Calm Before The Storm

Its hard to believe we are almost done with July.Early August brings home the Lang Creek Fish,so get ready.Chinook,Coho and Pinks have already showed up as i found out recently.I hooked several Chinook and also battled a 10lb Coho.The Lang creek fish will stage all the way from the Mill,past Willingdon Beach on through Westview and Myrtle Rocks Then finnaly along Black Pt.(Albion Pt.)into Lang and Douglas Bay.The full moon recently has slowed not only the Salmon fishery but the lakes have slowed also.Steve had a good day at Grantt Reefs on Monday with several Chinooks in the teens.There was also a few fish caught infront of Willingdon beach.One change that is happening this year for the Lang creek fish is that anglers will be able to retain both clipped and non clipped Coho.I will have more details as far as start date and boundries soon.
Aslo going on right now is the P.R.O. salmon series derby this runs into September,with many great prizes up for grabs.Whatch for more details and sighn up info in the coming days.
Firearms Course
Coming up in early September 11,12 is the Firearms safety course.So if you are looking to obtain a P.A.L. call 604-485-2555 ext#2 and get on the list.
Pleasure Boat Licence
Stop by P.R.O. to obtain study material or write your exam anytime.
Well gotta go sharpen my hooks anticipating big returns to Lang creek.The fish to beat is last years 40lb Chinook. Sam out....

Dave and Oakes

PRO Report
Salmon Fishing
Salmon fishing has been fairly steady this
past week. Top rod Tod Fouger weighed
in a slab on Saturday just under 35 lbs
from the Iron Mines. The Iron Mines
also gave up the winner in the second
annual Brick Derby. Jeremy took home
top prize $1,000 with a fish just shy of
23 lbs (dressed). Several other fish were
weighed in. Westview, Sliammon, Lewis
Channel, Scotch Fir Point are some
other areas that produced fish. Kudos
also to Dave Mastrodonato who took out
Mr. Oakes and they weighed in a 20-lb
chinook. Party Girl did the trick.
Hot Spots
• Iron Mines/Lewis Channel (slabs)
• Willingdon Beach to the mill (most
underrated fishing grounds)
• Backside of Harwood (just kidding)
• East side of Harwood (grab bag)
• Grant Reefs (sputtering)
• Thunder Bay/Scotch Fir Point (pleasant
surprise). Go get em, Jackie...
As you can see there are fish being caught
all over although some anglers are having
hard luck; it is only a matter of time until
your luck will change.
Gear and Tactics
Anchovies, Army Truck Wonderbread
and Party Girl coyotes have been doing
well. For hoochies try Purple Haze, Army
Truck and, the most underrated hoochie
in the world, the Gold hoochie. Good
depth has been between 80-150 feet on
your downrigger, but don’t be afraid to go
deeper or shallower (mix it up).
Prawns and Crabs
Both these fisheries have been steady so
get your traps out and you will be happy
with your numbers. Don’t forget you
must release female crabs and your limit
for prawns is 200 per licence.
Powell River Lakes
With the recent heat larger cooler lakes
are a sure bet. Powell, Goat, Haslam,
Nanton and, of course, Lois lakes will
produce. The after-dinner fishery seems
to be good. If you need worms or great
local flies PRO is the place.
Cops
Bad Boys, Bad Boys, what you gonna do
when they come for you. Powell Lake
has been the place where most boaters
are being checked for various items of
safety gear, pleasure boat licence and
boat registration. It sounds like many
warnings are being handed out so at least
the cops are giving everybody the heads
up. If you have any questions about what
you need for safety gear, boater’s licence
or registration simply call 604.485.2555
ext 2 and we can help. We can also
provide you with all the safety gear--
flares, life jackets, etcetera.
Firearms Course
-September 11 and 12. Sign up at PRO
604.485.2555 ext 2
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Top Rod Tod

Well Tod Fougere has the Iron Mines dialed in. He landed this 34.9LB chinook this past weekend as well as a nice Hatchery Coho. 110' on the Wonderbread was the ticket.Way to go Tod.

Fishing's Picking Up..

Well just weighed in Tod's 34lb Chinook as well as a nice hatchery Coho.Wonderbread at 150' did the trick.Congratulations also to Dave Mastrodonato who took out Mr. Oakes and managged to land a nice 20lb Chinook,110' on the party girl coyote.Coho pt. was active last night as Derrick saw a few nice fish being netted this really pissed him off as his rods were silent.
Hot Spots
Iron Mines(big fish)
Harwood Sandbanks(consistent)
Coho PT.(Picking up)
Thunderbay(steady)
Grant Reefs(sputtering)
Westview to Mill(Wild Card)
As you can see by the hot-spots it is a good idea to try a few spots until you get some action.
Top Lures/Bait
-Party Girl Coyote Spoon
-Wonderbread Coyote
-Anchovie(when the bites off)
-Cop Car (my favourite this year)
I am still trying to get photo's on so stay tuned...
lakes
Well with this heat try some larger lakes and higher elevation lakes.Freeda,Goat,Powell all have been steady.
Dont forget weigh your fish in at P.R.O. and get a free lure....
Catch of the week. 80lb Halibut off of Harwwod... Sam Out

Pearl of the World

Well in this weather Powell River simply is one of the best places to be on earth,combine this with some good fishing and what more could you ask for.
Salmon Fishing
This has remained steady with many fish in the twentys being caught.Brian Mansel showed me the leader board of there family reunion derby on Texada (Shelter Pt.) it looked similar to the derby's years ago with a long list of names and catches.The winner was 23lbs with several other fish in the twenty's,so the west side of Texada is a good place to try if you head out.
The east side of Harwood has also been very good,fisheries checked several boats this past weekend and reported most boats with two or more fish.There are some boats heading out to Grant Reefs so hopefully we will get a report from there,my prediction is that it should be good as Campbell River continues to be hot.South of Powell River also remains good,congratulations to Rennato and Val 25lb chinook was there catch in Thunderbay.
I almost forgot about North of Powell River Lund,Lewis channel are very good at this time.
Top Lures/Gear
-Gold Hoochie,White Hoochie
-cop car coyote
-Anchovies, troll thes anywhere beetween 40-180' mix it up.
Lakes
This is simple almost any lake in Powell River at this time will produce trout,pick up some worms and flies at P.R.O. and enjoy.The lakes in this town are second to none,like i said the pearl of the world.
Dont forget to stop by P.R.O. if you need a boaters licence we can take care of all you need,well gotta open shop stay tuned i am still trying to download photo's but having some truoble. Sam Out