Nootka sound fishing report12/11/2023 ![]() Whole herring, octopus, and a multitude of heavy jigs producing all species of ground fish. Trolling depths for salmon are in the 23 to 33 foot range at first light, and down into the 45 to 65 foot range later in the day, however do not be afraid to bounce bottom when angling some of the shallower areas. Needle fish hootchies, glow cuttle fish, 3 to 4-inch spoons, and anchovies trolled behind flashers are all producing salmon as they are mimicking the bait fish which they are aggressively feeding on, as well as a mix of large schools of squid on the outside. Try fishing gravel bars and rocky up-crop structures for the most productive bottom fish opportunities, with both drifting and jigging, or anchoring and bait fishing being the choice of our guide fleet. Halibut fishing is very consistent, with legal limits of 17 to 40-pound fish being harvested daily when the weather permits a day trip to the outside banks. We are also seeing some very nice early Coho both hatchery clipped and wild, mixed in with all the other salmon species this will remain strong with the average size increasing over the next six weeks and well into September. Our larger, mature local Conuma and Burman fish are just starting to arrive and will increase in numbers as the month wears on. The average Chinook is now in the 18 to 25-pound range, mixed in with the smaller 16 to 20-pound U.S. Fishing on the outside has not slowed down and remains excellent with very nice size salmon and ground fish hitting the dock each day now. Reports of nice sized Chinook are coming from areas such as Wash Rock, Beano Creek, Escalante Point, Strange Island, Hoiss Point, Ferrer Point (which closes July 15 th) and Camel Rock. They’re here! The bigger fish have arrived, both on the inside and outside (inside the legal 1-mile surf line for salmon retention until July 15 th) of Nootka Sound, and Esperanza. ![]()
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