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2022 Sooke Reports
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Tom Mac
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Hooked into one of them ugly things last year! one long run it came to the surface and snaped off my spoon! Hope it got a infection from the hook.
Following the theme above our first pass this morning a California Sea Lion popped up swimming about 30 ft away as he went under a rod pops off and we are into a nice fish that pulls out a bunch of line before he grabbed it...we almost got it back but he latched on after letting it go and we had no choice but to bust him out. Lost all the gear but not much line as he was close to the boat when he grabbed on to it the 2nd time. Then we lost 2 more ( one in the mid to high teens close to the boat) and then got one in the boat about 13 pounds. Followed by a good 25 pound hatchery buck we released. Added another legal spring and a hatchery coho for the morning trip. Out again after lunch and stated with a 8 pound spring which we kept, then a double both about 14 pounds. Released a couple nice sockeye and then finished the day with a nice 18 pound 80cm white spring. All on Skinny G's....haven't run bait yet this year but have a supply and will start running it soon as the springs get picky by late August into September. Got In early, cleaned up and hopefully in bed earlier than normal. Beauty day.
Good to hear some sockeye showing.
Sam7
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Late post:
My two nephews are in town from the confines of Saskatchewan, they never been ocean fishing before, so let’s just say they are getting “educated” and let’s also say that education is expensive. Started at the Head today at 6:15 with very little going on with us or surrounding boats, so we made our way down to the Trap, on the way down the rod goes off, grab the rod and hand it over to the older one (who won the opportunity to be first up with a quick game of rock, paper, scissor) and a couple of quick little runs, some reeling and a run…… and then gone. Nothing like seeing the look of a grown man sulking after loosing a fish. So we did what any men would do, harassed the **** out if him. After several more fish (all small or wild coho) he is back on the rod again with a scrappy, jumping, twirling spring salmon. Managed to get 70 cm out of him. 66’, bait , herring aid teaser head.
With something happening on the rods every 20 minutes or so, the action was there, but nothing to write home about, not allot of size, and all wild coho. We covvered a ton of ground today from the Head, Trap, Possession, Secretary, back to the Trap and the Head, didn't see many nets out or flashers out of the water. I was always concerned we would be at the wrong spot when we were trying to find the fish and miss the bite, but looks like the bite never came today
Now if you look at the photo, it looks like he’s got a beer bottle sitting on his shoulders. But it’s just the anchor display at Esquilmalt
back on the water for the next four days, hopefully it turns on today
My two nephews are in town from the confines of Saskatchewan, they never been ocean fishing before, so let’s just say they are getting “educated” and let’s also say that education is expensive. Started at the Head today at 6:15 with very little going on with us or surrounding boats, so we made our way down to the Trap, on the way down the rod goes off, grab the rod and hand it over to the older one (who won the opportunity to be first up with a quick game of rock, paper, scissor) and a couple of quick little runs, some reeling and a run…… and then gone. Nothing like seeing the look of a grown man sulking after loosing a fish. So we did what any men would do, harassed the **** out if him. After several more fish (all small or wild coho) he is back on the rod again with a scrappy, jumping, twirling spring salmon. Managed to get 70 cm out of him. 66’, bait , herring aid teaser head.
With something happening on the rods every 20 minutes or so, the action was there, but nothing to write home about, not allot of size, and all wild coho. We covvered a ton of ground today from the Head, Trap, Possession, Secretary, back to the Trap and the Head, didn't see many nets out or flashers out of the water. I was always concerned we would be at the wrong spot when we were trying to find the fish and miss the bite, but looks like the bite never came today
Now if you look at the photo, it looks like he’s got a beer bottle sitting on his shoulders. But it’s just the anchor display at Esquilmalt
back on the water for the next four days, hopefully it turns on today
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Britt
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Otter was working this past weekend into Monday. Picked up most of our springs on chovies @ 49-55 ft
Fisher_dude
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Sam7
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Late post:
Day two of fishing adventure with the flatlanders, left Victoria at 5:45 headed out to the Head, had to slow down when we hit the fog bank at Race.
Fishing was slow, stuck around the Head and wandered down to the Trap, on the way down we picked up a BBQ size hatchery spring, stayed at the Head for about an hour before packing up and went to Otter. For about an hour we didn’t see any action except several small ones. Then we had a nice pin popper, flatlander #1 played the fish and when he was about to be netted, he turned and spit the hook. Ah…. The look on the face of a grown man about to cry. About another 15 minutes later, another hit, this one peeled the line and out of a great fight for flatlander #2. This one was going to be close, but no cigar. In for a measurement 83cm, a quick photo and back in the ocean he goes. Then the kelp came rolling in, which were small islands & with the slop and made it very challenging to fish So we packed it in right in the middle of the bite and headed back home. Fished from 37-77’ both fish caught at 77’ with bait, with herring aid teaser head.
Day two of fishing adventure with the flatlanders, left Victoria at 5:45 headed out to the Head, had to slow down when we hit the fog bank at Race.
Fishing was slow, stuck around the Head and wandered down to the Trap, on the way down we picked up a BBQ size hatchery spring, stayed at the Head for about an hour before packing up and went to Otter. For about an hour we didn’t see any action except several small ones. Then we had a nice pin popper, flatlander #1 played the fish and when he was about to be netted, he turned and spit the hook. Ah…. The look on the face of a grown man about to cry. About another 15 minutes later, another hit, this one peeled the line and out of a great fight for flatlander #2. This one was going to be close, but no cigar. In for a measurement 83cm, a quick photo and back in the ocean he goes. Then the kelp came rolling in, which were small islands & with the slop and made it very challenging to fish So we packed it in right in the middle of the bite and headed back home. Fished from 37-77’ both fish caught at 77’ with bait, with herring aid teaser head.
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Doug
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Started at Muir Creek at 630, lots of shakers. Had one spring on at 7 and lost it. At 730 landed a 9lb spring at 65 ft on the DR and then it went dead. Went Otter point, then Trailer park, then out front of Sooke and not a bite. Never saw a net out all day and we probably went past over 100 boats. Bite was first thing in the morning and the ebb tide flow was fast.
Bonus, we got 3 nice size, hard shell crab.
Bonus, we got 3 nice size, hard shell crab.
I hate to admit it, but i got out fished on my own boat today. We fished Beecher Bay from 5:30am till 10:45am and my buddy caught and released a 7lb Chinook right away, and then an hour later got an absolute football. The white spring was 79.5cm and weighed 18.2lbs on an Amazon digital scale.
Big fish on bait, small fish on AP spoon, 60-75ft. Beautiful sunrise and rainbow.
I caught nothing.....
Big fish on bait, small fish on AP spoon, 60-75ft. Beautiful sunrise and rainbow.
I caught nothing.....
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vicsurfer
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I fished the Head today from 9-3pm. Saw 4 fish netted the entire day. I had one fish on around 2pm which was likely a Coho. The only blood in the boat was from my friend who got a thumb in a rock crab claw. Crushed clean through the nail and gushed everywhere. Good whale show around 3.
Sam7
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Day three with the flatlanders, left Vic, arrived at the Head and we were fishing at 7am. Stayed at the Head for a bit and then made our way down to the Trap. We saw a boat hook up in front of us (around 8 am) and then we watched the agony of defeat when they lost the fish, the fish was too big to keep any way (their words) about 15 minutes later as we were passing by them, they we’re hooked up again. Things were looking promising……..Not. We didn’t get a sniff for 4 hours, then we landed a shaker. Nothing until 1:00, when we ended up getting a double, 1 stuck, just under 10lbs, then another 20 minutes, managed a nice 5-6lb hatchery coho, and then another 20 minutes or so, we landed a clipped spring which was about the same size at 5-6 lbs. We then played dodge the kelp until about 3:30 and then packed it in and made our way back to victoria.
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@Sam7 that was us! We seemed to have the early luck, as we dropped the lines about 6:45 and had our first one in the boat by 7. We then hooked the one you saw us lose. Had it to the boat a couple times and decided it didn't need to come out of the water for a measure, so it must have got the vibe and released itself! It was a beautiful fish and put up a great fight with no flasher. Our next fish came just a few minutes later and was bang on 80 CM. We continued to fish for awhile longer and even spent time out in deeper water hoping to scare up a clipped Coho, but to no avail. The tug and log boom was an interesting addition to the days events. Wonder if he had his riggers out!
We were fishing Anchovy on one side and Med Herring on the other. 55 and 44 feet were the magic for us today.
We were fishing Anchovy on one side and Med Herring on the other. 55 and 44 feet were the magic for us today.
mbowers
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Very slow for us too.
That tug towed the boom between Secretary and Pike Point before it got to the head. Instead of riggers maybe just a big set of truck nuts hanging off that boom.
Fished Aldridge/Beechy/Trap 6am to 1pm today, was very slow except for 7-8am and in that hour we landed a half dozen jacks, a 50cm chinook, and a wild and hatchery coho. Herring Aide skinny G caught pretty much everything around 50' deep. Somehow my 50lb kid broke both a rod tip and a hook on the same 2lb jack.
wolf
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Yeah these big ebbs suck lol was able to still get fish though seems coho have gone a bit ?
The whales came in yesterday and heard they went right back out again this am way off shore. seems bat is the choice now. I figure by this wed should be way better with the am flood bigger then the late evening tides.
greens and purples still good of course. a few of this weeks catch
The whales came in yesterday and heard they went right back out again this am way off shore. seems bat is the choice now. I figure by this wed should be way better with the am flood bigger then the late evening tides.
greens and purples still good of course. a few of this weeks catch
kayladog
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Good for us today off beachy head. 7-10 only couple wild coho then at 10:15 while watching guys beside us trying to net fish double header for us right at the head. Kept 75cm 14.5lb and sent back other 85cm around 20lb. Hour later 15.5 lb off head. 70' on bait. Add couple cods and done before noon.
Cut Plug
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Good mid day bite for us at Otter today. We went 3 for 5 in about an hour once it started. It was shallow for us with rods at 35 and 50 feet in about 50 feet of water off 3rd rock. Bait and spoons both worked equally well. Almost got spooled by one which we never saw. Just as well. We’d likely have had to release it anyway.
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