Sooke Reports - 2007
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ReelAffair
Active Member
i dont know whose the guy was but it definately wasn't wolf
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Mongoose
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fished 1:00- 5:30 off otter today. Caught nothing till it rained the 8 and 5lb pinks and a shaker all in 20 mins. we sure got soaked out there without the soft top. The rains have begun...
island idiots
Active Member
Fished secretary and possesion today with a pal and released a 8 pound coho. Lots of pilchers, but not much being caught. Flat, clean water. Had a great time, good company and lots of laughs.
I. idiots
I. idiots
TheRock
Active Member
Today we brought the Herring jigs and casting rods on the boat. What a blast!!! While trolling for springs and when ever we saw the massive schools on the sounder or seen them surfacing we cast the herring jigs out!! we were getting up to 5-6 on at a time! Full jigs!.. you could hardly bring it all in.. .. We got side tracked on spring fishing and decided to target them.. stop on a school and jig them up. We filled a couple of buckets of them! It felt like we were kids again.. allot of fun ! Kept allot for bait. My father in law puts them under salt, suppose to be a specialty I will be giving him a load of them. Does any one have any good recipes for Sardines???
Yeah I was with the Rock today and what a blast that was. We loaded on the Sardines and managed a handful of Mackeral so halibut bait is well stocked for quite a while. 
I prepared a bunch tonight for pickling etc and they were all stuffed with Krill. Nice to see Sooke so healthy with marine life!
I prepared a bunch tonight for pickling etc and they were all stuffed with Krill. Nice to see Sooke so healthy with marine life!
We got them thru Island Floor Centre in Victoria ( http://www.islandfloors.com/sales.htm ). The Rock is a pro at installations and did all the work to make a custom fit ~ they are heavy duty so it requires some skill and a sharp blade. Can't recall the exact price but the colored ones are about 4X the price of the black ones. They work well and they don't get slippery but you have to be sure to rinse them well to get the blood etc out from underneath. I think Industrial Plastics has some rubber matt flooring options too.
I'm sure some other guys on this forum have flooring suggestions....
I'm sure some other guys on this forum have flooring suggestions....
Rum Buddies
Well-Known Member
did you net or jig those pilchards up?
JIG, JIG, JIG!! Although there wasn't much jigging needed ~ all you have to do is get on top of a school and drop the line until it stops. By the time you've closed the bail and tightened the line you've got 2 or 3 on the gear! Very aggressive feeders. If you reel them in slowly you could end up with 5 or 6 on the line and they can make some pretty nasty knots in the jig. Once the school moves off you can get a couple casts off before you have to move the boat again. I wouldn't suggest ultra-light spinning gear as they are bigger than spawning herring, more aggressive, and there are some mackeral travelling with them so it's a heavy load when you haul 5 or 6 into the boat at once. Tons of fun.
TheRock
Active Member
I work for Island floors doing installations, it is my trade. I ordered the tiles from Island floors that came from the company North West Rubber. http://www.northwestrubber.com/tiles.html
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Bodie
Guest
Anything happening? We're taking some friends from Tennessee out for the next few days and kinda promised them some fresh salmon. The tides look good...
Rum Buddies
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Just do the spring thing in the morning and if that isn't working go out for pinks.
scott craven
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Any new reports ? are the Springs thinning out yet ?
