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Possession Point has had a 100 year run as an iconic sport fishing local. That seems to be coming to an end with plans to place a marina in the little bay between the Point and East Sooke Park. I have caught a lot of Chinook out of that little Bay in recent years, the largest being 29 lbs. There are a lot of Rock Reefs in the bay. I am not sure how much under water blasting and dredging would be required. It is an exposed bay especially with some storms and some wind directions. How much pressure will there be to wall it off with a breakwater?
It is a bait fish and sheltered Salmon holding area in strong current and a feeding area for Marine Mammals. I have watched Orcas breech close in on the Point.
Marina’s even the best of them are not inherently cleans locals. You have fuel and oil leaks from sloshing in fuel out of Gerry cans if there is no fuel dock and cracked legs from bad ramp launches etc. You have heavy and toxic metals from antifouling paint and zincs and there will always be a few who will run there macerators while docked from time to time. How long will it take till there is a shellfish closure in the bay and along the coast of world class East Sooke Park?
You may not be able to see it from Sooke Inlet but you can sure see it from the water and from the Point on the other end where East Sooke Park hikers can be seen enjoying the view on virtually any sunny summer day. Of course if they are looking across at Possession Point, they may not being enjoying the view, as they once did.
If a marina dock goes in there we will lose that fishing local and the entire iconic Possession and Secretary fishing area will be affected. Over time fishing patterns have developed to decrease conflicts and collision risks which are typically east to west and west to east and the area is well known for fast current and heavy thick fog in the summer and storms in the winter. A marina dock will add a significant cross flow travel pattern right through the sport fishing fleet and there will always be a few who will go up on step immediately when departing and blast through the fleet till the last second coming in.
One wonders why they are trying to rename Possession Point as Sooke Point?
I am curious what you think of this fellow Sooke anglers?
Possession Point has had a 100 year run as an iconic sport fishing local. That seems to be coming to an end with plans to place a marina in the little bay between the Point and East Sooke Park. I have caught a lot of Chinook out of that little Bay in recent years, the largest being 29 lbs. There are a lot of Rock Reefs in the bay. I am not sure how much under water blasting and dredging would be required. It is an exposed bay especially with some storms and some wind directions. How much pressure will there be to wall it off with a breakwater?
It is a bait fish and sheltered Salmon holding area in strong current and a feeding area for Marine Mammals. I have watched Orcas breech close in on the Point.
Marina’s even the best of them are not inherently cleans locals. You have fuel and oil leaks from sloshing in fuel out of Gerry cans if there is no fuel dock and cracked legs from bad ramp launches etc. You have heavy and toxic metals from antifouling paint and zincs and there will always be a few who will run there macerators while docked from time to time. How long will it take till there is a shellfish closure in the bay and along the coast of world class East Sooke Park?
You may not be able to see it from Sooke Inlet but you can sure see it from the water and from the Point on the other end where East Sooke Park hikers can be seen enjoying the view on virtually any sunny summer day. Of course if they are looking across at Possession Point, they may not being enjoying the view, as they once did.
If a marina dock goes in there we will lose that fishing local and the entire iconic Possession and Secretary fishing area will be affected. Over time fishing patterns have developed to decrease conflicts and collision risks which are typically east to west and west to east and the area is well known for fast current and heavy thick fog in the summer and storms in the winter. A marina dock will add a significant cross flow travel pattern right through the sport fishing fleet and there will always be a few who will go up on step immediately when departing and blast through the fleet till the last second coming in.
One wonders why they are trying to rename Possession Point as Sooke Point?
I am curious what you think of this fellow Sooke anglers?
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