Fishing for Black Cod Around Victoria-Sooke

[Whole in the Water]

Read the article on fishing for black cod in the Sooke area in the latest Island Fisherman magazine. Anyone on the forum here done this with any success?

How deep do you go? What general areas?

The JDF strait is only about 600-800 ft. deep in most cases (e.g. the shipping lanes close to the US border). Do you have to go this deep for black cod?

I heard that they fish the deep canyons (1000+ ft) off the west coast of VI and Haida Gwaii for these fish.

 

[kaelc]

Got one at hali depth off the west coast.

 

[Sailfish25]

Read the article on fishing for black cod in the Sooke area in the latest Island Fisherman magazine. Anyone on the forum here done this with any success?

How deep do you go? What general areas?

The JDF strait is only about 600-800 ft. deep in most cases (e.g. the shipping lanes close to the US border). Do you have to go this deep for black cod?

I heard that they fish the deep canyons (1000+ ft) off the west coast of VI and Haida Gwaii for these fish.

Another member posted this illustration a while back showing the same

 

[Whole in the Water]

What about catching them recreationally in the Sooke area like the article talks about?

 

[Srthomas75]

I haven’t tried it myself but have been told to aim for 600’ or so around sooke/ Jordan River

 

[Whole in the Water]

What about pacific cod then??

 

[Whole in the Water]

Bueller??

 

[Hardy Guy]

I have caught blk cod at 600 feet in several locations. This seems to be about the shallowest I have consistently caught ones that are not juveniles. I would also note that the larger ones I have caught have been deeper.

Should be P cod around . I've caught them 250 feet to 500 .

 

[agentaqua]

Read the article on fishing for black cod in the Sooke area in the latest Island Fisherman magazine. Anyone on the forum here done this with any success?

How deep do you go? What general areas?

The JDF strait is only about 600-800 ft. deep in most cases (e.g. the shipping lanes close to the US border). Do you have to go this deep for black cod?

I heard that they fish the deep canyons (1000+ ft) off the west coast of VI and Haida Gwaii for these fish.

Adult sablefish are typically found 450-900m deep; and spawn in very deep water (~1,000 m) offshore from January to March. Juvies can be be found much shallower; as they migrate/drift inshore as pelagic juveniles less than 20 cm, and then spend the winter and following summer in inshore waters before they return to the deep.

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