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Mar 30, 2009; 11:56AM - Cabo Bite Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Author E-mail: gmlandrum@hotmail.com
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Report Description:
FLY HOOKER SPORTFISHING
Captain George Landrum
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
Cabo Fish Report
March 23-29, 2009
WEATHER: We had partly cloudy skies for most of the week but there was enough sun for everyone to stay happy. No rain came with the clouds we did get, but I heard there was a little up in the mountains. Our daytime highs remained in the mid 80’s and our nighttime lows in the mid 60’s. The winds stayed down for the most part and the wind we did get seemed to happen later in the afternoon.
WATER: The water on the Sea of Cortez side remained a fairly steady 71-73 degrees everywhere you went. On the Pacific side of the Cape the water was considerably cooler at 65-67 degrees. The currents pushed this cooler water in a plume past the tip of the Cape and there was a defined temperature break early in the week and again on the 27th. This break had a difference of 6 degrees in a very short distance and while it was there the fishing was pretty good. At the end of the week the current from the Cortez side had pushed the warm water back across the tip of the Cape and the cold plume disappeared.
BAIT: There was a mix of Mackerel and Caballito available this week at the normal price of $3 per bait.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: There have been just a few Striped Marlin caught this week. Most of these fish were found on the Pacific side inside the San Jaime Bank area. These fish have been tailing down-sea and when you found one that was hungry you had a chance at a hook-up. The problem was, not many of the fish were hungry! Maybe a quarter of the boats fishing this week returned with a Marlin flag, quite a difference from last month.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Yellowfin Tuna were a repeat of last weeks report. Yet again another poor week for Yellowfin Tuna with only a few fish being caught. There were plenty of Bonito to be hooked up, and in those schools Yellowfin were reported as well, but they just would not bite. The presence of red crab in the area made having something in a red or dark orange color very important in lure selection, and those colors did much better than others on the few fish that were caught.
DORADO: Again, a repeat of last week. There were some Dorado to be found in the warmer waters on the Cortez side of the Cape this past week. The waters just offshore of the Westin and at the Inman Bank held fish that were not large, but there were some decent numbers. With an average size of 12 pounds, smaller live bait such as large Sardinas worked well. Offshore just a few miles there were larger fish to 40 pounds, but they were few and far between.
WAHOO: There have been a few Wahoo being caught up in the Inman Bank area, but no large numbers of them. Perhaps one fish a day total for the boats in the area, and the fish have been averaging 30 pounds.
INSHORE: Once again a repeat of last week, and definitely the way to go this week if you wanted action. Sierra and Yellowtail continued to dominate the inshore action this week. While not large, the Sierra were in great numbers once the schools were found. There was great action just outside the beach on the Pacific side at Pueblo Bonita Sunset resort and on the Cortez side outside the Cabo Del Sol Golf Course. Most boats were able to get limits for their anglers using Sardinas as live bait, but blue/silver swimming plugs and hootchies did well also. There were not great numbers of Yellowtail found this week, but they were showing up in the fish boxes of the Pangas. Most of them were firecracker fish in the 8-10 pound class, but there were a few nice fish to 25 pounds and an occasional fish that could not be stopped. Added to the mix of fish caught were the occasional Pargo and Amberjack as well as some small Roosterfish.
NOTES: Inshore was where it was happening this week and that is what many boats ended up doing instead of searching offshore for Marlin and Tuna. The water conditions were good and there was bait available (Sardinas) and the action could be red-hot at times. The whales continue to slowly move north and we see fewer every week. This weeks report was written to the sounds of dogs barking in the neighborhood.
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Mar 29, 2009; 08:26AM - Roosters…Yellows…Dorado!
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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Author E-mail: bajafly@bajafly.com
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Report Description:
Endless Season Update 03/26/2009
REPORT #1159 'Below the Border' Saltwater Fly-Fishing reports since 1996
East Cape
Inshore action dominated this week. Sierra and a few good quality yellowtail were found from Cardonal to Punta Arena, with the largest concentration of sierra from Punta Pescadero to El Cardonal. Warmer water produced a few jacks and roosters as well.
Rumors of offshore dorado some distance from the beach failed to entice many out there. There didn’t seem to be much concentration, so it made for a long boat ride.
The recent nice weather has been favorable for fishing from the beach and the few that tried it reported good signs of bait, particularly from La Ribera to Punta Pescadero.
Palapas Ventana (Las Arenas area) report: “Mackerel are gone locally - but there are plenty of sardina that will do the job to get those yellowtail for those using live bait. Just keep them out of the rocks please --no slack line ever -- I just bent a spear shaft up good by playing with a 30 pounder too long -- now imagine what a 50 pounder will do to you and your gear!
Now the weird thing is that dorado just showed up and they are good size. Why? Sea surface temps have spiked a little outside towards 88 - I guess that’s why... but under the backside buoys, the dorado are congregating…waiting for flies and baits!! Too much fun!!
Winds are up and down this time of year but the lulls are lengthening and the weather is warming up fast!!” Tim Hatler
Water temperature 67-73
Air temperature 56-86
Humidity 75%
Wind: ESE 6 to 8 knots
Conditions: Mostly Sunny
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:17 a.m. MST
Sunset 7:32 p.m. MST
Magdalena Bay, Baja Mexico
As early as it is the dorado and football sized tuna are showing around the shark buoys according the commercial fishermen. Inside was pretty much the same story with little sportfishing activity. The Entrada is still providing some decent action for small yellows and sierra. Most of the sandy beaches have small halibut in shallow water.
Up in the Esteros, surface action for corvina was widespread from Puerto San Carlos to above Lopez Mateos. Down deeper it was a slow pick for both grouper and mangrove snapper.
Water temperature 67 - 73
Air temperature 51 -83
Humidity 77 %
Wind: WNW 10 to 13 knots
Conditions: Partly Sunny
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:32 a.m. MST
Sunset 7:37 p.m. MST
Zihuatanejo, Mainland Mexico
The 80º blue water has moved out to about the 12 mile mark, with the offshore action slowing down a bit. The boats are only averaging 1 to 2 sailfish a day each. Few dorado are being caught, and the blue marlin bite has even slowed. No tuna were reported.
The one highlight is the jack crevalle action has really turned on big time. Adolfo, on the panga Dos Hermanos, reported the big jacks are running between 20 and 25 pounds. He is getting them as they crash on bait about a 1/2 mile off the surf line. These are very hard fighting fish and excellent on light gear or the fly rod. He also reports a lot of sierra.
Ed Kunze
Water temperature 78 - 83
Air temperature 72-90
Humidity 60%
Wind: Calm
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:45 a.m. CST
Sunset 7:58 p.m. CST
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Mar 27, 2009; 09:01PM - Cork Blackwater
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Category: Ireland
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Author Name: Ian Powell
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Author E-mail: info@ireland-salmon-fishing.net
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Report Description:
First Salmon of the Season on Fly!
On March 25th., the first salmon to be caught on the fly on the Blackwater Lodge Fishery this season was taken.
The fish was unhooked & released without even being lifted from the water.
Egil Olsen lead a party of 3 Norwegians to Blackwater Lodge for their first ever visit.
They arrived for a 4 day stay at 2.00pm on Wednesday, March 25 - earlier than their planned arrival time of 10.00pm. T
hey were due to start fishing on the 26th.
With some of the day still left, we offered them free fishing for the afternoon, & they got to the beat at about 3.30pm.
Bjornar Berg had no more than about 15 casts & caught the fish on a 1' Willie Gunn tube fished on a hover tip shooting head line!
Being a very sporting angler, he duly returned the fish alive - not even lifting it out of the water to unhook it or to present the fish fully to the camera.
The fish was measured against his rod at 82cm or 32.3 inches which gives an estimated weight of approx. 14lb.
The party was back at the Lodge by 5.00pm to celebrate.
Prospects
With the river at 0.41m on the gauge, superb clarity and fish being seen all the way to the upper beats,
the prospects for the coming week are excellent, especially for fly-fishing.
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Mar 24, 2009; 11:35PM - Barkley Lake
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Category: Kentucky
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Author Name: Rickey Combest
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Author E-mail: rickey_combest@yahoo.com
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Report Description:
The weather was sunny and windy this past tuesday March 24. Had to fish Popular Creek. Caught crappie on bush and laydowns with minnows at 5' in 9' to 10'. They are starting to stage as the lake temp. is 55.
Caught bass around bush and laydowns in 3' using jigs and plastics. They have been steady all week long. |
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Mar 24, 2009; 03:54AM - peach Oscar?
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Category: Hawaii
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Author Name: Stan Wright
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Author E-mail: stanwright@hawaii.rr.com
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Report Description:
Peach Devil
I just knew that I had caught my first 'Peach Devil'.
But John was quick to point to the tail and inform me I had captured an Oscar.
Have any of you guys ever seen an Oscar this color before?
This is what we were after....Red Devils. Look at the hump on his head. They get aggressive during spawning season.
Aloha,
Stan
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Mar 23, 2009; 12:53PM - BOOKING NOW for spring Steelhead and summer Salmon
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Category: Canada
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Author Name: Noel Gyger
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Author E-mail: noel@noelgyger.ca
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Report Description:
The photo of the week shows very happy guests of Todd Haynes of Nautical West Adventures. Todd operates a first class ocean charter and river guiding business out of Kitimat BC. I did another podcast with Todd about his operation and timing, etc. Check out below for more detail and contact me noel@noelgyger.ca anytime to book a trip.
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Noel Gyger - WEEKLY FISHING REPORT dated March 15 – March 22, 2009
Dear Fishing Friends:
SUMMARY: The weather has been fair all week (snow and rain but not too cold) and the Steelhead fishing is good for both spin and fly rods. Fishing pressure is light. Both upper and lower sections of Kalum River are in good shape and water is very low, almost too low for jet boats. Guiding started here on March 15th. The spring melt-off on the mountains has not started yet. The experts say the snow pack is just a little above average. The lower Zymoetz (Copper) River is still holding a few Steelhead and a few fresh ones are coming in now. I have a report of a few fish being caught on the fly rod. Most of the ice that was floating in the river has melted. A few fishermen are now starting to fish on the main stem Skeena River looking for that spring run Steelhead. In the meantime lots of Cutthroat and Dolly Varden Char to keep the fishermen entertained while waiting for Steelhead. For the Kitimat River and Douglas Channel please check out the Ron Wakita report below. Lots of new stuff posted on the website this week.
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March 16, 2009 One 'New' podcast #0011 is posted on http://www.noelgyger.ca/podcast.htm
Welcome to my podcast: The category for this show is: Meet the 'best' ocean fishing hot spots. The guide today is Todd Haynes. Todd guides both ocean and river. The show starts off with a still photo of Todd with a bright silver ocean caught Chinook (King) Salmon, then a photo of Todd's beautiful ocean boat. The show continues with a short video clip of some HOT ocean and river action and ends with a 12:06 minute audio interview. I hope you enjoy the show… Contact me noel@noelgyger.ca anytime to book your next fishing trip with Todd.
LIST OF “New” ITEMS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE THIS WEEK:
One New item posted on 'Conservation' March 19/09
One New item posted on 'Conservation' March 17/09
One New podcast posted on 'Podcast' March 16/09
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CURRENT REPORT and summary for Skeena and Tributaries:
TYPE OF FISH CAUGHT: Steelhead and Trout for river. Salmon, Halibut, Bottom Fish and Dungeness Crab for ocean.
Thank you for using barbless hooks.
FISHING THIS WEEK: FAIR
LARGEST FISH OF THE WEEK: Specie: Angler: Where: (none reported this week)
WEATHER: Cloudy with sunny periods. 40 percent chance of flurries this morning and early this afternoon. High plus 5. Sunrise 7:31 AM Sunset 7:51 PM. Today’s yearly average temperatures: Maximum 9 degrees. Minimum 0 degrees.
WEATHER REPORTS VIA TELEPHONE: Terrace 250-635-4192 Kitimat 250-632-7864 Prince Rupert 250-627-1155 Smithers 250-847-1958.
SKEENA RIVER: Is in good shape, low and clean but still frozen over in spots. Be very careful walking on those ice shelves. The spots that are open can have some drifting ice. Should be a few Steelhead and Trout one can catch.
KALUM RIVER: Is in good shape. Good numbers of Steelhead are in the river now. Fishing for them with fly or spin tackle works well. The water is extremely low and the fish are easily spooked. Walking around is getting a little easier as a lot of the snow has melted. The boat ramps are getting easier to access.
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.
ZYMOETZ (COPPER) RIVER: Is fishing well for Steelhead right now. The upper section is closed to angling as of December 31 but the lower section below the first canyon will stay open for the winter Steelheaders to enjoy.
Fishing Report from: Ron Wakita of Reliable Guide and Charters.
KITIMAT RIVER: March 21st is supposed to be the first day of Spring but the snow continues to fall in the Kitimat area. Earlier this week the afternoon sun had warmed up the temperature and with the blue skies we started to sense the feeling of Spring but light snowfalls interrupted the transition of seasons.
Last weekend Donny Webber and his fishing partner caught 'a bunch of trout in Nalabila Creek'. Actually this stretch of water is no longer Nalabila Creek. With the change in the river flow it is now the main stem of the Kitimat River. I have heard it referred to as 'Nalabila Arm'
More anglers are starting to venture out. During the week trout fishing was spotty despite the increased traffic. There were no Steelhead reported this week, I suspect the colder temperatures may have had an influence. The river conditions are really good as the water level is low and clear but the water temperature remains low. Sometimes fishing is better in the warm of the afternoon sun, a couple degrees warmer can increase activity of the fish.
We were all hoping that the Steelheading would start earlier this year and after the first couple of Steelhead were reported everyone got ``fired up``. No Steelhead to report this week but we endeavor to report the results as accurately as they are and not what we hope them to be.
Stay tuned
DOUGLAS CHANNEL: Very few boats are venturing out to fish for Feeder Chinook although the herring have been reported in the Kitimat Harbour. I spoke to one boater who went out crabbing and caught his limit of Dungeness crab but he didn't set up any rods for trolling.
I spoke to Wes Owens and a couple of other boaters who were planning to get out trolling this weekend so hopefully we will have some results to report shortly.
Until next week…Tight lines. Ron Wakita
Fishing Report from: Todd Haynes of Nautical West Adventures
The Bites On Fishing Report with Nautical West Sport Fishing: for week of March 22, 2009
Hi Noel, This week has brought some new hope for us in Northern British Columbia as the temps have been slowly on the increase and the weather patterns are gradually starting to change.
I spoke with a few steelhead fishermen this week in Terrace and in Kitimat and fishing is still slow with better results in the Kalum River thus far. The Kitimat River is starting to see an increase in number of local fishermen putting in time with hopes of hooking a few of the early running Steelhead. Cutthroat numbers are showing in the lower sections as these fish are feeding on fry coming downstream.
This time of year can be very exciting hooking into numerous catches of cutthroat on a dry line and minnow pattern. As temperatures start to rise over the next couple of weeks we will be seeing far better fishing conditions and of course an increase of Steelhead entering the system.
The Kitimat Harbor has been slow with only a few winter feeders being caught. A good time to do some crab fishing and lay out a few prawn traps.
Nautical West is gearing up for our season right now and prepping the vessels for launch here in the first weeks of April.
Cheers,
Todd Haynes,
Nautical West Sport Fishing
Nautical West Steelhead Dates still open for the Kitimat River May 1, 2, 3, 2009
Contact Noel Gyger noel@noelgyger.ca for details.
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 REGULATIONS 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
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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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Mar 23, 2009; 10:44AM - Cabo Bite Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Author E-mail: gmlandrum@hotmail.com
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Report Description:
FLY HOOKER SPORTFISHING
Captain George Landrum
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
Cabo Fish Report
March 16-22, 2009
WEATHER: There was no rain this week although a few mornings felt as though some rain could happen. What made the week different was the onset of our springtime winds. It actually started the week before but now we are seeing the normal three or four days of wind then three or four days of calm. There is no predicting it but at least there is usually a calm day sometime during the week. Our daytime highs were in the low 90’s and high 80’s while the nighttime lows were in the high to mid 60’s.
WATER: On the Pacific side the water close to the beach remained cool at 65-67 degrees. Out across the San Jaime Bank and the Golden Gate Bank the water was 69-70 degrees. The 75-degree water was pushed farther away to the south by the strong currents and now lays 20 miles out. On the Cortez side of the Cape the water is decently warm at an average of 75 degrees north of the 1150 spot. Surface conditions on the Pacific remained choppy due to the strong winds that blow for a few days but has still been fishable. The Cortez side has been much better with small swells and light wind effects. The water throughout the area has been a bit off-color this past week with greener water than last week.
BAIT: There was a mix of Mackerel and Caballito available this week at the normal price of $3 per bait.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: We may have seen the last of the red-hot Striped Marlin bite for this season as the fishy have moved off of the Golden Gate Bank along with the bait that was holding there. With the bite having have lasted since last November it is surprising that it lasted as long as it did. Now we are most likely going to be doing the normal fishing, casting live bait in front of tailing fish as they move through the area. A good day this past week would have been a five fish day; the average seemed to be one or two releases. With the water cooling down and turning a bit green, we might start to see a few Swordfish soon, but they have not appeared yet.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Yet again another poor week for Yellowfin Tuna with only a few fish being caught. There were plenty of Bonito to be hooked up, and in those schools Yellowfin were reported as well, but they just would not bite. The presence of red crab in the area made having something in a red or dark orange color very important in lure selection, and those colors did much better than others on the few fish that were caught.
DORADO: There were some Dorado to be found in the warmer waters on the Cortez side of the Cape this past week. The waters just offshore of the Westin and at the Inman Bank held fish that were not large, but there were some decent numbers. With an average size of 12 pounds, smaller live bait such as large Sardinas worked well. Offshore just a few miles there were larger fish to 40 pounds, but they were few and far between.
WAHOO: I did not hear of any Wahoo being caught this week.
INSHORE: Sierra and Yellowtail continued to dominate the inshore action this week. While not large, the Sierra were in great numbers once the schools were found. There was great action just outside the beach on the Pacific side at Pueblo Bonita Sunset resort and on the Cortez side outside the Cabo Del Sol Golf Course. Most boats were able to get limits for their anglers using Sardinas as live bait, but blue/silver swimming plugs and hootchies did well also. There were not great numbers of Yellowtail found this week, but they were showing up in the fish boxes of the Pangas. Most of them were firecracker fish in the 8-10 pound class, but there were a few nice fish to 25 pounds and an occasional fish that could not be stopped. Added to the mix of fish caught were the occasional Pargo and Amberjack as well as some small Roosterfish.
NOTES: The Whales are starting to move north and we are seeing fewer every week. Fishing inshore was where the action was this week but there were some days when the Bonito averaged 15 pounds and provided a good fight on the right gear when fishing offshore. This weeks report was written to the music of pianist Marcus Roberts on his 1990 BMG release “Deep In The Shed”. Until next week, tight lines!
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Mar 22, 2009; 08:33PM - SOUTHPORT,NC FISHING REPORT
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Category: Saltwater
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Author Name: Captain Butch Foster
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Author E-mail: captainbutchf@earthlink.net
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Report Description:
3-19-09
Today we headed offshore with Darren, and Rose Ellis, from Westphalia, Kansas along with Raymond Head also from Westphalia,KS and Vance Hodgden and Jodi Bollig from Chanute,KS.
We headed towards the tower in hopes of avoiding most of the sharks that inhabit the waters closer in this time of year.
We did avoid the Spiney Dog Sharks, but that's not to say we were able to hide from the Atlantic sharpnose sharks.
It seems these guys are virtually everywhere and the Tower area was no exception.
But, we didn't mind, they are good to eat and we got our limit of one each, fought the rest and released them.
The bottom fishing was good, although we caught a lot of fish, the keeper size was at a premium today. The current was running hard, which makes for tough fishing, but we got the job done in style.
The lite line kept us busy today, while we limited out on King Mackeral. Raymond Head was the 'man' today. He caught the biggest King Mackeral which weighed around 25 pounds and he also caught the biggest black bass at around 31/2 pounds.
You know you have done your job when you go to the fish cleaning station at the marina and Darrin says 'my cooler isn't big enough to hold all the filets'.
His cooler was at least a 48 quart and he had probably enough filets to fill another 48 qt. Let's see, two 48 qt. coolers, that would equal a 96 quart cooler full of filets, yeah, we had a good day of catching. Now, that's just a bonus when you add it to a great day of fishing with friends!!
Darren fishes with us every year and it was good to see him and family and friends again. It's a long drive from Kansas every year, and I am honored he drives that far to fish with us!!!
OK, looks like the winds are going to blow for a few days, but as soon as it settles again, we will be back out and will have another report.
Till next time, God Bless You All!!!!
Fish On!!!!
Capt Butch
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Mar 17, 2009; 11:59AM - Steelhead guiding has STARTED
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Category: Canada
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Author Name: Noel Gyger
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Author E-mail: noel@noelgyger.ca
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Report Description:
The photo of the week shows Rob Vodola with a good size Kalum River male Steelhead landed late last fall. I shot a video clip of Rob and this fish, cast below to find the link. The Steelhead winter over and this fish could still be in the river at this time. The guiding season on this river starts today, March 15th. Contact me noel@noelgyger.ca anytime to book your next guided fishing trip.
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Noel Gyger - WEEKLY FISHING REPORT dated March 8 – March 15, 2009
Dear Fishing Friends:
SUMMARY: The weather has been pretty good all week. Guiding on the Kalum River has started as of today, March 15th. The guides and their clients should be really happy as the water is in excellent shape there are lots of Steelhead in the river now. Both fly and spin methods should work well. The lower Zymoetz (Copper) River is open to Steelhead fishing. For the Kitimat River and Douglas Channel please check out the Ron Wakita report below. Lots of new stuff posted on the website this week.
Our rivers, oceans and our fish are in peril. Our governments, Federal and Provincial, are very slow to react to protect them therefore we need to take action ourselves whenever we can.
I usually don’t comment on the conservation items posted as they speak for themselves but I am alarmed that there are three postings this week! I really hope you all can find the time to read them all. I would like to draw to your attention to one particular posting. Please cast here http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=cEkxX3p3MGFBbWNVVGNVU3lxQnBwQmc6MA.. and add your name to a wild Salmon petition presented by Alexandra Morton…then…please forward this link to all on your e-mail lists. Alex/we needs at least 5000 signatures.
March 12, 2009 One 'New' video clip: http://www.noelgyger.ca/video-clips-web.htm
Steelhead fishing on the Kalum River last fall was absolutely fantastic! These fish winter over and are still in the river at this time. If you are interested to book a trip for these beauties please contact me soon. Cast here to watch the video under Video Clips (Title: Steelhead - Tail Walkers and is 2009 Steelhead Video Clip #0068)
LIST OF “New” ITEMS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE THIS WEEK:
One New item posted on 'Quality Waters Strategy' March 13/09
One New video clip posted on 'Video Clips' March 12/09
One New item posted on 'Conservation' March 11/09
One New item posted on 'Conservation' March 10/09
One New item posted on 'Conservation' March 7/09
NOW BOOKING FOR 2009 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.
BOOK EARLY and save money! The Canadian Dollar is low right now. Which way will the Canadian Dollar and the exchange rates go? The answer is no one knows. The Canadian Dollar is low at this time (as of today, March 15) A typical Weekly Lodge Package for 7 days/6 nights/5 days of guided fishing will cost $3500 Canadian Dollars in 2009. With the current exchange rate it will now cost $2752.00 in United States Dollars. A savings of $748.00 I would suggest you BOOK NOW before exchange rates go the other way. Cast here for current money conversion rates. Contact me anytime for package details.
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.
CURRENT REPORT and summary for Skeena and Tributaries:
TYPE OF FISH CAUGHT: Steelhead and Trout for river. Salmon, Halibut, Bottom Fish and Dungeness Crab for ocean.
Thank you for using barbless hooks.
FISHING THIS WEEK:
LARGEST FISH OF THE WEEK: Specie: Angler: Where: (none reported this week)
WEATHER: Cloudy. 60 percent chance of flurries this morning and of rain showers this afternoon. High plus 4. Sunrise 7:49 AM Sunset 7:37 PM. Today’s yearly average temperatures: Maximum 8 degrees. Minimum -1 degrees.
WEATHER REPORTS VIA TELEPHONE: Terrace 250-635-4192 Kitimat 250-632-7864 Prince Rupert 250-627-1155 Smithers 250-847-1958.
SKEENA RIVER: Is in good shape, low and clean but still frozen over in spots. Be very careful walking on those ice shelves. The spots that are open can have some drifting ice. Should be a few Steelhead and Trout one can catch.
KALUM RIVER: Is in good shape. Good numbers of Steelhead are in the river now. Fishing for them with fly or spin tackle works well. The water is extremely low and the fish are easily spooked. Walking around is getting a little easier as a lot of the snow has melted. The boat ramps are getting easier to access.
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.
ZYMOETZ (COPPER) RIVER: Is fishing well for Steelhead right now. The upper section is closed to angling as of December 31 but the lower section below the first canyon will stay open for the winter Steelheaders to enjoy.
Fishing Report from: Ron Wakita of Reliable Guide and Charters.
KITIMAT RIVER: The winter weather continues as we received hefty snowfalls on Wednesday and Thursday night. We usually don't have to shovel our driveways in March but this year snow continues to fall and we continue to shovel. Such is life in the North West.
Despite the snowfalls in the middle of the week Ariel Kuppers and Jesse Houston were out fishing for Steelhead on the Kitimat River. Jesse lost a Steelhead last week when they were fishing for trout so they geared up this week with Steelhead tackle. This week while fishing for Steelhead Jesse landed two Cutthroat Trout. They didn't catch the Steelhead they were looking for this week but at least they caught the trout they were looking for last week.
Ariel was a little 'pumped up' to catch Steelhead because he was talking to a biologist in
our tackle store. This biologist who is conducting a Eulachon study on the Kitimat was netting the lower river for Eulachon when he caught a bright, chrome 18lb. Steelhead in his net. After hearing this biologist describing this beautiful Steelhead Ariel was pretty 'pumped' and so was I. Only people that fish can relate to the emotions of the hardcore angler. Such is life in the North West.
DOUGLAS CHANNEL: I was speaking to Bill (sorry I forgot his last name) who caught two feeder Chinook last weekend in the Kitimat Harbour. 'I caught them right in front of MK Marina' said Bill who appeared pretty proud of his catch. 'I caught them on the Old Stand-by Lure? Bill said pausing for me to guess. I responded, 'With Luhr Jensen's Tom Mack #5 50/50' (which is half chrome and half brass). Bill said, 'No I was using a Tom Mack #5 straight chrome'. I corrected him stating that the Old Stand-by was the Tom Mack #5 50/50 and that the Tom Mack #5 chrome was the Old Stand-by's twin brother. He insisted that the chrome was the 'Old Stand-by'. Only anglers can get into a debate over specific details of which lure is better or which specific fishing holes are better, or which boat is better, or which rod and so on. Most debates among anglers are seldom settled. My official scoring on this issue is that the Tom Mack #5 50/50 is the 'Old Stand-by' but the Tom Mack #5 chrome was the lure on record for Bill's catch last weekend. Congratulations on your catch Bill. Such is life in the North West.
Only in the North West can we scan back through the pictures on our digital cameras and view pictures of the activities we have enjoyed in all the different seasons. We can view pictures of Ice fishing in Onion Lake or Lakesle Lake. Winter Steelheading on the Copper River or the Kalum. Snowboarding, Snowmobiling, Skiing, Hockey or Trolling for Winter Chinook. We can scroll further back into the fall we may have pictures of Hunting, Coho fishing, Hiking, Mushroom picking, High School Volleyball, Basketball or Curling or crabbing. Scroll back into the summer pictures of Noel Gyger, Chinook, camping, Pinks, Chum, Summer Run Steelhead, Graduation and so on. Spring pictures may include Steelheading on the Kitimat, Gardening, Bottom Fishing, Steelhead or Chinook fishing on the Kalum, Spring Bear Hunting, Golfing or hiking.
Here are a few pictures from my camera. Such is life in the North West. We are truly blessed. Until next week…Tight lines. Ron Wakita
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 REGULATIONS 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
GUEST FISHING PHOTOS:
*** If any of you have special fishing photos, testimonials, 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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Mar 16, 2009; 11:08AM - Cabo Bite Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Author E-mail: gmlandrum@hotmail.com
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Report Description:
FLY HOOKER SPORTFISHING
Captain George Landrum
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
Cabo Fish Report
March 9-15, 2009
WEATHER: This was an interesting week as we did receive some rain on Tuesday. It was not just a little spit that dotted the dust on the cars either; it actually rained! Not hard, but enough to collect in small pools. The rest of the week was partly cloudy with highs in the mid 80’s and lows in the low 60’s. The wind really started to blow on Wednesday making it chilly at night.
WATER: On the Pacific side of the Cape this week the water continued to cool down. Along the beach out to several miles the water was 68 degrees and green. Outside that very cool band it warmed up a bit to around 71 degrees. On the Cortez side the water outside Punta Gorda and around the Gorda Banks out to the Cabrilla Seamount was a relatively warm 74-75 degrees. There was a break in the temperature around 15 miles due south of us as strong currents from the Pacific forced the cool water into the 75-degree water to the south and east of us. The water on the Cortez side, and particularly the water just to the east of us was quite green. This was unfortunate for us as the winds really were blowing the later half of the week making fishing on the cleaner Pacific side uncomfortable.
BAIT: There was a mix of Mackerel and Caballito available this week at the normal price of $3 per bait and there were Sardinas available up around the Chileno area at a cost of $25 a scoop.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: The Striped Marlin bite tapered off a bit this week as we saw the full moon make its appearance. With the fish feeding all night long, the fish that were caught were biting in the late afternoon. For this reason most of the charter fleet boats were not flying many Marlin flags on their return. The few private boats the braved the weather out there and stayed until 5 or 6 PM returned flying outriggers full of blue flags. With less competition in the afternoon and the fish starting to feed, they were able to do quite well. Catching bait on site was a big key as well, once again the Mackerel at the Golden Gate were a bit smaller than the ones boats were able to buy at the harbor, and the fish definitely preferred the smaller baits.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Once again there were not very many fish caught this week. I did find a small pod of white-bellied dolphin five miles from the arch and metered fish under them, but did not have the time or gear to fish them. The few fish that were caught this week were from either very fast moving small groups of dolphin such as the ones I found, or as a result of heavy chumming with Sardinas up around Punta Gorda.
DORADO: A repeat of last weeks situation, there were scattered Dorado caught among the feeders at the Golden Gate Bank as well as some fish scattered up around the Punta Gorda area early in the week. Without any floating debris to hold them we have just not seen very many this week.
WAHOO: I was quite surprised this week as I only saw a couple of Wahoo flags. With the full moon I thought that the bite would have been good, but perhaps the water cooled too much.
INSHORE: Once again Sierra were the fish of the week inshore, with the appearance of some decent Yellowtail adding to the excitement for those fishing close to the beach. Add in the occasional Jack Crevalle, Pargo and Amberjack, and factor in the conditions offshore, I think that the Pangas were the way to go this past week!
NOTES: We are still seeing Humpback Whales, but very few Gray Whales were seen in our area this season. This weeks report was written to the soundtrack of the movie “O Brother, Where Art Thou?”, one of my favorite movies! Until next week, tight lines!
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