SOOKE Reports, Fall/Winter 2010/2011
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Damn it, don't tell me the January doldrums are upon us? Looking at my logs, January is allways a little dry, then it comes back up again in Feb. Anyone else find this?
scott craven
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I agree, best is usually last week Nov till Christmas, January is usually slower.
weather has been so $hitty, it's put a serious screw into the fishing
weather has been so $hitty, it's put a serious screw into the fishing
juandesooka
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Boxing Day Derby....a bunch of fish caught up to 14.1 pounds, $1200 to the winner, Dexter Kennedy. 2nd place to Roy/Wolf, happy with a big bottle of Crown.
More info: http://report.fishingsooke.ca/
More info: http://report.fishingsooke.ca/
Really wanted to be there
bigmeal
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Went out today near trap shack and got 1 in the boat. Had a double header, but managed to lose them both. Good size fish the brief time I saw them. Still had a lot of fun and it was dead calm for the first time this months it seems like. All fish were hooked at 140 feet on the riggers. Only a few of us out there, sorry u missed a good day tubbed out.
Englishman
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Winter Chinook - still a challenge!
Well we went out today (28th) to try for the winter Chinooks for the first time. Singularly unsuccessful for these elusive fish again. Tried all along Beecher Bay past Aldridge almost as far as Beechy Head, and not a touch. I think we were deep enough (150 -200ft) since we released several small ling cod. So the 11 pounder and the three small ones we caught in the middle of the fall Coho run remain our only Chinook netted this year. Chinook are certainly much harder to catch than Sockeye or Coho (when the latter are there of course). One consolation this time was we spoke with a couple of boats out there and they had not caught anything either. This beginner is looking forward to the Pink run next summer – at least it is possible to catch those!
Well we went out today (28th) to try for the winter Chinooks for the first time. Singularly unsuccessful for these elusive fish again. Tried all along Beecher Bay past Aldridge almost as far as Beechy Head, and not a touch. I think we were deep enough (150 -200ft) since we released several small ling cod. So the 11 pounder and the three small ones we caught in the middle of the fall Coho run remain our only Chinook netted this year. Chinook are certainly much harder to catch than Sockeye or Coho (when the latter are there of course). One consolation this time was we spoke with a couple of boats out there and they had not caught anything either. This beginner is looking forward to the Pink run next summer – at least it is possible to catch those!
juandesooka
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I have been out for two short fishes in Sooke this holiday, this morning and earlier this week...both no joy. We had 1 hit today at 140 on bait, off the trailer park. Guys at my dock caught one or two each over last few days, again off the trailer park, but it's on the slow side.
Englishman: winter spring fishing can be just as easy as pink fishing, when the fish are around in numbers....pretty much any lure just off the bottom and it is non-stop action. It's great for a few weeks, then it stops just as quickly as it started, as they head off to somewhere else, following the bait. So....when you start hearing great reports like on here 2-3 weeks ago, head out right away and get some fish ... if you wait a week, they might be gone!
Englishman: winter spring fishing can be just as easy as pink fishing, when the fish are around in numbers....pretty much any lure just off the bottom and it is non-stop action. It's great for a few weeks, then it stops just as quickly as it started, as they head off to somewhere else, following the bait. So....when you start hearing great reports like on here 2-3 weeks ago, head out right away and get some fish ... if you wait a week, they might be gone!
One thing to keep in mind Englishman is that quite often only the reports with fish caught get posted. Not always, but I bet there are lots of no fish trips not mentioned here by some pretty good anglers. So don't get to upset when you have a trip with no action, it happens to us all.
wolf
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Well Ill post what happend for you as not to feel bad friday when we went Addicted and I did a 3 hour fish and in that time we got into them taking a few home for dinner and let a few go was just fun being on the water.
SUNDAY was the derby that we were in we hit about 7 and only landed 2 but one being a nice one here is a pic.
On monday I had some people out from edmonton (BTW they like our weather) LOL
and was able to scratch up 3 about 8 to 10 lbs and let a small one go but it was tough to get them,
Went out yesterday for 2 hours a addicted want to take his nieces and nephews and his daughter out so knew it was going to be short trip we got 1 but let it go it was very tough fishing.All days the crabbing wasnt bad 4 to 6 a day.
Good luck Wolf
SUNDAY was the derby that we were in we hit about 7 and only landed 2 but one being a nice one here is a pic.
On monday I had some people out from edmonton (BTW they like our weather) LOL
and was able to scratch up 3 about 8 to 10 lbs and let a small one go but it was tough to get them,
Went out yesterday for 2 hours a addicted want to take his nieces and nephews and his daughter out so knew it was going to be short trip we got 1 but let it go it was very tough fishing.All days the crabbing wasnt bad 4 to 6 a day.
Good luck Wolf
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Karma-Kazi
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Hey Wolfie. I run the green mr3 aswell. Love the colour of it. BTW nice fish. Should be out in the next couple days weather permitting.
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