2016 Victoria waterfront and Oak Bay
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kayladog
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Busy off the waterfront this morning. Counted 45 boats. Saw fair number of fish caught, lost or sealed. We fished 7 - 12 Esquimalt & Breakwater, got a nice clipped coho #8 off Saxe Pt (chartreuse teaser), smaller spring (blue chrome teaser) and 15lb at noon at breakwater
(green/chrome coyote). All the fish had empty stomachs.
(green/chrome coyote). All the fish had empty stomachs.
tinboatrobb
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Haven't had the opportunity to get out much this year and nearly didn't bother yesterday figuring it would be a zoo with the JDF derby. Went out off waterfront solo and had a double header right away as the only boat at a spot I have never fished before (or seen others fish). Naturally lost the good one on a jump (high teens?) and landed the 4 lber. Picked up the wife and one year old at 14:00. Dropped the gear at another nearby spot where we were the only boat (chosen based on proximity to launch not chance of catching fish). Low and behold lost another little guy and then landed a 16.5. AP sandlance behind glow/uv flasher at 80-100. Pleasantly surprised for a midday cruise.
Bit of a late report after a busy week of moving! Fished for a couple hours Friday evening with a friend and his son who has never caught a Salmon. Hooked what was likely a mid teens fish, but, he still hasn't landed his first Salmon! He was doing fine at first but then the old lake fishing habits of drop the tip and reel got the best of him and one tail flip later it was over. Even though he lost it, I think the experience has him wanting to go back for more. It was a spectacular sunset and a great time.
Saturday morning was out again with my brother and hooked up this low teener in 60 ft of water. Both this fish and the one we lost the night before were caught at 48 ft on the rigger with a UV flasher and the AP Herring spoon. This was our only hook up in about 3.5 hrs of fishing that morning and only saw 4 or 5 other nets out while we were there.
Saturday morning was out again with my brother and hooked up this low teener in 60 ft of water. Both this fish and the one we lost the night before were caught at 48 ft on the rigger with a UV flasher and the AP Herring spoon. This was our only hook up in about 3.5 hrs of fishing that morning and only saw 4 or 5 other nets out while we were there.
kayladog
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Fished waterfront 7-12:30. All action we saw was around breakwater except for the humpback whale that breached amongst the boats off McCauley. Bet that made a few people crap themselves. Got another 8lb hatch coho, lost a good screamer then at 12:30 nailed this 27lber. Good fight. Everytime he saw the net he bolted. All hits today on blue/green/chrome bullet roll
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Slack-tider
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Out on the front at daylight today. Saw a screamer and a boat chase to keep up only to be lost to a seal. Over 40 boats out there and only a few nets out that I saw. Big boats and little boats. Lets say average of $20k 40x20 $800,000. for about 100lbs of fish. I think recreational fishing should have a little more economic respect....just saying. Hope the big schools move in soon, I need to wash of the skunk off the boat.
After 2 days of being skunked on the waterfront, I finally landed a smallish spring at 6 am this morning, followed by another hard hit about 10 minutes later that got away. Then 6 hours of nothing... Did a tour out in the tide lines looking for coho, but also no luck. It's been a while since we've had fresh salmon on the BBQ, so I'm happy I got the one.
Sam7
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Late post: Along with current post:
Monday decided to head out for a night bite with my 21 year old son, for his first fishing trip of the year, launched and fishing by 6 pm. Started just outside the harbour made it to last 1/3 of the breakwater made a loop on the inside by the kelp beds. When we got to the stairs by the end of the breakwater, rod goes off, nice fish fighting like its a 25 lber, but it's was only a 15. Rods back down made a loop, now back in front of the green marker bouy as we are making the turn, rod goes off, 7lb wild coho, back in the water she goes. We head back to the breakwater, make our loop, get past the end of the point and now we are between the breakwater and green marker, rod goes off, grab the rod set the hook, look over the other rod is going off now, double header springs. Tried to rush my fish in a bit, long leader, big reach on the net......but not enough, hook gets caught in the net, bye bye spring. We net the other one, 17.5 lber. Off the water at 7:50. 66'-74' feet on the rigger (3 at 66' 1 @ 74)
Tuesday: return to the water same time, off the water at 8:10. No love for Lime Rickey
Today: launched at 1:30, made a couple loops, 200 yards just past the breakwater, at about 3:15, rod goes off. We bring in a 13lber. 68' on the rigger. We stayed until about 6:45. Only saw action once for us today. Did't see anything else going on out there.
Monday decided to head out for a night bite with my 21 year old son, for his first fishing trip of the year, launched and fishing by 6 pm. Started just outside the harbour made it to last 1/3 of the breakwater made a loop on the inside by the kelp beds. When we got to the stairs by the end of the breakwater, rod goes off, nice fish fighting like its a 25 lber, but it's was only a 15. Rods back down made a loop, now back in front of the green marker bouy as we are making the turn, rod goes off, 7lb wild coho, back in the water she goes. We head back to the breakwater, make our loop, get past the end of the point and now we are between the breakwater and green marker, rod goes off, grab the rod set the hook, look over the other rod is going off now, double header springs. Tried to rush my fish in a bit, long leader, big reach on the net......but not enough, hook gets caught in the net, bye bye spring. We net the other one, 17.5 lber. Off the water at 7:50. 66'-74' feet on the rigger (3 at 66' 1 @ 74)
Tuesday: return to the water same time, off the water at 8:10. No love for Lime Rickey
Today: launched at 1:30, made a couple loops, 200 yards just past the breakwater, at about 3:15, rod goes off. We bring in a 13lber. 68' on the rigger. We stayed until about 6:45. Only saw action once for us today. Did't see anything else going on out there.
Fished the waterfront after the fog lifted this morning until 1:30. Got a 11# just before heading in, about 45' down in 75', on green/chrome teaser with purple haze flasher. Nice there weren't as many boats to maneuver around as last week. Wasn't exactly red hot fishing, but it looked like most boats got something.
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