May 29th, 2008
Date Archive: May, 2008
May 27th, 2008
Fishing Report for Bamfield, Ucluelet, and Barkley Sound
I just spent a few minutes surfing around the various fishing report web sites and the Sportfishing BC forums. It appears that the Chinook are now arriving in numbers on the Ucluelet side and the Halibut fishing is really picking up. Bamfield has been a bit slower, but Chinook Salmon are starting to move into [...]
May 21st, 2008
Getting from Port Alberni to Ucluelet by Road or Water
Many of our clients choose to take our boats to Ucluelet, BC. There are two different ways to get the boats to Ucluelet from Port Alberni: By Road View Larger Map You can pickup the boat(s) in Port Alberni and then tow them to Ucluelet on highway on highway 4. The trip is 102 km [...]
May 16th, 2008
Halibut Licensing for Non-Canadian Fishermen
Non-Canadian residents can NOT fish for Halibut in Canadian waters (areas 121, 23, and 123) with a fishing license obtained online from the department of fisheries website. This includes Port Renfrew, Swiftsure Bank, Barkley Sound, and the Bamfield and Ucluelet offshore areas. You must obtain a paper license once you arrive in Canada. Here’s the [...]
May 15th, 2008
Sockeye Salmon Closure in Barkley Sound & Alberni Inlet
Not really a surprise, but DFO just made it official. For those of you who don’t know, the Alberni Sockeye fishery is a niche fishery that is very popular in some circles. The fishery is not known as much for the huge fish and spine tingling action as it is for filling the freezer with [...]