The ClubHouse Reports

August 8, 2007

Hello again , just stormed up the hill from the dock and thought I would send you a overview of the fishing for the past week. The totes were a little light tonight but lots of springs and coho are still around and you can walk on the pinks.

The chinook fishing continues good and the fish are now being hit shallow and deep. The riggers have been on fire for about a month fishing 90 to 125 feet up at McPherson Point. Needlefish continue to hug the bottom and the springs are too. I cleaned a couple of chinook and they were plugged with the needlefish. This area has been on fire with a heap of tyee class fish landed over the last couple weeks, but seems to have slowed a notch since Sunday. Our Boeing guests are visiting us now and Chip Hull fishing with guide Sergio grabbed a 35.5 measured it up and released it....right in front of my bow. Chip was one of our several catch and release guests - well done putting the tyee back. Todd was guiding Paul Craig and slipped a 37.5 over his transom in the same area. I saw a number of high twenties being taken and many coho were being hit mostly 7 to 9 lbs with a big coho being over 12 lbs.

Guests are pulling some monsters out of the Gunia/Boulder tack as well, fishing shallow here. I am hearing of some fish up to 47lbs hitting North Island Lodge’s dock today, slower fishing but two over forty today, and a hand full of tyees. I was amazed at the pinks boiling in this area this afternoon, jumpers everywhere. A pile of coho too, if you fish chinook here you will be busy baiting hooks, a real understatement. I still do not see the numbers of chinook we are used to seeing in this area, and the bait and ducks are not around so we will see if Boulder Bay lights up later in August.

On the hali front Hani Faris grabbed a 260 lb halibut fishing with guide Dan. This of course came from the west side of Langara. The weather has been north westerly for a bit now so a strong stomach is a must right now. 250 feet of water and a nice piece of bait and you will get halibut. Fresh bait is always best for halibut, they love the salmon carcasses and leftovers from the cleaning room. I learned long ago halibut are finicky and are not interested in rotten bait. Take time to prepare properly when halibut fishing, and the success ratio will go way up!

We are having a foggy drizzly spell the last couple days but the winds are dropping for tomorrow. If you are heading up here count on some fast paced fishing, no cut plug is safe this time of year. If you go ten minutes without a fish or a hit check your bait, I would guess it is GONE. This time of year you have to work the gear and stay on top of it. With the jelly fish and pinks around those who work hard consistently out fish the other boats.

We look forward to getting you out on the water and enjoying this incredible fishery. All five species of salmon are here right now. Stop by my boat at the dock and say hi and I will pass any information along that I can, including the various radio codes and nicknames of any guides you are curious about. Always wondered how Kenny was named the Thermos; Sergio...mumbles; Jarod...Mortician; Bud....fun Bu;, Matt....Bitterauchy; Korey....Henrik, Todd....captain sensible, or just Rod; Ian....this is Ian? That is amusing !

Lots of fun up here right now, see you all soon,

Screamer, Mike Tonnesen
Head Guide, The Clubhouse