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BwiBwi

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Sooke Pedder bay prawning
« on: December 12, 2016, 03:44:23 PM »
Family will be visiting friends near sooke.  Planning on fishing for some winter springs and may be some prawning and crabbing if it's worth a try. I've searched the internet it seems crabbing can be good in the area but I can't find any info on prawning.  Is it not productive or people just don't talk about it?   Any help is much appreciated. 
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bobby b

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Re: Sooke Pedder bay prawning
« Reply #1 on: December 12, 2016, 04:00:49 PM »
I believe that Sooke Harbour and Basin as well as Pedder ( area 20 ) are currently closed for most shellfish

http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/contamination/biotox/index-eng.html

http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/contamination/sani/area-secteur-20/index-eng.html
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Re: Sooke Pedder bay prawning
« Reply #2 on: December 13, 2016, 02:51:54 AM »
Thank you.  However, those are bivalve closures.  Not for prawns.
« Last Edit: December 13, 2016, 02:53:41 AM by BwiBwi »
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Re: Sooke Pedder bay prawning
« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2016, 08:26:18 AM »
Ahhh...right you are.... I was lumping them altogether as shellfish

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Re: Sooke Pedder bay prawning
« Reply #4 on: December 13, 2016, 09:15:12 AM »
There's good crabbing in the Sooke Basin and in Beecher Bay. Not sure about Pedder as i don't fish over that way. Not too many people prawning because the currents are to strong and you need a lot of weight as to not lose the traps.
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