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Chinook (King), Halibut Fishing Forecast Vancouver Island BC 2024 by Sam Vandervalk (3/04/2024)
Around 200K+ Chinook come through Barkley Sound in 2023 which is over double the normal run size. The runs of Chinook (King) salmon have been increasing here since 2020 and hopes are high for 2024.
King (Chinook) Fishing Forecast 2024, salmon halibut best areas in BC Alaska by Sam Vandervalk (1/26/2024)
Every January we look forward to another year forward for more of that delicious salmon and halibut. This is not my normal forecast.
Season recap fishing salmon and halibut in Ucluelet BC with Samon Eye Charters by Sam Vandervalk (10/22/2023)
Overall a good summer with lots of Chinook, Coho and Halibut. Read below for more about the best parts of the summer highlights.
Sept Halibut fishing report Ucluelet BC (Vancouver Island Canada) by Sam Vandervalk (10/05/2023)
The halibut, chinook, coho, lingcod fishing during September all had good moments but the halibut and lingcod fishing were the most consistent throughout the month. Chinook fishing was good during the first 10 days like normal.
Fishing Report Ucluelet BC 8-31 - Vancouver Island Canada by Sam Vandervalk (8/31/2023)
The large Chinook fishing has just been simply incredible the past 10 days with many double hookups and crazy fast action. All action is very close to the harbour.
Fishing Report Ucluelet BC August 19, 2023 - Vancouver Island by Sam Vandervalk (8/19/2023)
Fishing continues to be great in many places as the 150K plus more Chinook come through Ucluelet waters. Great Bear, Beg Island, The Lighthouse, Little Beach, Wya, Barkley Sound, Inside South Bank, Lighthouse Bank and Southwest Corner had all had good bites this past week for both Chinook and Coho.
Fishing Report Ucluelet BC August 10 - Vancouver Island Canada by Sam Vandervalk (8/10/2023)
Chinook, Coho and Halibut are being caught almost everywhere. Fishing is just that good and the weather has also been beautiful. August is really a special time in Ucluelet.
Fishing Report Ucluelet BC, Vancouver Island by Sam Vandervalk (7/31/2023)
Halibut fishing has been very good in many spots and Chinook salmon fishing has been good right outside the harbour and up at Long Beach bank. Coho have been in a few spots but and plentiful around Fraser Rock and in a few spots on the inside.
Fishing Report Ucluelet BC (Vancouver Island) July 31, 2023 by Sam Vandervalk (7/31/2023)
Halibut fishing has been very good in many spots and Chinook salmon fishing has been good right outside the harbour and up at Long Beach bank.
Fishing Report Ucluelet BC (Vancouver Island) June 7, 2023 by Sam Vandervalk (6/08/2023)
Halibut fishing has been consistent the past couple of weeks. The Salmon Eye guides have been picking up limits on halibut which is 1 per person per day and 2 as the carrying limit. Our fishing guides are traveling about an hour to get the halibut and about 15 minutes or less for the salmon.
Fishing Report Ucluelet BC (Vancouver Island) July 12, 2022 by Sam Vandervalk (7/12/2022)
Fishing has continued to be very good for both Chinook and halibut during morning and afternoons. One of the hotspots for salmon has been just outside the harbour at the Red can and the afternoon bites here have been so good its almost been like fishing Big Bank.
FISHING REPORT UCLUELET August 28th, Ucluelet, BC by Sam Vandervalk (8/30/2021)
Fishing has been great the last weeks in August. Salmon have been biting all day often best in the afternoon.
FISHING REPORT UCLUELET August 10th, Ucluelet, BC by Sam Vandervalk (8/11/2021)
Chinook are biting plentyful. For halibut, Big Bank has been the go-to. The cannon balls have to be all the way down at the bottom though!
FISHING REPORT UCLUELET JULY 8th, BC by Sam Vandervalk (7/10/2021)
Good to see coho are arriving closer to shore. Live squid fishing is a good time at the moment with the winds. Halibut are biting in many places right now.
FISHING REPORT JUNE 20, 2021 UCLUELET BC by Sam Vandervalk (6/22/2021)
On the West Coast of the Island, it finally starts to feel like summer and fishing continues to be good. Chinook fishing has been mostly good in protected waters lately. We are seeing halibut fishing to be good in a few places lately , recently closer in again.