2017 Sooke Reports
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Englishman
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Thx for your post, Fogged In. I am thinking that maybe it is the time of year that makes a difference too. Certainly Muir is packed with boats in August, even on a flood, but yesterday it was so deserted I can only assume because it was mid-July folks knew there would be no springs there. Certainly weren't for us!
Yes, never done the Secretary to Sheringham thing but have come back Sheringham to Otter. Sheringham and Muir have been far better to us than Otter in the past; but that is just us I suppose!
Englishman
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Interesting Profisher. I agree about looking for a spot with few boats. I do not like Otter for that reason. On Monday we saw one of the four boats at Sheringham catch two off the lighthouse. Not big; maybe 10 and 8lbs. We too circled that spot like you describe doing, but nothing happened so we must have had the wrong depth or something. So we went back to trolling west of the light and back but to no avail. This was partly because all of our limited success in the past has been west of the light. Only ever caught one spring right at the light.
Pounding one spot is great if you know that is the spot And you do know! As yet, we do not.......
the gambler
Active Member
Hey all. Been away for a bit, back with a new ride and looking forward to sharing what info i can.
Solid early AM today off Beachy Head! First fish at first light out front of Aldridge and then it went off at the Head just after sunrise for a good 45 min. Lots of nets out and a few boats heading in with limits by 6 AM. 41, 49 and 59 ft anchovy was the trick for me today. 15 to 18 lb springs, no monsters but great action for a while there...
Is it my imagination or are the pinks bigger than usual? I had a couple that seemed pretty big compared to previous years.
Solid early AM today off Beachy Head! First fish at first light out front of Aldridge and then it went off at the Head just after sunrise for a good 45 min. Lots of nets out and a few boats heading in with limits by 6 AM. 41, 49 and 59 ft anchovy was the trick for me today. 15 to 18 lb springs, no monsters but great action for a while there...
Is it my imagination or are the pinks bigger than usual? I had a couple that seemed pretty big compared to previous years.
Englishman...The spot you pound is the spot you hit a fish. It is not always the same spot as fish do swim. One day they may be holding to the west of the light where the ebb's back eddy fans out and is no longer a defined line. Other days the fish are holding on the edge of the defined back eddy line between the west end and the light. Often they are in tight on that line right at the rock just like they would be in a river. Don't assume they will be where you want them to be...they are where you or someone else finds them.
Englishman
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Yep, the pinks are plenty big. They seem fatter to me, but could be my imagination too..........
fish brain
Crew Member
Hi Xena,
They were over July 14 @ 23;59 hours so July 15th really. No new notice means no slot!
Further to FN0155 and FN0301, the Department will be managing fisheries based
on management zone 1 (i.e. returns to the Fraser below or equal to 45,000
chinook) for Fraser Spring 5-2 and Summer 5-2 chinook.
Effective Dates: 00:01 hours June 17, 2017 until 23:59 hours July 14, 2017
Waters: Subareas 19-1 to 19-4 and Subareas 20-4 to 20-7.
Management Measures: The daily limit is two (2) chinook which must be either:
-Wild or hatchery-marked if between 45 and 85cm.
-Hatchery marked if greater than 85 cm.
The minimum size limit for chinook salmon in these waters is 45 cm.
T
The Jackel
Guest
Get out there folks, Renfrew had a run of big fish come through in the last week and they should be heading your way. Hopefully the phucking seals follow them too
Because of major work on the boat, slot depression, and wind we finally got out Monday and Tuesday for the first Sooke fishing of the season on our boat just off the harbour. Targeted Chinook and nothing large but we hooked up a lot. We were all excited about Profisher’s reports of catching tyee class fish and perhaps we will have to go west and see where he is fishing- grin. For us the Chinook were either in the 2.5 to 4.5 lb range, mostly clipped and a number over 45 cm so you could keep them if they were badly hooked, or they were in the 9 to 11 lb range. Our biggest was an 11 lb red on Monday and an 11.2 lb white on Tuesday. Got all of them on Plastic. Did not go looking for Pinks at all but picked up a few incidentally. Marked a few very large solid arches on the sounder, but none we could get to bite.
Saw lots of nets out, almost all on small salmon and the odd report on the radio of some bigger ones caught, - 20lbs etc.
Saw lots of nets out, almost all on small salmon and the odd report on the radio of some bigger ones caught, - 20lbs etc.
Took my brother and friends out today. As we rounded the spit he asked so have you been seeing the whales much this year? I look at him and say why does everyone ask and mention the whales...like do you want to jinx yourself...in a joking way. 3 minutes later on the radio...whales at the Head going west. I looked at him and glared......lol Went far west to get as much time as possible. Lost one between 25-28 at the boat, landed a couple small springs and pinks then the whales arrived. Knew one good fish was landed before we got there but saw no others caught. Managed a 15 pound chum towards the end of the day. Pound for pound a great battle with multiple runs. When it first came to the surface I said either a sockeye or chum and then after a better look I said to big for a sockeye.
I made it out for a few hours before work until the wind picked up around 11. No action but radio chatter sounded like there was a decent bite earlier.Pretty quiet Thursday
kaelc
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After waking up at 1am, left the house at 3:30 and scratched things out at Otter all morning. One nice little spring and a few shakers and one pink. All the hits were on spoons. Saw a couple nice ones netted by other boats but pretty slow. Heading out tomorrow morning again.
Xena
Active Member
Fished Sheringham 7am until 9:30. A small bite right at 9:30, a couple of boats picking up 10-12 lbers? Hubby got our first fish of the year, 11 lbs. Fun to finally catch something!! We were out Monday and Tuesday for 4 hrs each day, fished Possession/ Secretary and rode the flood to Beechy. Nada those days.
Around 10:30, I had a nice one on, made a couple of runs, felt decent, spat the hook Doh! A few minutes later, Hubby had a hog on, a couple of fast hard runs and then, it bit through the 40lb test!!! Arrgh!!!!!!!!!!! Picked up a couple of crabs on the way in, at least it was calm.........Great to net one, going into the smoker!! Xena.
Around 10:30, I had a nice one on, made a couple of runs, felt decent, spat the hook Doh! A few minutes later, Hubby had a hog on, a couple of fast hard runs and then, it bit through the 40lb test!!! Arrgh!!!!!!!!!!! Picked up a couple of crabs on the way in, at least it was calm.........Great to net one, going into the smoker!! Xena.
Out this afternoon for 3 hours and it seemed pretty quiet. Maybe 20-25 boats out on a flat calm afternoon. Saw one boat loose one and a few pinks. We landed 2 pinks, tossed back a decent wild coho and then lost about a 15 pound spring at the boat just as we were about to pull up and go.
