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August 8 2009 Posted By mhadmin - Sat Aug 8th, 2009 - Filed under: General
QCL anglers have enjoyed calm seas with light southerlies dominating the weather picture this weekend. Bits of liquid sunshine alternating with the real thing have provided some beautiful light out on the grounds. On the fishing front, we're seeing that there are definitely good numbers of big Chinook salmon out there, but they're not easy to catch right now! The takes are very light and they definitely test your patience as the Chinooks are holding in tight to the structure and the kelp beds. The hours around high slack have certainly been most productive - these days that's in the later afternoon - and the bite seems to last 2 or 3 hours. The weekend trip kicked off with a bang Friday as lots of good Tyees were brought to the boat. Topping a list of 30 pound-plus fish were a couple of beauties for our current Totem House guests. William Fuchter released a big bright Chinook at Parker Point which was taped out to 41 pounds by guide Kevin Clough, competing with brother Rob who guided angler Kurt Stocker to an awesome Bird Rock One fish scoring 48 pounds before it was released. Excelent work to everyone involved! The weather forecast for the coming week promises continuing Southerlies to 25 knots, swinging back and forth from southeast to southwest. Cloudy skies and occasional showers will be the order of the day through most of the week. Tides will moderate to about a 7 - 9 foot swing through the next few days. - Comments (0) |
August 6 2009 Posted By mhadmin - Thu Aug 6th, 2009 - Filed under: General
Following up on the results of the Kingfisher Derby, the strong Northwesterlies continued through Tuesday before settling back to light winds on Wednesday. Gary Baxter's big Chinook held the lead right through to the end although he was seriously challenged on Sunday by Craig Engelsman who landed a giant Tyee off Cape Naden which taped out to 42.35, just a half pound smaller! So Craig took second place and Gary Baxter goes into the books as the big winner in this year's Kingfisher Derby. Congratulations guys! The north shore fishing grounds finally opened back up on Wednesday and QCL anglers quickly returned to all of their favourite haunts. Green Point and Klashwun Point The weekend is shaping up to be a mix of moderate southeasterlies and southwesterlies with cloudy skies and scattered showers - real fishing weather! The tides are still swinging around 12 feet so the slack period is likely to continue to be a factor in fish feeding (and catching) action! - Comments (0) |
July 29 2009 Posted By mhadmin - Wed Jul 29th, 2009 - Filed under: General
Fishing efforts have been targeted mainly at the prductive waters from Bird 2 down to the Mazzaredo Islands this week as steady Northwest winds continue to blow. Overall, catch numbers seem to be low as chinook remains to be the primary target of many anglers. However coho action is still hot and is still keeping anglers busy. When the winds settle back, we will see an increase numbers of fish bounce back to previous levels of last week. Most of the chinooks coming in seem to be in the 20-50 pound plus range and they are caught close to kelp and rock structures. Several "cookie cutter" tyees have been showing up on Wednesday and several notable releases were from veteran guide Terry Laboucane and his guest 18 year old Blair Hendricks hooked up a monster by Parker Point which taped out to be 41 by 28 inches translated to be a 43 pound Tyee! Another monster was caught and released by guide Joe Karpinski and guest Daryl Fontaine at Bird 1 around 30 ft of water and it took a fierce battle before finally landing a chrome 53 pound beauty. The Kingfisher Deerby kicks off this Friday adn anglers will face simillar conditions this week as the high pressure system brings sunshine, warm air and northwesterlies 15 to 25 knots. The tides are moderate with moderate swings of 7 to 9 feet through the week end. Good luck to all derby anglers and bring your sunscreen!
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July 25 2009 Posted By mhadmin - Sat Jul 25th, 2009 - Filed under: General
The sun has returned in full force this weekend and evceryone is soaking it up! We are expecting big blue skies and warm temperatures up to 22 degrees for the next week or so. With this weather, northwest winds will push in bait and salmon from the offshore. Salmon action is everywhere and the cohos are definately keeping anglers busy. Chinook salmon are being piccked up at depths between 35 and 55 ft of key points on herring and anchovie with teaser heads. Ccape Naden, Parker point and Klashwun Points have produced nice chinooks over the past few days and a notable catch by QCL guide Sophie Harrison and Totem House angler Christian Bevzeville released a beautiful chrome Tyee on Saturday after taping out to 42lbs. Another 40 pounder was caught by long time guest John Zaytsoff and a big 74 pound halibut for Dean Malhiot . The forecast sunny eather will be accompanifed by moderating tides as the new moon has passed and we get away from these 16 foot tide swings. - Comments (0) |
July 22 2009 Posted By mhadmin - Fri Jul 24th, 2009 - Filed under: General .jpg) It's been a great fishing week with flat calm seas and lots of great salmon action. The Coho action keeps anglers busy throughout the day with the bulk of fish in the 7 - 10 lb class and enough 10 - 14 pounders in the mix to make it really interesting. With the extreme tides we're seeing this week the Chinooks have been hunkered down, mostly tight in the kelp or down deep. Savvy anglers are finding them though and the rewards have been great. There are some big fish around these days! Father & son fishing partners Hugh & Duncan McGillavray have had a great stay with 3 Tyee Chinooks up to 40 pounds in a couple of days, Mike Dockrill boated a nice 40 pounder as well on Monday. Dale Derbyshire, another QCL veteran, has 37 & 39 pound Tyees and Dave Payer had a 40 Wednesday. The big salmon this week however, is a magnificent 59 pound Chinook boated by Lee & Jason Heinhold while fishing the busy water between Klashwun Point and Shag Rock. That's quite a fish guys! Herring is the bailt of choice, fished on either weighted rods with 8 ounces at 15-20 pulls or on the downrigger at 35 feet in most areas.
In the Halibut department things are going very well. Most anglers pick up a nice Halibut at some point in their salmon fishing day but some like to go out and look for them. The results can be spectacular as Ed Johnson discovered, landing a 96 pound giant in 250 feet of water. At a similar depth Keith Neumeyer pulled up a nice big fish weighing 59 pounds. Fish & chips for all! Tides are big right now with 16 to 18 foot swings so all that moving water is making it rather challenging but they will start to settle back this weekend, opening the window of opportunity further every day. The weather is about to change from the flat calm, cloudy sky & occasional showers southerly we've been enjoying to some blue skies brought in by northwesterlies 15 to 25 knots through the weekend. Break out the sunscreen! - Comments (0) |
July 17 2009 Posted By mhadmin - Fri Jul 17th, 2009 - Filed under: General  Bring out your light gear and fly rods as the coho action is hot and heavy around here. Green Point, Klashwun Point and Cape Edenshaw have been the hot spots with fish 6 to 12 pounds taken at a range of depths. Chinook action has been best around the slack tides, especially in the traditional waters from Cape Naden to Klashwun Point. Weighted rod anglers are having good results these days, working the edges of the kelp beds with plug-cut and whole herring. The Tyee numbers overall have been down a bit over the past week but the "big fish" have been showing up steadily every trip. Tuesday proved to be one of those days for QCL angler Bob Hattori, fishing with his sons Robert and David. Working the kelp beds around Parker Point they'd had a couple of touches but no hook ups. On the next pass something hit the bait hard and made a strong run immediately. But after only a couple of minutes of hard pulling the leader broke and the fish was gone. After retying the gear and hooking up a new herring they made another pass through the same stretch of water. This time the take was more subtle but the hook set was solid and Bob knew right away he was battling something big. Fifteen minutes later son Robert eased the net under the huge chrome Tyee and they took a breath. Fishmaster Roger Baker had arrived on the scene during the battle and now assisted the guys with length and girth measurements to determine the size. They had decided during the fight that this fish should return to the water but despite a lengthy attempt to revive it, the big salmon would not swim away under its own power and they brought it into the boat. The weigh scale on the Driftwood confirmed their measurements of 47.5" length by 31" girth with a weight of just over 61 pounds to become the largest salmon of the season so far at QCL. Great job guys! That's an awesome fish. Veteran QCL guide Terry Laboucane continues to wow them on the Halibut side, returning to the dock Wednesday with 2 outstanding fish for Driftwood anglers Steve Monardo and his son Steven. Taken at depths of 210 feet off Klashwun Point, the big fish tipped the scale at 101 pounds and 40 pounds respectively. That sounds like a lot of work guys but obviously well worth the effort! Well done! The coming weekend looks promising with moderate tides and fair winds in the forecast. Light to moderate south to southeast winds with mainly cloudy skies will be the story through to Monday. - Comments (0) |
July 4 2009 Posted By mhadmin - Sat Jul 4th, 2009 - Filed under: General  Moderate to strong winds coming from the Northwest has been forcing anglers to stick close to Cape Naden, Parker, Bird 1 and Bird 2. Most anglers are still successful using cut plugs or the teaser head and flasher combo. The cohos and pinks have been plentiful and keeping the anglers quite busy. There is not much to report from Cape Edenshaw except for a few guide boats catching the the usual mixed bag of cohos, pinks and a few chinooks. Guides have been reporting success fishing between the depths of 30-80ft and there is a secret colored coyote spoon they are using but not revealing to me. I think chartreuse is the key. Flyfishing for cohos and pinks have been good with the exception of days like today where tossing a weighted fly is dangerous due to strong winds. The MV Driftwood has been parked at Bird 2 for lunches and it certainly has been a treat being able to walk off your boat and stretch your legs while enjoying a freshly cooked burger right on the fishing grounds. Today's fishing news has been dominated by a healthy 47lb Chinook caught by Larry Vajna, guided by Torv Denmon, caught at Bird 1. Guests putting in the time have been getting into a decent evening bite at Cape Naden and Bird 1. I think this trend will continue well into the next week for the new guests. Looking at the weather forecast, the current Northwesterlies will swing to Westerlies and ease over the weekend, becoming moderate to light. - Comments (0) |
July 1 2009 Posted By mhadmin - Wed Jul 1st, 2009 - Filed under: General  The fish catch reports these days are a true mixed bag with all five salmon species present plus halibut, lingcod and the usual groundfish assortment. The Chinook is still King, making up more than half of the salmon tally, but there are huge numbers of Coho in the area at present, mixed up with an above average number of Chum. Tyee Club membership is growing steadily with several 30 pound-plus fish taken daily. Highlights are a pair of big Springs - 31 & 34 lbs - for Don Slaughter, a 36 for Gerald Heal and a 38 for Ed Neave. The silver Tyee pin went to Jesse Trinier Wednesday for a beautiful chrome Chinook weighing 46 pounds. The newest member of the QCL 50 Pounder Club is James Jeffries with a perfect 50 pounder on Tuesday. Most boats are fishing downriggers with anchovies or small herring behind flashers these days. They are certainly effective, picking up lots of Coho mixed in with the Chinook salmon. Depths are still ranging extensively, from 30 feet to as deep as 85 feet down. We've seen some nice Halibut on the dock this week as well, with Charlie Gandy's 28, Tim Kane's 35 and Dennis Mullin's 37, perfect mid-sized fish for lots of awesome Halibut meals. The weather has gone to light northwesterlies and should continue for the next few days, bringing some welcome sunshine and warming things back up to seasonal norms - 17 to 19 degrees - it's been pretty cool over the past week! Tides are moderate thru the weekend leading up to Tuesday's full moon. - Comments (0) |
Jun 25 Posted By mhadmin - Thu Jun 25th, 2009 - Filed under: General  June 24 we are starting to see a good mix of Chinook and Cohos caught around the west side. Most chinooks are caught in tight, around Bird 1 and Bird 2, whereas the cohos and pinks are mostly found deep around the 180 ft off shore. Extreme tides this month seems to have pushed the bait out offshore which resulted in spotty fishing periods during the day. However, evening fishing has been hot around Bird 1 and Bird 2 producing lots of fish weighing in the high teens with the occasional tyee and cohos in the mix. This past weekend was our Big Silver derby and the winner Tazman Dansie was the big winner - $3,400 for his 31 pound Chinook on Sunday, followed closely by Leo Pederson with a 30lb beauty. The weekend weather is calling for southeasterlies and Cape Edenshaw would most likely be the hotspot for anglers coming up to QCL this weekend. Taking a closer look at the salmon stomachs on the cutting table, majority are still filled with small 2" needle fish with the occasional half digested herring, this indicates that the bait fish are small. Guests and guides are certainly finding success using downriggers with flashers and anchovie teaser heads fishing deep around the 30 to 45ft mark. - Comments (0) |
June 16 2009 Posted By mhadmin - Wed Jun 17th, 2009 - Filed under: General  June 16
This week, we were treated to beautiful sunshine with light to moderate westerly winds. The hotspots this week end were Bird 2 during the morning ebb tide and Bird 1 has been consistently producing fish ranging from 18 to 44lbs during the morning. We are starting to see more Tyees showing up on the catch board every day and notable catches this week were a pair of big halibut caught by guide Terry Laboucane weighing a respectable 97lbs and 85lbs. Moderate northwesterlies will veer to southeast on Tuesday before going to southerly for the balance of the week with more cloud & showers. Temperatures will remain in the 13 to 15 degree range and the tides are starting to build in range towards the new moon on the 22nd. This will bring in lots of bait which means the fish will be following behind shortly. - Comments (0) |
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