2020-02-18 Fishing Reports

Freshwater:

1.   Barry and Dale fished Durance –did well 
2.   Dale fished at Prospect –early- strike pulled rod into lake- snagged rod with a treble hook- did not get the fish 
3.   Ron D. recommended trying a Gomphus in local lakes 
4.   March 11 fish out at Durance /alternate date March 13 – $ 2.00 hotdogs. 
5.   April 8 Fish out at Fuller Lake near Chemainus/alternate date April 10 

Salt Water:

1. Ron  – from fishing reports, a 16 lb. chinook Becher Bay. 
2. John F. has booked an all day halibut and salmon charter with Good Time Dave for Aug 14, 2020- 1 spots – $ 200.00/spot 

2020-02-11 Fishing Reports

Freshwater:

1. Dale Prospect Lake – went out Sunday beautiful day 8 boats out, landed 7, had others on, used a floating hopper fly with split shot on the leader.
2. Ron D. recommended trying a Gomphus fly (type of dragon fly nymph) – the club has some to buy
3. March 11 – FishOut at Durance – $ 2.00 hotdogs.
4. April 8 – FishOut at Fuller Lake near Chemainus

Salt Water:

  1. RyanA – Slow only one keeper
  2. John F. Sven and Jack, went out Mon. with Good Time Dave- went to Constance Bank- caught 3 salmon 4 , 5 and 6 lbs.
  3. John F. has booked an all day halibut and salmon charter with Good Time Dave for Aug 14, 2020- 2 spots – $ 200.00/spot

2020-02-04 Fishing Reports

Freshwater:

1. Dale Prospect Lake – trolling- Caught quite a few trout using a sinking line with tom thumb/double humpy
2. Ron D. recommended trying a Gomphus fly (type of dragon fly nymph) – the club has some to buy
3. March fish out dates next week – consensus on $ 2.00 hotdogs

Salt Water:

1. Charter out of Becher Bay catching salmon at Race Rocks
2. John F. has booked an all day halibut and salmon charter with Good Time Dave for Aug 14, 2020- 2 spots – $ 200.00/spot

2020-01-28 Fishing Reports

Freshwater:

1. Barry and Dale Prospect Lake no luck trolling.
2. Barry spoke fellow who was anchored and was fishing with fast sink lines with booby and bloodworm flies on the bottom- slow retrieve- moves to an new spot after 20 min.
3. Ron D. made up samples of a Famous fly on a challenge from Sandy M. see BC Outdoors Magazine for recipe
4. Bill T.- West Coast Fly Fishing Association fish out Kemp Lake Sunday 10:00
5. Sandy M. – Elk lake fishing dock spoke with Dirk Mitchell who fishes for carp with a long spin cast rod – 40 lb. test line- uses rod tether after losing 9 rods to strikes.

Salt Water:

1. Constance Bank- 4 chinook-9 to 4 lbs- 100 ft.- skinny G
2. John F. has booked an all day halibut and salmon charter with Good Time Dave for Aug 14, 2020- 3 spots – $ 200.00/spot.