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.
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-September 11 and 12. Sign up at PRO
604.485.2555 ext 2
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