July 18th Fished with Mark and his Son Jeremy from Ontario. Rough water and strong winds started early today, landed four nice hatchery Coho all 6lbs and one small Spring Salmon. Did see some other boats get into larger Spring Salmon. Foggy and windy.
July 19th Mark, his nephew and daughter, Brian, and Stephanie fished the [...]
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Mr. DiscoverSooke and I took to open waters on Sunday, setting out in Hobie inflatable Kayaks. Ok, maybe ‘open waters’ is stretching it a little, but we did tour all around Sooke harbour in these very impressive, easy-to-manoeuvre vessels.
We rented our Hobie Kayaks from Allan, owner of West Coast Outdoor Adventure Rentals, operating out of [...]
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Discover Sooke would like to thank all that participated in the Sooke Coastal Explorations whale watching trip for 2 contest. We had hundreds of entries for this GREAT prize.
The winners for this package was John Topolinsky and Linda Ferguson from Sooke. Congratulations to them and we hope they enjoy their wonderful prize from Sooke Coastal [...]
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July 13th Fished with Giacomo who was having his 76th Birthday today. Trolled Tiger Prawn glow Rhys Davis anchovey teaser head behind a red flasher and Silver Betsy flasher infront of a Purple Haze teaser head. Caught Giacomo’s limit of Pinks and Coho and a 22lb Spring Salmon, as well as crabs in the traps [...]
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The amazing Sushi on the Sea is offering a chance to eat their fabulous, fresh sushi, while taking a 3 or 4 hour cruise on the vessel ROLANO.
Coming up on this July 25th, you can reserve your spot for a delightful dinner and cruise with Sushi on the Sea. The cost for this event is [...]
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The 2009 Sooke Fine Arts Show provides the opportunity for both well-known and emerging artists from Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands to showcase their work. Along with the 7,500 annual visitors who attend the art show, the show draws hundreds of art patrons from British Columbia, and throughout western Canada and the United States.
Sooke [...]
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Have you ever read a magazine or newspaper that features its faithful readers photographed with the publication in strange or extreme locations? You might see the reader on a camel in Cairo with the newspaper visibly sticking out of the saddle bag, or at the Empire State Building with the magazine casually tucked under one [...]
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Met with Allen, owner and guide with West Coast Outdoor Adventure Rentals, and learned all about his Hobie style inflatable kayaks that he is renting from his office at Sooke Harbour Resort and Marina.
I had never seen these types of boats before and it takes all of 5 minutes to take it out of the [...]
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July 4th Fishing with Peter Sienfeld in the afternoon at Possession Point. Peter landed a good 25lb Spring Salmon on a purple haze Rhys Davis head trolled behind a red Oki flasher at 57ft on the downrigger, right off the point at 9pm.
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Come down to Ed Macgregor Park and listen to the beautiful sounds of our local Orchestra while sitting on the grass in the shade. A great family event in the middle of summer.
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