We got Lucky two days in a row with the weather. To have great jigging you need wind and tide to cooperate. We started the morning with some shallow water jigging to get warmed up. The cooler looked like a saltwater fish tank. The guys pulled up a variety of different ground fish. We caught, China Rockfish, Quillback Rockfish, Canary Rockfish, Kelp Greenling, Lingcod, Black Rockfish, Yellow Eye Snapper. This filled up half of the cooler in one hour. It was time to head outside with the big jiggs.
I try to move around and not fish any pinacle more than once every two weeks. This enables the population of reef fish to keep multiplying. The most agressive fish always die first. Sometimes tripple headers are common as we drift jigg down a deep ledge or steep rock. It takes a strong arm and light touch to keep feeling for the bottom and not hooking up to the plantlife stuck to the reef.
I headed for the Pumpkin Patch I wanted to see if any agressive Snapper were there. Yes they were with Kerry getting the biggest. It was not long before both coolers were filled with Lingers and Yellow Eye. It was time to head for the crab traps back in the Prince Rupert harbour.
