Salmon Sport Fishing Alberni Inlet, Barkley Sound, Somass-Stamp River System
The Salmon Sport fishing opportunities continue to be in "play" in this Pacific Rim area. Barkley Sound continues to have some terrific fishing days. The Alberni Inlet has not been as consistent as the Sound. The Somass River system has some Fantastic Sport Fishing for anglers as the salmon continue their long migration to their spawning grounds.
Over the past week there have been a few good salmon sport fishing days in the Inlet. The area known as Bells Bay or the Franklin Wall up to the sport fishing boundary had guests with guides do well on Coho and Chinook. The Chinook and Coho are hitting the AORL 12 hoochie and the Spider Back hoochie. Anchovy in a few of the popular teaser heads have been working as well. Coho up to 13 pounds have been an average size. The Chinook salmon have been mostly in the mid teens. Their should be a consistent movement of Chinook and Coho Salmon over the next few weeks in the inlet waters as they move to the Somass River.
Barkley Sound hot spots have been definitely best on the Bamfield side over the past week. The Wall from the Bamfield Harbour mouth to Poett Nook has been producing a few Chinook and a good number of Coho. Brady's Beach, Wittlestone, and inside of Beale have also been good for Chinook and Coho. Sanford, Kirby, and Fleming Island have all been producing some nice sized Coho in the 12 to 14 pound range. There are Chinook in the mix up to twenty pounds. Anchovy has been fantastic for Chinook. Purple Haze, green haze, army truck glow, and the herring aid teaser heads with six to seven feet of leader behind a purple or green gold hot spot flasher have all been a perfect choice for Chinook. The Coho are hitting the AORL 12 and "white" glow hoochies. Purple haze and T-Rex hoochies have been fantastic as have the three inch Skinny G herring aid spoons. The Coho to date have been rather abundant and range from 10 to 15 pounds. The salmon are feeding on the immature herring and needle fish in the Sound areas.
With the Chinook and Coho making their way into the Somass River system the river sport fishing along the banks or aboard jet boats has been terrific. Chinook salmon are being landed using "Roe" and Coho using Blue Fox spinners and crocodile spoons. The River system has 1,300 to 1,500 fall steelhead which will create some fantastic fly fishing when the natural spawn begins.
The trout fishing has been very good in some of the big nearby lakes in Sproat and Great Central Lake. Sproat Lake has had some nice sized Cut-Throat and Rainbow. Lake plugs and Apex spoons are working very well.
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Doug Lindores
Slivers Charters Salmon Sport Fishing
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1 888 214 7206
www.catchsalmon-ca.com
