Ucluelet BC Canada July 2011 Salmon/Halibut

whalebreath · July 31, 2011, 04:05:55 AM

Overall quite a successful trip.

Some pics from July 28 & 29 with Spirit Bear Charters

Weapon of Salmon destruction

One of so many

Happy angler!

Gorgeous colours!

This was my fish-the scrapes you can see came from a Shark who tried and failed to snatch the fish as I was fighting it.

Local denizen

Waiting on a Hali bite

Good Night Nurse!

Lotsa Butts!

Self explanatory

This is how you spell success!

One of the nicest WCVI days in recent memory

Dominick · July 31, 2011, 04:42:45 AM

Good job. I'm jealous

. The Salmon fishing off the California coast is just heating up. Dominick

wallacewt · July 31, 2011, 07:23:00 AM

nice fish
1st photo.you have got a fly reel with a popper on it.
do you use it on the downrigger and troll.never seen that before!
is it on standby for surface fish.never seen that before!
havent seen much have i

cheers

Norcal Pescador · July 31, 2011, 01:50:06 PM

Very nice! Ucluelet's been on my list of things to do for a couple of years now.

Quoteyou have got a fly reel with a popper on it.........never seen that before!
is it on standby for surface fish.never seen that before!
havent seen much have i

You're not the only one, Mate!

akfish · July 31, 2011, 02:34:33 PM

It's a single action mooching reel -- essentially a large fly reel and the classic Canadian salmon reel -- with a classic salmon trolling plug. These are fished off downriggers in Canada as well as Alaska.

whalebreath · July 31, 2011, 02:50:45 PM

Quote from: akfish on July 31, 2011, 02:34:33 PM
It's a single action mooching reel -- essentially a large fly reel and the classic Canadian salmon reel -- with a classic salmon trolling plug. These are fished off downriggers in Canada as well as Alaska.

Right-and those plugs are fished @ almost 4 mph!

http://www.tomiclures.com/

http://www.islander.com/

wallacewt · August 01, 2011, 12:29:50 AM

thanks akfish,whalebreadth
its got me intrigued those plugs.
do they float or sink or both?
what about other pelagics,tuna,macks,
the mind boggles.

akfish · August 01, 2011, 12:46:48 AM

They float at rest then have a wide wiggle when trolled at 3 or 4 mph. There are several brands: The one shown looks like a Tomic; in my area of Alaska, I see more Luhr Jensen J-Plugs but see quit a few Tomics as well.

whalebreath · August 04, 2011, 05:14:29 AM

Here's a closeup of the bite marks/scrapes on the small Spring I almost lost to some kind of Shark.

slip tip · August 05, 2011, 08:57:28 AM

Nice trip and some great eating fish to boot!

Regards,
David

seaeagle2 · August 05, 2011, 01:44:09 PM

Were you guys running off shore, or fishing inside ? Looks pretty flat, I start chumming in the outstide swells

, but I've thought about towing my boat up and hitting the inside..

whalebreath · August 06, 2011, 04:59:22 AM

Quote from: seaeagle2 on August 05, 2011, 01:44:09 PM
Were you guys running off shore, or fishing inside ? Looks pretty flat, I start chumming in the outstide swells , but I've thought about towing my boat up and hitting the inside..

We were out on the Banks but Inside was decent if not outstanding-just had to hunt a bit more.

Steve-O · August 06, 2011, 03:23:41 PM

VERY NICE! thanks for sharing.

Steve-O