Aug.27/11 Port Renfrew Marina Report

While the numbers of Chinook salmon being caught has slowed a bit in the last few days, the sizes of fish have increased. The pattern of catches especially of the large white springs, is just like 2007 which was our best season ever for big fish. The majority of them coming in the first two weeks of September. As of this report most of the action is coming from Logan and Walbran. Pinks abound everywhere. The "chicken ranch"at Swiftsure bank is still on fire for spring salmon with many 30 pounders coming from the 150to 200 foot depths on the downrigger. Sockeye has been increased to 4 a day but getting them can be a challenge fighting through the pinks.

Halibut catches from the anchor are  great with barn doors hitting the scale most days. Crabbing is still going strong!

Remember August is known for the fog and this year is no exception. Use caution boating as the fog can be thick at times.

Notable catches:

• Chris Paul                             32
• Shaun Gurney                    41
• Trevor of No Bananas Charters     30   and more
• Glen Wilson                         33   35         
• Greg Scalamogna              38     
• Brian Dice                             41
• Lockey Taker                      32
• Ian Batty                               39
• Grant Graver                       30
• Darryl Kyba  Len Huot    41

News:     Port Renfrew Marina's Labor Day derby is this coming weekend Sept. 3rd and 4th. Tickets are $55.00 a rod and will be available at the office a day or so before the derby begins. Please try to support this derby by donation or attendance to help us raise funds for the local hatchery.

Our Coho Derby will be on Oct.1st and 2nd this year. This derby is "Winner Take All" Tickets are $25.00 a rod with $5.00 of each entry going to the hatchery. This derby will be a win-fall for one lucky fisherman.

This year Port Renfrew Marina will be closing on October 16th. Please be aware of this date for things such aspicking up boats in storage or making arrangements for storing of units.

Bud & Rex

Aug. 20/11 Port Renfrew Marina Report

The fantastic Chinook fishing continues on! Port Renfrew Marina is definitely seeing the best season of angling success that even long time fishermen can remember. With the exception of the odd one or two day lulls, most every day the docks are full of smiling faces.  Ten to twenty Chinook hookups a day are common with the usual hotspots all giving up fish. There are fish showing out in the 90' to 110 foot depths of water though trolling depths can still be as shallow as 25 foot on the downriggers.

While anchovy is the major bait of choice, whole herring with no flashers and coyote spoons are also working.  Port Renfrew Marina has a solid supply of anchovy and herring.

The "chicken ranch" is still pumping out springs in large numbers though the August fog is a daily concern.  Halibut fishing has switched back to an anchor-up method with some awesome catches hitting the scale. Sockeye is still open but you do need to patiently weed through the pinks to get some. If you are wanting pinks you can limit on them in no time, to avoid them devouring your bait try spoons or Baitrix as an alternative.

Crabbing is still going strong! Usually by now it's over but this year is outstanding, just make the most of it while it's still great!

Be aware that Owen Point is now closed.

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Notable Catches:

• Larry Defrane     37
• Peter McCuaig    30
• Don Colgrave & John Cove   43
• Mark Pavisic        30  32
• Doug Cunningham     35
• Island Outfitters        93 halibut
• Desi Hatchard of  http://www.viciousfishcharters.com   40
• Dale Coombs   31
• Mike Smith       40
• Rick Capebreton     31
• Tyler Arnold   30  28  24  18

Although the marina pay phone is working we are having some issues with certain calling areas, if you get an error 13 please let us know. For anyone who is not familiar with the marina we should remind people that we are a cash business only, we do have an ATM for convenience. Please try to come prepared for this. We also sell boat gas, car gas and diesel and we try very hard to keep our prices fair. We sell bait, ice and tackle.

IMPORTANT NEWS:  Coming up very soon is the annual Port Renfrew Marina Labor Day Derby. This year it is on Sept.3rd and 4th with the awards ceremony, dinner and dance on the Sunday. There is also a "bull head" derby for kids 12 and under on Sunday at 9:00 am.Tickets are $55.00 a rod and include a t-shirt, dinner, beverages and the live band. Monies raised go to the local San Juan hatchery. Any individual or business who feels they support this with a donation please contact us by phone or come by the office. All donations are recognized at the derby and greatly appreciated. We encourage all our participants to patronize these businesses that help out.

Port Renfrew Marina is also having their annual "Winner Take All"  Coho Derby on the first weekend in Oct. The dates are Oct.1st and 2nd. This derby is a two day event with a $25.00 entry for each rod. $5.00 goes to the hatchery and the rest goes in the winning pot. The winning amount varies with how many people enter but pots have ranged anywhere from $5600.00 to almost $14000.00! All cash!

Bud & Rex

Aug.9/11 Port Renfrew Marina Report

Port Renfrew Marina is seeing exceptional Chinook fishing. While the last weekend saw slower than normal catches they came back on hard on Monday. Most fisherman are hitting Logan and Walbran for their days adventure. Some days the springs are right on the kelp beds, other days they are being  caught in the 100 to 120 foot depth of water. With little pressure Owen Point could be a great place to try till it's closure on Aug. 15th.

Halibut catches have f inally started to slow a bit at the "chicken ranch." They should pick up again when the guides start trying new locations. Hatchery Coho can be found at Swiftsure Bank , limits are 2 per license.

Amazingly crabbing is still coming on. It has slowed some but there are still many out there. Very unusual for Aug.

IMPORTANT NEWS:  Sockeye opens tonight at 12:01 am tonight with 2 sockeye per day.

Notable catches:

• Scott Baslee   (16 years)  32
• Bob Biggs     32   33
• Paul Ricard      30
• Marek Syrzycki     30    32
• Merv Pywell        38
• Desi Hatchard of www.viciousfishcharters.com   32   32  30  30   38 40
• Ken Cutting     33
• Dan Buckmar  36
• Scott Baker   43 
• Robin Gibson   30
• Trevor Zboyovsky www.nobananasca    33  34  26   26  21

News:  Port Renfrew Marina will be holding it's 14th annual Labor Day Derby on Sept 3rd and 4th.Please encourage your friends and yourself to enter this derby to help raise funds for the San Juan hatchery. Please help if you can with a donation for prizes to help make this derby memorable for all. Tickets will be available at the office a few days before the derby. They are $55.00 this year and include a t-shirt, dinner, beverages and a live band. There is also a bullhead derby for any children who want to participate on Sunday at 9:00 am.

Port Renfrew's Coho Derby "Winner Take All" will be held this Oct. 1st and 2nd. This derby is a great one for anyone who likes a relaxed atmosphere as only a contender gets weighed in and the biggest Coho wins the prize money. Winnings have varied from $5600.00 to the biggest win of $13880.00! Tickets will be on sale a few days before the derby and are $25.00 five of which goes to the hatchery.

Bud & Rex

July31/11 Port Renfrew Marina Report

Port Renfrew Marina has run out of words for how great the fishing has been for the last few weeks without risking repeating ourselves! Both Swiftsure Bank and the beach has seen the best fishing in 20 plus years! Chinook can be found from Owen Point to the Walbran Creek with "all day bites" happening almost daily. Anchovies are the bait of choice unless you are a die hard cut plug herring fisherman. Color of anchovy heads vary daily but the Mint Pearl has been very good. Depths are always between 27 feet to 41 feet with a very tight roll. The marina is well stocked with anchovies and herring.

Swiftsure at the "chicken ranch" remains outstanding. Spoons, hootchies and apex's are all great choices for both chinook and halibut.

Crabbing has slowed some but there is still some showing up each day. Nice to see since usually by now they are few and far between.

Notable Catches:                           

• Jason Batty      32
• Trevor Zboyovsky of nobananas@fishingportrenfrew.ca  40
• Trevor Gregson  34   37
• Jack Cotterill   30  31
• Ian & Rhonda Robinson   51
• Kevin Wright   39  leader now in the beer derby
• Larry & Blair Ericson   34 27 24 23 21 21 all within one hour!
• Jim "steamin seamen"   37
• Eric Eckdahl    44
• We apologize for the others missed as the list went through the wash!

News: The weekend of July 22 to the 24th was the 11th annual Davey Derby held at Port Renfrew Marina. It was a resounding success with all tickets sold out. It is great to see such community involvement and willingness to support a fundraiser such as the Davey Derby. They were successful in raising an amazing $24,000.00 for an assortment of charities.  First place was won by Chris Miller with a 39.1 spring, second place was Ernie Ferguson with a 37.8. Mary Dice won first in women's with a 35.7 and Joe Serpa with the largest halibut weighing 92 pounds.

More News: The following road closures will take place on August 7th. The roads are closed in order to accommodate the Subaru Sooke International Triathlon and filming of the event for a television production that will air nationally on TSN. Time your coming and leaving accordingly.

1. Otter Point Road from Grant Road to Rhondenite Road: 7am to 3pm. * Access to Mulligan’s at Grant Rd

2. Otter Point Road (westbound lane) from Young Lake Road to West Coast Road (westerly intersection) + Young Lake Road: 7:00am to 10:30am. * Local residents use Kemp Lake Road for Access 

3. West Coast Road (westbound lane) from Otter Point Road (westerly intersection) to approximately 15km west of Jordan River: 7:00am - 10:30am

4. West Coast Road (eastbound lane) from approximately 15km west of Jordan River to Otter Point Road (westerly intersection) : 7:00am – 12 noon

5. Otter Point Road (eastbound lane) from West Coast Road (westerly intersection) to Rhondenite Road: 7:00am to 12:15pm * Local residents use Kemp Lake Road for Access.

More news: Coming up on Sept 3rd and4th Port Renfrew will be having their 14th annual Labor Day Derby.  Please try to attend and support this derby as all monies raised go to support the San Juan hatchery to keep producing ongoing salmon stocks for you and future fishermen in the years to come. The derby is a two day event, dinner with beverages, live band and you get a t-shirt in the deal. Please remember to bring cash for tickets as we are a cash only business. Anyone who knows of a business or individual who would like to donate to this derby please call or come by the office.

Bud & Rex

July 23/11 Port Renfrew Marina Report

Port Renfrew Marina is still seeing some of the best salmon fishing since 2007! The bite started about 2 weeks ago and is still going strong. Chinook catches have been very good. Camper, Logan and East Point have all been holding fish. Limit catches have arrived at the dock by 7:30 in the morning.

The "Chicken Ranch" at Swiftsure Bank is approaching MAGICAL status with truly incredible fishing for springs, coho and halibut day after day.

Lots of pinks and coho are around when you venture from the coast line into deeper water. When in an area with lots of pinks they can snap up a lot of your anchovies, it's a good idea to try baittrix or hoochies, a popular one being the "purple haze." No word yet on a sockeye opening.

Halibut fishing on the anchor for the big ones has picked up now that there is some current.

Notable catches:

• Tim Street     37
• Ian Bateson   38
• Dale Rivers    32
• Serge Perevrzoff   24  35
• Phil Renakin    39
• Blair Houdayer      33
• Ward of Island Outfitters   38
• Matt of Island Outfitters 30 35 60 120
• Chris Arnold   30 32 teenagers

 

Serge

   News:  This weekend the Davey Derby is on at Port Renfrew Marina. In to the second day the most recent word is the leading fish is a 39.1 pounder with a 37.8 in second place. The derby ends on Sunday at noon so anything can happen from now until then. As usual the turnout is high with many knowing that the fishing is fantastic and many great prizes. Luckily for everyone the weather has improved.

 We are happy to say that the pay phone seems to be in working order now. For those who are unaware we also have an ATM for your convenience since we don't take credit cards. We would also like to remind everyone that we don't take reservations, there seems to be some confusion over this. We also want to clear up the question of fuel. We do carry fuel, boat gas, car gas and diesel from May 1st to mid Oct when we close, this year Oct.16th.

A Reminder: Coming up on Sept 3rd and 4th Port Renfrew Marina will be having their 14th annual Labor Day Derby. This derby is a lot of fun with a dinner and dance with a live band on the Sunday. We give all proceeds to the San Juan Hatchery. Please try to come and support this great fund raiser to help keep salmon stocks thriving for now and ours and our childrens future.  Any person or business that is interested in making a donation whether is it cash, product or a service is greatly appreciated.

Bud & Rex