The 2024 fall Coho salmon fishery has been stellar. Bigger fish than average and lots of them. Daily trips have been consistent so far just like today's trip. Our guests enjoyed constant action with multiple doubleheaders and one triple. We played over 40 salmon today that were between 6 and 10 pounds We kept our limit of 4 wild Coho and another 7 hatchery Coho. We also kept 4 nice crab from our traps...crabbing has been good all summer and fall as well.. There should be another week to 10 days of decent Coho fishing left before most move on towards fresh water and the spawning beds.

Todays catch 4 Coho salmon and 13 Jack Mackerel.

Our fall Coho salmon fishery is in full swing and they will be in local waters until the end of October. Most are in the 7-12 pound range but my Sooke waters record went 23 pounds. For the balance of the Coho run your daily limit is 1 wild and 3 hatchery fish per person. There is also the possibility of hooking into a few winter Chinook as well. In the past week there have been big schools of Jack Mackerel around and when we hit a school of them it is fast action. Apparently they are excellent on the barbecue. I’ll have to take my customers word for it because I never get to take any home for myself. Come enjoy the remaining weeks/days left of the summer fishing season. The boat is dry and heated!!