Peggy Zoro and guide Owen, show off one of their many fish on the day.
By Deepwater Don, West Coast Fishing Club
At the risk of being repetitious, I will say it again; June is not a shoulder season for Salmon fishing at Langara Island. Let me be more specific. Summer for your agent began just after noon June 1 at Andrews Point when my fishing partner and I had our first strikes of the season, resulting in a double header with a pair of twenty-something fish. Either as a result of early season jitters or just lousy luck, we lost both fish after about 10 minutes. But no matter. The adrenalin was flowing and we knew that there was more to come. As it turned out, much more for all of us who are up here for the first trips of the season at North Island Lodge and The Clubhouse.
According to long-time guests Bob McDonald and Peggy Zoro, opening day on May 31 for The Clubhouse gang was one of the most productive in the history of The West Coast Fishing Club, with all boats producing big numbers, all ranging from mid-teens to low twenties. The catch included a 58-pound Hali and an eight-pound Coho. But as day four of the 2015 season begins, there is a general feeling that it’s an any-minute kind of thing before somebody rings the bell on a tyee. In the meantime, the action has remained steady with the sole exception of a slow Tuesday morning on the east side and Boulder-Gunia, although North Island Lodge guest Dan Brion and his fishing partner bucked the trend at Lacy Island and released about 10 Chinook Salmon.
Armed with that info, a few of us streaked out to Lacy for the afternoon shift and weren’t disappointed. Rods were bent and nets out on all sides of the rock. Yours truly picked up a 25 and a 20 for the dinner table back home.
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