2023 Sidney Reports

[eroyd]

Jigged of Wain Rk for an hour or so while our traps soaked. Fair bit of bait and arches on the sounder. A lot of small shaker springs, many of which were clipped. We did manage to lose one good one. Some prawn traps were loaded, some barren, a lot of big egg laden females. Ended up with enough good size keepers for a few feasts. Gorgeous Day!

 

[ThatswhatSeasaid]

It’s hard to keep kids interested in fishing if they just sit around looking at lifeless rods. So instead of heading out of sooke to try fishing. We decided to head out of Sidney to do some prawning. After dropping prawn trap we decided to just drift around and just happened to go pass HMCS Mackenzie. They were quite fascinated by how it shows up on the sonar.

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What setting is that on the sonar?

 

[Aquaholic]

What setting is that on the sonar?

Maybe the coordinates are on the artificial reef website.

 

[Mozart]

It’s side scan

 

[habberdasher]

Jigged of Wain Rk for an hour or so while our traps soaked. Fair bit of bait and arches on the sounder. A lot of small shaker springs, many of which were clipped. We did manage to lose one good one. Some prawn traps were loaded, some barren, a lot of big egg laden females. Ended up with enough good size keepers for a few feasts. Gorgeous Day!

Thanks for the report I wonder where you launched I grew up with a Deep Cove cabin and would love to pran an fish there again

 

[Fisherben3]

Thanks for the report I wonder where you launched I grew up with a Deep Cove cabin and would love to pran an fish there again

Sidney or Brentwood bay. Brentwood bay boat luanch is still closed for few more weeks

 

[eroyd]

Thanks for the report I wonder where you launched I grew up with a Deep Cove cabin and would love to pran an fish there again

Mill Bay. It's a pretty crappy launch. Wouldn't recommend it for a heavy boat unless your willing to drown the rear wheels of your truck in the salt. There is a new launch being built just North of the Mill Bay ferry terminal. Don't know what the story is on that one. Arbutus ridge if you know someone who lives there, Cowichan Bay and of course, Sidney.

My apologies if Saanich inlet doesn't fall under 'Sidney'. Technically it is still region 19.

 

[habberdasher]

Thanks are either of the First Nations ramps accessible?

 

[Fisherben3]

Thanks are either of the First Nations ramps accessible?

The Brentwood bay first nation's ramp is closed for next few weeks

 

[King Crab]

The Brentwood bay first nation's ramp is closed for next few weeks

I was down there a few weeks ago. I think a few months would be optimistic.

 

[ThatswhatSeasaid]

Maybe the coordinates are on the artificial reef website.

Maybe. But I'm a sonar newb. Is that what side imaging looks like?

 

[Bobby Bass]

I was down there a few weeks ago. I think a few months would be optimistic.

I live in Mill Bay . From sources pretty sure the new ramp down from the Mill BAY ferry terminal will not open to the public.
It has sat half finished for over a year. No Comment.

 

[Robert Bouchard]

I was curious if anyone has had any luck prawning in Finlayson arm. I was going to try out in Brentwood Bay as I know that area but the launch there is closed.

 

[Fisherben3]

Still closed up to 4 weeks

I was curious if anyone has had any luck prawning in Finlayson arm. I was going to try out in Brentwood Bay as I know that area but the launch there is close

 

[tinboatrobb]

It’s hard to keep kids interested in fishing if they just sit around looking at lifeless rods. So instead of heading out of sooke to try fishing. We decided to head out of Sidney to do some prawning. After dropping prawn trap we decided to just drift around and just happened to go pass HMCS Mackenzie. They were quite fascinated by how it shows up on the sonar.

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I thought that area was in an RCA. Please correct me if I am wrong. We avoided it last time we were out that way. Used to be great fishing around that sunken ship. Some of the DFO maps are not that informative.

 

[Mozart]

It is in the brethour, domville, Forrest,Gooch islands rca zone.
Not only that it’s at a popular diving spot. Don’t want to leave snagged lines around the ‘reef’.

 

[tinboatrobb]

It is in the brethour, domville, Forrest,Gooch islands rca zone.
Not only that it’s at a popular diving spot. Don’t want to leave snagged lines around the ‘reef’.

Thank you for confirming that.

 

[Popeye]

Went out on Monday to see if we could find any late run Coho, or maybe even a Winter Spring. Fished off of Fairfax for a few hours. Lots of shakers, and a few that were close. Even had a double header. sadly nothing to take home but a good day on the water nonetheless

 

[Popeye]

Decided to head out this morning for a bit started off Fairfax, lots of shakers, ended up at Coal and landed this 9lb White.

 

[cpony]

Looking at the calm waters and sunshine went for a boat ride around Sidney. Not a lot of fish around, but half were 7-8lbs. Released to grow a little bigger.
Squirts out fished spoons today. Crabbing sucks. All around Sidney spit wall to wall commercials.