Jan 2004: Sooke Report
Anglers are taking advantage of the good weather and finding some great
fishing. We had some fish in the high teens plus a few in the
twenties, good size fish for this time of year. With Feb just a
week away you bet the Halibut anglers are getting ready to hit
the water in numbers. I expect another great halibut season, even
in the early part of Feb. It normally heats up around the end of
Feb and lasts well into April for the Big Beasts, we always have
Chickens in the Sooke area. I will be heading out in late Feb
looking for these Beasts. Just before the Halibut closed for the month
of Jan we had a few nice halibut come in from the Sooke Bluffs, these
Halibut where between 40 and 80 pounds. Lets hope we can see that 250
landed between now and April, last year was close at 235 pounds. Last
weekend the Chinook fishing was outstanding, with many boats reporting
catch and release of up to 30 fish in a few hours.
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 Nice catch of Crab and Ling Cod.
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Jan 2004: Port Renfrew Report
Crabbing in Renfrew is fantastic, lots of big full males. The trick
is not to leave your trap down over night. The traps will find them
selves buried in sand, and what a job to pull them up. I will be in
Renfrew in April looking for Ling Cod and Crab, like to book a trip
send me an e-mail and let me know a date you are interested in, we
are only doing a few of these trips. I believe we will be the only
boat fishing this area at that time. I have over the years headed up
to get my fill of crab and Ling Cod on the Easter Weekend, it has
never disappointed me that's for sure.
I wish you bent rods and blistered palms
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