2025 Sooke Reports
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expertfisher780
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I'm heading out for the first time this year tomorrow for Hali out of sooke as I have a son that will be her very soon so not a lot of fishing for me this year. I was just wondering how far west you went.
If you haven't fished for Hali out of Sooke, I would 1st recommend going out with a guide or someone more experienced. I've said it before you can catch halibut anywhere. You need to study bottom contours and put in time on the water. I'm sure you're going to see boats anchored up from out front of the Sooke Bluffs all the way to Renfrew. Pick a spot and put in time.
SVIAC
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The 2025 Salish Sea Salmon Challenge is coming up May 31, 2025, with a $10K first prize and $21K overall prize board. Check out the details on the derby page, below, including for the rules. Take advantage of the Marked Selective Fishery opening (granted, further East at this time), and contribute to salmon enhancement and advocacy. Note as well that there is a Salish Sea Salmon Challenge Facebook page, updates of the leader board will be posted there.
https://sviac.ca/2025-salish-sea-salmon-challenge/
https://sviac.ca/2025-salish-sea-salmon-challenge/
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Another beautiful day fishing Sooke, flat calm and warm today and the fish were biting. Caught an 85 and 92cm, released a small one, had 3 dogfish and missed 2 really good hits. Mackerel was the ticket today.
Sad to see so few boats out in Sooke, DFO has really killed fishing
Sad to see so few boats out in Sooke, DFO has really killed fishing
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Doug
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Yesterday provided a salmon fishing lesson with some guys from Kelowna on their new boat.
Fished Otter point area from 845 to noon. Had seven fish to the boat and all released. 2 biggest 14lb and other 7-8lb.
4 of the fish were clipped and all the fish were on bottom in a 120 ft of water.
There were 3 other boats fishing salmon and about 8 halibut fishing.
DFO was up the hill at the boat launch, watching boats come in and then run down and check them. No issues for us.
I wish I was halibut fishing, it was so flat calm.
Fished Otter point area from 845 to noon. Had seven fish to the boat and all released. 2 biggest 14lb and other 7-8lb.
4 of the fish were clipped and all the fish were on bottom in a 120 ft of water.
There were 3 other boats fishing salmon and about 8 halibut fishing.
DFO was up the hill at the boat launch, watching boats come in and then run down and check them. No issues for us.
I wish I was halibut fishing, it was so flat calm.
Lewy
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Planning on fishing halibut for first time, so absolute newbie. I don't have an anchoring setup and that's been the main reason I haven't done halibut yet. I've been told lots of times I can drift, so that's the plan. I usually launch at Cheanuh so my options are to go east or west from there or launch at Pedder or Sooke, maybe Otter point? Tomorrow tides look pretty large and flooding from about half nine onwards at William head so I'm wondering if it's a waste of time to dry drifting the mud hole ...would it be better to go when there's less tide action or is there a better area that would be ok to drift and have a go?
My two cents as another drifter. If the current is moving fast, it is a "waste" of time and worse, you'll get really frustrated getting hung up on bottom and losing lead. My experience. A little flow seems best. Fish the small window around tide changes or pick a day with smaller tides. You don't have to fish 300'.
