Member Fishing Reports (From Weekly Meetings)

Fresh Water:

• Barry, John, Colin – Durrance Lake, a number of fish.
• Brian – 15-inch rainbow in Prospect.
• Ron found a nice campground on Sooke River above the pot-holes, could be a site for a club outing next June, with reportedly good fishing for cutthroat and rainbows.

Salt Water:

• Ryan – 4 springs at Oak Bay flats.
• Dave – is in the Cook Islands, fishing for bonefish on 27 Nov.
• Roger – Winter springs, 6-8 lbs, being caught at Sooke and Whirl Bay.
• Report by DFO, “Implementation for Managerial Measures for the Recreation Harvest of Littleneck, Manila and Butter Clams and Pacific Oysters in BC Tidal Waters”: there is concern that this report is absurd in its content and threatening in reducing catch limits. The report states the DFO don’t know how many clams there are, how many clams are taken or where taken!!!, but want to limit catch anyway.

Fresh Water:

• Colin: Durrance, 1 trout, 6”. Lots of fish there, but not biting.
• Prospect: 1 trout, slow. Some discussion on fishing chironomids in local lakes.

Salt Water:

• Ryan: slow on Constance Bank, not much in Sooke salt water at this time.
• Roger on Oak Bay Flats, 15 lbs at 100-150 feet, using a Blueberry Muffin.

Fresh Water:

• Barry – Durrance, two 8” trout; Jim – Bait fishers catching in Durrance, 13” trout.
• Book from Westcoast Fly Fishers is recommended reading and is on our website.
• Another book from WFF on fishing the Sooke River, again on our website.
• Jim – Fix waders on the inside, it looks better.  Jim presented with Fish Hat by Barry. See pics on website.
• 4,000 trout put in Elk Lake this week.

Salt Water:

• Billings Spit – lots of fish earlier, but after rain, nothing.

Fresh Water:

• Barry: Durrance Lake, 3 little trout.
• Bob C: Elk Lake, several 2 lb trout.
• Brian: Prospect Lake, slow this week.
• Jim M: make your own circle hooks.
• Sooke: best fishing for years. Cloudy weather, dark flies; Bright weather: bright flies.
• Sandy: Carry business cards and rack cards to give to people you meet while fishing.
• Jim had close encounter with seal on Sooke River.

Salt Water:

• Ryan: Spring off Constance Bank, 9 lbs.
• Billings Spit: Fish still there.

Fresh Water:

• Barry fishing on Prospect Lake, good size trout using Royal Coachman. John P using orange Boobie, one fish. Brian red-headed Wooly Bugger and down-rigger with plug, both did well.
• Cecil on Elk Lake, Tequila Boobie, 12-14” trout.
• Sooke River, lots of fish.
• Fashion tip: if you wear black, fish may think you are a black bear.

Salt Water:

• Winter spring fishing is picking up, reported to be excellent at Constance Bank.