Nicely done thank you for sharingI launched my kayak from Cheanuh again yesterday (March 16) and after losing several fish while trying to get some video I finally left the camera alone and landed one. My fishing partner picked up a couple of keepers as well as releasing some and losing a number of other ones. There was lots of action and it was a beautiful day to be out on the water.
It's too bad I wasn't close enough to get those wild jumps on camera; it's always a blast to see a spring get airborne that many times.Awesome, thanks for capturing that, Cliff! That's the biggest one I've caught this winter and I'm counting down the days until I can pull it out of the freezer for sashimi.
Haha, my pleasure! It was a great morning out there, and the least I've had to paddle to find them... ever, I think. And yeah, that fish was seriously acrobatic.It's too bad I wasn't close enough to get those wild jumps on camera; it's always a blast to see a spring get airborne that many times.
Thanks for getting out early to bird-dog those fish before I even got on the water. Ha!
I launched my kayak from Cheanuh marina again on March 31 and managed to hook into three springs, landed two and kept an end-of-the-licence-year spring and a couple of juvenile sablefish.
There was a veritable flotilla of kayak fishermen out for the final day--Mike, Steve, Keene, Adrian (thanks for snapping a photo)--as well as frequent kayaker David who was out in a canoe with his friend Trevor. I believe Steve, Keene and Trevor all landed keeper springs.
Yep, Trevor brought a 55cm home and had a few others on (released one undersize). Keene caught his limit pretty early in the day. Great last day for a few months. I'm impressed by how well that beat up old canoe handled in the breeze and chop. Sportspal for the win.I launched my kayak from Cheanuh marina again on March 31 and managed to hook into three springs, landed two and kept an end-of-the-licence-year spring and a couple of juvenile sablefish.
There was a veritable flotilla of kayak fishermen out for the final day--Mike, Steve, Keene, Adrian (thanks for snapping a photo)--as well as frequent kayaker David who was out in a canoe with his friend Trevor. I believe Steve, Keene and Trevor all landed keeper springs.
Where does one get an annual launch pass for the Prestige launch in Sooke?
Fished the retention area inside Becher Bay today. Had a pin popper that didn't stick and lost one at the boat that looked to be 7 or 8 pounds. Saw 4 other fish hooked inside the zone and talked to someone on the dock who had an 18 and 8 pound clipped on Saturday. Was a great reminder of what a beautiful place we live in!
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