The Fishing Doctor's Adventures

I'm a Doc who loves to wet a line and catch a few fish in my free time. I enjoy making videos and writing up my fishing adventures for everyone to enjoy. I'm a teacher by nature I've been told and will share what I know with you. Read on and I hope you catch the big one!

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https://ca.gofundme.com/BFSCKevin Sad to hear a Fellow Fishing Youtuber has died while fishing. Kevin Wong from Big Fish Small Camera (BFSC) was a favorite of mine. Watched him catch this big crappie. Now he's gone. Stay safe out there on the water guys. No fish is worth your life. I'll be buckling up when fishing alone from now on! If you guys are interested in showing support someone started a GoFundMe. I put the link above. #bigfishsmallcamera #bfsc #kevinwong #youtube #fishinglegend @bigfishsmallcamera #sportfishing #fishing https://www.instagram.com/p/BoLYn-1Hgsp/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1kbgsvd1fln9x

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It was a great year to fish locally with sockeye galore. Had an absolute blast I am so addicted to this fishery don't know if I can wait another four years. If it stays open maybe I'll get out one more time before it's all over if it stays open. Hope they stick around one more week. If not maybe will get out for coho and chinook. One of the beautiful tasty sockeye caught with my brother @tysonkop #sockeye #sockeyefishing #fraserriver #frasersockeye #sandheads #southarm #vancouver #delta #fishing #sportfishing #sportfishingbc #britishcolumbia #salmonfishing #salmon #sharethecoast #trolling @gibbsdelta @scottyproducts #sockeyesalmon https://www.instagram.com/p/BoDj1uznjEE/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1a6i6kixbvjtw

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Sometimes you're fishing in a barrel and still can't catch a fish. Man why were they so turned out tonight? Should have had out two man limit in two passes. #underwater #underwatervideo #sockeye #sockeyefishing #sockeyesalmon #sportfishing #sportfishingbc #britishcolumbia #gopro #sockeye #fraserriver #frasersockeye #sandheads #southarm #vancouver #westcoast #fisheyeview #trolling #fishinginabarrel https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn5heU8nJQ9/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ul2mtja1j0q5

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Decided to head out for a few hours this evening despite the dismal reports from the am. As soon as I hit the Sandheads lighthouse my eyes were peeled for jumpers. I could see splashes way off in the distance. When we got to them the fish were jumping like crazy in 500 to 600 feet of water. There were enormous schools bigger than I've seen all season. Connecting was difficult though as the tide was really pushing strong making control difficult in my small boat. Trolling one way and my gps said I was headed another. The active fish were again on the surface. Cannon balls set at 40 feet and lines at 30 and 22 feet. We were getting lots of quick hits and gone. Caught a wild coho and three sockeye before it was dark. The fish were still jumping. Went to start the engine up and kept stalling. Turns out I had my front end rope wrapped around the prop once we got that figure out she ran smooth all the way back to the dock in the dark around 845pm. Love it out there with very few guys out fishing now. Mega schools all to yourself. #sockeye #sockeyefishing #fraserriver #frasersockeye #sandheads #southarm #vancouver #westcoast #organic #organicfood #sockeyesalmon #salmon #sharethecoast #fishing #fishingcanada #salmonfishing #salmon https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn5eMTKAh2s/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1b1czerj4j406

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After doing a bunch of canning and being surprised at how many people didn't know what I was talking about I thought I'd make a little video. Did the video yesterday while making canned Garlic Sockeye Salmon. Now all I have to do is edit and get it uploaded. Let me know if you like cooking demos on my channel??? #cannedsalmon #canningsalmon #salmon #canning #masonjar #fishing #sportfishing #sportfishingbc #britishcolumbia #salmonfishing #sockeyesalmon #sockeye #fraserriver #frasersockeye #sandheads #southarm https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn2LHqCHoJj/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=befm8yhv8h9m

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Went out with @awesomejoshsome today on the salt. Got a later start due to technical difficulties with the licensing system online and waited till 7am to hit a vendor. Got out on the salt around 830 am and started fishing a bit after that. Big difference from last two days. Minimal jumpers, seine netter gone and the big schools of fish... GONE!!! When I heard my buddies friend got 38, 000 sockeye seine netting the first day I realize how many fish vanished in two days. Anyways there were still lots of small schools around the 100 to 250 foot north of sandheads and south to the red bell. Picked up 4 fast around 70 to 90 feet. Lost too many. Then it slowed and was spotty action. In the afternoon found tons of jumpers but we weren't seeing many schools. Nobody was catching. So we raised the riggers and caught fish from 20 to 50 feet down and got the rest of our limit as well as losing even more than that. A little difficult out there in the lumpy water on the small boat. Had a great killer whale show right around us out there today! Blue flashers, pink hoochies, Mikes krill scent. #sockeye #sockeyefishing #sockeyesalmon #sportfishing #sportfishingbc #britishcolumbia #salmonfishing #salmon #sharethecoast #trolling @gibbsdelta @scottyproducts #fraserriver #frasersockeye #sandheads #southarm #vancouver https://www.instagram.com/p/BnupL_jHKeN/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ii8t5ao2uflz

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Today was one of those epic days on the water. Out at Sandheads with Pastor Dauncy today. The sockeye were jumping everywhere. They even were jumping and hitting the sides of my boat as we were trolling. The am bite was insane at 60 to 70 feet. Could t even get the gear down. They were taking it off the rigger before we were even at depth. Huge massive schools on the sonar. That was until these Seine fishermen behind us scooped about 8000 sockeye where we were fishing. There were still enough around for plenty of action and despite losing a pile we still got out 8 by 11:45 am. Not very many sport boats out today. Calm water. Tons of trollers and seine net boats out there. We were fishing at 250 to 400 feet of water. Blue and green flashers. Blue working a bit better than green. Pink hoochie with 22 to 24 inch leader. Mikes krill scent was used as well. We were definitely getting more action then the guys right around us. Got fish with cannon ball anywhere from 45 feet to 120 feet. I just adjust to the schools and bam. Lots of fish on the surface though. #sportfishing #sportfishingbc #britishcolumbia #salmonfishing #salmon #sharethecoast #fishing #smallcraft #sockeye #sockeyefishing #fraserriver #vancouver #westcoast #trolling #sandheads #southarm #frasersockeye #sockeyesalmon https://www.instagram.com/p/BnpIanAHB82/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=u7rkk9olqmvy

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My brother @tysonkop doing a nice net job on a flopping sockeye to seal the deal. So looks like the sockeye season is still going strong and I'll likely get back out there for more fishing on the salt before it is all over after all. Can't wait! #sockeyesalmon #sockeye #sockeyefishing #fraserriver #vancouver #hoochie @gibbsdelta #trolling @scottyproducts #netminder #netmaster #goalie https://www.instagram.com/p/Bnf3W6OHMiI/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=19gyqemrstq7t

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Sockeye salmon puff pastry wrapped with spinach and cream cheese. #fraserriver #frasersockeye #sandheads #southarm #vancouver #westcoast #organic #organicfood #puffpastry #salmon #baking #bakedsalmon #spinach #creamcheese #homecooked #dinner https://www.instagram.com/p/BnXuZ4BHUAK/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=q83oxiejptbg

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Well it has been an epic first ever Fraser Sockeye Salmon fishery for me and first time ever venturing out on local waters. I loved it! Was fun getting out with my wife @melaniekoperski, my kids Caleah and Sierra, Father, brother Tyson, uncle @kj.0.0.7 Johnny and Dr McCormack and his wife Lynn. I hope my reports helped some new guys out like myself. Our last day our was Friday. After a week of early mornings we slept in and got out after 9am. Headed out to deeper water 400 to 600 feet. 26 inch leader pink squirt. Lots of small schools and picked up four nice sockeye and lost a couple. Then the crazy winds blew up and we headed for the south arm of the fraser before it got too ugly. once again blue flashers caught all the fish, nothing on green or red. All fish caught at 100 to 120 feet deep. If it wasn't windy today I may have headed out. Maybe I'll try the river this evening for a last ditch effort and first time for it too. I guess we'll be back out in another four years! #sockeyefishing #fraserriver #frasersockeye #sandheads #southarm #vancouver #delta #fishing #sportfishing #sportfishingbc #salmonfishing #salmon #sharethecoast #trolling @scottyproducts @gibbsdelta #wefishhere #fishingcanada #fishingbc #sockeye #sockeyesalmon https://www.instagram.com/p/BnPFkW-nj67/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=n0rrjviafkty

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Thursday my uncle and I were out again on the ocean fishing north west of Sandheads lighthouse. Started out pretty windy. After an hour we got on a mega scoop and within under an hour we had six and then the tide started ripping so hard we couldn't even turn without getting g our Lind tangled and downrigger cabled hooked on the motor. So we just stared going with the current and got one bite. Drove back north quick and started again. Picked up one pretty soon after going down and lost a couple. Then hooked another. Was small and really chewed up so released. Then started trolling back towards lighthouse. There was a huge siene net out there. Got right infront of the lighthouse 113 fow before we hooked our last fish at 5 pm. Waited three hours for that last fish but we got it done. Beautiful sunny day. The blue @gibbsdelta flashers are catching the majority of our fish. If you have gps Mark the good schools when you go over then if you get a hit it makes it easier to swing around and find the school again. Worked really well for us for the first 6 fish. Good luck on last couple days of the season. #sockeyesalmon #sockeye #sockeyefishing #sockeyefishing #fraserriver #frasersockeye #sandheads #southarm #vancouver #delta #fishing #sportfishing #sportfishingbc #britishcolumbia #salmonfishing #salmon #sharethecoast #trolling (at Steveston, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnMS5eTnogn/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1grn43kum03c8

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Today we were back out there around 8 am off the south arm! We were marking some monster schools today showing how important electronics are to find these fish and know where to put your lines at. Once in position, going over a mass like this we were getting multiple hook ups per pass. If you find a good school stay on it and you are more likely to get your limit quickly. We were using blue and chartreuse flashers and pink hoochies. Leader lengths from 22 to 26 inch were working. Also got a nice coho we released. Have to love the amazing opportunity waiting out there in the ocean. Sounds like the official update will come out Friday, but someone said it is possibly going to close Sept 4th. Get out there while the getting is possible. #sockeyesalmon #sockeyesalmon #sportfishing #sportfishingbc #britishcolumbia #salmonfishing #salmon #sharethecoast #fishing #fishingcanada #fishingbc #sockeye #fraserriver #frasersockeye #sandheads #southarm #vancouver #delta https://www.instagram.com/p/BnF5g_KHZ8Z/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ao1xpxum6kn

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Oh man did we ever struggle yesterday. Got out there by 7am with Dr McCormack and headed out deep 400+. No boats in close. Started our troll and got three quick hits that were off before we could even grab the rod. Then had a slow down. Then we noted a pile of boats develop over 500 feet and headed through the mess. Double header on but broke on off and lost the other by the boat swept through that area and lost another four fish before the school disappeared. We were pretty down on our poor luck with an empty cooler after all that action. So we headed in to the 15p foot and trolled around for chinook for nothing. Noted fish on finder at 100+ so set up with sockeye gear and put it down 100 to 120 feet and from 320pm to 5 pm we picked up four sockeye for the cooler and had a few more short bites all on longer leaders like 26 to 28 inch. Then went dead so took off around 630 pm. Saw @borntofishbc out there with a nice chinook he held up for up. So a couple guys catch chinook in closer. Hopefully our next day is better! #sandheads #fraserriver #frasersockeye #sockeye #sockeyefishing #sockeyesalmon #sportfishing #sportfishingbc #britishcolumbia #salmonfishing #trolling @scottyproducts @gibbsdelta @borntofishbc https://www.instagram.com/p/BnEDKrCHB5I/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1e9n8psuytq29

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Catching is fun and now for the processing... canning 4 sockeye in 16 pint jars. #cannedsalmon #canningsalmon #salmon #canning #masonjar #kerr #sockeye #sockeyefishing #fraserriver #sockeyesalmon #eatwild #wildsalmon #

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My brother and dad were here for the weekend so got in a baby visit plus we decided to go out yesterday off the South Arm of the Fraser. Left the house around 6 am and out on the water around 730 fishing. To tell you the truth the first couple hours were the slowest part of our day. We would see the odd fish caught as we zig zagged our way through boats and out to deeper water. Then my 20 year old brother fell asleep and the deep rod released and line was pulling. I grabbed the rod and he quickly woke up, took the rod from me and after a fight we had our first fish on the boat. We circled around there and picked up a couple of more pretty quick. Then tides were changing and some really heavy weed lines on the rips were forming and we notice when we got close we either got weeds on our lines or sockeye. So then we just started trolling along this rip line. Then it came to a Y in the rip and right in the corner the fish were stacked like crazy. Every time we went through there we got a single or double header and quickly closed our limit of 12 and had lost another 6 or so. No crazy triple or quads today so took a little longer but was fun. We were running a little deeper today with balls as 77 and 70, two dummy flashers on each, lines at 67, 59, 60, 52. Even went down to 80 feet for a couple fish. All fish were caught trolling about 1.5 to 2.3 mph. I care more about the angle of the line. Like most guys say under 30 degrees for sox has been working for me. We were out in 45o feet of water when we found that good school and caught all our fish over 400 feet deep to the north off Sandhead light. We were using blue, chartreuse and green flashers with red, glow, uv and flash tape on them. All seem to work equally well. One key we seemed to notice was we add Mikes Krill Scent and at one point one side was getting all the action with two blue flashers. We were re scenting every time so we pulled up the other side and put fresh scent on. Then it was game on for both sides after that. So little details may sometimes pay off. #sockeye #sockeyefishing #fraserriver #vancouver #hoochie @gibbsdelta #trolling @scottyproducts #sockeyesalmon #sportfishing #sportfishingbc

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Well yesterday fishing was great on my wife's due date.... today I caught a new baby instead of a sockeye! Wife started having contractions around 530 am and baby delivered at 716 am August by one of the excellent nurses here @peacearchfoundation. She is healthy and cute as can be! Weighed in at 8 pounds 2 ounces and 52 cm long. Keeper size! #baby #newbaby #babygirl #nosockeyetoday #newborn #born

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Went out with a colleague Dr McCormack and his wife Lynn today to Sandheads for sockeye. Early morning was quite rough with strong wind from the north, just got the first side down and as we started rigging the second we had a sockeye on side one. Landed it and finished setting up side 2. Went back to side one and Fish ON side 2. Always good to start a day off like that. Landed 8 sox and lost a few. Went 6/7 with the sockeye flop @borntofishbc. You would have been proud @borntofishbc. Lost a bunch of gear to rigger braid failure and while reeling in a sockeye got tangled with adjacent flasher and somehow opened snap. I saw it open beside the boat and just as I said oh no the snaps open... the fish jumped and there sunk my flasher and hoochie to the bottom. Also got a couple undersized chinook. Afternoon calmed down, smoke was gone and sunburn was on!!! Fishing was great out there and fun showing my boat hosts the sockeye ropes. I think they have got the sockeye bug now. Good morning bite then slowed down around 10 and picked up after noon and was slow but steady til we left around 4pm. Get out there guys and get some fish! Two @gibb8sdelta Dummy flashers, two rods and fish on with 22 to 26 inch leaders. Mikes krill scent for added attraction. Balls at 60 feet and 70 feet. #sockeye #chinooksalmon #chinook #sockeyefishing #trolling #gibbsdelta @gibbsdelta #sandheads #vancouver #westcoast #fresh #freshsalmon #salmon #sharethecoast #fishing #sportfishing #sportfishingbc #salmonfishing #fishingcanada #fishingbc #ladner #ladnerboatlaunch