2022 Victoria and Oak Bay Reports

[Double trouble 2]

I tried on the Waterfront tonight with my 83 yr. Old dad. Everytime I left him at the wheel So i could get rods going we seemed to run over huge kelp beds or there was the time i looked up and the coho was bearing down on us. It was a little tough to maintain the rods but we had fun even though we only got a few little shakers.

 

[Fishalot]

Enjoy the time with your dad. It’s priceless.

 

[Slack-tider]

yep. I have been there. Only have the pictures and memories of him in the boat now. Would give all the fish this year just to hang in the boat one more time. Enjoy.....

 

[Irishwolf]

Was out off Macauley this am from 6:30 to 9. Lots of boats out. Started and ended the day with a nice 7ish'er - both released, with a few shakers in between. Nice morning. Saw one guy net a bigger one beside me. Also saw a seal chewing on a nice maybe 10 pounder. The gulls were helping.

I had the camera down running a 4in herring AP spoon and a herring aide skinny g. AP spoon got all the attention. I ended up taking a 3 pounder for a walk. haha He swam with me for a while before getting off. I'll post the video soon...work calls...

Tight lines.

 

[Rayvon]

Slower for us this morning and more shakers.Kept an 8 and 17 Lb. spring ,1-red,1-marbled.

 

[gone fishin]

Does anyone know the name of this fisherman and his wife. In aluminum skiff. 2:15 today off Pedder Bay. Biggs whales chased a Stellar Sealion into his boat nearly capsizing. There is a very cool video he may want and photographer would like to talk to him.

incase anyone missed it...amazing 2 videos on CTV
Sea lion leaps on boat to escape killer whales in B.C. | CTV News

 

[gunnerlove]

Took an hour to get a BBQ sized fish this afternoon. I didn't weigh it because the 27.2lb fish on the cleaning table when I arrived made me feel.... Inferior. Green can is producing.

 

[Irishwolf]

Took an hour to get a BBQ sized fish this afternoon. I didn't weigh it because the 27.2lb fish on the cleaning table when I arrived made me feel.... Inferior. Green can is producing.

A 27! wow. And here I am taking shakers for walks!

 

[Hot-Streak]

Took an hour to get a BBQ sized fish this afternoon. I didn't weigh it because the 27.2lb fish on the cleaning table when I arrived made me feel.... Inferior. Green can is producing.

Thats odd... I also happened to catch a 27.2 fish today

 

[Hot-Streak]

Thats odd... I also happened to catch a 27.2 fish today

I know I know… pictures, or it didn’t happen right? we got it on a double header. Fish ran so hard I thought at first it was a seal. The fight was crazy and I’m not sure how I didn’t lose it several times when I f*cked up

Caught on a custom APtackleworks lure I call “hot streak” … the same one that landed me a monster Chinook a few weeks ago I had to release.

 

[Fishalot]

Awesome fish! What length of leader do you use with the AP spoon?

 

[Roberth]

Should be some good fish showing up on the waterfront next couple of days. They have been coming in off Sooke

 

[Hot-Streak]

Awesome fish! What length of leader do you use with the AP spoon?

Thanks! I don't get too technical with leader length so I don't really remember. I would guess around 4ft or so. I don't think it matters that much as I happen to have the lure in the right place and the right time.

 

[Roberth]

Fish the waterfront this morning. Got a high teen white male. Heard of a low 30’s and mid 20’s being caught also but didn’t see the fish so can’t confirm

 

[Ldub]

Nice! I fished out front from 7-12 with barely a sniff! Only saw 1 small fish netted!

 

[rockdog]

I gave it a go but 3 wild coho that were released and no Chinook action. was only out for about 2.5 hours.

 

[Robert H]

It was slow. From 545 to when I finally got the spring at 11 I only had 2 hits that didn’t hook up and 2 sockeye I released

 

[ThatswhatSeasaid]

Fished the waterfront today 11-2. Nothing but seaweed. Should've got up earlier. Although, I didn't see any nets out. I guy on the dock told me he picked up a 8# hatch coho for din din.

 

[megabite]

Fished yesterday 8 am - 11 am. Released a nice 8 # unmarked coho caught on bait. My nephew trolling an AP spoon, me using bait, we had a double header where we netted his 15 # spring. I had to leave mine to soak while I netted his; mine was gone when his was in the boat. Picked up a lingcod shortly before heading in.

A colleague took a 10 # spring that turned out to be riddled with the henneguya salminicola parasite. That one ended up back in the ocean and not on the bbq, despite the parasite being harmless to humans even when consumed. Too much visual ick factor for most people, I think.

 

[Rayvon]

Just 1 wild coho to the boat today,but I didn't start till 9:30,so I don't know if there was an earlier bite at the waterfront.