A bunch of us on the island, including a few lads from the mainland, hit the Sooke River on the south west coast of Vancouver Island a couple times in late October and early November. For the most part, the fishing was great, and everyone was able to hook into multiple chum's. For some of the boys, it was their first time catching a salmon, and even a first for catching a fish on the fly. We were swinging salmon-style patterns like egg sucking leaches, popsicles, rolled muddlers, and other attractor style flies. Freddy had the nicest fish of any of the trips, as he hooked a beauty spring on a self-tied olive rolled muddler. The Sooke is a nice little river that flows super slow as it winds down through its lower stretches. With cattle roaming the river banks, and plenty of salmon, it is a real nice spot to spend a day.
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