Fishing Report for September 15, 2014
The Brauns came down from Alberta, and caught two ling, two chinook and a coho on Sept. 11th on the SilverBlue. Submitted photo
The sockeye are streaming up the Fraser. Clyde said the rough count so far is 40 million fish in the river. The late summer sockeye apparently swim up to 40 miles a day, so keeping up with them could be a chore. People fishing off the mouth of the Fraser had easy limits this week. There are a few coho around the Fingers and offshore Grande. Most of these are in the 6 to 7 pound bracket, and found at 100 to 160 feet. Ling fishing was very good this past week at Gabriola Reef.
Most fish were taken at 60 to 70 feet on large bait.
Prawning is still good off the Flat Tops, but there are lots of smaller prawns now, and some of the really large ones are female spawners that should be released - 320 to 350 feet with good old tuna cat food does the trick.
Good fishing!
Bob Meyer is the owner/operator of Silver Blue Charters based out of Silva Bay, Gabriola. Tel: 247-8807 fax: 247-9700.
www.silverbluecharters.com