2025 Sooke Reports

[zfish]

I was there and saw the aftermath after the kayak was upside down. I thought he flipped it himself at first but learned what happened as I passed them. It looked like he was offered a rod and reel but turned it down. With all the small fish to deal with constantly it is easy to get busy and not notice the wind is pushing you off course or that a boat is running you down.

I lost an Islander MR3 and a shortish trolling rod that works with my paddle reach, I was offered a spinning set up.
Also I might add that I was quite tight in, fishing in the shallower water, out of the main trolling area where Rollie passed by, but I was already on the aluminum by that time.
My attention was focused to windward, and on getting my gear back in the water. It was a challenging morning. I looked over my shoulder to see the bow of a 27 footer right there, everything went from slow to fast in a blink of an eye, made two paddle strokes my stern and rudder hung up on the aluminum's bow, then I was in the water.

 

[Stizzla]

I lost an Islander MR3 and a shortish trolling rod that works with my paddle reach, I was offered a spinning set up.
Also I might add that I was quite tight in, fishing in the shallower water, out of the main trolling area where Rollie passed by, but I was already on the aluminum by that time.
My attention was focused to windward, and on getting my gear back in the water. It was a challenging morning. I looked over my shoulder to see the bow of a 27 footer right there, everything went from slow to fast in a blink of an eye, made two paddle strokes my stern and rudder hung up on the aluminum's bow, then I was in the water.

Was it foggy out?

 

[ThatswhatSeasaid]

From Saturday for about a week.

That's amazing. Where can I find this type of information?

 

[zfish]

Was it foggy out?

no fog factor.

 

[scott craven]

That's amazing. Where can I find this type of information?

Fishery Notice - Fisheries and Oceans Canada Subject: FN0810-RECREATIONAL - Salmon - Sockeye - Areas 11 to 15, 17 to 20, 111, 121, 123 to 127, and Subareas 16-1, 16-19 to 16-21, 28-1, 28-2, 28-7 - Opening - Effective August 16, 2025 Effective 00:01 hours August 16, 2025, until 23:59 August 24, 2025, the daily limit of Sockeye salmon is four (4) in the following waters:

 

[Eden Island]

Fishery Notice - Fisheries and Oceans Canada Subject: FN0810-RECREATIONAL - Salmon - Sockeye - Areas 11 to 15, 17 to 20, 111, 121, 123 to 127, and Subareas 16-1, 16-19 to 16-21, 28-1, 28-2, 28-7 - Opening - Effective August 16, 2025 Effective 00:01 hours August 16, 2025, until 23:59 August 24, 2025, the daily limit of Sockeye salmon is four (4) in the following waters:

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[profisher]

I lost an Islander MR3 and a shortish trolling rod that works with my paddle reach, I was offered a spinning set up.
Also I might add that I was quite tight in, fishing in the shallower water, out of the main trolling area where Rollie passed by, but I was already on the aluminum by that time.
My attention was focused to windward, and on getting my gear back in the water. It was a challenging morning. I looked over my shoulder to see the bow of a 27 footer right there, everything went from slow to fast in a blink of an eye, made two paddle strokes my stern and rudder hung up on the aluminum's bow, then I was in the water.

I lost an Islander MR3 and a shortish trolling rod that works with my paddle reach, I was offered a spinning set up.
Also I might add that I was quite tight in, fishing in the shallower water, out of the main trolling area where Rollie passed by, but I was already on the aluminum by that time.
My attention was focused to windward, and on getting my gear back in the water. It was a challenging morning. I looked over my shoulder to see the bow of a 27 footer right there, everything went from slow to fast in a blink of an eye, made two paddle strokes my stern and rudder hung up on the aluminum's bow, then I was in the water.

Just as I told my clients… both of you were likely pre-occupied with gear and or fish and by tge time one of you realized how close you were it was to late…. **** happens.

 

[Kinetic]

Back to fishing reports as this thread should be, fishing was weird today, the Pinks were so thick at the Trap 1st thing that we moved after 1.5hrs because you couldn't keep our gear in the water. They were jumping everywhere and hitting everything. Moved to Secretary and caught a 72cm Chinook within 45 minutes and then it went dead. Back to the Trap and Beachy and it was dead. Off the water at noon.
I will probably join the horde of boats out tomorrow looking for Sox.