Tofino Peak Season Fishing report
August 22nd, 2008
Tofino Fishing Peak Season Report August 2008
Along with the "generic" tourism brief that I have attached below, some more meat and potatoes for Tofino Fishing......
The past week to 10 days has seen very little use of Anchovies or Herring due to Dogfish. Even through a couple of wicked South East blow
days, the salmon action has been very consistent. Most guides and others are trolling offshore approx. 6-9 miles, running gear from 96 ft
and deeper. The infamous "Tofino Turd" (J85 Squid) has been ripping it up, with other hoochies like "Marty's" (155) cuttlefish
also a standby. Spoons have been good as well, either 4-5 inch nickle/green Titans behind a flasher, or larger Gibbs Wonders or Titans fished
naked as there are good schools of Pilchards to run them just under..
Plugs 5-7 inches are also pretty common right now for many, with a couple simple dots along the lateral line to resemble a Pilchard making
them even more effective. #500, 602, 232 are always standbys.
Chinook are showing in better size over the last few days, but still a little smaller than average, with not many Tyees. The numbers easily
make up for the size difference.
Coho,,,big and bigger! We really have not seen many small Coho all season, with many Coho over 12 lbs inshore and offshore. Our inshore Fly/Gear
boat "Power Play" has been doing well, with many large Chinook releases, and one Coho at 21 lbs.
For those of you that understand feeding Coho at this time of the year, there are no special gear secrets, just sharpen your hooks and keep
the line tight while they jump and spin.
Halibut and Lings are always out there, with white power baits best while the doggies are around. Spoons on the spreader bar are also good
with a little scent.
With fishing like this, and the main runs a little delayed, we are sure looking forward to September Fishing.
More updates to come soon,
Jay
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