Chinook Fishing
Has been very good as the BIG Chinook are on Long Beach, South West corner, Little Beach and Wya.. Sizes range from 12-25lbs in the large fish spots. This is the time of year we look forward to where we can catch large Chinook on the rocks. It’s a romance many do not understand. Once you have experienced it you can get a small appreciation of why its special.
Spoons are working well at Long Beach and anchovies, needlefish hutchies and spoons are working along the shore. There hasn’t been any hot lures for me but while most are using anchovies, I have been able to get strikes on gear.
Coho Salmon
Are very plentiful at Big Bank and decent numbers at Long Beach. We haven’t seen too many inside Barkley sound recently. Make sure you throw back the ones that don’t have clipped adipose fins if not in Barkley Sound.
Halibut fishing
Has been good for our guys in a few different spots. Outside South, Outside Light, the Barnyard and Long Beach have all been producing and if you want to make the run Big Bank is producing as expected. We are still getting them in closer but expect things to slow down in some spots and need to run to Big Bank soon. Since Big Bank hasn’t had much fishing pressure it may be good into September again.
Wildlife
We have been seeing quite a few whales, sea otters and more sea lions the past couple of weeks which is always pleasant to see.
If you are wanting to go fishing let us know and we will do our best to fit you in any open spots.
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We have some availabilty this next week so give us a shout if you are wanting to get out on some good action.
We have both day trips and multi-day packages.
Here are some more pics from the past few days:
What is expected for the rest of August?
Fishing for Chinook salmon should keep getting better as August roles along. We are expecting a Chinook run size we haven’t seen in a very long time during August and some of the larger fish should be coming in big numbers starting about Aug 10.
If you are wanting to come fishing with your own boat you can inquire about accommodation for 2025. We have parking for trailers. If you would like tips on what do do in the area check out www.ucluelet-info.com and www.discovervancouverisland.com.
Tight lines,
Sam Vandervalk
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