Kitimat River, Douglas Channel and Prince Rupert
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Photo provided by Todd Haynes of Nautical West Sport Fishing August 1 2016. Clients from Calgary limited out on Halibut, Coho and Crab.
For more details please see Douglas Channel section in the report.
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Kitimat River
July 25
Robert, Pauline, Nate and Sid Glover enjoying the Pink fishery on the Kitimat River. Nicely done. That is quite the catch! It is nice to see your family
enjoying the the sport of fishing together. God Bless!
July 26
Jessica Lee holding a female Chum she caught in the Water intake pool across from Radley Park. Well done Jessica! Congratulations on your catch!
July 26
Rachel-Mae and Robin DeCaire are holding a Chum that they tag teamed to land. It is always a pleasure to watch a father and daughter enjoying the passion of fishing.
Congratulations!
July 27
Trevor is proudly holding a Pink Salmon in this picture with his Grandma Mary from Mexico. Trevor had just caught this Pink a few hundred yards from their campsite and their friend Iron Chef Dan was about to cook it for lunch. Bon Appetite!
July 28
Emma and Mark Wood fishing with their Grandmother Nora Iglesias and their friend Austin Johnson in the Water Intake pool.
Nora, the grandmother was a little reluctant to join the fishing but with a little encouragement and help from the grandchildren, she joined in.
She not only joined in, she out fished the kids. A compliment to the teachers…Well done kids! When I saw her in their campsite, Nora was doing the “Happy dance”.
Well done Nora!
July 28
Ken and Lynn Ginter with Madison and Peirce Edey enjoying the Pink fishing at the Water Intake pool across from Radley Park. A good time was had by all!
July 28
Chey-Lea Houston, Brighton Simmonds and their grandmother, Bernie Jurasek are holding the Chum and Pinks they caught at the Water Intake pool. They are one of many 3 generation family groups fishing the Kitimat River this summer. It is a pleasure to see!
July 30
From left to right : Peirce Edey, Riley Goodwin, Madi Edey, and Mikayla Goodwin proudly holding their catch.
The smiles say it all! Well done kids!
Summary
The Chinook fishery is closed for retention on July 31st but the highlight of the Kitimat River is still the Pink fishery. It has been outstanding season for Pinks on the Kitimat River and looks like it is going to be good for a while. There are more Pinks in the Douglas Channel heading this way.
The only issue is that the Kitimat River water levels have dropped so low that the Pinks are only plentiful on the rising tide. The other phenomenon is that the fishing is better in the morning especially if there is a morning rising tide.
Family groups from of all over the world have participated in this fishery. I met folks from England, Germany, Mexico and California. Fishing is a universal pastime for my many families.
It is nice to watch, witness and report sharing our resource with folks from around the world.
There have been 4 Coho reported caught in the Kitimat River this week. Judging by the numbers of Coho caught in the Douglas Channel, the indicators are positive for an outstanding Coho season to come on the Kitimat. Stay tuned!
Anyone wishing to book a Driftboat Trip of a Lifetime on the Kitimat River please contact Ron wakita@telus.net of call 250 632 1275.
We are offering a early booking discount for Coho. Please enquire.
Douglas Channel
July 24 to 26
Dan Lachapelle of Halibut Hound Charters provided these photos and info,
“Jeff ,Leland and Payden from fort St. John , 103, 100, 98,77cm halibut and released 2 others , hard time finding small halibut , terrible problem to have lol, limit on salmon and a few red snappers , prawns and crabs as usual , it was a real good trip” Wow! Congratulations everyone! Well done Skipper!
July 27
Todd Haynes of Nautical West Sport Fishing provide this photo with this comment, “Limited out on Halibut and Coho today!”
Nicely done everyone! Congratulations on your catch!
Anyone wishing to book a trip of Lifetime with Todd, please contact Ron wakita@telus.net or call 250 632 1275
July 28
Todd Haynes from Naut West Sport Fishing reports, “Guests from Terrace B.C and Calgary had a wild day on the water landing their limit of Halibut, Coho Salmon and Crab.”
Congratulations on a impressive catch! Well done Todd.
Anyone wishing to book a trip of Lifetime with Todd, please contact Ron wakita@telus.net or call 250 632 1275
July 29 to 31
Dan Lachapelle from Halibut Hounds Charters reports,
“Leo, John and Rob from FSJ,Limited on salmon and crab, got some huge prawns, but the halibut won this trip, we hooked into 6 but only got 1 to the boat, guess that’s fishing sometimes lol”
July 29
John from Blue Heron Charters fishing with our clients, Darcy and Mary Moyer boated a 55 & 35 lb halibut. Congratulations!
Darcy and Mary booked a 1/2 day trip and were rewarded for their efforts. They look pretty happy with their catch.
Anyone wishing to book a Trip of Lifetime with John, please contact Ron wakita@telus.net or call 250 632 1275
July 31
John from Blue Heron Charters fishing with our clients, Tom Scott and Larry Lorentz. Tom and Larry caught their limit of Halibut and Salmon. Congratulations everyone.
They also did a Driftboat Trip on the Kitimat River and caught a pile of fish. I think they will be back. : )
July 30,31,Aug 1
Todd from Naut West Sport Fishing reports “Limited our his clients on Halibut, Salmon and Crab”. Well done everyone! Congratulations for your catch! Well done Todd.
Anyone wishing to book a trip of Lifetime with Todd, please contact Ron wakita@telus.net or call 250 632 1275
Summary
To some, this is the best time to fish the Douglas Channel. All species of Salmon are available and the Halibut is outstanding right now. To repeat an explanation from a previous report. If catching Halibut is on your “Bucket List”, this is the year to do it! It has been an outstanding year for Halibut! As demonstrated by the pictures in this Fishing Report, you can catch limit of Halibut, Salmon and Crab in the same day. The Bounty of the Sea has been generous this season and Coho season in the inner waters of the Douglas Channel is on the verge of happening soon. Coho are being caught in Sue Channel this week. The next hot spot will be the Kitimat Harbour Fishery. Stay tuned!
Anyone wishing to Book a Trip of a Lifetime on the Douglas Channel please contact Ron wakita@telus.net or call 250 632 1275.
Prince Rupert
July 26 27–
Dave Payjack of Sea West Fishing Adventures reports, “Ethan Kenmuir’s Grad present from his Dad, Terry was a 2 day trip with his uncle,Shawn Kenmuir and cousin, Brianna.
They did all the work all I did was take pictures. This family can fish like pros. No instructions necessary.” Well done Everyone! Great pictures Skipper!
Anyone wishing to book a trip of Lifetime with Dave, please contact Ron wakita@telus.net or call 250 632 1275
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I hope you enjoyed the Fishing Report!
Good Health! and Good Fishing!
Sincerely
Ron Wakita
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