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Kenzie Cuthbert has 25 years of s the weather professional guiding on southern turns to more Vancouver Island and is the owner spring like, more of operator of the Cowichan River us will be heading Wilderness Lodge. out onto the local www.kenzies.com waters. The following is what we might expect to catch through May and into June. Late run Steelhead will still be available in the Cowichan river in small numbers to approximately the third week of May.
Cowichan River Brown, Rainbow and Cutthroat trout fishing is just starting to pick up. If fly fishing, I would recommend Prince nymphs, hares ears, wooly buggers, and fry patterns. If you are using spinning equipment, small spoons in various colors should do the trick. (remember single barbless hooks) In our local lakes, May can be very good to excellent for both Small mouth bass and trout. If trolling, try some willow leafs with either worms or flatfish trailing behind or troll plugs at a faster speed. Spin casting with a Gibbs croc in brass/orange or illusion blue can be very effective for both trout and bass. For the fly fishers I would suggest an olive or black wooly bugger with rubber legs, a micro leech or even a small fry pattern. (mix up your retrieval speeds) For the Bass gear fishers, work the structure with a variety of soft rubber or plastic baits. Tubes, crayfish and soft rubber worms will all work if placed in the right location. For the fly fishers, leeches, wooly buggers, fry and sculpin patterns will all take fish in May. Local lakes that I would recommend for Bass fishingHome are Shawnigan and Fuller. St Mary’s lake on Salt Spring Island can also be very good for Bass. Ocean anglers have already been doing well in Sampson narrows for winter springs. This should continue to be good and change in late May to both returning local mature fish as well as fish passing through our areaPets headed both north and south. Remember…. it’s just a fish, stay safe. Kenzie Cuthbert and Jo-anne Daw
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