Finally some nice weather and flat water and along with that – good fishing. Nice size chinooks in the 15 to 20 pound range are being caught out in front of Sooke. Possession Point seems to be the hot spot in 100 feet of water, trolling close to the bottom has been producing. Hootchies and squirts seem to be doing the job.
Most, if not all, the fish are hatchery chinook which is good news as any wild one over 67cm must be released at this time. We can thank our American friends to the south for the abundance of hatchery fish. Their hatchery programs are good and they produce lots of ha tchery chinook. One of the big concerns with anglers around these parts is that Canadian hatcheries don’t clip many of the chinook they raise so one doesn’t know which is a hatchery job and which one isn’t.
This coming Saturday it’s the 6th Annual Elk Lake Fishing Derby. Derby starts at dawn and ends at 3 p.m. Weigh-in is at Eagle Beach Park and is hosted by Island Outfitters. For more info call 250-475-4969 and Take a Kid Fishing.
Until next time.
Keep your rod tip up!
Kiwi Magic
