Cataline
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Launched from Sooke (Prestige) at 8:45 on Friday, smooth glassy water in the harbour and out to the fising boundary, however the easterly was blowing at all of 15 knots against the flood tide which resulted in a serious chop. Fished the waters south of the 'bluffs' from 9:00 to Noon, the results were consistently spotty: lots of action for 15 minutes then nothing for half an hour. The chop was probably affecting fishing lure action as well as comfort my buddy and me. By Noon we had 4 keepers, 2 hatchery and 2 wilds between us. Of course released at least a half dozen wilds and an equal number of shakers. The action for us was in 350 to 500 ft water but lures at 39' seemed to be the sweetspot. Went down as far as 50' but only got shakers. Clear and white squirts or hoochies were the producing lures. The chop also made landing fish tricky with the fish poping out of the waves as well as the pitching of the boat. Probably my last day's fishing Sooke this year.