Sooke Reports - Spring and Summer 2012

[Rockfish]

I have noticed that there are three rectangular shaped objects about a foot long mounted on posts on the little island (a big rock really) almost attached to Possession Point. Does anyone know what they are and what was or is their purpose? Have they been there a long time?

 

[fish stalker]

Going up to Campbell River tomorrow for a few guided tide changes in the Tyee pool rowboat fishery.

Omg you lucky duck, let me know if you need a chaperone

 

[sudsy]

I have noticed that there are three rectangular shaped objects about a foot long mounted on posts on the little island (a big rock really) almost attached to Possession Point. Does anyone know what they are and what was or is their purpose? Have they been there a long time?

Boundary markers, marking the fishing boundary...check your regs, youl see that fishing inside this area is off limits.....

 

[Rockfish]

Boundary markers, marking the fishing boundary...check your regs, youl see that fishing inside this area is off limits.....

I am aware of the Chinook non retention zone line effective Aug. 1st. to Oct. 15th that goes from Possession Point to Muir point to protect the Sooke Chinook spawners. When the zone kicks in on Aug. 1st DFO puts up the white square high up on the rock face which I have always thought was the only marker for the Chinook non retention zone. Are they putting these strange little objects down on the little rock island also? I could be wrong but I have always understood you can fish inside the zone you just can't retain Chinook. A lot of people fish close to the river for Coho a little later in the season.

 

[Englishman]

Quick report on a two day marathon.

Went out yesterday (Monday) on last minute trip with an old work buddy. He is an experienced saltwater fisherman and provided some useful advice. We trolled for 8 hours of which about 5 hours were around the “front”, Possession Pt. and the Trap/Beechy. Never any sign of a Chinook. The rest of the time we headed out into 400 water and caught and released about 10 fat cohos, but kept only one hatch. Coyote spoons and apex lures at 50-85 feet.

Today I went out for over 6 hours with a very generous and knowledgeable forum member. We spent the whole time hunting Chinooks way out west and all the way back past Muir and Otter. Learned a lot about slower rolls with larger baits, but not a sign of a Chinook except for one shaker.
Conclusions:-

1. Sooke summer Chinook are indeed extremely hard to catch. Case proven. (For mere mortals.)
2. It is not just me!!

Two great fun days on the water though, albeit a bit windy today.

 

[wolf]

Rock those posts you see are from WAYYYYYY back when when commercial fishing was here they are cemented in the rock and there used to be for mounting boundry markers there is also one on secretary as well and if you look close enough one on at beachey head but it was almost gone last time I was near there heck I even remember when I was a kid there were pilings off off trap shack.

Englishman they are there we got into them good today as you seen, i did notice you were slower than me and you had some weird looking dude steering!!!!??? LOL LOL

wolf

 

[Lipripper]

Its the luck of the English... I tell ya

 

[Englishman]

Englishman they are there we got into them good today as you seen, i did notice you were slower than me and you had some weird looking dude steering!!!!??? LOL LOL

wolf

Wolf, I did qualify my assertion with the "for mere mortals" qualifier. You sir, are a fishing GOD. No question. Therefore my statement does not apply because for a god, anything is possible.

 

[sammyslabber]

Its the luck of the English... I tell ya

Englishman,according to Wolf you should put a little more english on your roll

 

[tigerprawn]

I am aware of the Chinook non retention zone line effective Aug. 1st. to Oct. 15th that goes from Possession Point to Muir point to protect the Sooke Chinook spawners. When the zone kicks in on Aug. 1st DFO puts up the white square high up on the rock face which I have always thought was the only marker for the Chinook non retention zone. Are they putting these strange little objects down on the little rock island also? I could be wrong but I have always understood you can fish inside the zone you just can't retain Chinook. A lot of people fish close to the river for Coho a little later in the season.

The pins on the rock are for the boundary sign and the staff at DFO find it easer to toss it off the rock and call it good enough. At one time they boated to the rock and mounted it there.

 

[tigerprawn]

We found 3 small ones today and there was some nice wild coho around today.

 

[Mourning Wood]

Out last night for an evening bite. Started at the shack did a lap or two and then headed through the inside of Secretary into the crowd. Did one big lap and saw nothing going on anywhere! We had only had our bait nibbled a couple times so decided to troll our way back to Cheanuh. Then half way between The Shack and Secretary in 190' of water around 90' down the rod pops. I set the hook took up tension and it was there and felt decent, all of a sudden it started screaming away from me. My buddy started on the gear (in hind sight he should have stayed on the helm and got the boat turned around and followed it) and we scratching our heads, wondering if I was actually just hung up on something, when the hook let go. Not that it's a great report as it was only a 3-4 minute battle with nothing to show but I haven't ever had anything bigger than probably around 20 on my line before.

I was just looking for some insight. I there a chance something other than a Spring was on my line (felt really heavy and we had recently seen some sea lions) and how far will a 30+ Chinook run for in a straight shot? I'm currently having daydreams and nightmares about the whole situation. The hit came on purple haze flasher with a custom painted bloody nose/snotty ears UV head....15 buck a pop boys.... lol

 

[fish stalker]

I foul hooked a fat hatch coho right in the top of the dome a few weeks ago that peeeeled the line off and put up a huge fight and I swore was a 25 plus pound fish. My guess sounded like a seal or sea lion.


ps what is with all the debris tons of wood on the first tide line

 

[tubber]

I'll bite: 40lber, dragging a shaker and a seal took it, blue shark (I ran into a 5 footer off Tofino end of July). What's the water temp in Sooke?

 

[rgreen29]

Mourning Wood,

It could have been alot of things, if you want an interesing conversation ask an old timer what the wierdest thing they have seen on the water was, almost everone has a good tale. But I did have a something simular happen, a porpoise ran my entire reel off,. in a direct stright line, after foul hooking him. mabey you got the same thing?

cheers
Rich

 

[GDW]

They call the big ones freight trains for a reason. You might have been into a really nice one. If it was a seal or sea lion it would have surfaced fairly quickly and when they take your fish they usually like to show it off.

 

[sammyslabber]

Once, I chased a fish for 15 min, my cousin had hooked it..only to find out it was a record pink hooked in the tail

 

[Finally]

When the sea lion stole my spring around secretary earlier in the month it surfaced quickly and made a huge show. Flung the salmon 5 feet in the air before eating the thing. Quite the spectacle.

 

[prettyboyfloyd]

I had a similar situation last week... but got to see the fish about 40 ft off the back of the boat. Fins were a good size.. came to the surface easy but than turned and peeled line straight out/down for a good 150 feet without a pause. Drag was near full,and eventually line went slack I reeled like a ******* to find nothing but a broken leader. The adrenaline was unmatched so far for me on the water. Frustrating but that's fishing... it should not be easy to land the big ones! Still on the look out for the slab with a red tigerprawn teaser head.

 

[Mourning Wood]

Cheers guys.... I'll sleep better at night and then wake up in cold sweats thinking I was on to and then missed landing a monster.....lol