2025 Sooke Reports
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Stizzla
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You should be ashamed of yourself
The Green Bastard
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Seems like not as many bites last few days for me but bigger fish when I do get one. Caught my largest of the season 3 days in a row now. Mornings or evening same story 45-55 feet on bait.
I have never seen so many guys casting from shore at Beechy Head as I did this weekend I counted 24 at one point. What is the deal there are you supposed to swing wide and give them space or is it ok to take the tack close in like usual and its up to them to avoid you?
I have never seen so many guys casting from shore at Beechy Head as I did this weekend I counted 24 at one point. What is the deal there are you supposed to swing wide and give them space or is it ok to take the tack close in like usual and its up to them to avoid you?
The Green Bastard
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They cast pretty far out so to avoid them you are probably going to be in 120-150 of water at least. Caught lots there in shallower than that.
Grant_J
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I'm surprised the posts here have been quiet, although perhaps people are busy fishing 
. Guys are reporting quick limits on Coho in Nanaimo, one saying it's the best Coho he's seen since in Nanaimo since the 90s. I generally prefer being in Sooke, and the slack tides are better timed in Sooke this weekend, but maybe I'll haul the boat up island.
. Guys are reporting quick limits on Coho in Nanaimo, one saying it's the best Coho he's seen since in Nanaimo since the 90s. I generally prefer being in Sooke, and the slack tides are better timed in Sooke this weekend, but maybe I'll haul the boat up island.
N2013
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They can wait their turn just like us on that tack.
Hot-Streak
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I've been waiting to see if the coho are around yet. was off Beachy a about 2 weeks ago looking and didn't get one bite or any marks on the sonder. I'm starting my vacation soon and will be out more to find them.I'm surprised the posts here have been quiet, although perhaps people are busy fishing
kaelc
Crew Member
Was thinking of going for hali this weekend and casting for them while at anchor. Don't get many but sure fun when you do and makes the day speed by. Let me know if you go!
submerged
Active Member
Out in Beecher yesterday morning. First trip in a while after a few busy weeks with no time to fish.
Lots of boats which made for some interesting tacks, but it worked out as we hooked the largest chinook I’ve caught in a long time. A 29lb hatchery. Very chunky red fleshed fish. We got it on a small coyote cop car.
Foggy, but the wind stayed away till noon.
Lots of boats which made for some interesting tacks, but it worked out as we hooked the largest chinook I’ve caught in a long time. A 29lb hatchery. Very chunky red fleshed fish. We got it on a small coyote cop car.
Foggy, but the wind stayed away till noon.
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scott craven
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Slab !! 
Stizzla
Crew Member
Dude! Almost a hatchery tyee. I don’t think I’ve heard of one of those before
submerged
Active Member
Yeah, prob shouldn’t have bled it before weighing…haha. I was in disbelief when I first noticed the adipose missing.
submerged
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Yes, especially stressful after seeing it was hatchery, and then having it go on 2 more runs. This photo shows how close it was to being a tyee. Would have been my first, or at least first I can remember.
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Roberth
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Might have been me. You should have and could have. I go alone a lot because people don’t want to get up early.
We didn't have near the success that @submerged had (congrats on that), but it was a beautiful day on the water. Released a wild around 10 pounds and kept a hatch around 8 in the zone. Also released a couple of Coho and tried for more off Beechy, based on intel from the day before, but didn't find any.
Lots of action today starting in Beecher Bay where I may have primed submerged's almost tyee. Just in front of Lamb island I hooked into a beast that bolted away and kept running. As it finally stopped and I got its head turned, plop, the hook came out. Darn!
Then between the Head and the Trap regular flurries of action. Sometimes half decent springs, sometimes shakers, then a couple of cohos of which one was clipped. One teener at the Trap released, another good runner shook the hook again! Missed another good pin popper bite. Also hooked a nice large black rockfish. So, lots going on and something to take home too. But no pinks yet, none of the other anglers I met at the cleaning station saw any pinks either. Couple more weeks!
Then between the Head and the Trap regular flurries of action. Sometimes half decent springs, sometimes shakers, then a couple of cohos of which one was clipped. One teener at the Trap released, another good runner shook the hook again! Missed another good pin popper bite. Also hooked a nice large black rockfish. So, lots going on and something to take home too. But no pinks yet, none of the other anglers I met at the cleaning station saw any pinks either. Couple more weeks!
