AO meet n greet- Prince Rupert in August or September

[Ken07AOVette]

Looks like a lot of us are going to be there, Lonewolf and I are there from the 3rd to the 18th, Travis is guiding there, Tom is bringing his Striper, plus more. Let's all pick a mutual date and meet up for supper at Breakers after dropping off the catches. We can park free at Cow Bay, and Breakers never disappoints.
Should be great fun

[Sea Hawk]

I plan to be there early july as well. Sounds like a great idea. For do it your selfers, talking things out with others can save a lot of trial and error. Count me in.

[Ken07AOVette]

Right on Sea - Hawk.


I was going to add; I am selling a Scotty Propack 1116 downrigger and a Scotty 2500 trap puller which is new in the box, if anyone going to Rupert needs one I can deliver July 3rd.

[Fishhunter]

Sounds like a good time. unfortunately I'm not there till last week o July first week or so of August. Oh well next time.

Good luck to all this year!!!!

[Ken07AOVette]

leaving again in 6 days, anyone else going?

[Stinky Buffalo]

Originally Posted by Ken07AOVette

leaving again in 6 days, anyone else going?

Wish I was!

Would have enjoyed the opportunity to have you throw fish eggs at me.

[Blastoff]

Any updates in the fishing up the There? Post pics

[Ken07AOVette]

Should be good to go later tonight after 6
Pics to follow

Caught a 22 24 25 30 spring
Wolf eel
Octopus
Ling
Lots of coho
Few crabs
Some nice hali nothing huge 89 107

[KegRiver]

I and my brothers plan on being there from the 15th to the 23rd.

I'll keep an eye out for you. Our boat is the Codfather.

[SNAPFisher]

Originally Posted by Ken07AOVette

Should be good to go later tonight after 6
Pics to follow

Caught a 22 24 25 30 spring
Wolf eel
Octopus
Ling
Lots of coho
Few crabs
Some nice hali nothing huge 89 107

Nothing huge... those are some amazing sizes. Great to hear you are getting into lots of different things. Nice springs too by the way!

[Marty S]

I'll be in the country 24-1, mostly river fishing this time round, 1 day in the salt tho. I am boat-less!

[Dark]

Originally Posted by Ken07AOVette

Should be good to go later tonight after 6
Pics to follow

Caught a 22 24 25 30 spring
Wolf eel
Octopus
Ling
Lots of coho
Few crabs
Some nice hali nothing huge 89 107

Good Job Ken,
We did not get any Springs over 10 lbs and a few small Coho, very slow on the salmon front for us, we salmon fished from the June 26 to July 1st. After that we hit the bottom fish and did really good compared to passed years.
We also ended up with a few crabs and a couple of good feeds of prawns.
The last week of our trip we spent a few days in the Khutzeymateen watching Grizzly bears from our boat. And a day prawning in Union Inlet.
As always a great trip.

[EZM]

What bait did you use to get that cat? looks like he's still alive and kicking.

[Dark]

Originally Posted by EZM

What bait did you use to get that cat? looks like he's still alive and kicking.

Carlyle cat food also works for prawns, tuna flavor. Lol

[13mileranch]

Nice pics!! Especially the bears. Those prawns look absolutely delicious!!

Looks like you had alot of fun.

[Dark]

Originally Posted by 13mileranch

Nice pics!! Especially the bears. Those prawns look absolutely delicious!!

Looks like you had alot of fun.

Thanks 13mile

Still sorting through the pics

The prawns were great and larger than most we have caught, keep in mind i wear a size 17 ring so my fat fingers don't really show the size in the pics.

We took a ton of videos of the bears, we spent 1 day there and saw 6 different bears eating grass a long the shore. A sow and 3 cubs, a sow who's cub was eaten the day before by a boar and the cub eating boar, also another one we briefly caught a glimpse of.

[13mileranch]

Originally Posted by Dark

Thanks 13mile

Still sorting through the pics

The prawns were great and larger than most we have caught, keep in mind i wear a size 17 ring so my fat fingers don't really show the size in the pics.

We took a ton of videos of the bears, we spent 1 day there and saw 6 different bears eating grass a long the shore. A sow and 3 cubs, a sow who's cub was eaten the day before by a boar and the cub eating boar, also another one we briefly caught a glimpse of.

That's a once in a lifetime experience! WOW

[Ken07AOVette]

And like that the weather went to crap. I am heading home. Next time guys.

[Marty S]

Originally Posted by EZM

What bait did you use to get that cat? looks like he's still alive and kicking.

Ya, you forgot to bonk him!

Thanks for the picts!

[Stinky Buffalo]

Originally Posted by EZM

What bait did you use to get that cat? looks like he's still alive and kicking.

I am not sure either - Or is live bait permitted?

[Wolfhamstein]

Hello everyone,

this is my first post here at AO. Yesterday was my last day at Rupert, im from the 403 area. The weather was good and the fish were biting, i didn't get any monsters but got into the Salmon and Halibut pretty easily. Some Cod Ling and Snapper. Lots of beautiful wildlife shots, we saw porpoises, eagles and sea lions. and caught a few whale jumps! And an octopus of course.

Springs at 18"
Halibut up to 90cm
Octopus
Snapper
Dungeones Crabs
Cod Ling

[EZM]

Originally Posted by Stinky Buffalo

I am not sure either - Or is live bait permitted?

Two great things to eat in that picture - a red snapper and a p#$$y ....er ....... I mean yellow eye and cat to be politically correct.

[Fishhunter]

Originally Posted by Ken07AOVette

Should be good to go later tonight after 6
Pics to follow

Caught a 22 24 25 30 spring
Wolf eel
Octopus
Ling
Lots of coho
Few crabs
Some nice hali nothing huge 89 107

Where did you do most of your salmon fishing Ken? North,south or in the middle. im heading there end of next week for 2 weeks can't wait.

[Ken07AOVette]

Originally Posted by Fishhunter

Where did you do most of your salmon fishing Ken? North,south or in the middle. im heading there end of next week for 2 weeks can't wait.

Every single time I have gone there, Avery has been my go to place. Every time. This time though, there was not a thing at all, everyone said the same. I always go to Humpback too, but heard it was dead. One day at Dundas 13 lodge boats landed a single salmon. 13!!!

We looked for the yacht clubs, and one day 25 boats were trolling cutter. We slammed coho there, and I caught a 24lb spring. No lings though, too windy.

We did well on Coho, got some very nice fish and then one day the Springs showed up.
I was fishing out at Hudson Bay channel for Hali, and was told that Prince Lebo Island was the place to go. Right away 3 springs in a row, smallest was 22 biggest 30.
I was just dying to go back, but needed my over-halibut and we just ran out of weather. We left day before yesterday because the weather forecast showed almost a week of south wind, which absolutely sucks there. There just is nowhere to go hide out of the weather with south wind.
We had an awesome week, way more flat calm days than I have ever seen, and knocked 15 species off the list including Spring, Coho, Pink salmon, red octopus, halibut, haddock, ling, sablefish, quilllback, 2 other rock cod including a very big marbled, a huge wolf eel, dungeness and red rock crab and a starfish.
I still have yet to land a ling and a yelloweye, still may gone in august or september.

Prince Lebo, Zayas and celestrial reef are on the list for sure.

It was a very amusing trip, young guy caught a very very nice coho reeling up a huge hali rig, like the crab I caught doing the same.
Amazing trip.

I wish I could have met up with you guys there, sharing spots and secrets is always a good time. We saw a window before the fit hit the shan and took it, got out of Dodge literally.

[Fishhunter]

Thanks for the report Ken. I heard the same thing about cutter and turning on at Dundas. Never know till you get there where they will be and what the wind will allow a guy to do. I'm hoping the fish will be in close around humpback or global when we arrive.

I also hope to get to price leboo aswell my wife got a 254 lb Hali there last year.Talk about panic in a boat!!! Wow. and Edith is a real pretty place to stay close by.

We also fished Zayas last year but didn't really know where to go,tried a few spots on the north side and nothing so we headed straight north of it to Devils rock and got into some nice snapper and ling worth a run out there on a calm day.

I will post a report when we return.

[Dark]

Originally Posted by Ken07AOVette

Every single time I have gone there, Avery has been my go to place. Every time. This time though, there was not a thing at all, everyone said the same. I always go to Humpback too, but heard it was dead. One day at Dundas 13 lodge boats landed a single salmon. 13!!!

We looked for the yacht clubs, and one day 25 boats were trolling cutter. We slammed coho there, and I caught a 24lb spring. No lings though, too windy.

We did well on Coho, got some very nice fish and then one day the Springs showed up.
I was fishing out at Hudson Bay channel for Hali, and was told that Prince Lebo Island was the place to go. Right away 3 springs in a row, smallest was 22 biggest 30.
I was just dying to go back, but needed my over-halibut and we just ran out of weather. We left day before yesterday because the weather forecast showed almost a week of south wind, which absolutely sucks there. There just is nowhere to go hide out of the weather with south wind.
We had an awesome week, way more flat calm days than I have ever seen, and knocked 15 species off the list including Spring, Coho, Pink salmon, red octopus, halibut, haddock, ling, sablefish, quilllback, 2 other rock cod including a very big marbled, a huge wolf eel, dungeness and red rock crab and a starfish.
I still have yet to land a ling and a yelloweye, still may gone in august or september.

Prince Lebo, Zayas and celestrial reef are on the list for sure.

It was a very amusing trip, young guy caught a very very nice coho reeling up a huge hali rig, like the crab I caught doing the same.
Amazing trip.

I wish I could have met up with you guys there, sharing spots and secrets is always a good time. We saw a window before the fit hit the shan and took it, got out of Dodge literally.

Thanks for the report Ken, makes me feel a little better, thought it was us......

[Marty S]

This might have something to do with poor Chinook fishing out in the big water, but this is just the Skeena, I don't think all the rivers are horribly mismanaged with big commercial outfits plugging the mouth and Indian nets everywhere, like the skeena has?



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[Ken07AOVette]

pic test- got the email from photobucket

[Fishhunter]

I can't see them for some reason.

[Ken07AOVette]

Originally Posted by Fishhunter

I can't see them for some reason.

Photobucket wants money

guess I have to switch