Stizzla
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I’m so jealous. If I don’t get to a bouncing rod in 3 seconds it’s gone.
You made a sandwich and did your taxes before grabbing that rod!
2025 Victoria and Oak Bay Reports
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You made a sandwich and did your taxes before grabbing that rod!
islandboy
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Sticky sharp hooks tipped with a thin slice of herring strip?
I think I just got lucky.
Ldub
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Out this morning from 5:30-11 off the waterfront. Only hooked into 1 decent chinook, but lost it after it broke off the trailing hook on my teaser rig. Let go a few pinks, some small springs and a wild coho. I only saw a few good fish being caught all morning. Pretty slow overall for opening day.
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Mausermike14
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Fished from 3:30-5:45 tonight, a little lumpy out there but the old Hourston handled it no problem. Hooked into 5 springs today, biggest being around 60cm, All gaff released.
Doug
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Finally back out fishing.
Fished Vic waterfront yesterday and started at 645. The fish and bait were showing up on the sonar everywhere until 815, then it went blank. Got one 72cm at 8 and then the pinks moved in. A friend who was also fishing out front said the bite was 5 to 7 for them and they got their springs, so I guess we missed the major bite.
Today started at 6 and it was choppy choppy and waves peaking at 4 ft sometimes and we were flying all over the boat.. One more Kl per hr of wind and would have gone in. Fishing was great at 6 to 8 and we landed a 80cm (16.5lb?) got another and after a 25 minute fight we let go a fish around 90cm, then got a 74cm and back in by 830. It was strange the larger fish was only 2.5 lb bigger than the shorter fat fish.
I counted about 16 boats fishing or trying to fish in the wave action.
Fish were at 80 ft deep and caught on xl bait which was hard to run today in the choppy water. No pinks today.
Fished Vic waterfront yesterday and started at 645. The fish and bait were showing up on the sonar everywhere until 815, then it went blank. Got one 72cm at 8 and then the pinks moved in. A friend who was also fishing out front said the bite was 5 to 7 for them and they got their springs, so I guess we missed the major bite.
Today started at 6 and it was choppy choppy and waves peaking at 4 ft sometimes and we were flying all over the boat.. One more Kl per hr of wind and would have gone in. Fishing was great at 6 to 8 and we landed a 80cm (16.5lb?) got another and after a 25 minute fight we let go a fish around 90cm, then got a 74cm and back in by 830. It was strange the larger fish was only 2.5 lb bigger than the shorter fat fish.
I counted about 16 boats fishing or trying to fish in the wave action.
Fish were at 80 ft deep and caught on xl bait which was hard to run today in the choppy water. No pinks today.
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Slabbedout
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Just looking at weather and wind for tomorrow and looks like Oak bay may be the most tolerable with kids.
Seems like it’s been pretty slow ? I assume no pinks and very few coho around ?
I fished whirl on Friday and the pinks where thick on the flood tide .
Seems like it’s been pretty slow ? I assume no pinks and very few coho around ?
I fished whirl on Friday and the pinks where thick on the flood tide .
scott craven
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Oak Bay was calm and there are springs around.
Pinks off Trial, no coho yet
Pinks off Trial, no coho yet
76 cm Chinook on the flats in the first 5 mins at 0800 and then pretty slow for the rest of the morning with only a couple of small ones. Probed out into the strait spinning pink stuff at 35 ft and got a couple of 4/5 lb coho's. Circle back in towards South Discovery and found the pinks.
Mr. Pelican was out. He identifies as a seagull.
Mr. Pelican was out. He identifies as a seagull.
tinboatrobb
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Nice report. My wife got a 76cm Chinook off the harbour moth at 10am this morning. Did not see another net out.
Hyde-N-Seek
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It was really slow out today in the waterfront. Heard of only couple other fish. Lots of boats but not much action.
Doug
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Got a really really early start today and 5 minutes into fishing got a double header and landed 80 red and a 79 white. Then lost 3, one a bite off, got 2 pinks and finally got the third fish 75cm white and done by 7. First thing in the morning bait and fish everywhere on the sonar. As the boats showed up less and less fish and bait showing up on the sonar. I counted 26 boats on the way in.
All caught at 75ft on the DR (20lb balls) in 100 to 140 of water. XL Bait with any glow head..
All caught at 75ft on the DR (20lb balls) in 100 to 140 of water. XL Bait with any glow head..
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islandboy
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I should have woke up earlier than @Doug, I might have had more luck. More time before the crowds at least. 
One nibble on the deep line, then two short line releases of wild coho. That's what I'm telling myself so I don't feel bad.
As requested when I launched today here's the video:
One nibble on the deep line, then two short line releases of wild coho. That's what I'm telling myself so I don't feel bad.
As requested when I launched today here's the video:
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Doug
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Got an early start this morning and had our first fish (77cm) on in five minutes. Then got a 68 and 66 (winter springs,1 white) and a few pinks in between but didn't kept them. Back at the dock by 730. Had three young guys on the boat today and they had a great time.
There were nice size fish showing up on the sonar are 50 - 60 ft but not biting and probably waiting for tide change.
All our fish were caught bottom bouncing, with XL bait in glow heads. There were only 9 boats out when we went in.
There were nice size fish showing up on the sonar are 50 - 60 ft but not biting and probably waiting for tide change.
All our fish were caught bottom bouncing, with XL bait in glow heads. There were only 9 boats out when we went in.
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tinboatrobb
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Doug
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Got out early this morning with some South Africans who had never fish before. The 15 year old landed a 78cm and the kid said his arms were burning. The fish was stronger than he could imagine.
First three fish (77, 77, 69) caught at 75ft on the DR in 100 ft of water. We saw Tin Boat Rob get his fish in front of us.
Then it went dead for us for about 40 minutes, so we went off shore to 140 ft of water and dropped down the gear to 120 and right away got a 78.
No pinks today.
Not that many boats out this morning and spread out which made it good fishing for everyone. We were back in by 9
First three fish (77, 77, 69) caught at 75ft on the DR in 100 ft of water. We saw Tin Boat Rob get his fish in front of us.
Then it went dead for us for about 40 minutes, so we went off shore to 140 ft of water and dropped down the gear to 120 and right away got a 78.
No pinks today.
Not that many boats out this morning and spread out which made it good fishing for everyone. We were back in by 9
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Sam7
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Late post:
Out yesterday, late start for me, on the water and fishing by about 9:15. I knew it might not be the most productive day since several boats were already in and more on the way. The “bite” was supposed to be from 10:00-12:00 so I thought I’d give it a go anyway.
Not much to write! Cruised all over from McCauley, Breakwater, Brochie with the same result. Only 1 hit out at Brochie which was a wild coho about 4lbs.
Killer whales came out of the entrance about 12:30, started swimming west off McCauley, then turned and went out before swimming east. Wind stared to come up, so packed it in at 1:20
Out yesterday, late start for me, on the water and fishing by about 9:15. I knew it might not be the most productive day since several boats were already in and more on the way. The “bite” was supposed to be from 10:00-12:00 so I thought I’d give it a go anyway.
Not much to write! Cruised all over from McCauley, Breakwater, Brochie with the same result. Only 1 hit out at Brochie which was a wild coho about 4lbs.
Killer whales came out of the entrance about 12:30, started swimming west off McCauley, then turned and went out before swimming east. Wind stared to come up, so packed it in at 1:20
islandboy
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Chek identified them as transients. Let's hope they ate well before leaving.
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