WCVI trips

[Johnnybear]

Jake and I fished a couple of weekends ago and got a couple of halibut and some coho out at 5 mile.

Here is a shot of our new bait and cleaning station I mounted on the Sculpin.
http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii297/Coal_miner/Fishing%202009/2009SpringBear028.jpg

Jake on the rods.

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii297/Coal_miner/Fishing%202009/2009SpringBear026.jpg

Me with a chicken on.
http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii297/Coal_miner/Fishing%202009/2009SpringBear029.jpg

The results
http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii297/Coal_miner/Fishing%202009/2009SpringBear031.jpg

Cape Beal lighthouse
http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii297/Coal_miner/Fishing%202009/2009SpringBear033.jpg

Last weekend we wanted to head outside to 5 mile but the weather would not let us . We ended up at Kirby Pt. with 3 coho in the boat. The weather picked up and we headed to the south side of King Edward Island and jigged the kelp beds.

Jake got this legal spring on a sting zelda in 50' of water with a huge bait ball on the depth sounder.
http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii297/Coal_miner/Fishing%202009/2009SpringBear040.jpg

We headed home and came across a boat in the middle of the channel just past Poet's Nook adrift. We aproached them and the engine seemed liked it was smoking. The guy's on board were waving us down. I looked around and we were the only other boat in the area. As I approached them and got closer I could see they were piss ass drunk. They had no business being out there but Karma got the best of me. I agreed to tow them to China Creek (which is where we decided to launch that day as well as the downtown boat ramp line up was a mile long). It took us 2 1/4 hrs to get to China Creek doing about 8.5 knots:shock:. I got to the boat ramp and the guy gave me 100 bucks. I said thanks but really I was just happy that every one made it to shore safely and that I hope someone would do the same for me;-).

[Sitkaspruce]

Nice set up JB. I use one of those 6 pack coolers for my brine and chovies. They work great!!!

Nice fish as well.

Those pictures bring back a lot of good memories!!!

There is a gully off the small Island just to the WNW of Edward King that was a great place to find a few springs when the bait moved off the the "King". Using a 2.5 oz pink pearl Zingger, I have limited out in there on more than one occasion, including a 38.5 lbs that we had to chase for 40 min and ended up about 1/2 mile west of there. Look for the bait to be sitting in the gully on a flood.

and good on you for helping out. What goes around, comes around.

Cheers

SS

[Spirit's Master]

JB

Nice days work!

Good Karma to you and yours for helping out the knotheads. I hope you never find yourself in that predicament.

Beauty aft deck set up. Is that your own metal work? Looking to maybe get a swim platform with a built in cooler built for T'Stalker and that looks like quality.

cwf