fishing tips for victoria bc/sooke river

[btalbot]

Hey im pretty new to fly fishing and victoria, i live near the esquimalt lagoon, i am just looking for some beach cutthroat fishing tips and spots here in victoria and was wondering if the sooke produces rainbows,cutthroat and stealhead and if so what areas should i try above the falls for resident fish? and below the falls for steelhead and cutthroat? dose demamiel creek have fish? if anybodys got some spots on the sooke the produce and would like a fishing buddy shoot me a message

[colchilibeck]

I am sure someone here will send you a pm with some tips, but you might also want to check out the backroads mapbook. There is some good info in there!

[btalbot]

thanks, hoping someone will just point me in the right direction, i am a c&r fisherman and respect for our watersheds and ecosystems and dont want and seceret spots just an idea of what fish to try for and what part of the river is fishable

[robin]

There are limited fishing opportunities around Victoria. We do get sea run cutties in the lagoons in summer from Victoria, Esquimalt all the way out to Sooke Harbour. Also up the Saanich side towards Sydney has summer beach fishing. Much of it is seeing the fish before spending the day flailing your arms off.

The Sooke river has a few resident trout that can be targeted though out the system but it is tough going above the falls and that pretty much goes for the west side rivers up to Port Renfrew. Many people fish the lower part of Sooke around the fairgrounds in the fall for spawning salmon. Demamiel Creek does have some fish but there is so much urban pressure I stay away from it. Never target steelhead here as once again they are under so much pressure.

But most us head north either to the Cow or San Juan or push further up Island for steelies or salmon. Hope this helps.

[sadam]

hey im pretty much new to fly fishing too. i live in esquimalt havent done much river fishing but have fished in the lakes. send me a message if you want to go out some time.

Scott,

[Chumley]

Beach fishing for Cutts all year round from Sidney to Sooke.

[btalbot]

just wondering if the sooke river cutthroat fishing is picking because of all the fry emerging now or soon anybody been down there lately

[Kildonan]

And the crowd goes silent. LOL

I'm not sure if there is a more closely guarded fishing secret than that of a beach location for Searun Cutthroat. LOL

[Slim Diggity]

Keep an eye on the esquimalt lagoon and you might be surprised...