So many summer photos not posted

In some past years I have posted a lot of photos, mainly guests with their catches, plus scenery.  It just didn't happen this year.  maybe I'll get around to filling some in.  

The fishing was dependably good and steady.  I had just one trip, for 4 hours in the third week of September when the boat didn't catch a fish.  Not including Tyee rowing, which is higher stakes, and fewer fish . 

 The season never ends, but after October there are few guests and I am doing the micro-trolling for salmon science through winter into spring. 

 

2023 Cohos , Amazing

 

Cohos 2023 ! 

 What a wonderful year with cohos in our area like we have not seen for decades. 

I took this photo for an article by Tom Davis about the return of cohos to the inside waters of Georgia Strait this year .   Those are all adipose -clipped hatchery cohos.  ( There are a couple of bigger chinooks in the fish locker .) 

Unravelling a mystery: Coho reappear after 30-year absence - Northern Beat  

March fun with S + S

   March is a fun time for fishing.  This was a wonderful day with Scott and Sharon.  We hit it right,  even after a late start and they caught two beauties each. Sharon brought her lucky self and dominated the action.  

 I don't often talk about tackle techniques in this blog, but the strikes were dominated by the Loony Spoon , so here's a shout out to Cameron at Spirit Lures .  https://spiritlures.com/ .  I rig  the spoon above an attractor flasher, so there is no clumsy flasher on the line when playing the fish.   

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Do you always catch fish ?

  Do you always catch fish ? 

 Sometimes I'm asked that, especially from a youngster, when we have yet to have the first bite.  The answer has been, yes, but with some need for clarifications. This past season there were two motorboat  trips when we caught no keepers, but we did release an oversize fish on each of those trips that was larger than the maximum size allowed at that time and area. Fish that we release are measured, sampled, tagged and released carefully. The third photo is from a trip that began with higher expectations, and ended with one fish caught, and one lost at the boat.  I'll be giving some extra fishing time to these folks on their next trip.  

The rowing season, in the grand Tyee Club Tradition, was not such a great success.  For some reason this past season the mature chinooks did not collect in their usual staging areas in the Tyee Pool and down along the shoreline in shallow water.  However, the fish did turn up in the river in good numbers, showing again that the fish can be mysterious and the Tyee Club catch record is not a good indicator of the run size.  It is always a challenge greater than ordinary fishing, and always has the unique attractions of fishing from a rowboat with simple light tackle.  Even when the bites are few and far between, we live in hope and enjoy the fishing experience.  

 

 

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Planning 2023, Fishing the backcountry, April 1 to July 14

    

 One of my very favorite fishing trips is getting out into the marine backcountry with a lovely trip to the mainland side of our area in the early season.  It is a lovely picturesque cruise to where the ocean channels weave into the mountains. 

 We can feel confident that this fishery will continue for 2023 judging by a recent presentation by DFO, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans .   

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New contact email

Please notice that my contact email address has changed to gobrightfish@gmail.com .  

 

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Canada to ease travel requirements as COVID cases decline

   Canada to ease travel requirements as COVID cases decline.  That is the headline , Feb 15.  

 Furthermore, it is encouraging that Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, also said encouraging words about the near future ; 

 “It’s important to note that if the epidemiological situation continues to improve, if hospitalizations continue to diminish and Canadians continue to get their booster shots, further easing of travel restrictions could be considered in the coming weeks.” 

News items : 

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/exclusive-canada-ease-travel-requirements-covid-cases-decline-govt-source-2022-02-15/ 

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/news/2022/02/government-of-canada-lightens-border-measures-as-part-of-transition-of-the-pandemic-response.htm

 

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