Not sure if your buddies boat is equipped with down riggers and you'll have all the salmon gear but right out front of Sooke will be good for Salmon using spoons or anchovies, basically in the opening around possession point when leaving the harbor. For lings and rockfish you'll want to be closer to land and jig or troll gear close to the bottom. As far as catching from shore I've not done it personally but people fish the breakwater in downtown Victoria, there is a good hiking trail by beecher bay that lets you hike all the way to Beechy Head and there are lots of good rocks to fish off of from there.
|