Most people like to go out on a nice spring day in their boat or on a chartered trip and catch a fish. Well the Barkley Sound winter chinook fishing can provide that. There have been some gorgeous spring fishing days over the past week with some excellent fishing. Sarita Bay and the area from the Green Boy (CAN) to Nanat and then Poett Nook up to Bamfield has had some good feeder chinook fishing. The fish are averaging 6 to 9 pounds in the area but they are feeding on slack tide and during the first two hours of the morning.

The fish have been hitting silver coyote spoons preferably 3 and a half to four inch in size. The silver spoons have been coyotes and the best have been strait silver and green nickel. Irish Mist, Green spatter back, and white-blue hootchies have also been good. Best leader length has been 42 to 44 inch behind a plaid or green hotspot flasher. Guide Bart has fished 5 of the last 7 days in the sound and has picked up just one fish over 20 pounds at 130 feet at Swale Rock on a purlpe haze hootchie. Most of the other fish have been averaging 6 to 10 pounds with a few in the teens.

We are expecting the fishing to remain fairly good. The week ahead looks good with little wind and rain. Looking forward to Easter weekend with some beautiful salmon fillets on the barbecue. Slivers Charters is looking forward to some terriffic summer fishng in Barkley Sound and the Bamfield area. For more information on winter chinook fishing and summer of 2007 fishing e mail Doug at dlindy@shaw.ca

Fish Species: Winter Chinook
Bait Used: nil
Tackle Used: hootchies and spoons
Method Used: troll
Water Depth: 70 to 130
Water Temperature: 49 Degrees
Wind Direction: North
Wind Speed: 5 knots

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About The Author: Captain Doug Lindores

Company: Slivers Charters Salmon Sport Fishing

Area Reporting: Port Alberni Inlet Barkley Sound Ucluelet Somass-Stamp River

Bio: Slivers Charters Salmon Sport Fishing located in Port Alberni Brithish Columbia is a fishing guide service for the Port Alberni Inlet, Barkley Sound, and Ucluelet (West Coast Vancouver Island). We offer many types of fishing packages which include excellent accomodation (lodges) and safely guided trips in protected calm and pristine waters or the open waters of the West Coast. Our saltwater sport fishing includes salmon (all species) and halibut (offshore). Freshwater fishing takes place in the Somass Stamp River system for summer and winter steelhead and salmon in September and October. Slivers Charters Salmon Sport Fishing has experienced guides to take you to some of Vancouver Islands best salt water and fresh water recreational sport fishing areas.

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Look for Slivers Charters at www.catchsalmon.ca or www.catchsalmon-ca.com

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