07-01-2004, 02:29 PM
Sooke - Vancouver Island - June 24th, 2004
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FISHING: Great
Salmon fishing was FANTASTIC on the weekend. A big run of springs arrived just in time for the Juan De Fuca Salmon Derby. On Saturday alone, 225 springs were weighed into the derby! We don’t have Sunday’s or the total count, but it was a record weekend for the numbers of big springs caught. The top 30 fish were all over 30 lbs and to get one of the 52 prizes your salmon had to be over 28 lbs! The winning fish was a 42.8 lb spring that was caught of Otter Point at 37 feet on anchovy. Secretary (Donaldson) Island, Possession Point and Otter Point were good. Some anglers said it was the best weekend that they had ever seen in Sooke for salmon fishing. Most anglers are catching the springs from 30 to 100 feet on the downrigger. Large anchovies were the most productive bait. The most successful teaser heads have been the in Glow Green and Chartreuse patterns but the new Rhys Davis Purple Haze Anchovy Special has been very effective. Spoons were catching springs as well. The best ones are the #4 Coyotes, #4 Titans or #5 Gibbs Gators in Glow /Green, Silver/Green or Black/Glow. Halibut fishing was good out to the west. Herring and octopus fished off a spreader bar is the best way to catch them.
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FISHING: Great
Salmon fishing was FANTASTIC on the weekend. A big run of springs arrived just in time for the Juan De Fuca Salmon Derby. On Saturday alone, 225 springs were weighed into the derby! We don’t have Sunday’s or the total count, but it was a record weekend for the numbers of big springs caught. The top 30 fish were all over 30 lbs and to get one of the 52 prizes your salmon had to be over 28 lbs! The winning fish was a 42.8 lb spring that was caught of Otter Point at 37 feet on anchovy. Secretary (Donaldson) Island, Possession Point and Otter Point were good. Some anglers said it was the best weekend that they had ever seen in Sooke for salmon fishing. Most anglers are catching the springs from 30 to 100 feet on the downrigger. Large anchovies were the most productive bait. The most successful teaser heads have been the in Glow Green and Chartreuse patterns but the new Rhys Davis Purple Haze Anchovy Special has been very effective. Spoons were catching springs as well. The best ones are the #4 Coyotes, #4 Titans or #5 Gibbs Gators in Glow /Green, Silver/Green or Black/Glow. Halibut fishing was good out to the west. Herring and octopus fished off a spreader bar is the best way to catch them.