Moderate northwesterlies through last week gave way to light variable conditions through the weekend, but we’re expecting another week of westerlies to start on Wednesday.  All this means is that the fishing has been fantastic and should remain so.  There’s lots of bait inshore now and we’ve seen excellent volumes of Coho as well as Chinooks move inshore with it.  Lots of really feisty 18-24 pounders are in the current mix. As a result, more anglers are fishing the usual rocks and kelp beds, leaving the offshore and pinnacles turf for bottom fishing.  Moderate tides this week are extending the productive fishing periods around points like Cape Naden, Parker, Klashwun and Eagle Rock.

It’s been a great week for Tyees with lots of bell ringin’going on down at the dock. Gorana B was the queen last week, releasing her first Tyee over 40, a chrome beauty that was taped out to 41-pounds by veteran QCL guide Derek Poitras.  Marie G did just fine as well, boating 30 and 31 pounders with guide Jeff Smirfitt on Monday and Tuesday.  Deborah B completed her mission on Thursday, releasing a solid 31-pounder with her guide Nic Rasovic.  The guys weren’t left out…we had several fish in the low-30’s, some kept and some released.  Josh K returned to the Bell Ringer with a nice 36 lb Tyee and Taylor R turned back a 34. The most noise at the bell was made by Keith B who hauled up one of those barn-door halibut, this one scoring out over 200 pounds!

The weekend catch was no less impressive… with Devon W releasing a beautiful 45-pound Chinook at Cape Naden on Sunday morning, fishing with guide Neil Wood.  Saturday saw Don T release a 40-pounder with his son Brett on the net.  That was the encore to the 33-pounder they released on Friday!  And the annual Tyee derby between brothers Conrad, Gerhart and Willy saw 31, 32, 33 and 32 pounders caught and released with their guides Kylie Tokairin and Danny Hollins.  That means a lot of action down at the Bell Ringer!  Great job folks!