Kitimat BC Fishing Report

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Kitimat River Coho Season in the Kitimat River is starting to get really good. A few crucial elements aligned this week to create some very good Coho fishing in the Kitimat:

 

1. We received some very much needed rain.

2. We received some big high tides this week

3. The rain stopped and the river dropped and remained clean.

4. Coho moved into the Kitimat River.

 

The end result was a bunch of happy fishermen, women and kids. Goose Creek and the lower, Lower Dike were the hot holes in the lower Kitimat with the Haisla Bridge producing sporadically. By the end of the week, the drift boaters had very good results drifting in the middle and upper sections of the Kitimat River especially after the rain.

 

Aug 22 9:02 PM Marc Girard and Ferd and Mary Bouzanne just saw a Kermodei Bear at the Big Spruce. They were unable to get any photos. Anglers please be on the look out for a photo opportunity of a lifetime.

 

 

 

Aug 26 I drifted the Kitimat River on a morning drift with Trent Vines and we hooked 6 Coho and landed 3. Trent is one of my Associate Guides and we were doing a preclient drift in preparation for a booking we have coming up. We pride ourselves in staying dialed to the hot holes and tracking where the fish are holding as the river conditions change. Today's Coho were caught with Jim's Jigs and Rainbow Jigs.

 

We tried Hot Shotting a few holes but the Coho seemed to want to chase the jigs. The Luhr Jensen Hot Shots have been our most effective lures to date but jigs were more effective this morning. I enjoy fishing with my Associate Guides as they are awesome anglers and wonderful guides. I affirmed my faith in Trent's ability today but I discovered that he is a lousy singer./ Thanks for an awesome morning of fishing Trent.

 

 

 

Aug 26 Marc Girard, an associate guide for Reliable Guide and Charters drifted with his friends Clint and Gerry on an afternoon drift. They landed 2 Coho on their drift.

Congratulations Guys. Anyone wishing to book a trip with Marc please contact Noel

 

 

 

Aug 27 Reliable Guide and Charters had the pleasure of guiding Vincent Zylinski, his son Steve and his daughter Terri. Also along on the drift was Terri's boyfriend Mike. The Zylinski group was guided by Trent Vines and Mike Holland. During the drift with our clients, Trent's boat landed 7 Coho of 10 hooked and Mike's boat landed 6 Coho of 12 hooked. Mike and Trent had done pre-client drifts on Thursday the day before. The catch results verify the importance of pre-clients trips and the proof is in the results. The Kitimat River Coho run is still in its early stages but Mike and Trent did an excellent job providing our clients with very good numbers of opportunities to hook, fight and land Coho during their drift.

 

Congratulations to Vince, Terri, Steve and Mike on their catch! Thank You for using our guiding services. Well done Trent and Mike! Any angler wishing to book a trip with either Mike or Trent please contact Noel Gyger noel@noegyger.ca

 

Aug 27 Mike Herzberg, an associate guide for Reliable Guide and Charters fishing with his long time friend and fishing partner Alvaro hooked 12 Coho and landed 6. Mike and Alvaro were using Luhr Jensen #35 Hot Shots and Pink Jigs made by Rainbow Jigs. Mike and Alvaro are both very gifted anglers. Well done Mike and Alvaro! Congratulations!

 

 

Aug 27 Our Mobile Tackle Van logged 12 Coho hooked with 7 landed at the lower, Lower Dike and took this photo of Dick Woodcock and his 10lb Coho. Dick and most of the anglers were bar fishing with Yakama Bait Spin n Glos with Gibbs/Delta hoochies. Other successful anglers were casting Gibbs Koho 65 Blue Scale spoons with red back. Congratulation to all!

 

 

SUMMARY: The Kitimat River Coho season is progressing nicely and should have lots of Coho available to be caught in the upcoming Kitimat Chamber of Commerce Derby Sept. 4th and 5th Labor Day weekend. See poster below for all the

details. Although other Salmon species such as Chum and Pink are in the river the main focus with be on Coho.

 

Aug 23 I had the pleasure of fishing with my good friend from Hawaii in the Douglas Channel, Kitimat Harbour. We hooked 7 Coho but only managed to land 3 during our morning trip. Losing Coho at the boat is a common and frustrating occurrence. It also provides awesome material to harass your fishing partner. Although we only landed 3 Coho we had a lot of fun harassing each other. The hottest rod was the `"high line" with a Gibbs 8 oz. slip weight and a Hot Spot Blue/Green UV Flasher and a Rhys Davis Metallic Blue/Green Anchovy Head with a 4 1/2" Anchovy.

 

 

Aug 23 Wes Owen fishing with his good friend Wayne Southgate landed 3 Coho in a couple of hours fishing in the Kitimat Harbour. They were sitting in the coffee shop and had an inspiration to go fishing. 20 minutes later they had lines in the water and landed 3 Coho because they responded to the inspiration to go. Wes and Wayne would probably have otherwise sat in the local A&W telling fish stories rather than creating one. Well done guys! Next time please feel free to phone me to join you.

 

Aug 24 My good friend Ron Jones and I fished the Kitimat Harbour again on the morning slack tide. We had poor results landing Coho the day before so I downsized hooks to a #2 Treble Gamagatsu hook. We landed the first 4 Coho we hooked. We were feeling pretty good about ourselves only to lose the next 4. Such is life in the Fishing world. The Fish Gods have a way of keeping anglers humble. We did however come home with 12 Dungeness Crab. Bon Appetite!

 

Aug 25 Wes Owen of Golden Fishing Adventures fishing with his clients John and son’s John, Gene, Bryce, and Derek landed 5 Coho, a Pink and a Chinook in the Kitimat Harbour. They lost a few more but the bite in the Kitimat Harbour was

not as good as it normally is this time of year. Wes commented that his clients enjoyed themselves onboard Wes' 30' Bayliner. Congratulations! Well done Skipper.

 

 

Aug 22 to Aug 28 Andreas Handl of Kingfish Adventures submitted these photos of his clients and their catch. I apologize for not posting the names of Andrea's clients but I had not received the names at the time of posting this report. They all

look pretty happy with their catch. They deserve Congratulations. Great Job Andreas! Anyone wishing to book a trip with Andreas please contact Noel Gyger noel@noelgyger.ca

 

 

SUMMARY: The strong afternoon winds limited many boaters to morning trips in the Kitimat Harbour Fishery. Although there were some Coho caught in the Kitimat Harbour the catch numbers are not as good as previous years during the same time period. Most boaters are returning to the marina with 4 or 5 Coho in the cooler rather than their limit as they have had in previous years. I also wish the catch rates were better but I can only report the catches as they are, not what we wish them to be. Many of the Saltwater boaters who fish the Kitimat Harbour Fishery every year think that there are more Coho to come based on the catch rates of Coho on the outer Douglas Channel. Time will tell. Stay Tuned. Halibut continues to be good but many boaters catch their Coho first and then go Bottom Fishing if time allows.

 

With the economic downturn, we have plenty of days available for Driftboat trips, Saltwater Trips and Jet Boat Trips. The Coho Season is shaping up to be a good one and we would be happy to help create an awesome fishing experience for

anyone interested. Please contact Noel noel@noelgyger.ca

 

Thank You to everyone for contributing photos and info for this fishing report.

Sincerely and Cheers

Ron Wakita