River has been rising steadily since Friday afternoon and now is not fishable. Many people were set up on the gravel bars for the long weekend of Canada Day July 1 anticipating a continued good fishery for Chinook but were disappointed when the water came up. I guess some of the fishermen went home or some went to plan B. Plan B around here is the Kalum River, Kitimat River, Nass River tribs and other coastal rivers and of course the ocean and lakes.
The DFO Tyee Test Fishery on the Skeena River show good numbers of Chinook coming in.
I went fishing with Randy Marshall this week. We spent a few hours on the Skeena and we did land one very nice, bright, clean Chinook Salmon. Check out the video, photo and more detail on my website.
My special thanks to the fishing guides who go out of their way to send me a report and photos in their busy season every week. I understand it is not possible every week but I know they do their very best.
LIST OF “New” ITEMS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE THIS WEEK:
- June 25/08 one item posted on “Conservation” http://www.noelgyger.ca/conservation.htm
- June 27/08 one item posted on “Video Clips” http://www.noelgyger.ca/video-clips-web.htm
- June 29/08 one item posted on “Conservation” http://www.noelgyger.ca/conservation.htm
NOW BOOKING FOR 2008 Let me know if I can be of service to book you with the 'best' fishing guide and/or fishing lodges for both river and ocean. There are NO extra charges to book through me, just a lot of free information and advice from a person with years and years of fishing and fish guiding experience. It is like hiring two guides for the price of one. I will promptly answer your questions and concerns. Cast here http://noelgyger.ca/special-guided.htm to read more of what I have to offer.
Many people book three trips per year to our area; one trip in the spring (March-April-May), one trip in the summer (June-July-August) and one trip in the fall (September-October-November). They love having the same guide but fishing for different fish in different areas.
Be sure to check out my website at www.noelgyger.ca for news bulletins, mid week fishing updates, conservation, my history, quality waters strategy, special guided fishing trips, video clips, scenic river photos, wildlife photos and others, comments from past guests, informational articles, archived fishing reports from 1996 through 2002 and a sportfishing market place. I hope it meets with your entire satisfaction.
FISHING GUIDE REPORTS FOR THIS WEEK ARE FROM:
Ron Wakita
Chad Black
Tracey Hittel
Todd Haynes
CURRENT REPORT and summary for Skeena and Tributaries:
TYPE OF FISH CAUGHT: Chinook and Trout for river. Chinook/Halibut/Bottom Fish/Crab for ocean.
Thank you for using barbless hooks.
FISHING THIS WEEK: FAIR
LARGEST FISH OF THE WEEK: Specie: 52-Chinook Where: Kitimat River Angler: Tracey Hittel
WEATHER: A mix of sun and cloud. High 24. UV index 7 or high. Region normal: Max. Temp. 21 degrees C. Min. Temp. 1o degrees C. Sunrise 5:02 AM Sunset 10:14 PM
WEATHER REPORTS VIA TELEPHONE: Environment Canada taped messages constantly updated, giving current conditions and three-day forecasts. Terrace 250-635-4192 Kitimat 250-632-7864 Prince Rupert 250-627-1155 Smithers 250-847-1958.
For current Terrace weather information please cast on:
http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/cities/can/pages/CABC0292.htm?ref=wxbtnold
WATER CONDITIONS: Skeena River is borderline fishable. Lower Kalum River is fishable. Most of the smaller coastal streams are in good shape. Kitimat River is clean. Zymoetz (Copper River) is dirty.
CURRENT WATER HEIGHTS FOR:
SKEENA RIVER:
http://scitech.pyr.ec.gc.ca/waterweb/fullgraph.asp?stnid=08EF001
KITIMAT RIVER:
http://scitech.pyr.ec.gc.ca/waterweb/fullgraph.asp?stnid=08FF002
SKEENA RIVER: The water heights have been dropping most of the week. Fishing for Chinook (King) Salmon has been very good. This is the time of year when the Chinook migrate up the Skeena heading to their home rivers. There are a lot of fish in the river now and when the water is clean the fishing is fabulous.
KALUM RIVER: The water in the low end (below the first canyon) is fishable. Hopefully a good run of Chinook are still entering. I have a report of some good catches on the lower end. This is the time of year I have done exceptionally well fishing for Chinook in the past but this was in the upper end. Sad to say it has been closed to Chinook angling for a long time to protect the spawning runs. If the runs get strong enough I’m sure it will open to angling again. We are all hopeful.
This is a Classified River year round and can be guided from March 15 through October 15 only. The Steelhead record is 32-pounds. To see a photo of this fish cast to: http://noelgyger.ca/records/Record003.jpg The angler is Dennis Therrien.
KASIKS RIVER: It is now possible to fish for Chinook at the mouth, in the clean seam, where it joins the Skeena. Sometimes the Chinook come out of the Skeena and into the clean water in search for scent of their home river.
EXCHAMSIKS RIVER: Same as above, it is now possible to fish for Chinook in the clean seam.
EXSTEW RIVER: Same as above, it is now possible to fish for Chinook in the clean seam.
Note: the above three rivers are closed to angling for Chinook except at the very low end. Please check 2007 – 2009 BC Freshwater Salmon Supplement (fancy name for regulations) at: www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/recfish for details.
ZYMOETZ (COPPER) RIVER: The water is dirty.
KINCOLITH RIVER: The Chinook have started to come in with the high tides. Fishing for them is only allowed below the bridge. This is tidal water so anglers must have a salt water license even though you are fishing in the river.
AREA RIVER RECORDS: Chinook Salmon: Skeena River, 92.5-pounds; Kalum River, 85-pounds; Kitimat River, 74-pounds; Steelhead: Skeena River, 45-pounds; Coho Salmon: Skeena River, 27-pounds.
Fishing Report from: Nicholas Dean Lodge for the Week of June 22 to June 28, 2008
Hello Anglers, It has been a wet, cool week in the Skeena region near Terrace, certainly not the weather you’d expect for the start of Summer! However, fishing conditions up until yesterday were quite good and the fishing for Chinook Salmon was good, particularly on the Kitimat River. On Friday, heavy rain in both the Skeena and Kitimat watersheds caused these rivers to rise substantially, and though still fishable, have not been producing the same numbers of fish since earlier in the week.
Despite the present conditions though, we enjoyed some great fishing a few days ago. My youngest brother Craig and his girlfriend Abby have been visiting from Ontario, and we had the good fortune of landing a 25 lb Chinook on their first day, a small jack, and lost a fish estimated between 35 and 40 lbs. You could tell by the look on their faces that they were both quite excited with the day, and there’s nothing like drifting down a river while enjoying gorgeous coastal mountain views.
As we enter the heart of our Summer season, there is still some space remaining in our prime weeks, with epic Chinook fishing on the Skeena in July, and Noel has all the details you need to battle with these giants!
Until next week, tight lines and screaming reels,
Chad Black
Operations manager
Nicholas Dean Lodge…where every cast is an adventure!
CURRENT REPORT and summary for Northern Coastal Rivers:
Fishing Report from: Ron Wakita of Reliable Guide and Charters
KITIMAT RIVER: The Kitimat River produced some exceptional numbers of Chinook this week. Mike Herzberg of Reliable Guide and Charters lead the charge with some exceptional fish counts drifting the Kitimat River.
Mike ended last week with a great day of Chinook fishing with the Zielinski's as reported in last week's report, hooking seven chinook landing two. Mike started this week with even better stats on his Tuesday June 24th drift with Tyler Weeres and Paul Cabral. They hooked thirteen chinook and landed five. Wow! Mike landed two chinook on Wednesday June 25th with Lucas Arruda, a 25lb chinook and a 35lb plus. Mike continued to produce fish all week fishing with friends and then on Saturday Mike drifted with clients, Brad Wickman his buddy and Troy. They landed a thirty and and a twenty five pound chinook and lost another at the boat. They also had two other hits that did not stay on. Mike is one of the finest anglers I know and I am proud to be associated with Mike in the Guiding business. Mike catch results speaks for itself.
Pat Oliver after working his shift in our tackle store drifted after work on Monday June 23rd with his buddy Chuck. They hooked four chinook and landed two. These are pretty good results considering Pat worked until 5:00P.M and was not on the water until 6:00. Areil Kuppers also an employee of our tackle store and an associate guide in training for Reliable also drifted on Monday evening after work. Areil and his buddy Derek Downey hooked three chinook and landed two. Areil's results are also impressive considering Areil worked until 7:00 P.M and didn't hit the water until 8:00 P.M. On Tuesday Areil and Derek drifted and hooked and landed two, a 12lb and 32lb.
On Wednesday I had the pleasure doing a morning drift with my good friend Mal Haggard and his father Bob. We lost one at Coho Flats but managed to land a 30lb Chinook at the Haisla bridge minutes before we were going to trailer the boat. I went to work at our tackle store and returned to the Haisla Bridge pool after work with my fishing partner Doug Rumley. We fished the west side for a bit and then rowed over to the east side just above an angler who was fishing from shore. Rather than compete with the angler fishing from shore we invited him to fish with us in the boat. He introduced himself as Rob, a young Med student working here in Kitimat. A brief conversation revealed that Rob (who we nicknamed Dr. Doogie) had played hockey with Doug's son Brett in Victoria. What a small world! We back trolled the pool in front of where Rob was fishing and as we worked across Dr. Doogie hooked and landed a twenty nine pound chinook.
We have weighed two chinook into our tackle store derby this week from the Power lines. It seems that the middle sections of the Kitimat are producing more Chinook than the lower section (below Haisla Bridge) The lower sections are catching some chinook on the tides but more are moving through into the middles sections. Most of the chinook landed in the middle sections have sea lice.
There was also a report of two pinks caught at Powerlines. This is the first sign of Pinks that I have heard of. Pinks have evolved into a very popular fishery especially with young kids and family groups. Pinks have been very strong the least three years and hopefully this trend will continue.
The July 1st weekend is usually a good weekend for Chinook fishing and judging from the catch rates during this week it looks promising for chinook anglers who are in Kitimat fishing the July long weekend.
The Kitimat Hatchery staff predicted a strong run of chinook this year and their predictions although late are starting to evolve into reality. Better late than never! The Kitimat Hatchery as well as other hatcheries are constantly faced with budget cuts. There is information available in local tackle stores outlining the issues and how you can help. I urge everyone to become informed and involved. Anyone interested please contact Noel or myself and we can provide information to you via email. Please get involved!
DOUGLAS CHANNEL: The Kitimat Harbour fishery remains spotty with the odd chinook caught but Sue Channel has produced pretty good numbers of Chinook. We scaled four chinook in from Sue Channel this week and the anglers reported more caught.
I spoke to Pat from the Hartley Bay Band who guided for King Pacific Lodge and he reports there are really good numbers of Chinook at Money Point. Pat also reported that Turtle Point was even better this week. The chinook catch numbers appears to be strong further down the Douglas Channel and there have been reports of the odd Coho being caught. There have also been some halibut caught although no large halibut have been reported. The smaller ones are better eating. Todd from Nautical West Sport Fishing reported catching eight halibut, five chinook and two Coho on a trip with clients. Well done Todd!
Tight Lines! Ron Wakita
Cast to this link for Kitimat tide tables http://www.waterlevels.gc.ca/cgi-bin/tide-shc.cgi?queryType=showRegion&language=english®ion=1
Fishing Report and Photos from: Steelhead Heaven
Hi Noel, here is a pic of client Allan Andreas from Leader, Saskatchewan, with a Kitimat River Hog! Caught with a Kitimat 65 and 35 minutes to the net, the Nookies were jumping like Coho and we hooked into a bunch in that pool, simply awesome. Photo by Tracey Hittel
Chinook Report Kitimat BC
What a week of Monster Nookies. Fish are running in small bunches and some of the pools are stacking up.
Today we had a large run of fresh Chinook take three anglers into the back of the reels and a fight of their lives. It was an incredible day as the pool was thick with rolling fish; I thought it was Coho season as the action was unbelievable.
Also the shore lunches are a nice hot treat as you can see from the smiling faces posted in this report. With a busy season starting I will make it short and look forward to more action as the peak is just around the corner, tight lines. Tracey John Hittel
FISHING REGULATION WEBSITES:
2007-2009 BC tidal waters and freshwater Salmon fishing information:
www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/recfish
Effective April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2009
2008-2009 Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis:
www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/fish
Effective April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009
NOTE: For In-season Regulation Changes posted on the web check the above URL’s
GUEST FISHING PHOTOS:
*** If any of you have special fishing photos, scenic river photos, wildlife photos or articles I would love to see them.
CATCH & RELEASE FORMULA: Chinook: girth squared x length x 1.54 divided by 1000 (inches) Steelhead: girth squared x length x 1.33 divided by 1000 (inches)
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GOOD LUCK and GOOD FISHING!
Yours sincerely,
Noel F. Gyger
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Jun 30, 2008; 10:32AM - Cabo Bite Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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FLY HOOKER SPORTFISHING
Captain George Landrum
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
Cabo Fish Report
June 23-29, 2008
WEATHER We are now back into summer mode. Our daytime highs have been in the mid to high 90’s and the nighttime lows have been a warm 80 degrees. Thank goodness the humidity has not gotten high yet, wait another two week for that. We had clear skies this week, for the most part, and the winds we were dealing with all day long every day last week were only blowing later in the afternoon this week.
WATER: The ebb and flow has this week gone in the direction of the Pacific. The warm water from the Sea of Cortez has pushed back the cooler Pacific water and we have now had almost a full week of water in the 78-80 degree range o the Cortez side of the Cape. This warm water has worked its way down so that the edge is almost due south of us and extends that direction for 30 miles. On the Pacific side the water remains in the 70-76 degree range with the cooler water being between the arch and the south side of the Golden Gate Bank, extending across the San Jaime Bank as well. This cooler water is green and at times there are streaks of almost brown in it.
BAIT: Just about the only thing I was able to find this week was Caballito for bait, but a few of the boats reported getting some Mackerel, but not many. The new price of $3 per bait is still holding, and for a few of the boats the price was even higher as they were only able to get 7 or 8 baits instead of the normal 10 baits, but were still getting charged the $30 price. I did not hear if there were Sardinas available or not.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Once again the week started slow for Billfish, as well as everything else. At the beginning of the week boats were lucky to see a few Marlin, let alone catch one or two. That all changed on Friday as a concentration of fish showed up, and showed up hungry, at the temperature break on the 95 spot. The fish were in small groups of twos and threes on the surface, and live bait was the best producer. Most boats were able to get at least one release and a few scored as many as five or six fish released. Farther to the north in the Cortez the Striped Marlin were spotty as the water was a bit warmer than the normally like, but there were a few Blue Marlin bites reported. It is still a bit cool for them, but look for more action from the girls in the blue suites as the water warms to a steady 82 degrees and the skipjack tuna start to show up in numbers.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Once again Friday seemed to be the day the fish shoed up as there were confirmed reports of fish in the 30-40 pound class found under porpoise between the 1150 and the Cabrilla Seamount. On Friday there were just a few boats in the fish but on Saturday the numbers increased. The fish were in the smaller Black Porpoise pods, which confused a lot of people, as that is not a normal occurrence. There were several fish reported in the #200 class as well. On Saturday this scene was repeated with one boat reported catching the largest Yellowfin of its history, and several other boats leaving the fish because they had enough. Who knows if these fish will stay in the area for any amount of time, but it is nice to see that there are still some out there. Live bait dropped down in among the porpoise worked best.
DORADO Once again there were just a few scattered Dorado reported, but look for the numbers and size of fish to increase as the water continues to warm.
WAHOO: There were a few Wahoo in the 40-50 pound class reported being caught, but I had no luck with them myself. The warm water offshore on the Cortez side of the Cape delivered a few scattered incidental fish for lucky anglers.
INSHORE: There were still plenty of Sierra available for anglers looking for consistent action on Pangas, as well as a fair number of small Roosterfish. Most of the action took place between Chileno and San Jose. On the Pacific side of the Cape the beach area was rough and green with only scattered schools of Sierra and small Yellowtails being found between the Arch and the lighthouse.
NOTES: Thank goodness the water is warming up! I have my fingers crossed that the Yellowfin will remain in our area and the Dorado will show up and start to bite! I know that it is a bit early in the season for there to be any large numbers of Dorado, but I can hope, right? Until next week, tight lines!
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Jun 27, 2008; 08:45PM - Roosters Zipped and Zapped!
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Category: Saltwater Fly Fishing Reports
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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Endless Season Update 06/25/2008
REPORT #1120 'Below the Border' Saltwater Fly-Fishing reports since 1996
East Cape
Jamie Pierre and Jack Davis, Seattle, WA, finished up their trip late last week with non-stop inshore action all day. They caught so many fish they were just flat worn out! Over the weekend it was tough fishing for most - going from double digit catches to onesy, twosy counts. Then a school of YFT’s showed up, pushing the counts up higher. Billfish action was pretty scratchy except for a few boats that posted a few multiples.
Beach fishing yielded a few small roosters, pompano and the usual needlefish, etc. The long hot walk along the beaches held little return.
By late this week, the north wind that blew on Tuesday had blown itself out and the small roosters were back in full force. Bryan Bero, Palisades, CA and Kirk Kuzmanic, Temecula, CA, had an humbling day as the roosters zipped and zapped between their flies. Before the day was over they had settled into the routine and had connected with their first Baja roosters.
Tip: When fishing the inshore watch for fish boiling on the surface and then cast. Usually that will be much more productive than just blind casting.
Water temperature 73-87
Air temperature 74-101
Humidity 31%
Wind: SW 11 knots
Conditions: Partly Sunny
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 6:34 a.m. MDT
Sunset 8:09 p.m. MDT
Magdalena Bay, Baja Mexico
Tom Anderson, Escondido, CA, and his group held their annual tournament at the newly-opened cabins and restaurant, Whales Tale Inn, on the thirty-mile long Magdalena Island this past week. They caught limits of yellowfin tuna, some grouper, one dorado, as well as halibut inside the bay. Their annual tournament was quite a success!
Water temperature 60 - 66
Air temperature 72 -101
Humidity 50 %
Wind: WNW 5 knots
Conditions: Sunny
Visibility 5 miles
Sunrise 6:39 a.m. MDT
Sunset 8:20 p.m. MDT
Zihuatanejo, Mainland Mexico
Offshore, the blue water is less than a mile off the beach, however because of the full moon phase, the fishing has been slow. The fleet is averaging about 1 sailfish per day, per boat. This will definitely pick up this coming week.
The tuna have pulled a disappearing act again, and the blue marlin bite has slowed way down. A few nice dorado are being caught each day.
Inshore, the roosterfish action is red hot. Six to eight roosters a day is not uncommon. There are also a few jack crevalle, sierra, and a lot of black skipjack tuna.
Ed Kunze
Water temperature 80 - 84
Air temperature 78-100
Humidity 55%
Wind: S 9 mi
Conditions: Mostly Sunny
Visibility 9 miles
Sunrise 7:14 a.m. CDT
Sunset 8:25 p.m. CDT
Cabo San Lucas
BILLFISH: There was no change from last week for the Marlin report. The Marlin bite at the beginning of the week was not bad but as soon as the cold water started to wrap around the Cape the fish moved up the sea of Cortez and the ones that stayed around here stopped biting. At the end of the week you were lucky to get a chance to throw bait at a fish.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: The white flags I saw this week were for Bonita that were caught close to the beach, I did not hear of anyone getting into any numbers of Yellowfin, but there were a few scattered football size fish caught.
DORADO There were a few scattered Dorado found up around the Punta Gorda area, but that was about it. They were caught by boats drifting with live bait for the most part, but a few were caught on trolled lures.
INSHORE: If you wanted to catch fish this week, a Panga fishing inshore was the way to go. The anglers were doing well on Sierra to 8 pounds, lots of Yellowtail to 10 pounds as well as a scattering of Bonito and Amberjack as well as Jack Crevalle. The Roosterfish that we had seen several weeks ago have been absent, probably due to the cooler waters. Most of the action on these fish took place between the arch and the lighthouse on the Pacific side and outside the Cabo del Sol-Palmilla area on the Cortez side.
George & Mary Landrum
Water temperature 67 - 75
Air temperature 72 - 100
Humidity 34%
Wind: SW 9 to 12 knots
Conditions: Mostly Sunny
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 6:36 a.m. MST
Sunset 8:08 p.m. MST
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Jun 26, 2008; 02:15PM - Costa Rica Fishing Report - Los Suenos - Fishing returns to normal
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Category: Los Suenos Marina
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Author Name: Jerry 'bubba' Hallstrom
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Howdy,
There has been some red tide move into the area the past week but it hasn't hurt the fishing as much as expected. There were a couple days that were slow but for the most part everyone has been catching some fish.
The 26 rock has been hot with this past week good numbers of wahoo, tuna, dorado and a nice marlin being caught.
Captain RJ on the Predator has been at the rock almost everyday the past week. They have been averaging 5 or 6 fish a day including some 35 pound wahoo, some 25 pound tuna, some 20 pound mahi mahi and a 400 plus pound black marlin. I heard the news of RJ's marlin before he was back at the marina. The big marlin hit a ballyhoo while trolling for wahoo. As most marlin will do he put on a good air show with some great leaps. One of the leaps was too close for comfort when mr marlin almost landed in the boat. The big angry fish slammed into the boat tower just a couple feet from the captain and clients. RJ said it was like being hit by another boat and they were lucky no one was hurt.
Captain Dave on the Missbehavin took a group out to the rock and caught 6 nice wahoo and several 25 pound yellowfin tuna.
Captain Jeremy and the guys on the Desperado went way out a few days ago...they ran out 50 miles for a 35 pound mahi mahi...luckily the guys on The Bite found the tuna and contacted Jeremy. They picked up and ran 15 miles to join the tuna bite and caught some nice fish. Most of the fish were in the 35-45 pund range...they did have one hogg on that was estimated at over 100 pounds, that fish was lost.
Thanks and good luck,
Bubba
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Jun 24, 2008; 12:49PM - Guided Fishing Terrace BC CHINOOK HOT NOW
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Category: Canada
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Author Name: Noel Gyger
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The photo of the week shows Sky Richard, angling guide for Nicholas Dean Lodge, about to release a beautiful, bright Chinook (King) Salmon back into the river this week. Sky was fishing with Chad Black and they both experienced a great day fishing with all gear types including the Spey fly rod. It inspired Chad so much that he wrote an article which can be read at http://www.noelgyger.ca/info-articles.htm the article is titled Just Keep Casting for BIG Chinook. Check it out sometime. Photo by Chad Black
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Noel Gyger – Guided Fishing Adventures and Weekly Fishing Report
4012 Best Street, Terrace BC V8G 5R8, Canada
Tel/Fax: (250) 635-2568
Cell: (250) 631-2678
E-mail: noel@noelgyger.ca
Home Page: www.noelgyger.ca
Fishing Reports: www.noelgyger.ca/past-fishing-reports.htm
RECORD SALMON & STEELHEAD Spin or fly-fishing
RIVER, LAKE, STREAM or OCEAN!!!
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Home Page: www.noelgyger.ca
Noel Gyger - WEEKLY FISHING REPORT dated June 15 – June 22, 2008
(Number 76)
Dear Fishing Friends:
SUMMARY: The weather has been cool all week. Fishing conditions and fishing were near perfect most of the week which tempted me to use the term “Excellent” but things turned around Saturday, it rained most of the day, so I had to lower my expectation to “Good”. The Salmon runs are moving upriver no matter what the conditions, high, low, dirty or clean. The Skeena River had been dropping and cleaning and was in perfect fishable condition up until Saturday, when the water started to come up again. More and more people were out fishing. I received numerous reports of some very good catches of big, bright, fresh Chinook (King) Salmon. The smaller “Jack” Chinook were being caught along the edges with light tackle and roe. The best way to angle for the BIG Chinook is by plunking out on a gravel bar. If the Salmon are swimming by and you have your gear in the water there is a good chance you may hook-up. Lower Kalum is in good shape and I have reports of Salmon being caught there also. Kitimat River is in good shape and Chinook fishing in the river has really picked up. The best fishing guides seem to know where the fish are holding and have done pretty well using the proper techniques and tackle.
It was difficult for me to decide which Photo of the Week to select as I had a few to choose from.
The DFO Tyee Test Fishery on the Skeena River indicates the Chinook run for this year is double from last year. This is a very early trend let’s hope it continues.
LIST OF “New” ITEMS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE THIS WEEK:
- June 16/08 one item posted on “Conservation” http://www.noelgyger.ca/conservation.htm
- June 19/08 one item posted on “Informational Articles” http://www.noelgyger.ca/info-articles.htm
- June 20/08 one item posted on “Quality Waters Strategy” http://www.noelgyger.ca/quality-waters.htm
NOW BOOKING FOR 2008 Let me know if I can be of service to book you with the 'best' fishing guide and/or fishing lodges for both river and ocean. There are NO extra charges to book through me, just a lot of free information and advice from a person with years and years of fishing and fish guiding experience. It is like hiring two guides for the price of one. I will promptly answer your questions and concerns. Cast here http://noelgyger.ca/special-guided.htm to read more of what I have to offer.
Many people book three trips per year to our area; one trip in the spring (March-April-May), one trip in the summer (June-July-August) and one trip in the fall (September-October-November). They love having the same guide but fishing for different fish in different areas.
Be sure to check out my website at www.noelgyger.ca for news bulletins, mid week fishing updates, conservation, my history, quality waters strategy, special guided fishing trips, video clips, scenic river photos, wildlife photos and others, comments from past guests, informational articles, archived fishing reports from 1996 through 2002 and a sportfishing market place. I hope it meets with your entire satisfaction.
FISHING GUIDE REPORTS FOR THIS WEEK ARE FROM:
Ron Wakita
Chad Black
Craig Murray
Gill McKean
Tracey Hittel
Todd Haynes
Randy Marshall
CURRENT REPORT and summary for Skeena and Tributaries:
TYPE OF FISH CAUGHT: Chinook and Trout for river. Chinook/Halibut/Bottom Fish/Crab for ocean.
Thank you for using barbless hooks.
FISHING THIS WEEK: GOOD
LARGEST FISH OF THE WEEK: Specie: 52-Chinook Where: Kitimat River Angler: Tracey Hittel
WEATHER: Cloudy with sunny periods and 40 percent chance of showers. Windy. High 15. UV index 4 or moderate. Region normal: Max. Temp. 21 degrees C. Min. Temp. 9.7 degrees C. Sunrise 4:59 AM Sunset 10:14 PM
WEATHER REPORTS VIA TELEPHONE: Environment Canada taped messages constantly updated, giving current conditions and three-day forecasts. Terrace 250-635-4192 Kitimat 250-632-7864 Prince Rupert 250-627-1155 Smithers 250-847-1958.
For current Terrace weather information please cast on:
http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/cities/can/pages/CABC0292.htm?ref=wxbtnold
WATER CONDITIONS: Skeena River is borderline fishable. Lower Kalum River is fishable. Most of the smaller coastal streams are in good shape. Kitimat River is clean. Zymoetz (Copper River) is dirty (it was clean all week but got dirty on Saturday due to some local steady rain)
CURRENT WATER HEIGHTS FOR:
SKEENA RIVER:
http://scitech.pyr.ec.gc.ca/waterweb/fullgraph.asp?stnid=08EF001
KITIMAT RIVER:
http://scitech.pyr.ec.gc.ca/waterweb/fullgraph.asp?stnid=08FF002
SKEENA RIVER: The water heights have been dropping most of the week. Fishing for Chinook (King) Salmon was red hot. This is the time of year when the Chinook migrate up the Skeena heading to their home rivers. There are a lot of fish in the river now and when the water is clean the fishing is fabulous.
KALUM RIVER: The water in the low end (below the first canyon) is fishable. Hopefully a good run of Chinook are still entering. I have a report of some good catches on the lower end. This is the time of year I have done exceptionally well fishing for Chinook in the past but this was in the upper end. Sad to say it has been closed to Chinook angling for a long time to protect the spawning runs. If the runs get strong enough I’m sure it will open to angling again. We are all hopeful.
This is a Classified River year round and can be guided from March 15 through October 15 only. The Steelhead record is 32-pounds. To see a photo of this fish cast to: http://noelgyger.ca/records/Record003.jpg The angler is Dennis Therrien.
KASIKS RIVER: It is now possible to fish for Chinook at the mouth, in the clean seam, where it joins the Skeena. Sometimes the Chinook come out of the Skeena and into the clean water in search for scent of their home river.
EXCHAMSIKS RIVER: Same as above, it is now possible to fish for Chinook in the clean seam.
EXSTEW RIVER: Same as above, it is now possible to fish for Chinook in the clean seam.
Note: the above three rivers are closed to angling for Chinook except at the very low end. Please check 2007 – 2009 BC Freshwater Salmon Supplement (fancy name for regulations) at: www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/recfish for details.
ZYMOETZ (COPPER) RIVER: The water was clean until Saturday when a local rain colored it up again.
KINCOLITH RIVER: The Chinook have started to come in with the high tides. Fishing for them is only allowed below the bridge. This is tidal water so anglers must have a salt water license even though you are fishing in the river.
AREA RIVER RECORDS: Chinook Salmon: Skeena River, 92.5-pounds; Kalum River, 85-pounds; Kitimat River, 74-pounds; Steelhead: Skeena River, 45-pounds; Coho Salmon: Skeena River, 27-pounds.
Fishing Report from: Nicholas Dean Lodge for the Week of June 15 to June 21, 2008
Hello Anglers,
The past week has seen some incredible fishing. Most of which I have reported in the article which Noel has posted on his website http://www.noelgyger.ca/info-articles.htm the article is titled Just Keep Casting for BIG Chinook.
Noel was kind enough to choose the photo that went along with the article as his Photo of the Week.
Until next week be safe on the water.
Chad Black
Operations manager
Nicholas Dean Lodge…where every cast is an adventure!
CURRENT REPORT and summary for Northern Coastal Rivers:
Fishing Report from: Ron Wakita of Reliable Guide and Charters
KITIMAT RIVER: The Kitimat River has noticeably produced on the days that the Kitimat Harbour Fishery has dropped off. This would make sense if you subscribe to the notion that if the chinook migrate from the harbour into the river. It would be logical that the catch rate would drop off in the harbour. This definitely appears to be the case but normally as the chinook migrate into the river they are replaced by more Chinook migrating up channel. Each year's chinook run has a different or quirky circumstance and has happened this year.
Dave Berguron weighed in a 43lb chinook on Thursday morning at our tackle store and reported that he caught another one Wednesday night that he estimated weighing over 50lbs. Mike weighed in a 19lb.chinook on Thursday afternoon. Jesse Houston an employee of our tackle store reports a run moving through the lower river last night. (Friday June 20th) Jesse while fishing the Hatchery Island watched a 'pile of chinook move through'. There is a growing high tide which peaked Friday at 17.7'. This high tide coupled with a rising river usually translates into more Chinook caught in the Kitimat River.
Mike Herzberg of Reliable Guide and Charters verified this theory with Mark and Rose Thiele-Zielinski on Saturday. Mark and Rose were the lucky winners of a guided trip on the Kitimat River which we donated to the Midget Provincial Championship which Kitimat recently hosted this spring. Mark and Rose also won accommodations at Minette Bay Lodge. Mike put Mark and Rose on to seven Chinook landing two. They battled three others for fifteen minutes or more before they lost them. Mike estimates two of the Chinook thirty plus lbs. Congratulations to Mark and Rose on a Great Day of Chinook fishing and special recognition of Mike's Guiding ability. Well Done!
DOUGLAS CHANNEL: The Kitimat Harbour Fishery produced some chinook Father's Day (Sunday June 15th) for many father's as well as quite a few other boaters. I had the pleasure of fishing with my two daughters, Julie and Michelle and my son, Corey. We hooked four Chinook and were able to land two. The chinook we landed were only 10lbs and the other was 16lbs but the gratification a father feels when fishing with his kids can only be understood by other parents who share the passion fishing with their children.
There were quite a few other boats turned 'broad side' with fish on. Wes Owens of Golden Adventures hooked two and landed one 18lbs. Todd of Nautical West Adventures boated two chinook 19lbs and 20lbs. Cosby Smith also landed two Chinook, sizes unknown as Cosby was being secretive that day. Fishermen are a strange breed!?!
The chinook run in the harbour still appears to be a bit late and the catch rates although were pretty good on Sunday have been erratic; good one day off the next.
Cast to this link for Kitimat tide tables http://www.waterlevels.gc.ca/cgi-bin/tide-shc.cgi?queryType=showRegion&language=english®ion=1
Fishing Report and Photos from: Nautical West Sport Fishing
Hi Noel, I have a photo of a client - Patrick Havig with a couple of
bottom buddies he caught this week. Thanks again. Todd Haynes
Fishing Report and Photos from: Steelhead Heaven
A HOG FOR SURE! 3 OF US ON THE ROD TO LAND IT 1 KM DOWNSTREAM FROM THE BOAT – Photo by Tracey Hittel
As predicted by the Biologists in the Kitimat region, large Chinooks are lurking in the local waters. Many fish in the mid to upper 40-pound range are being hooked some not as fortunate as the pic above. When this monster hit, it took all of the anglers in the boat and 1KM of river to bring this bad boy into the net. 47 inch length and 27 inch girth. According to Noel’s formula (girth squared x length x 1.54 divided by 1000) this fish would have weighed 52.76 – pounds. WOW!
Not to mention a 49-pounder taken on an 8wt fly rod, this fish took the angler 3KM down river to finally bring the fish to shore.
With peak season a few weeks away the early run is starting to flood the river as well the saltwater fishing has picked up. Killer Whales are migrating in the Douglas Channel to feed on the schools of Salmon as they start their journey to the spawning grounds.
Guests arriving this week are from England, Calgary, Saskatoon and Italy. Tight lines. Tracey Hittel
Fishing Report and Photos from: Westcoast Fishing Adventures
Mark Pendlington and Austen McKean Austen releases the BIG Chinook
Gill McKean, the owner of Westcoast Fishing Adventures was shooting a sportfishing show this week with Mark Pendlington of Sportfishing BC fame and Gill’s son Austen is the star. They did very well.
A photo of me and my brother with the double header is from today (June 20th) on the Skeena, Austen and Mark landed a few nice fish yesterday on the Kitimat. The Skeena is heating up!!
The spring Steelhead season is officially over and the Chinook are here. It started out a little slow but now they are coming in hot and heavy! We are seeing higher than average sizes, the little ones are 30-pounds. With the rising gas prices we are seeing less traffic on the rivers and more fish than ever so don’t delay…it’s time to play! Life is short…live for today!
The Ocean fishing is red hot as well. The Halibut fishing is the best I have seen in years and we are already catching Coho along with the Chinook…what a combination.
Contact Noel anytime and he will get you hooked-up. Tight Lines. Gill McKean
CURRENT REPORT and summary for Central Coast/North Van Island Wilderness Rivers:
Fishing Report from: Nimmo Bay Resort
At the end of a perfect day, a perfect meal. What better feast to have than an overdose of Dungeness Crab, fresh and sweet, with the appropriate dipping sauces. This is fishing at its best. Perhaps you will also consider coming to see us one day. Contact Noel anytime to make the arrangements.
Craig Murray, Owner
Nimmo Bay Resort (Est. 1980)
Proud member of BC Sustainable Tourism Collective
www.sustainablebc.ca
To Fly is Human ...To Hover, Divine
Note from Noel: This year in 2007, out of 10 Heli fishing and tour resorts and lodges from around the world, Nimmo Bay Resort was voted number one by the prestigious, New York based Forbes Traveler magazine. Congratulations Craig, Deborah and staff.
FISHING REGULATION WEBSITES:
2007-2009 BC tidal waters and freshwater Salmon fishing information:
www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/recfish
Effective April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2009
2008-2009 Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis:
www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/fish
Effective April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009
NOTE: For In-season Regulation Changes posted on the web check the above URL’s
GUEST FISHING PHOTOS:
*** If any of you have special fishing photos, scenic river photos, wildlife photos or articles I would love to see them.
CATCH & RELEASE FORMULA: Chinook: girth squared x length x 1.54 divided by 1000 (inches) Steelhead: girth squared x length x 1.33 divided by 1000 (inches)
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GOOD LUCK and GOOD FISHING!
Yours sincerely,
Noel F. Gyger
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Jun 23, 2008; 12:54PM - Cabo Bite Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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FLY HOOKER SPORTFISHING
Captain George Landrum
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
Cabo Fish Report
June 16-22, 2008
WEATHER Things have changed just a bit on the weather front, as of the middle of the week the wind quit blowing 24 hours a day and has just started blowing around 1 pm every day. That has made the afternoon temps comfortable and the early morning very nice, at least on shore. Our daytime highs have been in the mid 80’s and the nighttime lows in the high 60’s. No rain this week and we had mostly sunny skied.
WATER: Back and forth, back and forth, that is what the water temperatures have been doing to us as the California current brings cold water our way and then weakens and the Cortez warm water pushes our way. As of the end of the week instead of the 61 degree water we were having right here in the bay of Cabo at the beginning of the week, the water warmed up to 69 degrees out front, 62 degrees on the Pacific side of the Cape and 77 degrees from Gray Rock and north to the Punta Gorda area. Off shore, to the south and the Pacific side the water is green, it does not really clear up until you get to the north of the Gorda Banks. Surface conditions on the Pacific side have been pretty rough this week with the strong winds, later in the week the mornings have been all right until the wind starts to kick in, then it becomes choppy. The swells on the Pacific side are 4-6 feet with an occasional swell at 8 feet, mostly due to the constant wind. On the Cortez side of the Cape the mornings have been great, and the water up past the Santa Maria area has been good most of the day. Coming home from that area has been rough in the afternoon as the wind starts to come more from the west later in the day.
BAIT: Mackerel and a few Caballito were available at the new price of $3 per bait, and there were nice sized Sardinas at the Palmilla area at $25 a scoop.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: There was no change from last week for the Marlin report. The Marlin bite at the beginning of the week was not bad but as soon as the cold water started to wrap around the Cape the fish moved up the sea of Cortez and the ones that stayed around here stopped biting. At the end of the week you were lucky to get a chance to throw bait at a fish.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: The white flags I saw this week were for Bonita that were caught close to the beach, I did not hear of anyone getting into any numbers of Yellowfin, but there were a few scattered football size fish caught.
DORADO There were a few scattered Dorado found up around the Punta Gorda area, but that was about it. They were caught by boats drifting with live bait for the most part, but a few were caught on trolled lures.
WAHOO: The full moon should have resulted in some Wahoo, but the water was too cold.
INSHORE: If you wanted to catch fish this week, a Panga fishing inshore was the way to go. The anglers were doing well on Sierra to 8 pounds, lots of Yellowtail to 10 pounds as well as a scattering of Bonito and Amberjack as well as Jack Crevalle. The Roosterfish that we had seen several weeks ago have been absent, probably due to the cooler waters. Most of the action on these fish took place between the arch and the lighthouse on the Pacific side and outside the Cabo del Sol-Palmilla area on the Cortez side.
NOTES: Checking on my reports form this time last year, it looks like a repeat so far. In 2006 we were catching Blue and Black Marlin already and the water was nice and warm. Hopefully we will see the warm water soon and the fishing will turn around. Until then, keep your fingers crossed! Until next week, tight lines!
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Jun 22, 2008; 03:53PM - SOUTHPORT,NC FISHING REPORT
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Category: Carolina's
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Author Name: Captain Butch Foster
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6-20-08
We were headed offshore today with Tim Greene, Kevin Stanley, Eldon Hinegardner, Jerry Fredell, Olin Huffman, from Marganton,NC and Mike Greene from Lenoir,NC.
We found the fish in the 350's area to be biting pretty good. The highlite of the morning was a big Hog Nose Snapper and a big Almaco Jack that gave a great fight all the way to the boat!!
On the lite line the first King Mackeral we had was big enough that she bit through the #6 wire. We almost got her into gaff range before the wire parted and estimated her in the 30's.
The next king was just above 'snake' barely but then after that the current started backing up into the wind and that made running a lite line impossible for us as we anchor to bottom fish.
We tried drifting so we could run the lite line but then everyone was staying tangled so we scraped that idea.
We ended the day with the cart 3/4 full of fish for the crew, that's around 250 to 300 lbs. of fish. That should make a nice fish fry for everyone!!
We all had a beautiful day even though the winds and seas picked up in the evening making the ride home a little 'sporty' in the 3 to 5 foot seas, but the 'old Mako' made short work of them as she challenged each and every one at a crusing speed of 30 knots and a dry ride!!!
We didn't go out today, the weather was unstable and it looked like trouble was in the mix. As I have said so many times in the past, if you are not sure go with your first instincts!!
As it would happen, strong storms developed on the coast. Reports of at least two boats capsizing and one drowing so far. Guy's, it's a grim reminder that a fish is not worth the chance.
Just think what would have happened if these storms had taken an offshore path instead of going up the beach.
Our thoughts and prayers go to the victims and their familys!!
As for fishing tomorrow, I haven't decided yet. But you can bet that if there is the slightest chance of bad weather, we won't have a report on the fishing because I won't have my fishermen out there unless I know it's safe!!!
Till next time, stay safe, fish smart, and God Bless!!!
Fish On!!!!
Capt. Butch
www.yeahrightcharters.com
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Jun 21, 2008; 08:40PM - Best Week in a While…
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Category: Saltwater Fly Fishing Reports
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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Endless Season Update 06/18/2008
REPORT #1119 'Below the Border' Saltwater Fly-Fishing reports since 1996
East Cape
Windy conditions subsided by the weekend and the inshore fishing was as good as it gets for small roosters, jacks, pargo and a few cabrilla. Offshore action continued to be somewhat spotty until Wednesday when schools of tuna were found outside the lighthouse. Wednesday was the first time this year that I saw dorado only a few hundred yards off the rocks at Punta Colorada. One did bite a marabou deceiver but fell off. In the meantime, Jamie Pierre, Seattle, WA landed the largest rooster of his long fishing career.
Beach action consisted of a mixed bag with mostly small roosters, jacks, pompano and a few ladyfish.
I was on the beach early Thursday morning in the gray light at Rincon and hung a nice jack in the high teens on my third cast of the morning. The roosters continued to feed while I landed him!
All in all, one of the best weeks of fishing this year.
Tip: When fishing close to shore in the rocks, try a small pink and white Clouser slow retrieved for good pargo action.
Water temperature 73-87
Air temperature 74-95
Humidity 28%
Wind: SW 11 knots
Conditions: Mostly Cloudy
Visibility 11 miles
Sunrise 6:32 a.m. MDT
Sunset 8:08 p.m. MDT
Magdalena Bay, Baja Mexico
Bob Hoyt reported a good tuna bite outside the Boca along with some yellowtail out toward San Lazzero. Several boats also spotted a couple of marlin---cold water notwithstanding.
The esteros continued to produce good catches of grouper and cabrilla. The locals are limiting out on corvina from the recently completed dock.
Water temperature 60 - 66
Air temperature 72 -90
Humidity 70 %
Wind: S 12 knots
Conditions: Sunny
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 6:37 a.m. MDT
Sunset 8:19 p.m. MDT
Zihuatanejo, Mainland Mexico
The blue water is only about a mile off the beach, the seas are calm, and conditions are overall perfect. But, fishing has been only average. This could be attributed to the full moon cycle, with the action expected to heat up in the next couple of weeks.
The average is still about 1 - 3 sailfish a day per boat, and the 15 boat fleet is getting about 3 blue marlin a day. The water is warming up however, and the blues are moving out to about the 30 mile mark.
Cindy Belmonte of Simi Valley, CA fished with Captain Margarito releasing 3 sailfish and taking a small dorado.
The inshore action for roosters is excellent all up and down the coast.
Ed Kunze
Water temperature 80 - 84
Air temperature 79-100
Humidity 55%
Wind: WSW 9 mi
Conditions: Mostly Cloudy
Visibility 9 miles
Sunrise 7:12 a.m. CDT
Sunset 8:23 p.m. CDT
Cabo San Lucas
BILLFISH: The marlin bite at the beginning of the week was not bad but as soon as the cold water started to wrap around the Cape the fish moved up into the sea of Cortez. The ones that stayed around here stopped biting. At the end of the week you were lucky to get a chance to throw bait at a fish.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: There were no fish at the beginning of the week but at the end of the week there were some football fish found on the Pacific side around the San Jaime Banks. Boats that were brave enough to challenge the 10 mile weather were able to get a decent catch of Yellowfin in the 10-15 pound class just to the south of the San Jaime. Best lures were cedar plugs and small dark colored feathers. The fish were associated with spotted porpoise.
DORADO There were some dorado found at the end of the week in the warmer water south of the San Jaime Bank in the same area where the yellowfin were found. They were decent fish in the 20-35 pound class and most bit on the same lures as the yellowfin.
INSHORE: This was the type of fishing to do this week as the sierra bite turned on. The inshore bite on the sierra and on small yellowtail was almost wide open. Almost all of this bite took place on the Cortez side of the Cape, but for those boats willing to challenge the currents and waves on the Pacific side, there was a decent bite on Snapper up at the El Arco area as well.
George & Mary Landrum
Water temperature 67 - 75
Air temperature 71 - 99
Humidity 31%
Wind: SW 9 to 12 knots
Conditions: Mostly Sunny
Visibility 13 miles
Sunrise 6:35 a.m. MST
Sunset 8:07 p.m. MST
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Jun 16, 2008; 12:18PM - BC Fishing Guide BOOKING NOW
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Category: Canada
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Author Name: Noel Gyger
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The photo of the week shows angling guide Tracey Hittel assisting his guest Frank Aldo from Switzerland to pose one of his BIG Kitimat River Chinook (King) Salmon. He landed seven Chinook on this day last year. Frank is a repeat guest and will be back this year to try his luck again. Photo courtesy of Tracey Hittel of Steelhead Heaven
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Noel Gyger - WEEKLY FISHING REPORT dated June 8 – June 15, 2008
Dear Fishing Friends:
SUMMARY: The weather has been pretty good all week, kind of a mixed bag of sun, clouds and a little rain but temperatures remain cooler than normal. This definitely helps keep the rivers in good shape. The Skeena remains fishable and I have reports of some good catches of bright Chinook. The best way to angle for them now is by plunking out. If the Salmon are swimming by and you have your gear in the water there is a good chance you may hook up. Lower Kalum is in good shape. Kitimat River is in good shape but very, very low and not many Chinook moving in right now. The best fishing guides seem to know where the fish are holding and have done pretty well using the proper techniques and tackle. Check out the Ron Wakita report below.
I have been in touch with DFO and asked if they have a prediction for the size of the Skeena Salmon run this year. Mark Reagan, Resource Manager, Recreational fisheries explained, “The only species we formally forecast for the Skeena is sockeye and we are forecasting a run size of 1.3 million for 2008. We should have a good idea by early July on chinook and the tyee test fishery is scheduled to start on June 10.”
LIST OF “New” ITEMS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE THIS WEEK:
- June 12/08 on item posted on “Conservation” http://www.noelgyger.ca/conservation.htm
- June 13/08 on item posted on “Conservation” http://www.noelgyger.ca/conservation.htm
NOW BOOKING FOR 2008 Let me know if I can be of service to book you with the 'best' fishing guide and/or fishing lodges for both river and ocean. There are NO extra charges to book through me, just a lot of free information and advice from a person with years and years of fishing and fish guiding experience. It is like hiring two guides for the price of one. I will promptly answer your questions and concerns. Cast here http://noelgyger.ca/special-guided.htm to read more of what I have to offer.
Many people book three trips per year to our area; one trip in the spring (March-April-May), one trip in the summer (June-July-August) and one trip in the fall (September-October-November). They love having the same guide but fishing for different fish in different areas.
Be sure to check out my website at www.noelgyger.ca for news bulletins, mid week fishing updates, conservation, my history, quality waters strategy, special guided fishing trips, video clips, scenic river photos, wildlife photos and others, comments from past guests, informational articles, archived fishing reports from 1996 through 2002 and a sportfishing market place. I hope it meets with your entire satisfaction.
FISHING GUIDE REPORTS FOR THIS WEEK ARE FROM:
Ron Wakita
Chad Black
Craig Murray
CURRENT REPORT and summary for Skeena and Tributaries:
TYPE OF FISH CAUGHT: Chinook and Trout for river. Chinook/Halibut/Bottom Fish/Crab for ocean.
Thank you for using barbless hooks.
FISHING THIS WEEK: FAIR
LARGEST FISH OF THE WEEK: Specie: Sorry, no big fish reported this week Where: Angler:
WEATHER: Cloudy. High 13. Region normal: Max. Temp. 20 degrees C. Min. Temp. 7.1 degrees C. Sunrise 4:58 AM Sunset 10:12 PM
WEATHER REPORTS VIA TELEPHONE: Environment Canada taped messages constantly updated, giving current conditions and three-day forecasts. Terrace 250-635-4192 Kitimat 250-632-7864 Prince Rupert 250-627-1155 Smithers 250-847-1958.
For current Terrace weather information please cast on:
http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/cities/can/pages/CABC0292.htm?ref=wxbtnold
WATER CONDITIONS: Skeena River is borderline fishable. Lower Kalum River is fishable. Kitimat River is dropping and is fishable. Most smaller coastal streams are in good shape. Kitimat River is very low and clean
CURRENT WATER HEIGHTS FOR:
SKEENA RIVER:
http://scitech.pyr.ec.gc.ca/waterweb/fullgraph.asp?stnid=08EF001
KITIMAT RIVER:
http://scitech.pyr.ec.gc.ca/waterweb/fullgraph.asp?stnid=08FF002
SKEENA RIVER: The water heights have been dropping all week and is borderline fishable. This is what is needed to bring in the Chinook (King) Salmon runs.
KALUM RIVER: The water in the low end (below the first canyon) is fishable. Hopefully a good run of Chinook are still entering. This is the time of year I have done exceptionally well fishing for Chinook in the past but this was in the upper end. Sad to say it has been closed to Chinook angling for a long time to protect the spawning runs. If the runs get strong enough I’m sure it will open to angling again. We are all hopeful.
This is a Classified River year round and can be guided from March 15 through October 15 only. The Steelhead record is 32-pounds. To see a photo of this fish cast to: http://noelgyger.ca/records/Record003.jpg The angler is Dennis Therrien.
KASIKS RIVER: It is now possible to fish for Chinook at the mouth, in the clean seam, where it joins the Skeena. Sometimes the Chinook come out of the Skeena and into the clean water in search for scent of their home river.
EXCHAMSIKS RIVER: Same as above, it is now possible to fish for Chinook in the clean seam.
EXSTEW RIVER: Same as above, it is now possible to fish for Chinook in the clean seam.
Note: the above three rivers are closed to angling for Chinook except at the very low end. Please check 2007 – 2009 BC Freshwater Salmon Supplement (fancy name for regulations) at: www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/recfish for details.
ZYMOETZ (COPPER) RIVER: The water is still colored up but soon should be fishable.
AREA RIVER RECORDS: Chinook Salmon: Skeena River, 92.5-pounds; Kalum River, 85-pounds; Kitimat River, 74-pounds; Steelhead: Skeena River, 45-pounds; Coho Salmon: Skeena River, 27-pounds.
Fishing Report from: Nicholas Dean Lodge for the Week of June 8 to June 14, 2008
Hello Anglers,
The past week has been a tough one for fishing in the Skeena region near Terrace, though there is evidence that both water conditions and fishing will improve. Early in the week, clients fished the main channel Skeena, and even though the large river was dropping and clearing, the fishing was tough. The Kitimat was a little more generous in giving up its prized Chinook, and clients landed a few chrome fish between 15 and 30 lbs, despite the fact that the river was low and clean. Mid week, however, we received a large amount of rainfall, which should raise river levels in the Kitimat and encourage those fish waiting in Douglas Channel to migrate upriver.
On their time off, Greg and Sky have been out bar fishing and scouting out new water as much as possible, and have been successful on most days. Plunking can be an incredibly effective way to target Chinook when they’re migrating upriver, provided that you choose your location wisely. Over the years, our guides have learned many of the best spots for setting up the “plunk show,” and there’s nothing like seeing your rod tip twitch slightly, and then have line peel off as you set the hook into a heavy fish!
And last, but not least, I had the opportunity to fish a Skeena tributary yesterday afternoon with guide Jeff Langley. It had been awhile since we’d cast our Spey rods, and, coupled with my ambition to hook into a Chinook on the fly, decided to cast large, chartreuse and blue flies on heavy sink tips into the stained water. It took a little getting used to at the start, but casting the Skagit head and heavy line was much easier than I thought it was going to be, and became quite enjoyable. The only problem was that I had to remind myself not to cast too far! Jeff had the good opportunity to hook into a Chinook briefly, enough to get the adrenaline going, but it was not meant to last, unfortunately. I guess that just means we’ll have to go out and do it again!
We are still offering a 5% discount off the 2008 rates for select weeks in our Trophy Chinook season – contact Noel today for more details!
Until next week, tight lines and screaming reels…
Chad Black
Operations manager
Nicholas Dean Lodge…where every cast is an adventure!
CURRENT REPORT and summary for Northern Coastal Rivers:
Fishing Report from: Ron Wakita of Reliable Guide and Charters
KITIMAT RIVER: The Kitimat River has been in great fishing shape this week. Even when it has been high the water clarity has been very good and so has the chinook fishing.
Mike Herzberg of Reliable Guide and Charters has been doing really well drifting the Kitimat. June 9th Mike drifted with his friend Alvaro. They hooked 4 Chinook and landed two. They released an 11lb jack and kept an 18 lb chinook. Mike also drifted on June 11th and landed another chinook with Mr. Pereria. Over the years Mike has evolved a relationship with an eagle on the Kitimat River. Mike catches a chinook and leaves the gut pile on a stump for his buddy the eagle.
Pat Oliver of Reliable hooked three chinook for his clients on Thursday but they were unable to land any of them. .Chinook are big tough fish and the sometimes sad reality is that anglers will not land them all. The more difficult the challenge the more rewarding the accomplishment. Such is the case with chinook fishing. Pat fishing with his buddy Gene Mattiuz landed a 16lb. chinook on Friday
There was two chinook landed at the Pump house Friday morning and one at the Big Spruce Friday night. There was also a report of a chinook landed above the Haisla bridge.
DOUGLAS CHANNEL: Tony and Caroline Deries caught 6 halibut and lost 2, largest at 82 lbs and smallest at 17lbs last week. To go with that they caught 1 dozen grey cod and 16 Dungeness Crab. They were fishing at Grant's Point at low tide. There were four of them fishing. Congratulations to Tony, Caroline and friends on a Great Day of fishing!
The Kitimat Harbour fishery has had some sporadic results this week. I fished Sunday June 8th with my friend Doug Rumley, my twin brother Rick and my nephew Derek. Rick boated a chinook 19 lbs and Doug landed one 24lbs.
Derek landed the biggest of the day, 46lbs. This unusual feature of this chinook was the colour. Although caught in the salt water on June 8th and covered in Sea lice this chinook exhibited spawning colours of a chinook caught in the river late July. Despite the colour the chinook gave Derek an exceptional battle that Derek won. Congrats Derek.
Wes Owens of Golden Adventures hooked four chinook on Monday June 9th boating two. Wes was guiding Italian clients from Nicholas Dean lodge.
Cosby Smith of Cosby Smith Fishing Adventures boated two chinook on Monday as well.
Dan Oneil reports catching a chinook on Thursday. Saturday June 14th, I had the pleasure of fishing with Ken Markiwski and Aaron. We boated a chinook 26lbs and lost another.
It seems that the Kitimat Harbour fishery is stronger when the river is low and declines a bit when the river height bumps up. This is typical phenomenon which has been occurring for years. It makes sense that the chinook would migrate into the river when the river height is higher.
Cast to this link for Kitimat tide tables http://www.waterlevels.gc.ca/cgi-bin/tide-shc.cgi?queryType=showRegion&language=english®ion=1
CURRENT REPORT and summary for Central Coast/North Van Island Wilderness Rivers:
Fishing Report from: Nimmo Bay Resort
A 10 year old's first big Steelhead, or fish for that matter. What a great way to be introduced to angling. His father and brother came from New York with him to catch the fish of a lifetime at Nimmo Bay. Way to go Brandon. Mom's pretty proud as well.
Craig Murray, Owner
Nimmo Bay Resort (Est. 1980)
To Fly is Human ...To Hover, Divine
Note from Noel: This year in 2007, out of 10 Heli fishing and tour resorts and lodges from around the world, Nimmo Bay Resort was voted number one by the prestigious, New York based Forbes Traveler magazine. Congratulations Craig, Deborah and staff.
FISHING REGULATION WEBSITES:
2007-2009 BC tidal waters and freshwater Salmon fishing information:
www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/recfish
Effective April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2009
2008-2009 Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis:
www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/fish
Effective April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009
NOTE: For In-season Regulation Changes posted on the web check the above URL’s
GUEST FISHING PHOTOS:
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CATCH & RELEASE FORMULA: Chinook: girth squared x length x 1.54 divided by 1000 (inches) Steelhead: girth squared x length x 1.33 divided by 1000 (inches)
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Jun 16, 2008; 11:00AM - Cabo Bite Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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FLY HOOKER SPORTFISHING
Captain George Landrum
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
Cabo Fish Report
June 9-15, 2008
WEATHER Our nighttime lows have been in the mid to high 60’s while the daytime highs have been in the mid 80’s, really nice weather all around except that the darn wind has been blowing almost non-stop all week. We have had mostly sunny skies, or partly cloudy if you are a pessimist, all week long.
WATER: We had the cold water off of the Pacific Ocean make a strong intrusion into the Sea of Cortez this week. What had been very nice warm water all along the Cortez side turned into cold green water this week as our temperatures dropped from the high 70’s into the low to mid 60’s. Out in front of town we had the water temperature drop to 61 degrees on Saturday, and the cold water, most of it in the 64-degree range, extended up to the Punta Gorda area. As of the end of the week it had warmed a bit to the low 70’s, but was still green. On the Pacific side the water was rough due to the consistent northwesterly winds, with seas at 4-6 feet and plenty of chop on top of that in the first 10 miles from the beach. Outside the ten miles the swells were still there but the chop disappeared as the wind appeared to be land related.
BAIT: Mackerel and a few Caballito were available at the new price of $3 per bait, and there were nice sized Sardinas at the Palmilla area at $25 a scoop.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: The Marlin bite at the beginning of the week was not bad but as soon as the cold water started to wrap around the Cape the fish moved up the sea of Cortez and the ones that stayed around here stopped biting. At the end of the week you were lucky to get a chance to throw bait at a fish.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: There were no fish at the beginning of the week but at the end of the week there were some football fish found on the Pacific side around the San Jaime Banks. Boats that were brave enough to challenge the 10 mile weather were able to get a decent catch of Yellowfin in the 10-15 pound class just to the south of the San Jaime. Best lures were cedar plugs and small dark colored feathers. The fish were associated with spotted porpoise.
DORADO There were some Dorado found at the end of the week in the warmer water south of the San Jaime Bank in the same area the Yellowfin were found. They were decent fish in the 20-35 pound class and most bit on the same lures as the Yellowfin.
WAHOO: The Wahoo went somewhere else this past week.
INSHORE: This was the type of fishing to do this week as the Sierra bite turned on and the inshore bite on them and on small Yellowtail was almost wide open. Almost all of this bite took place on the Cortez side of the Cape, but for those boats willing to challenge the currents and waves on the Pacific side, there was a decent bite on Snapper up at the el Arco area as well.
NOTES: Inshore was the place to be this week. All our inshore anglers did well if they were willing to catch what was available. The few Roosterfish that were caught were small, probably due to the cooler water, but also due to the cold water all the offshore species made themselves scarce. We just have to keep our fingers crossed that things improve and the water warms back up. Until next week, tight lines!
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