2018 Sooke Reports
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Fisherben3
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There’s a fisheries notice posted dfo website on may 31
Englishman
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Fished from 7:00am until 1:30pm today. Started out at the Trap for a change and did a few passes, both in tight and out near the end of the reef. No hits at all so after a couple of hours gave up and headed put into 450’ of water looking for the coho, headed back west. Just before lunch time had four hits in fairly rapid succession, two on herring and two on pink/UV hootchie. One we missed and two were unclipped so we only kept one 6lb fish. Around noon came back in and did some more passes at Possession and Harbour Mouth and only managed one little 4lb hatchery chinook, again on herring.
Beautiful flat calm morning after the fog/marine cloud burnt off but once the wind came up just after 1:00pm we headed in!
P.S. with the exception of Profisher and perhaps a few other fishing gods of course, the chinook are pretty much done for normal mortals. LOL Did not see any nets in the water at the Trap or Possession.
Beautiful flat calm morning after the fog/marine cloud burnt off but once the wind came up just after 1:00pm we headed in!
P.S. with the exception of Profisher and perhaps a few other fishing gods of course, the chinook are pretty much done for normal mortals. LOL Did not see any nets in the water at the Trap or Possession.
wolf
Well-Known Member
WRONG until the rain comes your going to have fish staging ive had some of my best chinook fishing in sept.
SpringVelocity
Crew Member
Fished from 7:00am until 1:30pm today. Started out at the Trap for a change and did a few passes, both in tight and out near the end of the reef. No hits at all so after a couple of hours gave up and headed put into 450’ of water looking for the coho, headed back west. Just before lunch time had four hits in fairly rapid succession, two on herring and two on pink/UV hootchie. One we missed and two were unclipped so we only kept one 6lb fish. Around noon came back in and did some more passes at Possession and Harbour Mouth and only managed one little 4lb hatchery chinook, again on herring.
Beautiful flat calm morning after the fog/marine cloud burnt off but once the wind came up just after 1:00pm we headed in!
P.S. with the exception of Profisher and perhaps a few other fishing gods of course, the chinook are pretty much done for normal mortals. LOL Did not see any nets in the water at the Trap or Possession.
Sept is is usually pretty good. Some of larger fish I have gotten were in 1st to 2nd week of Sept in last few years. We haven't gotten any rain at all either. It's not done. Also the local Sooke fish and also those late run whites should be around. It's a great time. Crowds are gone and usually good weather.
Typically enough springs around until at least the 15th of September that I don't switch to Coho gear or areas until after that date. As SV said some of the biggest fish of the year are caught in September. In fact the largest in modern times was Earl Mcdermit's 67.12 pound spring taken on I believe Sept 29th. I took a 45 pounder as late as Oct 3rd off the bluffs while fishing Coho.
Englishman
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Profisher, Wolf, and the other aces on here.,
I said they are pretty much done for normal mortals. I have absolutely no doubt you guys will catch some more good ones but this will not be the case for most of us. I would love to know how many were actually caught in the Trap/Possession area today because there were at least 50 boats X 2 rods X 6 hours apiece say 600 rod hours, during which I saw none caught. Don't mean none were of course, which is why I would like to know what actually happened. Not possible of course since many are not on this forum, but I am betting the catch was pretty small for the rod hours expended. So the odds are pretty long, for I repeat, normal mortals. But not for those fishing gods who can read the tides and locations like a book and know exactly where to go!
I said they are pretty much done for normal mortals. I have absolutely no doubt you guys will catch some more good ones but this will not be the case for most of us. I would love to know how many were actually caught in the Trap/Possession area today because there were at least 50 boats X 2 rods X 6 hours apiece say 600 rod hours, during which I saw none caught. Don't mean none were of course, which is why I would like to know what actually happened. Not possible of course since many are not on this forum, but I am betting the catch was pretty small for the rod hours expended. So the odds are pretty long, for I repeat, normal mortals. But not for those fishing gods who can read the tides and locations like a book and know exactly where to go!
prettyboyfloyd
Active Member
Out for a marathon today but why leave the water when it was so nice. Had a nice 9 pounder by 9am at the trap missed a couple and then headed for the deep after a great whale show at possession around 1 after a quick re fuel. Got into a couple in an hour or so of trying in 450 feet. Both wilds - biggest was over 10. So I’ll find them in a few weeks. Got nasty around 330 4-5 footers with a strong westerly. Back out in the am
Jacob's Ladder
Active Member
jriptide
Member
After too trips to the Trap that with no decent fish , decided to fish Pedder Bay for the day and at save on fuel and enjoy the sun as well. Fished G-Spoon on one side bait on the other had two big hits all day but did land both. One was 19lbs and the other 14lbs both were caught on large Anchovie. The Gspoon seemed to do well hooking lots of shakers.
Tom Mac
Well-Known Member
They were about the size of a standard size hoochie, mostly white in colour.
Fisherben3
Active Member
I heard it’s a gong show at James Island wharf for squid
PatC
New Member
Fished all day yesterday from first light. Tried Church, then Aldridge, Beechy, then out a couple of miles till the wind came up, and back to Pedder. Lots of shakers, lost 3 or 4 at the boat, lots of bait stripped, and landed 4 undersize spring. Tried a lot of different gear hoping something would stick Extremely frustrating! First light to 6 pm and skunked! Haven't had that kind of luck for a long time! Gonna try again if the weather cooperates later this week! At least we got to see some Killer whales and a Humpback! It felt more like a whale watching trip than a fishing trip.
