I received a couple comments about fish being removed from the water. I did explain this in the video, but this is an important question I want to address. Protecting our wildlife and nature is a HUGE priority to me, and I try to emphasize this in most of my videos. The most rewarding thing I could wish for, is that through this channel, I can one day shape the world (even just a small part of it) into a cleaner and more sustainable place. I grew up in a small farm town in Germany and spent most of my childhood in the woods, learning about- and falling in love with nature. When it comes to fishing, I myself am just a person like everyone else. I self teach 90% of what you see. I try to follow the regulations as best as I can understand and remember them. Every time I go, I learn and improve - be it fishing techniques or safe handling of fish to be released. What is important to note - is that as you all know, I do record and publish my every experience, so my mistakes DON'T go hidden like they do with most other fishermen and women. They are there for the world to see, enjoy, or judge. Through this however, I have gotten lots of constructive criticism and learned a lot. Then I try to pass on this new knowledge to you in future videos. As to this video - while I have fished for Salmon many times, I have never faced the situation where I needed to be concerned about a minimum size. I was unprepared to measure and handle a fish all at the same time, by MYSELF on a boat. I did explain this and came up with a makeshift solution in the field to the best of my abilities. I even explained this in the video, that bringing the fish over the gunwale of the boat was likely not legal. Per WDFW - in marine areas 5 through 13: "“It is unlawful to bring wild salmon or a species of salmon aboard a vessel if it is unlawful to retain that salmon” (“aboard” means inside the gunwale of a vessel)." Ideally, I think the fish should stay in the water, however if this is not possible, it is still legal to measure them at the gunwale, as long as they do not cross over to the inside of said gunwale. Again, I really, REALLY do appreciate anyone who cares enough about our environment and fisheries to give constructive criticism, as I would do the same 👍I promise to never hide my mistakes - instead I will always stand up to them, learn from them, and share them with you all, so that we can grow better as a community. Thank you.
Great video! I fish in southern BC, but see many similarities. I’m largely self taught too when it comes to trolling -we do our best and learn more each time we get out on the water. Keep up the great work!
That bong tote was a score! That thing looks a lot tougher than the ones you can buy at Costco or Walmart. I appreciate that you always clean up, and suggest everyone does the same. Leave it better than you find it whenever you can. Thats how
I really appreciate how you explain everything as you go. I've basically had to teach myself everything and one of the hardest parts initially is figuring out the lingo. Been fishing for a couple of years now and I still don't always understand what people are talking about.
This guy is my ultimate youtuber 1. he uses all of my favourite songs 2. he picks up trash 3. he likes salmon fishing. the must be an options to subscribe twice...
For winter blackmouth 90 to 130 is usually the ticket and right off the bottom a few feet. Bounce the ball then reel up a few feet. Keep an eye on your downrigger to keep it close to bottom
I learned to lower the downrigger a bit slower to keep the flasher and bait in the proper trail. Nice and smooth so if your drag or spool has an issue, you can stop it nice and easy. It also allows a bit more time to fish the entire water column in the way down. I have caught fish on the slow payout enough times to make it a habit.
I think it is Awesome how the young people follow your channel I share it too Facebook let errbody back in Tennessee know your the dude I watch to learn how to catch fish here in Washington.
Thank you Howard! It's super rewarding to inspire young people to live and appreciate the outdoors. Couldn't ask for more rewarding work. Thank you for all the love and support 🎣
You may already know this, but try using a break away on ur 360 flasher. The action of the flasher can cause slack when fighting a fish, and with barbless is can cause lost fish. Also, try taping a yard stick down with double sided tape or Velcro to measure fish with. Just an idea. Great video
Great video!Shaker means shake off the hook.I enjoyed this video very much.It has been a decade since I fished right where you were.It can be tough to catch a keeper.Thanks
Great video! I love your insightful sense of humour (e.g UA-camr battery dying when it is time to return the fish to the water). I subscribed immediately. I am moving back to Washington (i moved from Seattle in 1969) and I am doing research. I love Montana but it is too cold!
I mark some lines on the gunnel with a black permanent marker. For our area, I mark 0, 15, and 18 inches. I do this everywhere around the boat where I might bring in a fish.
I really need to get out on the sound and do some fishing. My boat just isn’t built for that and I don’t have the balls to take the kayak there lol. Keep the awesome videos coming man!
Dude I want to Kayak the Sound so much, but the Sealions freak me out 🤣 Took a lot to get into the water for Santa bobber 🎅 Videos will keep getting better, the closer we get to Summer. 2020 -> 🔥 Thank you as always
NW Fishing Secrets I love that you are so excited about fishing! I fished Cowlitz River for Steelhead for 12 hours and went back the next day. Just love the water and dinner, Ofcourse! Fish on brother!
Great stuff man. I grew up in Lynnwood and spent many days and nights fishing from Edmonds pier. I never have been out on a boat in the sound though. Anyhow, greetings from Bellingham and keep up the good work!
There are coolers that have measurements on them. Bungie/tie your cooler by the side of the boat, flip the fish safely and gently on the cooler, measure. Fish will only be out of the water 10 seconds if it's a short and they dart away with life.
Great idea - definitely need some kind of firm measuring device on the gunnel or outside the boat! Wonder how many of those poor little guys en up spending minutes in nets and being held up in front of cameras.....
Loving it. Keep up the great work! Its funny how once you do something good for mother nature, mother nature will reward you. Looking forward for the Anacortes boat club or what ever it's called to open up so you can do some Jan Juan salmon slaying.🗑🎣🤙🏻
You quote Maimonides on your site, "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." The other version is, "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will do nothing but drink beer and fish all day!"
Hey love your videos. Could you do a beach fishing video targeting other fish besides salmon? I am up here in Bellingham and there are very few places that the salt water is accessible.
Thank you! I can't wait to do more diverse fishing again soon. Will definitely work on some beach, lake, river, pier fishing videos. Maybe even film some things up in Bellingham!
Nice video man! I personally love trolling for walleye. It’s not quite as active but cruising out in the middle of the lake catching fish is always a good time. Just wondering, what do you think of the crank downrigger? We use electric on my uncles boat and it’s great. id like to get my dad a downrigger for his smaller boat soon
Also, when I use down riggers and we’re not getting bites but marking fish above the depth of the down rigger well pop the line off and the spoon or plug will slowly swim back to the surface. It isn’t uncommon for fish to slam it on its way back up. I wonder if that’s what happened on your last fish. Never fished for salmon this way but walleye love the rise.
Keep playin with the idea to fish the S Sound. Hear the Chinook fishery is good down there..... Hope you get out - let me know how you do! Fish onnn!! 🎣
I just spent a day moving around from Fox Island, below the bridge, and then the clay banks. I got 3 shakers, no keepers. Anyone getting keepers down here?
Nice video! Really wish I had a boat. Do you know of any rivers which will have any kind of salmon running through soon? Been looking up stuff and can’t really find anything. Everyone is always so secretive about there fishing ahah
Nice job man what size weight and flasher you useing I just picked up a bayliner 2802 28ft yeah such a loevly boat paid a little too much but yeah whooohooo such a early session im down in Ballard close to this fish latter#locks
I don't know of any boat rentals in the Puget Sound.... I'm a member of Freedom Boat Club, it's more like a timeshare. They do have downriggers you can rent for our boats, but I just bring my own. Let me know if you want info about them. It's a great deal. nwfishingsecrets@gmail.com
Awesome! I did manage to catch a bit of your live stream too which was fun! Good to see you had some luck fishing I got skunked out here fishing for steelhead. Also check your insta messages! Hit you up there last week about the bullet lure giveaway
That was a fun stream man! Wish we had gotten some action 😂 Sending out bullet lures Monday/Tuesday! Been out fishing so much this week I've been behind on everything! Can't wait to send it to you!
The length of wire you have out has to be longer than the depth of the water you are fishing. Consider the angle you wire is at due to blow back. Best to let your dR ball touch bottom than crank up a bit.
150'ft of water you want to be out 160ft on the downrigger. Those fish are on bottom, most coming up with shrimp in the belly, so when you calculate with the angle...but still nice to be out. Next time get the 2 rod endorsement and run 2 lines out.
That is very common along the shores of Victoria bc, one location right by downtown is called the breakwater, all types of rock fish and salmon including ling cod, the docks around victoria lots of shrimp , any where we're there is a rocky out crop all around victoria out past Sooke you can catch salmon from shore, we use to jig herring off docks right down town victoria in the 1970s , multiple hooks with just wool on them . I'm so sad I am in Vancouver bc now nothing even close to the fishing I did in victorja, though some rivers and river mouths around metro vancouver have shore fishing, including the Fraser river
I received a couple comments about fish being removed from the water. I did explain this in the video, but this is an important question I want to address. Protecting our wildlife and nature is a HUGE priority to me, and I try to emphasize this in most of my videos. The most rewarding thing I could wish for, is that through this channel, I can one day shape the world (even just a small part of it) into a cleaner and more sustainable place. I grew up in a small farm town in Germany and spent most of my childhood in the woods, learning about- and falling in love with nature. When it comes to fishing, I myself am just a person like everyone else. I self teach 90% of what you see. I try to follow the regulations as best as I can understand and remember them. Every time I go, I learn and improve - be it fishing techniques or safe handling of fish to be released. What is important to note - is that as you all know, I do record and publish my every experience, so my mistakes DON'T go hidden like they do with most other fishermen and women. They are there for the world to see, enjoy, or judge. Through this however, I have gotten lots of constructive criticism and learned a lot. Then I try to pass on this new knowledge to you in future videos. As to this video - while I have fished for Salmon many times, I have never faced the situation where I needed to be concerned about a minimum size. I was unprepared to measure and handle a fish all at the same time, by MYSELF on a boat. I did explain this and came up with a makeshift solution in the field to the best of my abilities. I even explained this in the video, that bringing the fish over the gunwale of the boat was likely not legal. Per WDFW - in marine areas 5 through 13: "“It is unlawful to bring wild salmon or a species of salmon aboard a vessel if it is unlawful to retain that salmon” (“aboard” means inside the gunwale of a vessel)." Ideally, I think the fish should stay in the water, however if this is not possible, it is still legal to measure them at the gunwale, as long as they do not cross over to the inside of said gunwale. Again, I really, REALLY do appreciate anyone who cares enough about our environment and fisheries to give constructive criticism, as I would do the same 👍I promise to never hide my mistakes - instead I will always stand up to them, learn from them, and share them with you all, so that we can grow better as a community. Thank you.
Great video! I fish in southern BC, but see many similarities. I’m largely self taught too when it comes to trolling -we do our best and learn more each time we get out on the water. Keep up the great work!
Cut a stick to 22” and then you don’t have to remove them from the water
Great idea Jakob. Gonna work on building a 22" hook remover! 👍
That sounds just about right Adam! Greetings to BC - would love to fish there one day!
Very well said
That bong tote was a score! That thing looks a lot tougher than the ones you can buy at Costco or Walmart. I appreciate that you always clean up, and suggest everyone does the same. Leave it better than you find it whenever you can. Thats how
Still using that tote in my garage 😂 score!
@@NWFishingSecrets I figured you would be. That thing looks rugged. Like the kind people ship goods in.
I really appreciate how you explain everything as you go. I've basically had to teach myself everything and one of the hardest parts initially is figuring out the lingo. Been fishing for a couple of years now and I still don't always understand what people are talking about.
Thanks for the feedback, I still feel like I know nothing, but share what I can 😂 🤙 So much to learn when it comes to fishing.
I've been binge watching all your videos at work. Can't wait to get out!!!
😂 Love it!! Thanks for enjoying man! Fish on! 🎣
Hope to see more puget sound salmon videos this summer!!
This guy is my ultimate youtuber 1. he uses all of my favourite songs 2. he picks up trash 3. he likes salmon fishing. the must be an options to subscribe twice...
For winter blackmouth 90 to 130 is usually the ticket and right off the bottom a few feet. Bounce the ball then reel up a few feet. Keep an eye on your downrigger to keep it close to bottom
I love that you recycle the fish and return it back. Inspiring. Going to do that too :)
Great video! Love your boat !!
🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🎣
I learned to lower the downrigger a bit slower to keep the flasher and bait in the proper trail. Nice and smooth so if your drag or spool has an issue, you can stop it nice and easy. It also allows a bit more time to fish the entire water column in the way down. I have caught fish on the slow payout enough times to make it a habit.
Can I get my bong tote back please??? 😵😂 good work keeping the Sound clean
Lol 🤣 contents are missing, sorry! Anytime man, I love keepin ‘er clean 🤙🏻
I'm retired and live in Lincoln CA. Enjoying your videos since you fished with "Outdoor Chef Life", Takuya. Keep them coming. Thanks.
Thank you that means a lot to hear! Greetings to Lincoln from Seattle 🎣
I subbed because of your use of that pan to make your coffee.
I'm a classy guy, what can I say 😂 Welcome to the family.
So glad I found this channel. I live in Sammamish. I’ve always struggled to catch Salmon here.
Sweet! I used to live in Sammamish for a long time! Glad you're enjoying the videos, hope to share lots of Salmon fishing 🤙
I love that you use one reel for everything... I have the same one
lol gotta be resourceful! And that's the one reel that gets them all done! Maybe not Halibut, but pretty much everything else.
Another Kick ass video , and great job going out of your way to grab the trash as usual .. INSPERATION
corey steele thank you 👊🏻 🎣
I think it is Awesome how the young people follow your channel I share it too Facebook let errbody back in Tennessee know your the dude I watch to learn how to catch fish here in Washington.
Thank you Howard! It's super rewarding to inspire young people to live and appreciate the outdoors. Couldn't ask for more rewarding work. Thank you for all the love and support 🎣
You may already know this, but try using a break away on ur 360 flasher. The action of the flasher can cause slack when fighting a fish, and with barbless is can cause lost fish. Also, try taping a yard stick down with double sided tape or Velcro to measure fish with. Just an idea. Great video
Fun Blackmouth trip! Enjoy Costa Rica! My wife just arrived there today for work 😎☀️🇨🇷
Thank you! Can't wait to go try something completely new! And what a great place to work!!! ☀️
Don’t forget the coffee next time! Invest in a thermos! Great video! Love the enthusiasm! Black Max = Work Horse!
Yep, more/better coffee would have landed me a keeper 😂 Thanks for enjoying! Black Max->🔥
Great video bud I really need to get me a salt boat looks fun keep up the videos
Great video!Shaker means shake off the hook.I enjoyed this video very much.It has been a decade since I fished right where you were.It can be tough to catch a keeper.Thanks
shaker is normally a term for a smaller fish
i do the same run off thinking two slups of coffee and i’m good! An hour later shaking having caffeine withdrawal lol! great video!
This is wild, just fished out of Edmonds today with two buddies and came home with three blackmouth.
Gosh Leif...you make your fish burritos look yummy...I bet the taste is INCREDIBLE!
Another great video sir keep up the great work showing off the Pacific Northwest!!!
Amazed it doesn't happen more! Washington is 🔥 Thanks for enjoying!
PNW baby
Ahhh...I've missed being on the water......great video 👍👌👊
Thank you 👊 Same here, been too long again. You as exited for summer as I am?? 😂 🎣
@@NWFishingSecrets Absolutely 🌞🌞🌞
Great video! I love your insightful sense of humour (e.g UA-camr battery dying when it is time to return the fish to the water). I subscribed immediately. I am moving back to Washington (i moved from Seattle in 1969) and I am doing research. I love Montana but it is too cold!
Thanks! Yeah, I need humor to get me through the winter. Glad you subscribed, and hope you make it back to Washington! Hard to beat this State!
Beautiful boat!
I mark some lines on the gunnel with a black permanent marker. For our area, I mark 0, 15, and 18 inches. I do this everywhere around the boat where I might bring in a fish.
I really need to get out on the sound and do some fishing. My boat just isn’t built for that and I don’t have the balls to take the kayak there lol. Keep the awesome videos coming man!
Dude I want to Kayak the Sound so much, but the Sealions freak me out 🤣 Took a lot to get into the water for Santa bobber 🎅 Videos will keep getting better, the closer we get to Summer. 2020 -> 🔥 Thank you as always
NW Fishing Secrets I love that you are so excited about fishing! I fished Cowlitz River for Steelhead for 12 hours and went back the next day. Just love the water and dinner, Ofcourse! Fish on brother!
Great stuff man. I grew up in Lynnwood and spent many days and nights fishing from Edmonds pier. I never have been out on a boat in the sound though. Anyhow, greetings from Bellingham and keep up the good work!
Fishing is never a bad influence.
Nothing like a day of shakers... at least got one fish to keep. Keep up the videos!
I was in class when I watch the video
naughty. 😂
obviously wasn’t english class...
@@brennancrawford4931 🤷🙄💩
It's ok, schools don't teach much anymore anyway. MOSTLY there to shill THIER own opinions instead of ACTUAL facts🤷
Beautiful fish! Black mouth was tough this year, but you clearly got it done. I live in Kingston
Sweeeet! Great video man!
Tight lines!
There are coolers that have measurements on them. Bungie/tie your cooler by the side of the boat, flip the fish safely and gently on the cooler, measure. Fish will only be out of the water 10 seconds if it's a short and they dart away with life.
Great idea - definitely need some kind of firm measuring device on the gunnel or outside the boat! Wonder how many of those poor little guys en up spending minutes in nets and being held up in front of cameras.....
the fish will be fine out of the water to be measured
I miss these kinds of videos.
Love the Washington hoodie
Black salmon hoodie merch. Blinky flashers are key.
Love the vids!!! Keep em coming🐟🐟🐟🐟
Thank you! Will do 🎣 🎥
Love the vids man!!
Loving it. Keep up the great work! Its funny how once you do something good for mother nature, mother nature will reward you. Looking forward for the Anacortes boat club or what ever it's called to open up so you can do some Jan Juan salmon slaying.🗑🎣🤙🏻
Caught a steelhead on a fly today. You should try that. It's so hard
Congrats!! I'd love to, and I'm fine with a challenge! 😂
Your channel is awesome!
Looks like a great time, is that your boat?
You quote Maimonides on your site, "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." The other version is, "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will do nothing but drink beer and fish all day!"
Sadly, that is very true! 😂
Another great video man! And once again thanks for cleaning up trash, totes might be useful even lol
Thank you, that tote is already in my garage! 😂
Awesome video!!!
Fish on...beautiful out there..
Always a beautiful day in the Puget Sound......
Very nice boat!
I was out on Wednesday and got a about 20 incher. Been out about 3 other times with nothing 🤣.
Yep, same thing I've heard from most people. Lots of small fish..... 😂
Loved the video, great job
Thank you! 👊
Beautiful fish!
Get a yard stick and epoxy it to the wooden trim on the gunwales then use a good transparent marine varnish to protect it.
good idea 👍
Costa Rica... Maybe you should find that guy Capt. Jimmy Nelson... Seems he's living the dream LOL
Looked like a fun day if fishing brother !!! Looks beautiful out there, I live on the east side of the state
Love these vids bro
4 small salmon in a day isn't perfect but still not a bad day at all! A couple beers makes trolling more entertaining though buddy!
There are 12V portable coffee makers.
And there also are tape measure stickers.
Thanks! I'll look for both of those!
Awesome video
Red racer is one of my favorite spoons
Hey love your videos. Could you do a beach fishing video targeting other fish besides salmon? I am up here in Bellingham and there are very few places that the salt water is accessible.
Thank you! I can't wait to do more diverse fishing again soon. Will definitely work on some beach, lake, river, pier fishing videos. Maybe even film some things up in Bellingham!
Your boat is literally parked right next to my friend’s yacht down at edmonds pier haha!
Trolling for salmon here in Brewster wa is killer for salmon in the summer
So I hear! Amazing how good those fish look too after being in fresh water that long
Gotta love the downrigger bites... Just wait till Coho season...
Resident Coho? Can't wait 🔥
@@NWFishingSecrets yeah its a blast catching them... Best day my buddies & l had we caught our 3 limits in an hour & 20 mins...
Cool boat
Nice video man! I personally love trolling for walleye. It’s not quite as active but cruising out in the middle of the lake catching fish is always a good time. Just wondering, what do you think of the crank downrigger? We use electric on my uncles boat and it’s great. id like to get my dad a downrigger for his smaller boat soon
Also, when I use down riggers and we’re not getting bites but marking fish above the depth of the down rigger well pop the line off and the spoon or plug will slowly swim back to the surface. It isn’t uncommon for fish to slam it on its way back up. I wonder if that’s what happened on your last fish. Never fished for salmon this way but walleye love the rise.
Have you been around Tacoma at all or just up north more? I wanna get out there and fish the salt soon 👌🏻
Keep playin with the idea to fish the S Sound. Hear the Chinook fishery is good down there..... Hope you get out - let me know how you do! Fish onnn!! 🎣
I just spent a day moving around from Fox Island, below the bridge, and then the clay banks. I got 3 shakers, no keepers. Anyone getting keepers down here?
@@NWFishingSecrets you should do king samon
Ooh another vid
🎣 👊
Nice video! Really wish I had a boat. Do you know of any rivers which will have any kind of salmon running through soon? Been looking up stuff and can’t really find anything. Everyone is always so secretive about there fishing ahah
nice content! what kind of boat you have? looks super dope!
Nice job dude! Let's plan a day next week
I'm down. Monday/Tuesday are my main fishing days 🤙 could do Thursday/Friday as well. Let's talk about what we want to go for
If you guys are ever down near Vancouver hit me up
They make stick on measuring tapes for the exterior of your boat so you don't need to remove the fish from the water. Thats what I got on my 18ft boat
Love this
Thanks! 🎣
Nice job man what size weight and flasher you useing I just picked up a bayliner 2802 28ft yeah such a loevly boat paid a little too much but yeah whooohooo such a early session im down in Ballard close to this fish latter#locks
Fun day:)
I was! Thank you :)
Awesome video corn video coming soon?
Great video. I didn't know you could rent a boat in the Puget sound area. Who did you rent the boat through?
You can't rent a boat with downriggers. Go on a charter
I don't know of any boat rentals in the Puget Sound.... I'm a member of Freedom Boat Club, it's more like a timeshare. They do have downriggers you can rent for our boats, but I just bring my own. Let me know if you want info about them. It's a great deal. nwfishingsecrets@gmail.com
This man LOVES tortillas lmao
Another awesome video bro! What kinda boat is that btw?
Awesome! I did manage to catch a bit of your live stream too which was fun! Good to see you had some luck fishing I got skunked out here fishing for steelhead.
Also check your insta messages! Hit you up there last week about the bullet lure giveaway
That was a fun stream man! Wish we had gotten some action 😂 Sending out bullet lures Monday/Tuesday! Been out fishing so much this week I've been behind on everything! Can't wait to send it to you!
What boat is that? I really like the layout.
I am in love with okuma celilo im thinking of getting a 2nd celilo rod for salmon then maybe another one in ultra light for trout
Yep. Thinking about building myself a rod army of Celilos and Black Maxs 😂 Great combo. Wouldn't mind an UL Celilo for trout either.....
@@NWFishingSecrets yeah I hear the UL celilo has some of the best back bone as an ultra light and is rated one of the top trout rods
Is this a new boat ? Looks real nice
Is that your boat or do you rent it? It's super nice
I like to bounce my cannon ball off the bottom a couple times as i set my gear them come up a out 10 ft from the bottom
Please pick me, I love the Washington hoodie!!!by the way I love your videos I have watched almost all of them!!!
Frig is that a NC 795? Nice rig!
I love this boat. What kind is it?
Trader Joe's has a really good instant Columbian coffee. Not sure if you have them in WA but worth it if you do.
Thank you! Next time I'll give that a shot. We've got lots of TJs around 😂
You’re at the Same harbor I leave from to go on a charter every year
Beautiful boat, what kind??
Thanks! It's a Jeanneau NC 695 Sport
The length of wire you have out has to be longer than the depth of the water you are fishing. Consider the angle you wire is at due to blow back. Best to let your dR ball touch bottom than crank up a bit.
Thanks for the advice! Still getting used to the whole trolling on the bottom thing 👍 🎣 Fish onn!
hahahah trolling the fishermen
150'ft of water you want to be out 160ft on the downrigger. Those fish are on bottom, most coming up with shrimp in the belly, so when you calculate with the angle...but still nice to be out. Next time get the 2 rod endorsement and run 2 lines out.
My friend caught a resident coho off the beach in West Seattle on a fly yesturday
No way! From shore or boat?
@@NWFishingSecrets right off of the shore
@@declanritchie9734 No way, that's crazy. Sounds like he was going for cutthroats?
@@NWFishingSecrets yup
That is very common along the shores of Victoria bc, one location right by downtown is called the breakwater, all types of rock fish and salmon including ling cod, the docks around victoria lots of shrimp , any where we're there is a rocky out crop all around victoria out past Sooke you can catch salmon from shore, we use to jig herring off docks right down town victoria in the 1970s , multiple hooks with just wool on them . I'm so sad I am in Vancouver bc now nothing even close to the fishing I did in victorja, though some rivers and river mouths around metro vancouver have shore fishing, including the Fraser river
I'd use the tape measure and a marker to create a ruler on the side board on that boat... if I owned it.
Wow we fish at like 100 at most in alaska and catch way bigger fish like 30-40lb kings and 15+ cohos my pb is 15