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From Jan 01, 1999 To Mar 11, 2010
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Apr 6, 2009; 09:33AM - 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 30-April 5, 2009
WEATHER: Once again we had partly cloudy skies most of the week, clearing toward the weekend. Along with the clouds came wind, and it got pretty breezy for a few days. On the days when it was not blowing in the morning, it got started in the afternoon. Our daytime highs were in the mid to low 80’s while the nighttime lows were in the mid to low 60’s.
WATER: There was pretty much no change as well on the water as the Sea of Cortez remained a tepid 75-71 degrees almost everywhere. The warmer water was from an area just to the south of the Cabrilla Seamount. The warm water extended toward us up until just to the south of the 95 spot, then the cold water from the Pacific side intruded. At the end of the week we had water as cool as 65 degrees just off the beach at the arch and it continued on up the coast very close to shore, but most of the area on the Pacific side was warmer than that at 66-67 degrees. The very cool water was also green, and the color change extended out to the 95 spot.
BAIT: There was a mix of Mackerel and Caballito available this week at the normal price of $3 per bait. There were also Sardinas at $25 for a large scoop at Chileno or $25 for a small scoop here in Cabo.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: For most of the week the Striped Marlin stayed hidden from us, but as expected they did finally make a showing again. As usual for this time of year, the next appearance was to the north on the Sea of Cortez, specifically up at the Punta Gorda area around the Inman Banks. There was plenty of bait there and if you ran out you could catch your own. The fish were primarily tailing fish and you needed to be pretty accurate with you casts, but if you managed to get bait within 10 feet the chances were pretty good of getting a hookup. The better scoring boats were releasing 5-7 fish per day; others were getting one or two. There were occasional fish found in other areas as well, but they were not feeding as well, nor were they as concentrated.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: The Yellowfin bite remained slow this week, just as it has for the past few months, but a few spots that encouraged us were to be found. A few nice fish were caught at the Gorda Banks, nothing earthshaking but some decent fish to 50 pounds were caught on live Sardinas. There were also several pods of Dolphin found that did have fish with them, small fish of 10-20 pounds for the most part. Of course there were more pods of Dolphin without Tuna than there were with Tuna, but that is just part of the game. Most of the fish that were found were on the Cortez side of the cape.
DORADO: There were scattered Dorado this week and most of them were found in the warmer waters offshore on the Sea of Cortez. Outside of the 1150 and north of the 95 spot where the water warmed up, all the way out to the Cabrillo Seamount there were scattered fish. Hook one up and there was a fair chance of getting another following behind the hooked one. Spotting the Frigates feeding was the key, although blind trolling resulted in some fish as well. Most of the fish were decent size at 20+ pounds.
WAHOO: Once again I heard of a few Wahoo being caught, but have no information other than they were all found on the Cortez side of the Cape.
INSHORE: Once again a repeat of last week and the week before, 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: It is amazing how quickly things can change on the ocean. Only a month ago and all the action was taking place on the Pacific side of the Cape and now everything has shifted to the Cortez side. It was nice to hear about the Marlin showing back up, it is the same distance to run but in the opposite direction! It is Easter weekend coming up and the beaches here are going to be full of vacationing Mexicans, it is one of the biggest holidays of the year and it is almost a tradition to go to the ocean for the week. Access roads to the beaches will be blocked at most areas close to town so if you are coming here this week be prepared for crowds! This weeks report was written to the music of Mark Knopfler on my own mixed CD. Until next week, tight lines!
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Apr 5, 2009; 12:45PM - Superb Spring Salmon Fishing in Ireland
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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:
April 2, 2009 – Ian Powell with an 11 pounder on fly from Beat 6 – Lower Kilmurry. The fish was released alive.
The Cork Blackwater in Southern Ireland is having a 'purple patch' in terms of spring Atlantic salmon fishing.
On Blackwater Lodge beats, eight springers to 14lb. have been taken in the period from March 25 to April 3 for only 35 rod days.
Prospects
The river is currently in superb fly order with a medium summer level & excellent clarity. Great prospects for sport in the coming week, especially on fly.
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Mar 30, 2009; 12:10PM - 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 Jesse Houston with a bright, fresh Kitimat River Steelhead landed on March 25th. Photo by Ariel Kuppers. Ariel is an associate fishing guide for Ron Wakita of Reliable Guide and Charters. They are all excited that the spring run of Steelhead has started. Contact me noel@noelgyger.ca anytime to book a spring Steelhead trip on the Kitimat River.
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Noel Gyger - WEEKLY FISHING REPORT dated March 22 – March 29, 2009
Dear Fishing Friends:
SUMMARY: The weather has been fair all week. Maybe spring is finally getting a grip on itself. The spring melt-off on the mountains has not started yet. Despite the low water conditions the “best” fishing guides are doing quite well for their clients. The Tracey Hittel report below is outstanding. Both upper and lower sections of Kalum River are in good shape and water is very low, almost too low for jet boats so its drift boat and raft time. 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.
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PODCAST March 25, 2009 One 'New' podcast0012 is posted on www.noelgyger.ca/podcast
Welcome to my podcast: The category for this show is: Meet the 'best' river fishing guides. The guide today is Tracey Hittel. The show starts off with a couple of photos of Tracey holding his clients huge chinook (king) salmon, a couple of photos of coho (silver) salmon, then a couple of photos of Steelhead. The last steelhead shown is arguably a 'new' fly caught record taken on one of our local rivers. WOW! The show concludes with an audio interview. I hope you enjoy the show.
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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: GOOD
LARGEST FISH OF THE WEEK: Specie: 24.3-pound Steelhead. Angler: Client of Tracey Hittel Where: Kalum River
WEATHER: Cloudy. A few flurries over northern sections early this morning. 40 percent chance of rain showers or flurries this afternoon. High plus 4. Sunrise 7:14 AM Sunset 8:04 PM. Today’s yearly average temperatures: Maximum 10 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: 'Mission Accomplished'!. Jesse Houston and Ariel Kuppers have been on a mission for the past three weeks to catch a steelhead and it happened for Jesse on Tuesday. Jesse landed his first Steelhead of the year March 25th which Ariel estimated to be about 16lbs. (See Photo of the Week - above) 'Jesse caught one last year on March 25th' said Ariel, 'Same date this year'. They also hooked 11 trout and 7 landed the same day. They landed three of the trout on a fly, the muddler minnow with a silver tinsel body.
Many other anglers have been reporting similar results for trout but Jesse's Steelhead was the only one we recorded this week. Many trout fishermen commented that they were catching trout in runs that they had fished numerous times this winter but this week these same runs produced fish. I am a strong believer that the temperature of the water has a major influence on the fishing results for Trout and Steelhead. With the warmer temperatures we received all week and the Kitimat River was a lot more productive. Since the news of Jesse's Steelhead and the pictures circulating, more anglers are planning to be out on the Kitimat River this weekend. The Kitimat River is very low and anglers are able to walk and wade most portions of the entire river. The pools and deeper pockets that will be holding fish are clearly defined so anglers should be able to find fish easier. We will soon see! Stay tuned for next week's report. Ron Wakita
DOUGLAS CHANNEL: Rick Taylor caught some King Crab down the channel last weekend! Pretty exciting as these are the first King Crab reported this year. Other boaters were also out catching Dungeness Crab and some boaters were just out test driving their boats after the winter hibernation. We did not receive any reports of any feeder Chinook last weekend. The herring migration seems to be a little erratic this year and accordingly so has the 'Winter Chinook fishery'. It may be a result of 'climate change' or simply the unpredictability of Mother Nature. The forecast is calling for continued warmer temperatures so this may cause a late migration of Winter Springs.
Salt Anglers are reminded that the 2009/2011 Synopsis is now available. Please note that the Halibut quota for Area 6 is one per day with two in possession.
Our tackle store has received numerous requests to clarify these quotas. Please feel free to contact us via email at wakita@telus.net with any questions regarding the Douglas Channel or the Kitimat River.
City Centre Hardware and Sporting Goods (our family owned Tackle Store) is gearing up for the Fishing Season with many new products and In-store specials.
Please click on our logo on Noel Gyger's Homepage www.noelgyger.ca to view our instore flyer.
Reliable Guide and Charters has dates available for Steelheading in April and May. We would be pleased to share the exciting and rewarding experience of fishing for Steelhead. The Kitimat River Steelhead are Hatchery enhanced and is one of the few rivers left where Steelhead may be retained. Most Steelheaders prefer to catch and release but the Kitimat River regulations allow for one hatchery Steelhead to be retained. We also have booking dates available for the Big Chinook both in fresh and saltwater trips. Any interested parties please contact Noel noel@noelgyger.ca
This is an Exciting time of year! Tight Lines!
Sincerely
Ron Wakita
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Fishing Report from: Todd Haynes of Nautical West Adventures
The Bites On Fishing Report for March 29, 2009
Fishing Season is finally here and the weather patterns for the north coast are providing far better conditions for Steelhead / Trout fishermen venturing out on local rivers. Kitimat River is still very low. The snow melt in the higher levels will soon bring a needed rise in water levels and create better fishing conditions throughout the river systems.
A few Steelhead caught over the last week as well as good number of Cutthroats.
Harbor fishing is still slow with only a few early boaters trying to hook up some feeder Chinooks and load up on a feast of Crab.
Nautical West is now taking reservations for the 2009-10 Fishing Season. For complete package information and trip planning tips please contact Noel Gyger
Nautical West Steelhead Dates still open for the Kitimat River May 1, 2, 3, 2009.
Contact Noel Gyger noel@noelgyger.ca for details.
Fishing Report from: Tracey Hittel of Steelhead Heaven
Hi Noel, here is a quick report: I just started guiding on the Kalum River. Day1 of week 1, 6 landed this one 19.5 lbs calculated, Rod Toth of Bent Rods Jigs, Chilliwack BC, also day 2 with 6 fish females one with sea lice so some new fish pushing in, water temps still 36F.
Another 1 today 21.4 lbs , 3 days 1 fish 19.6, another 17 and then the 21.4 what a 3 day trip, will send more pics just doing a download.
I still have a few dates open, please contact Noel Gyger noel@noelgyger.ca to book them. Thanks. Tracey Hittel
Fishing Report from: Gill McKean of Westcoast Fishing Adventures
Hello Noel, thought it was about time to send you some fresh 2009 steelhead photos the weather is starting to improve the rivers are starting to flow and the Fish are starting to bite.
Photos attached are of my brother Gordon McKean with a couple beauties on the fly. We still have a couple openings for spring steelhead as we had a cancellation for April 19th to the 25th
this is a prime time date.
Gill McKean, Fishing is our addiction - Guiding is our passion - Adventure is in our blood
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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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
NOW BOOKING: 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, podcasts, 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. I am at your service.
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
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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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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