Anbody fished Sooke?
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Eagle Eyes
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I was there last sunday and got a 35 pounder on anchovy(white glow teaser head) 9 foot leader and green sliver hotspot flasher off the trap shack. also got a nice coho on the same set up. Thinking of going back this weekend(fri-sat-sun) and was also wondering any tips? curious to know if otter point has turned on as the day we were there it seemed like thats where the better action was when we returned to sooke harbour marina. Saw a lot of fish caught at secratary island are they still there?
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Eagle Eyes
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I was there last sunday and got a 35 pounder on anchovy(white glow teaser head) 9 foot leader and green sliver hotspot flasher off the trap shack. also got a nice coho on the same set up. Thinking of going back this weekend(fri-sat-sun) and was also wondering any tips? curious to know if otter point has turned on as the day we were there it seemed like thats where the better action was when we returned to sooke harbour marina. Saw a lot of fish caught at secratary island are they still there?
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Eagle Eyes
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hey i was just wondering if anyone can think of another option behind anchovy for sooke? I have 3 packs but from experiance that wont last me too long if the fishing is good or if there is doggies around. i have heard herring strip (big size) can turn the trick, but was curious about artificials? I did buy some purple haze hootchies(heard they were the ticket) but havent had any luck on them, wondering if i should try the long leaders used like bait fishing(6-9 feet?) Personally i havent had any luck to speak of with summer chinooks on lures there and was curious to find out what the scoop is.
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Eagle Eyes
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hey i was just wondering if anyone can think of another option behind anchovy for sooke? I have 3 packs but from experiance that wont last me too long if the fishing is good or if there is doggies around. i have heard herring strip (big size) can turn the trick, but was curious about artificials? I did buy some purple haze hootchies(heard they were the ticket) but havent had any luck on them, wondering if i should try the long leaders used like bait fishing(6-9 feet?) Personally i havent had any luck to speak of with summer chinooks on lures there and was curious to find out what the scoop is.
wolf
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There seems to be a bit more chovies around from grays harbour i have seen ,but if you want you can try small herring the only down fall is only brine first thing in the morning or the night before after a while they just flatten out to much the trick to putting it in to an anchovie holder is to cut a notch out of the teaser head on the bottom side of it using some good side cutters. When you flip the teaser head over just follow along about a 1/2 inch to where the head turns up to where you put the line in cut it along following the same line as the flat side of the teaser head where the tab sticks out. then just cut out a little notch so the herring will fit in the bigger the notch you make the bigger the herring you can put in if you need to stiffen up the herring just slide some tooth picks along the spine or use the wire trick off of the teaser head both work well.
As for artificial I personally use the tom mack spoons or the coyote spoons if there is to much trash fish around.
Good luck wolf
As for artificial I personally use the tom mack spoons or the coyote spoons if there is to much trash fish around.
Good luck wolf
wolf
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There seems to be a bit more chovies around from grays harbour i have seen ,but if you want you can try small herring the only down fall is only brine first thing in the morning or the night before after a while they just flatten out to much the trick to putting it in to an anchovie holder is to cut a notch out of the teaser head on the bottom side of it using some good side cutters. When you flip the teaser head over just follow along about a 1/2 inch to where the head turns up to where you put the line in cut it along following the same line as the flat side of the teaser head where the tab sticks out. then just cut out a little notch so the herring will fit in the bigger the notch you make the bigger the herring you can put in if you need to stiffen up the herring just slide some tooth picks along the spine or use the wire trick off of the teaser head both work well.
As for artificial I personally use the tom mack spoons or the coyote spoons if there is to much trash fish around.
Good luck wolf
As for artificial I personally use the tom mack spoons or the coyote spoons if there is to much trash fish around.
Good luck wolf
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Eagle Eyes
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Hey thanx for the tips Wolf, and ya those wired anchovies are great eh? I heard about putting powdered milk in the herring/anchovy brine, does anyone know if that is a good/bad/ugly idea?
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Eagle Eyes
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Hey thanx for the tips Wolf, and ya those wired anchovies are great eh? I heard about putting powdered milk in the herring/anchovy brine, does anyone know if that is a good/bad/ugly idea?
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Pescadero
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EE:
Have done it for years.
What it seems to do is add a very tiny amount of abrasive(read that polishing) effect to the brine. If you dip your fingers in the brine mix and rub them together you can feel this mild abrasiveness.
It seems to keep the bait "britened up". I have never seen any negative impact.
I recall once having guests in my boat and they didn't like the looks of the brine because it was a dull or milky blue. So, the night before, I mixed two batches, one with and one without. Everyone got their choice. The "polished" bait out fished the non-polished.
Probably a coincidence, but I really like it.
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Pescadero
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EE:
Have done it for years.
What it seems to do is add a very tiny amount of abrasive(read that polishing) effect to the brine. If you dip your fingers in the brine mix and rub them together you can feel this mild abrasiveness.
It seems to keep the bait "britened up". I have never seen any negative impact.
I recall once having guests in my boat and they didn't like the looks of the brine because it was a dull or milky blue. So, the night before, I mixed two batches, one with and one without. Everyone got their choice. The "polished" bait out fished the non-polished.
Probably a coincidence, but I really like it.
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IronNoggin
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I'll second Pescadero's recommendation regarding the powdered milk. Ran into this down on the Columia a few years back, and been using it ever since. Does indeed brighten the bait up substantially, and yes, we conducted the same experiment fishing the milked ones against non, and YES, the ones that were polished and shining outperformed the others. So likely not just coincidence.
Cheers,
Nog
Cheers,
Nog
IronNoggin
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I'll second Pescadero's recommendation regarding the powdered milk. Ran into this down on the Columia a few years back, and been using it ever since. Does indeed brighten the bait up substantially, and yes, we conducted the same experiment fishing the milked ones against non, and YES, the ones that were polished and shining outperformed the others. So likely not just coincidence.
Cheers,
Nog
Cheers,
Nog
