Epic fishing is Sooke this weekend. Flat calm seas and lots of fish. When the bite was on it was ON!
Lots of boats and very little boat etiquette. Weeds were an issue at times.
We were in Cheanuh derby so early starts.
Saturday we landed 7 nice springs and lost 3 by 9am when the bite ended. 1 was 79cm, fat and was around 18lb on my boat scale so we decided to weigh it in with another around 14lb rather than waiting around for the next bite. Fish weighed in at 18lb even and was second place at that time. There was a prize for top halibut so we weighed in and went Hali fishing. Currents were a bust and we could not keep gear on bottom so we gave in early afternoon with no Hali.
Sunday was on fire again. Did not keep track but similar results. We kept 2 fish right on 80cm but around 15lb each to weigh in. We also picked up 2 nice sockeye as by catch. Sockey were nice size so I’ll be going on a sockeye mission one morning this week for sure.
Our Saturday fish at 18lb held for 3rd place and a nice cash payout. Top 3 fish were 20.2, 18.7, 18. Lots of fish weighed in.
The derby was very well run. Wind up was reasonably quick and organized with lots of prizes. The kid that one kids prize was sooo happy. He could barely carry the trophy. Good job cheanuh on an organized and fun derby!
