Dragginbait
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When would you start fishing the Sooke River with your fly gear, I would like to give it a shot this year. What types of salmon are in the Sooke river and a suggestion on the best types of flies would be appreciated. Thanks
What a donkey that guy is. I can't stand going there anymore as he is not alone in his practice.
Mid October, stick with the standard salmon flies in greens and blues. I went to flies tied on circle hooks to avoid snagging and actually catching them in the mouth.
I used the circle hook on a few flies last year too.... pretty good way to avoid accidental snagging but hard to get the hook out especially with some monster chum fangs to deal with.
I would just like to say. Some people cannot afford to get out into the ocean and fish. You all know how much a boat can cost and launching or mooring and gas... Alot of people are very poor. If you base your meat portion of your diet on dark chum and enjoy it things are probably pretty rough. Dont be to quick to e-judge. I think he is exception. Tho a few others in Sooke look pretty hard up. The snaggers and flossers who call themselves fisherman you see in renfrew or other rivers are just douche bags who dont know how to fish.
Im not saying it ok. This guy was getting vilified and lumped in with all snaggers so I just wanted to point that a few people dont just do this for the hell of it.
The worst thing in the world is seeing a fish snagged. But seeing a fish snagged by a hungry person is still shity but is more understandable and is nothing compared to watching people do it for sport or just because they can and in rivers where they are helpless.
Also these arnt prize winning heritage breeding Chinook here. They are chum.
I'm thinking about throwing around my Spey rod tomorrow after work...anyone had any luck lately? Anyone going out tomorrow?