winter slabs

The winter Salmon fishing has been great for the handfull of anglers that have managed to get out via gibson's beach or from the south harbour.Mike has been one of the top-rods all winter,he is pictured above with this past weekends catch.He lowered his Army Truck hoochie to 180' and bada bing, bada bang as mike would say the battle was on..This Chinook weighed in at 20lbs.
This fishery will continue for a few weeks,lets just hope we get some launch openenings in the near future or Mike is going to have all these fish pretty much to himself....Sam Out

What's up...

Well there won't be a launch available anytime soon in town.I have made several phone calls and basically from what i have been told the reasons are liability,fisheries, and the city so basically many different reason's.So for the Question of the year"Sam what's happening with the launch"?...Answer "not much" i just hope when it does open it is for all of Powell River not just certain businesses....Stay tuned...
New Harbour
Well the drediging in the south Harbour is pretty much done and the new floats have arrived.The pile driving should start up soon and the harbour will start taking shape in the coming weeks...The Pier is starting to come along with a structure at the West end,this will be a great place for relaxing,reading a book or watching anglers..June 1 was the tenative compleation date for the Harbour,we will just have to wait and see...
Salmon Fishing
There is the odd angler out and about,Mike has the hot hand latley several Chinook the biggest this week 17lb @ Sanbanks of Harwood 180' on a Army truck hoochie...Mike has hooked several fish each time out in the last couple weeks..He has been launching his 14' boat at gibsons..
Prawns
The closures in areas 15-1 and 15-3 will be over starting April 1st so now is a good time to prepare...Prawners that have been out in open areas are reporting very good catches,so look for some good fishing ahead...
Trout
This has slowed due to the cold,however in about three weeks if it warms up,the trout will awake from a long winter and will be ready to party...
Boaters Exam
Starting April 1 the boaters exam will be alot tougher with more questions and possibly a 3 hour online course..As it stands now its not so bad so stop by P.R.O. and get it done we have everything you need and you will have your licence the same day...
Firearms Course..
March 5-6 a few spots available..
May 14-15 several spots available....Remember your hunting licence no longer acts as a firearm licence....Any questions or to sign up for this course call 604-485-255 ext#2 or simply stop in at P.R.O....
Scotty Service
If you have a scotty downrigger now is the time to drop it off for service before prime-time...This is also a good time to check your electronics and fishing line.... Sam Out!

February in the Pearl of the World....

Days ar getting longer,spring is just around the corner and i have a sense the fishing in our area is going to be great this year...Winter Chinook fishing has been good however in the last couple days it has tailed off.This fishery will continue to produce for weeks to come so get outthere fish deep 180-250' and you will get groceries.
New Harbour
Well the westview boat-launch is still closed however the dredging will end soon.The pile driving will start on the south end and hopefully this will allow for temporary openings of the launch by the end of the month.June 1st is the reported opening of the new North Harbour and if enough people voice there concerns about the boat launch to City Hall hopefully we will see some openings prior to June..If we dont speak up we wont be launching anything until Summer is my prediction.So if you want to do some local fishing,speak up or dont bother sharpening your hooks.In the meantime you can still launch at Saltery Bay,Lund,Or the steepest launch on the coast Okeover.
Trout
Lois,Cranberry,and Haslam have been steady John and Bill(pictured above) returned from Lois having there best day ever hooking several Rainbows and a few over 10lbs.This fishery will remain good and take off late March early April.
Boaters Licence
If you do not have your boaters licence yet come on down to P.R.O. and write your exam.Starting April 1st it is going to be a new exam and on line it will be a 3 hour course,DONT DELAY CALL 604-485-2555 EXT#2
Firearms Course
Next firearm course March 6&7,sighn up at p.r.o. Remember put the heat on for some openings on our boat launch...Sam Out