Winter Reports Sooke and Victoria 2008/2009

[jimbob]

Fished Pedder and Whirl Bay this morning. Nothing in Pedder. However, Christopher Point was cooperative. Hooked 2 landed 1 @ 7 pounds and had another strike. All on strip with mini flasher and the fly rod on the downrigger.

 

[beemer]

Fished the waterfront today. One strike right on the change , managed to get him in the boat 13lb "wild" chinook. Right on the bottom 140' coyote spoon.

 

[TenMile]

quote:Originally posted by jimbob

Fished Pedder and Whirl Bay this morning. Nothing in Pedder. However, Christopher Point was cooperative. Hooked 2 landed 1 @ 7 pounds and had another strike. All on strip with mini flasher and the fly rod on the downrigger.

Hey Jimbob, do you have a pic or a link to this miniflasher you use? I want to try my flyrod setup for this as well.

 

[jimbob]

The flashers are on the boat so I don't have any pictures. I use two different minis. One is frosted with a red trim. The other is a betsy. Both are about 1/2 the size of a normal flasher. I also use the normal hootchies or squirts with a short 22 inch leader or strip with a 3 foot leader. Both setups seem to work well for me.

I get the flashers from Trotec.

 

[Highliner]

Those winters must be fun on the fly rod.

Highliner

www.salmonboats.ca

 

[Luna]

Even with a small flasher doesn't the tip still vibrate like crazy? What weight fly rod, and quality? How easy are you setting it in the clip, ever broken a light weight rod popping it off the clip? A few of the nightmares that have happened to me, obviously not doing it right, can't be bothered.

 

[fishspoon]

I once trolled with a small trout rod in Pedder for winters...put up some good fights...that resulted two small shiny winters. 1 keeper. the small rod didn't pop out from the downrigger clip..the rod's tip shooked well.

 

[scott craven]

Any luck out there Beemer ??
Between the wind and waves i was getting bounced all over the place.+
Made for uncomfortable fishing so i packed it up at 11:30.

nothing for me [V]

 

[beemer]

We got one small one 6lbs. Tough fishing though.

 

[jimbob]

I get very little vibration on the flyrods. I use 9 wt rods. I also ciip them into the downriggers very lightly so that I can pop them off easily but not so lightly that they spring off on their own. It takes a few times to get it right.

 

[beemer]

Got a nice 12lb fighter off Trial on a cop car style spoon right on the bottom on the slack. He had 3 very large herring in his belly. Little chunky but worth it. Hali tommorow!

 

[scott craven]

Nice Beemer
you seem to be more consistant than most off the waterfront.

 

[beemer]

well not much work lately ,so I have been putting in the hours at my other job ,fishing. Too bad the pay is lousy ,but it sure is fun.

 

[baz]

did you see any herring balls around?

quote:Originally posted by beemer

Got a nice 12lb fighter off Trial on a cop car style spoon right on the bottom on the slack. He had 3 very large herring in his belly. Little chunky but worth it. Hali tommorow!

 

[beemer]

Hi Baz , No herring balls that I could see. It was pretty rough out though. The fish had 3 big fresh herring in his belly though. Are you the guy with the blue cooler at OB Marina?

 

[baz]

3 herring, thats a hungry fish,
what kinda depth were you fishing?
and yeah im in B4 with the blue cooler... say hi next time you see me.
baz

quote:Originally posted by beemer

Hi Baz , No herring balls that I could see. It was pretty rough out though. The fish had 3 big fresh herring in his belly though. Are you the guy with the blue cooler at OB Marina?

 

[Luna]

Fished for hali off Albert Head form 630am to 1130am, nothing. Trolled for some winter springs of the breakwater/gravel pit until 2pm, hit 1 8 lber at 1230pm on a green glo spoon/red glow hot spot, 160 ft of water. Marked a few haystacks, the fish had 1 herring in its gut. Back out this morning.....

 

[scott craven]

fished Clover 12:30 to 3:00 today, nothing till about 2:30
and then hit 2- 8.5lb clones within 20mins.
They only wanted the glow hootchie today and the guts were empty.
165-180' on the downrigger.

 

[beemer]

good one Scott, looks like tommorow will be a washout with the wind. Hali on Sunday hopefully.

 

[Luna]

Hit one of Brotchie yesterday, lost it, saw one other fish caught there as well. Green glo on bottom, 140ft.