My in-laws have been hitting Renfrew hard for the last few weeks (usually 4 days out of 7) and have not been doing too well. They had a pretty good day on Friday with 3 good size springs, but I haven't heard anything from them since, which usually means nothing exciting to report.
They've been fishing the area for several years now, and this is the worst August they've had. Last year it was getting almost monotonous hearing the daily "fishing report" from them! They are staying with one of the charter guys, and it sounds like even the pros are having to work really hard to get anything.
I hope it gets better soon, my wife and I are towing our boat up there on Friday for 4 or 5 days, and I hate the thought of going all that way when it sounds like it would make more sense to stop in Sooke. Oh, well, the scenery up there is so amazing, it usually makes up for the fishing when it's not so good...and when it's hot, it's our favourite place to be.