quote:Originally posted by poachedsalmon
was that caught in sooke ?, i did'nt think they came in that shallow
They come in QUITE shallow sometimes, wherever the grub is. In 2001, jigging off the Sooke Bluffs by the kelp before it was an RCA, we had one to the boat that bent my small gaff and broke off (I wasn't ready for Hali's, we were doing winters and rockfish). Off Carmanah and Bonilla, while trolling for salmon or just farting around, I have hooked several in 40-50 feet of water of good size. We were working off Camper Creek last year (2007), once again, 50 feet of water, and one of the boats I was working with landed an 80 pounder.
Trolling Swiftsure, I hit a 30ish one 100 feet down in 300+ feet of water!
I think that a 50 pound fish would have to eat like a 50 pound dog, he's got to eat a lot to keep moving, and %90 of all sea life is in the top 60 feet of water, so I'm willing to bet that the big cows come in as close as they have to to fill thier belly, especially in the spring when the herring spawn in shallow.
There are also plenty taken in the mouth of Port San Juan (Port Renfrew) in 60-100 feet of water trolling for salmon in the late summer.
