march 08, 2010 08:56am
2010 Season
(Eagle photo courtesy of JF Photography)
Our 2010 Fishing season is just around the corner, and I am counting down the days until I have the opportunity to put some lucky guests onto a powerful Chinook Salmon, or monster Halibut! Preperations are now being made to anticipate full customer satisfaction, from boat comfort, to gear and tackle selection. Bookings are coming in, but many great dates are still available. Contact us for date requests. Predictions for 2010 are strong for all species of Salmon, as well as Halibut in Chatham Sound. Come and see all that our great region has to offer!
september 09, 2009 11:12am
August round up
August proved to be a successful month for several guests of Adrenaline Sportfishing, with most groups catching limits of Cohos, Halibut, and even the odd late season Chinook salmon. Weather played a bit of a role, with some windy days, but overall, August had a fair bit of sun to go with the fanatastic fishing aboard the Dundas Kid.
The Massiers from Quesnel, BC, with their limit of Salmon, and Halibut.
Harley Wright with Michelle and Dustin with there limit of nice size Halibut, largest being 40 pounds, and a few other bottom fish after a beautiful day in Chatham Sound.
The Krpan's with a mixed bag of Salmon, Halibut and Rock Fish.
The Dixon's after a great late August day. Young Rain's(very fitting name for a boy living in Prince Rupert!) arms were sore by the end of the day!
Mike Pucci with the first fish of a fun day aboard the Dundas Kid.
There were many smiles and laughs had aboard the Dundas Kid, as many happy guest enjoyed the great opportunities offered in beautiful Chatham Sound in August.
july 20, 2009 02:02pm
Another Great Fishing Trip- No Bananas P
I met the Mike Palmer group-Dustin, Max, Stacey, and Mike of course- for a couple of great days of Salmon and Halibut fishing. We left the harbour at 6 a.m. and headed west to do some Salmon fishing. On the way out, Stacey reached into his lunch bag and pulled out a banana. BAD LUCK!! I told him how banana's should never be on board a boat. No big deal, just superstision, right? Once at our fishing destination, I set the first rod down, and instantly we were into our first Chinook of the day! Bad luck Bananas, yeah right!! Dustin landed the Chinook, a nice one in the high teens. We caught a few Cohos, then the Killer Whales showed up, sending us out to the Halibut grounds. We faired alright in the rough, swelly water, landing a couple of chicken size Halibut. Suddenly, something a little more substantual grabbed our bait. This seemed to have a little more weight behind it. Dustin battled a huge Ling Cod of 42 pounds to the boat! Fish of the day honors went to Dustin with this one! We caught our limit of halibut, and headed back to smoother waters, as the wind was picking up, to catch a few more Salmon. We fished for a little longer, landing 3 more stunning Cohos, before heading back home for the day.
Day 2 proved to be a much nicer weather day, so we headed north to try our Salmon luck once again. We fished for Salmon, and had a graet morning, hooking 5 nice Chinooks, and numerous Cohos. Our fish box was looking pretty good by mid day- 2 nice Chinooks, and 8 dime bright Cohos.
Dustin once again was in the running for fish of the day with his 24 pound Chinook. We once again headed for the Halibut grounds, when suddenly our prop spun, making it impossible for us to do more than 8 knots. Those banans were kicking in. We limped out to a Halibut spot a hadn't fished this year, and set out some bait. No bites for a long while. A 20 pound halibut suddenly took the bait. Things went quiet again, real quiet. Nothing was happening, and things were slow. Max went inside and came out with a huge bag of bananas, and started throwng them away. What a great idea! He then found some banana peels, and turfed them over the side as well. No word of a lie, just 2 minutes passed, and suddenly we had a bite, and it was a good one! Mike powered in a big halibut, that got the harpoon once it hit the surface.
Mike was all smiles as he stole fish of the day honors from Dustin with his 62 pound Halibut.
A big thanks to Max for removing all traces of Bananas from the Dundas Kid!!
What a great finish to a great couple of days!
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june 26, 2009 07:08pm
Great Day for the Bell's!!
It was a blustery, wet morning when I picked up my new friends, Bruce and Jean Bell, at 5:30 am for a day of fishing. We left the protected Prince Rupert harbour, and headed nothwest across a bumpy, white capped Chatham Sound, to fish the lee side of Dundas Island. We stayed dry, and relatively comfortable in the enclosed cabin, as waves of salty spray crashed over the bow of the Dundas Kid.Once across the open water, we arrived at our fishing destination, to find smooth water to fish in. I soon found out that the Bell's and I had a few things in common, other than a passion for fishing. They had both visited and fished Langara Island, where I have guided for a number of years, and we knew some of the same people. I also found out that they have a love for Yellow Labs, and have two at home, along with another large dog. I also have two Yellow Lab's, Rigger, and Bailey. I could tell from the start that we were going to have a great day! We started our first tack a mere 25 feet from the rocky shore line. The sounder showed huge school's of herring, so I decided to jig up a few "freshies", as they can sometimes make all the difference in the world. I put a freshy down and within a minute we were into our first Chinook of the day, a fiesty fish of about 12 pounds. We then landed a bonus Coho. We had some steady action for the next couple of hours, and had another Chinook and Coho in the box. We missed a few other bites. While checking the bait, the line was ripped out of my hand, and we were into another Chinook. Jean battled this one, and did a great job of it. She was rewarded with a nice 24 pounder for her efforts. We trolled around, and things got quiet, with not much going on, but eagles putting on acrbatics to keep us entertained. We were bucking the ebb tide, barely moving, when all of a sudden the starboard rod dipped. Bruce was on it. I looked at the port rod to pull it up and get it out of the way, when it suddenly released from the rigger. DOUBLE HEADER!! Both fish peeled out line, and Jean and Bruce had to go under and over, and dance to get the fish to cooperate. Some good caos followed, and we drifted away from the few other boats fishing with us. After about fifteen minutes, Jean's fish swam close to the boat and I was able to net a nice 23 pounder. Way to go Jean! Bruce's fish was a little more stubborn, but with good reason. Bruce's was the fish of the day, a TYEE weighing in at 36 pounds!!
Jean went home with two Chinook in the mid twenties and a Coho, and Bruce caught a 36 pound hog, and a Chinook in the teens, and a Coho. While halibut fishing in the gusty waters of Chatham Sound, we had a couple of other notable experiences. A Humpback Whale cruised past us at about a hundred yards away. a twenty pound Giant Pacific Octopus, orange in colour, also paid us a visit. After a quick picture, it slipped from the hook and swam back down to the depths. Once again, every day is different! We were all happy to be back in the dry cabin of the Dundas kid for the bumpy ride home, as the wind was picking back up later in the afternoon. I had a great time introducing the Bell's to our beautiful region of the coast, and hopefully gave them a memorable experience with Adrenaline Sportfishing.
june 21, 2009 10:47am
Khutzeymateen Combination- Grizzly Tour/
What a great trip. I had the pleasure of running up to Greg Palmers Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary floating camp, to meet 4 guests from the 230' Mega Yacht "Archemedes" and fish with them on our way back to Prince Rupert where the yacht was waiting for them. They flew into Greg's early in the morning, and had a fascinating grizzly tour with Greg in his custom Zodiac. They viewed two affectionate Grizzly bears, and were then treated to a feast consisting of fresh garlic prawns and shrimp, smoked salmon, and dungeoness crab, with chocolate cheese cake for desert. While they were dining, a curious young Grizzly came down to the beach about 60 feet away from us, and searched the beach for muscles and clams. What a magical place! Once the guests were done eating, we boarded the Dundas Kid, and headed south, to find some Chinook Salmon. We stopped and fished one of my old haunts, and within two minutes discovered that there was indeed some life around. There was a huge bait ball on the sounder, and all our lines were jiggling as we trolled through it. One rod dipped abruptly, and we had a fish on. This one spit the hook, but as we were bringing it in, the rod on the other side exploded, and we had another opportunity. This fish ripped out the line, and we managed to land a nice fish of about 20 lbs. The next pass we were hit again, this fish being a little bigger. We played this one for about four minutes, before fate stepped in and decided that this one was gonna make it up the river, and the hooks popped out. We had two other fish to the boat in the next half hour, and my guests had a reservation to make in Rupert, so we made one last pass. Time to go, so we started reeling in the lines. The last rod to come in got absotely smashed, and started peeling out line. I didn't think it was gonna stop! My young guest, who shares the same great name as yours truly, was into a great fight! Matthew played his fish the next 15 minutes and was rewarded with the fish of the day! A dime bright Chinook that tipped the scale at 30 pounds! We finished the day with 3 nice chinooks in the boat, one of which was a TYEE, released one and lost a couple others in the 2 and a half hour span we spent fishing. What an exciting day for these lucky guests!
june 06, 2009 09:52am
Mike Kelly Group
What a DAY!!! The team of guests John from St Albert, Alberta, and Rob and Fred from Calgary, along with myself, Cpt. Matt were treated to an awsome day of Chinook fishing aboard the Dundas Kid, in the familiar waters around Dundas Island. The Dundas Kid's great electronics allowed me to navigate through the thick fog that had blanketed all of Chatham Sound. Once at Dundas Island, Fred was the first guest of Adrenaline Sportfishing to land a Coho salmon in the 2009 season. What a surprise, as Coho aren't usually here for another three or four weeks. We started out slowly, as the "bite' wasn't on right from the get go. Our patient team went a few hours with out any bites, but all the ingedients were ther for Slab Pie: huge bait balls, calm water, and patient guests. The fog started to lift late in the morning, a couple hours before slack tide, and once it did, things started to happen. John decided to put on his lucky hat, which for some reason, he hadn't done right from the start. He was rewarded with our first slab of the day, a dime bright Tyee class Chinook, around 30 pounds. We landed a few smaller chinooks, then right on the tide change, the biggest excitement of the day came, a double header of HOGS! John skillfully set the hook on the starboard side, and while Fred was about to reel in the rod on the port side, another big Chinook took the bait and Fred was into battle mode. John's fish screamed out a hundred yards of line on the surface, while Fred's beast did the same, but straight down. Fred fought his for about ten minutes, before his fish became a heartbreaker, and spit the hooks. John battled his fish dangerously close to a kelp bed for another twenty minutes before I was able to slip the net under his second hog of the day, and this one weighed in at 34 pounds. Nice work John! We fought a few more smaller Chinooks throughout the day, until Rob had his turn at bat with a Tyee class Chinook that was stubborn. Rob set the hook deep, and when he did, one hook was in the jaw, while the other was in the peck fin, making his fish feel twice the size. Rob's arm was shaking as he worked the big fish for half an hour before he got to meet his prize. What a day!! 3 big slabs, and three happy fishermen!!
may 11, 2009 07:26pm
Afternoon Delight
It was a beutiful May Mother's Day, as two new guests to the Dundas Kid caught the first two Chinooks of May. Guests Amanda Simoes and Mike Whitford were treated to beautiful, calm conditions, and some powerful Salmon action. Amanda faught a beauty 24 pounder, her first Salmon ever, with tears in her eyes, and was instantly hooked to this contageous addiction we call fishing. She handled the powerful Spring beautifully.
She had full concentration, while I slipped the net under the worthy contender.
Amanda was all smiles!
Not to be out done, Mike was next, and just as excited, as his side of the boat suddenly errupted, and a mighty Chinook ran hard. The reel made that wonderful zzzzzz! Mike was shaking, as he battled his first Chinook of the season. Mike managed to land a slightly bigger Chinook, a 26 pound silver bullet.
What a great Mother's Day!
april 26, 2009 10:18am
The First Chinook of 2009
Long time friend of Adrenaline Sportfishing, young Doug Condon was in town this week, and helped kick off the season by landing the first of many Chinook to hit the deck of the Dundas Kid. A beautiful but chilly April day, the strong fish hit right on the tide change, like they are supposed to. An awesome feast was prepared by Marie-Anne to celebrate, and the 16 pound White Chinook was the main dish, prepared by Capt. Matt, with his classic Dill and Garlic recipe. Good friends and good food, what a great way to start our upcoming season!!
april 17, 2009 05:03pm
Easter Weekend Adventure
The crew of Adrenaline Sportfishing had an incredible long weekend in beautiful Chatham Sound. Owner Marie-Anne, and guides Matt and Devin left the Prince Rupert harbor on a gorgeous sunny afternoon for an hour and a half voyage to a friends cabin. About an hour out, we came across a pod of about 30 camera shy killer whales.
Once in the inlet of the cabin, Devin and Matt set a huge King Crab trap. Although quite late in the year for King Crab, we managed to catch a few of these delicious beasts.
Blood was spilled on the deck of the Dundas Kid for the first time this season, as Matt caught a nice 30 pound halibut.
Not to be outdone, Devin managed to battle a 55 pound hali to the boat.
The three of us, along with our faithful Labs, Rigger and Bailey, had an awsome adventure, and a great trip in beautiful Chatham Sound!
april 02, 2009 09:18am
Book now to secure great dates!!
If you are considering a fishing adventure with Adrenaline Sportfishing, there are still PRIME dates available! There are some great, exciting fishing opportunities to land that Trophy you've always wanted to catch. The outlook for Halibut in Chatham Sound is looking awsome for this up coming season, with word of some large Halibut already landed. These fish are available all season long, so book that adventure today, you won't be disappointed!!!
(photo courtesy of Dan Ackerman)
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