2024 Sooke Reports

[MRW]

Left pedder just before 4 today . Dropped a trap in the bay and headed straight out. On the hook just after 4 done by 6 . 3 guys 3 Hali. 126cm,124cm,114cm.Trap was full although only 3 keeper dungess. Unreal weather and unbelievable fishing.

 

[Stizzla]

Left pedder just before 4 today . Dropped a trap in the bay and headed straight out. On the hook just after 4 done by 6 . 3 guys 3 Hali. 126cm,124cm,114cm.Trap was full although only 3 keeper dungess. Unreal weather and unbelievable fishing.

As if you didn’t get a picture of all of that……..

 

[MRW]

As if you didn’t get a picture of all of that……..

 

[Stizzla]

That’s the good stuff

 

[Doug]

MRW
Great job on the halibut and specially by 6 am, must have found the honey hole. I like the tiger prawn skirt.
Another impressive thing is, you are in bare feet and at 6 am it was only 3 deg. out side at 6am.
I have to wear my shoes all the time or I freeze, even on the warm days.
That was a 10/10 day.

 

[FRANK WALTERS]

MRW
Great job on the halibut and specially by 6 am, must have found the honey hole. I like the tiger prawn skirt.
Another impressive thing is, you are in bare feet and at 6 am it was only 3 deg. out side at 6am.
I have to wear my shoes all the time or I freeze, even on the warm days.
That was a 10/10 day.

I think he is talking PM ,

 

[Doug]

I think he is talking PM ,

Thanks, that make sense.
I always fish mornings and forgot people go out late afternoon too.

That makes it a 11/10 day

 

[MRW]

MRW
Great job on the halibut and specially by 6 am, must have found the honey hole. I like the tiger prawn skirt.
Another impressive thing is, you are in bare feet and at 6 am it was only 3 deg. out side at 6am.
I have to wear my shoes all the time or I freeze, even on the warm days.
That was a 10/10 day.

Thanks . It was pm tho.

 

[FRANK WALTERS]

Picked up a nice 111/2 lb Hatchery spring in Beacher Bay around noon today , unbelievable fight , thot it was much bigger , took lots of line !

 

[N2013]

Thhhhhhhhhhhic.

 

[Grant_J]

Picked up a nice 111/2 lb Hatchery spring in Beacher Bay around noon today , unbelievable fight , thot it was much bigger , took lots of line !

As a newbie still trying to get my head around the regulations, that would need to have been released, correct? Or is Beacher Bay open for hatch Chinook retention?

 

[Fisherben3]

As a newbie still trying to get my head around the regulations, that would need to have been released, correct? Or is Beacher Bay open for hatch Chinook retention?

becher bay is open for 1 hatch

 

[Grant_J]

Ahhhh I see it now. In the FishingBC app you have to scroll all the way down to the bottom of the regulations, past the sections that show 20-5 closed, to see the exemption for Beecher Bay. Thanks for the clarification.

 

[N2013]

Found a proper peeler earlier this week. 17.5lbs cherry. Felt like summer.

 

[cby]

Friday Report went 8 for 8, biggest 12 lbs. 2 Outside in Beechy Head area and 6 Inside regulation area. All were hatchery except the biggest one. All released.
Sun Report Skunk, Skunk, Skunk not even a hit from a salmon.

 

[eroyd]

Does my boat stink or is Sooke salmon fishing poor? Only salmon I saw was a chinook swim past my boat just a few feet under the surface. Did the usual couple of loops at Possession PT, around Secretary and out along the tide lines. Not even a little coho or shaker. Fished the surface down to 70'. No birds, whales, jumpers. Seals were all basking on the rocks. A real "Cows in the barn" kind of day.

 

[Saxe Point]

Does my boat stink or is Sooke salmon fishing poor? Only salmon I saw was a chinook swim past my boat just a few feet under the surface. Did the usual couple of loops at Possession PT, around Secretary and out along the tide lines. Not even a little coho or shaker. Fished the surface down to 70'. No birds, whales, jumpers. Seals were all basking on the rocks. A real "Cows in the barn" kind of day.

I don’t think it’s your boat. I fished Friday and didn’t get a sniff. Nothing. Hope it turns on soon.

 

[NOOMA]

I don’t think it’s your boat. I fished Friday and didn’t get a sniff. Nothing. Hope it turns on soon.

Fished Pedder Bay Friday and Saturday for a couple of hours looking for a bottom fish or two. Friday 4 undersize, Saturday 1 keeper 1 released. 3 keeper crabs both days. The amazing thing was the whole bay was raining with bait. Not sure what they are but they were 4/5 inches long and looked like anchovy. Also there was small schools of 1 - 11/2 inchers among them. If they stick around for awhile will be a good sign of things to come.

 

[Hot-Streak]

Does my boat stink or is Sooke salmon fishing poor? Only salmon I saw was a chinook swim past my boat just a few feet under the surface. Did the usual couple of loops at Possession PT, around Secretary and out along the tide lines. Not even a little coho or shaker. Fished the surface down to 70'. No birds, whales, jumpers. Seals were all basking on the rocks. A real "Cows in the barn" kind of day.

Made the run down to Church looking for coho, went down to beacher with no luck. Got one bite but lost it. After a while with no bites we switched to jigging for bottom fishing and got a few and headed home.

It was real slow out there for sure

 

[Newf]

Out from Pedder this morning for Hali. Started off with a stone dead start battery. First time out in 2 weeks so I obviously left the ignition on as it's the only thing tied to it. Brand new battery so I hate draining it like that. Had the Noco booster so the engine fired right up. Dropped the hook at 6:30am and had a 86cm chicken and 3 dogs by 8:30. Called it a day, came back in the bay, cleaned the Hali and was entertained by a couple of bald eagles swooping down and cleaning up my scraps off the top of the water. Beautiful place we are fortunate enough to call home.