07-01-2004, 02:32 PM
Oak Bay - Vancouver Island - June 24th, 2004
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FISHING: Fair
Salmon fishing is still SPOTTY in Oak Bay. Some real quality springs up to 30 lbs were taken this past week on The Flats, but not many fish were caught in total. Most of the action was coming late after the end of the ebb tide and the start of the flood, or very early in the morning. Anchovy has been the most productive bait for trollers lately, especially in Green Scale teaser heads. The best patterns for squirts have been the Purple Haze, Jellyfish and the J79. If you want to troll spoons, the #4 Silver/Green or Silver/Blue Coyote or Gibbs Gypsy are good ones to try. Troll about 10-20 feet off of the bottom for best results. Closer into shore, jiggers have not been doing much better on springs. The 40 and 60 gram Gibbs Minnows or Stingers have been the best jigging lures. HALIBUT – Halibut fishing was SLOW off Oak Bay last week. Extra Large Herring combined with Octopus and fished off of a spreader bar with a 2 lb weight was the best set up for the big flatfish.
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FISHING: Fair
Salmon fishing is still SPOTTY in Oak Bay. Some real quality springs up to 30 lbs were taken this past week on The Flats, but not many fish were caught in total. Most of the action was coming late after the end of the ebb tide and the start of the flood, or very early in the morning. Anchovy has been the most productive bait for trollers lately, especially in Green Scale teaser heads. The best patterns for squirts have been the Purple Haze, Jellyfish and the J79. If you want to troll spoons, the #4 Silver/Green or Silver/Blue Coyote or Gibbs Gypsy are good ones to try. Troll about 10-20 feet off of the bottom for best results. Closer into shore, jiggers have not been doing much better on springs. The 40 and 60 gram Gibbs Minnows or Stingers have been the best jigging lures. HALIBUT – Halibut fishing was SLOW off Oak Bay last week. Extra Large Herring combined with Octopus and fished off of a spreader bar with a 2 lb weight was the best set up for the big flatfish.