Been a litte busy lately....

[Bryan/BC]

Three of us trailered the Cuba Libre up to Port Hardy ( Thats in BC Howard! :p ) for three days of fishing and camping and imbibing .

The weather man was WRONG AGAIN!!! He predicted crappy winds and rain... he was wrong! Flat calm seas, not even any swells, made for easy travelling ( we were running 20-40 miles a day)

First two days we concentrated on bottomfish-- lingcod, halibut, snappers, and rockfish... Only fished salmon for about an hr and put one in the boat. But we did OK on "chicken:" halibut (less than 30 lbs) and other tasty white fish.

Third day we ran back to one of the old reliable sammie spots up the coast from Port Hardy.. BINGO! Easy two fish chinook limits for the three of us in less than 2 hrs. Size ranged from about 15 lbs to 25 lbs. Lost several more too. And we stayed away from the normal hotspots that had several boats working the area.

We still needed two more halibut to fill out our limits... so I cleaned tha salmon, and threw the guts in a bucket. We ran out about 7 miles and dropped a whole mess of salmon guts to the bottom in 300 ft. In no time flat we had our two butts.. biggest 45 lbs. Not a monster but a nice fish.

Here are some pics of the booty after we got back to my place

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[Howard/Jax]

Nice trip and nice fish there Bryan. Looks like plenty of good eating. Glad it went so well.

Oh yeah!!! where is BC?:rolleyes: ;) Isn't that the home of the LOSER Canucks?:p

[Lost Shaker]

Wow!

Nice fishing! Didn't notice any white-meat salmon......but I suppose that darned salmon colored salmon will work in a pinch. ;)

HOPEFULLY, helping a buddy build an outhouse this weekend. The pinks and chums are so thick I can't get past them to catch anything else, so I'll pull out the light gear and have some fun on my way to the cabin.

[SpeckTackler]

Busy??? Looks like you're having a lot of fun. I'd like to be busy like that too.
Life is good.

[JD]

Y'all got some nice size Flounder up there. I haven't seen one over 13" in 20 years. ;)

Yes, nice haul of fish.

[PK]

wow.. very nice there Bryan...good catches..

p.s. now tell the truth BatBreath...how much did you pay the guy at the fish market for all those fillets:) :D :p

[Bryan/BC]

Ray--- I can assure you that it would have been MUCH cheaper to go down to the fish market!! But dont ever tell Carolle I said that

Shake-- we have a run of white chinooks moving through the local area right now. They are big boys too.. a lot over 40. They are my next target-- dont care about the color-- they all taste the same anyway.

Howard-- WE ARE NUMBER TWO!!! WE ARE NUMBER TWO!! -- But I am told it was a riot..............

[Joe/GA]

Wat to go, Bryan! That's some real nice fishin"!

[Zane]

Bryan I just got back from Tahsis (also in BC :p ) Similar results although we did get the weather that you missed. 15 to 20 foot swells from the north
and the wind howling from the south :eek: :eek: . Springer limits up to Tommy's #34, coho everywhere and decent size for so early, 1 #35 butt and three sockeye, nine Ling to #18. Just now finished the seal-a-meal deal and put a bunch in the brine. Tahsis is like a ghost town, three days at Ferrier and seeing only six other boats. Whats with that????? Is everyone @ Port Hardy???
Looks like you had a great trip.:D :D

[Jack Hexter]

Zane, I think it's a little early. I thought July 1 was the beginning of the season in Tahsis. I got an e-mail from Whiplash that he left home yesterday and will be in Tahsis for the summer. Of course it's a lot easier for him to commute home for a weekend or a couple days since he moved from Calgary onto the island. I'll be up there arriving on the 24th for a week

[Zane]

I'm hopeing to be able to stay over for a day or two as I'm scheduled to leave on the 24 at o-dark 30. It all depends if I drive up by myself or have riders.
I'll let you know, it would be nice to see you again.