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You have to love Kitty and the great energy she always brings to the videos.

@FishingwithRod

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks once again Bill. 😊 She definitely keeps everyone very motivated whenever we are out. always the last one to give up. 😄

Non stop action!!!

@FishingwithRod

2 жыл бұрын

I think all those bites came within an hour lol...

Awesome! Thanks for sharing!

@FishingwithRod

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Charles!

Awesome video Rodney👍

@FishingwithRod

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Good stuff we're just wrapping up steelhead down here in Washington State getting on the big water soon 👍👍👍

@FishingwithRod

2 жыл бұрын

Good stuff. I never went out for steelhead once this winter unfortunately. Being sick with covid kept me home plus the fishing was poor so never got motivated enough to go. Next year! 😁

The dynamic duo are back together! Looking forward to more! You two are a great fishing team!

@FishingwithRod

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊 How did it go on the Vedder this winter?

@afishingmagician

2 жыл бұрын

@@FishingwithRod Couple of Steelhead, wild. Nice size too, around 10 lbs for one 8 for the other. First steelhead for me in two years. I released them and went to "Lake Costco" to replace them with two others. Steelhead worm and bead.

@FishingwithRod

2 жыл бұрын

That's great! I ended up not going out at all this winter. Actually just returned from Lake Costco too. 😆

Kitty is still my favorite Pretend Fishing Partner. Rod would be welcome too, and whomever else. What a nice day on the water. A day like that in Washington means you are more than just lucky! BC is a gem and it is easy to say that I am happy for both of you and appreciate the share.

@FishingwithRod

2 жыл бұрын

It's ok I am happy to be second choice behind Kitty lol! 😉 We are totally lucky to be fishing in that part of Vancouver Island. The pace of the halibut fishing up that way is almost always like that once the fish are drawn in. Definitely so spoiled! 😊 Thanks for checking it out Jody!

@jodydurant8315

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Rod. It’s a nice get away from an average day to feel like I am on a real vacation for a few minutes.

@FishingwithRod

2 жыл бұрын

Great! Well I'll do my best to get videos out more regularly to make those average days more special. 😊

So Canada is using a Slot Limit on halibut, with a Max Size to protect the breeding Females? That is a great idea. When I guided up at Yakutat, I'd offer a free trip to anyone that released a halibut bigger than 200 pounds. Pretty much any fish over 80 pounds is a female, from what the Bio's said. The fish you guys keep, the "chickens", melt in your mouth. You get plenty of fish when you get Ling and rockfish, too. Great video, enjoyed it very much! Thanks!

@FishingwithRod

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah the slot size limit with the mandatory release for fish over a certain size has been in place for quite awhile now, at least ten years I think. This really works great. I think gone are the days when pulling in the biggest onto the dock mattered. This is the way to go for sustainability. 😊

You guys slayed them fish..goodtimes

@FishingwithRod

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Top Ramen!

Great Vid Rod and Kitty ! Thanks for sharing

@FishingwithRod

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ernie as always! 😊

Hey Rod, what do you think about the North Side Jetty Breach at the mouth of the mouth of the North Fork, Frazier River. Pretty cool habitat restoration project ☝️

@FishingwithRod

2 жыл бұрын

Andrew, the restorations being done in the Fraser estuaries are some of the best news for salmon and other fish species in the Fraser and more organizations need to get behind it. I have been wanting to get out there to do a feature on this but the schedule just hasn’t worked out. Dave Scott has done a fantastic job on this. I’ve sat through quite a few presentations by him in recent conferences, and have had a better understanding on the different rearing periods by different salmon runs and how the estuaries play a critical role for them. If we can deliver significantly more and stronger juveniles into the ocean by restoring more habitat like this, then perhaps sustainability can once again be achieved.

@andrewwood4013

2 жыл бұрын

@@FishingwithRod wow, that sounds great. There’s a lot of potential just focusing on small small habitat modifications. Hopefully an opportunity presents itself for a segment on this project. I know steelhead love estuary habitat; it’s just something everyone needs to get behind. Early life history is key for these species. Thanks 👊🔥

Looks like a great trip and I know the rail would be my friend because my back would have gave out.

@FishingwithRod

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Gregory! I think it really depends on how tall you are. For shorter people with shorter arms like Kitty and me, the rod handle from the reel to the butt really needs to be a bit shorter for us. You can see that we are stretching out just a bit too much and straining the back. But yeah, hauling in fish like these from 250ft is some intensive labour for sure. 😉

Keep ‘em coming Rod I love your videos 😊

@FishingwithRod

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Robert! 😊 After COVID I have been able to film and produce more frequently so expect to see many more.

The things we see when we are fishing, amazing eh!

@FishingwithRod

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah definitely! Sometimes we see a huge pod of dolphins out there. I have yet to see orcas out there, closely anyway. Maybe this year! :)

Amazing fishing Rod!👍

@FishingwithRod

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 😄

@bbtvfishingismyhappyplace

2 жыл бұрын

@@FishingwithRod whoa I just re read my message. Should've added a period and the word "fishing" 😅 Really appreciated the informative portions of.the video with length regulations. Tightlines brother!

Another great fishing video from the dynamic duo. No shortage of action! Wonder if she had a barn door on the one that broke off.

@FishingwithRod

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you C L! More to come. Next one will be some pretty epic chinook salmon action on live squid...

Another great video of Kitty out fishing Rod🤣 Those halibut look soooo tasty! Can’t wait for whatever video you put out next🎣

@FishingwithRod

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Camille! 😊 I think I got some trout coming up... and couple more saltwater vids (live squid for chinook salmon, rockfish catch and cook). I also just talked to my friend Pailin today (she runs the channel Hot Thai Kitchen) and told her that I made fish balls. Now she wants me to catch some pikeminnows for her so she can show her way of making fish balls lol.

@ChipDarby13

2 жыл бұрын

@@FishingwithRod Love your catch and cook shows the very best! I just watched the video where Pailin deep fries your trout, that looked incredible! Hurry up and catch her some pikeminnow😁

@FishingwithRod

2 жыл бұрын

But the trout are biting now, it's gonna be hard to get out for more pikeminnows lol... Pailin is great, her cooking is pretty awesome. I'm pretty sure when she makes those fish balls it's onna be 100X better... 😄

I remember 40 poundish halibut was an extreme upper body workout especially one after another. No California rail for me!

@FishingwithRod

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely. Once awhile we'd hook one while trolling for salmon with the softer rods, and that makes things really interesting when it happens.... 😅

Great videos...would like to meet you guys sometime around Merritt/Kamloops

@FishingwithRod

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tom! I’m going to be bouncing between Merritt and Kamloops pretty often in the next couple of months so see you out there. Kitty, not so much since she’s on the island plus she’s shed crazy at the moment. 😆 But she will be fishing the lakes a couple of times this spring hopefully. 🙂

Well that looked like a lot of fun! Great video👍

@FishingwithRod

2 жыл бұрын

It was super fun. We are lucky to be out there with Dave each year. For this particular session, what I didn’t mention was that we were four hours before tide change so fishing wasn’t expected to be good for awhile, but all those bites came already two hours before tide change so we got all our fish way before peak bite time. If we had kept going, there’d just be one after another halibut on the lines at that spot.

@4Runner123

2 жыл бұрын

@@FishingwithRod Halibut is one of my favourite eating fish. Not easy to bring a big one of those onboard. I’ll have to see about visiting the island this summer! I did notice that you guys go with the same guide each year. It looks like he’s on his game.

@FishingwithRod

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah the Murphy's lodge in Kyuquot is definitely the one which we always recommend because the fishing is pretty predictable and Dave and his guides are just really awesome. Dave has been doing this for at least 30 years now, from steelhead and salmon fishing in rivers around Port Alberni to saltwater on the West Coast, super knowledgable.

Do you drop bait bag with your downrigger or on your anchor chain

@FishingwithRod

2 жыл бұрын

It's dropped down from the downrigger so it is straight down below the boat. The anchor is usually fairly far away from the boat since we are at 250ft deep and there's current involved.

@razz.7446

2 жыл бұрын

@@FishingwithRod thank you

I’ve always wonder if pacific halibuts taste any different from California halibuts, but great fishing you two! That’s some good eating fish, that last halibut and the one that broke off are big and they have so much power.

@FishingwithRod

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! The first fish didn't seem big at first, but really started going as it approached the surface. Still not sure how that line broke though. That last fish was a beauty! These and lingcod are easily my favourite fish to eat.

Good to see Kitty with you again she has aged wonderfully .

@FishingwithRod

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! More videos to come. I'm sure she'd be happy to hear that too. 🙂

Do anchor and then drop bait bag? Or do you drift with the bag? Also how deep. So fun to watch you guys!

@FishingwithRod

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Craig. Definitely anchoring when dropping a chum bag down there. I don't think we've ever drift when halibut fishing. We have fished for halibut while not anchored, but the motor is usually running to keep us almost stationary.

@craigrosen5762

2 жыл бұрын

@@FishingwithRod Thanks so much for the information. Have a great year fishing! I am just across the strait in Sequim,WA

😀❤👍🐟🐟🐋‼

@FishingwithRod

2 жыл бұрын

☺️👍

Been waiting for this vid. It's going to be a good one. Y'all kill it every time.

@FishingwithRod

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 😊