Don’t believe me? Check out the 35 lb Chinook that was entered on July 23rd in the Ukee Salmon Derby. Check out the Ukee Derby site for more information and to see a steady stream of big Chinooks that have been caught during the month of July.

Who needs to go fishing in August when there are 30+ pound Chinook getting caught in late June? We still have a few weeks available in early July. What are you waiting for?

Sportfishing BC – Bamfield Reports

Friday fishing was at Sail Rock, a spot on the surf line that is about 6 miles from Ucluelet Harbour, and just a stones throw from the Broken Island Group and Pacific Rim National Park in Barkley Sound. The fishing was hot and heavy. We had multiple double headers, and played at least 15 fish by 9:30 in the morning. Chinooks in the box ranged from 15 to 25 pounds. A great morning on the water! Seas were roughly 4 foot swell at around 12 seconds.

Saturday started at Sail Rock where unfortunately things had cooled off a bit. We hit a couple of nice Chinooks and then decided to go offshore as we heard rumors of a gale blowing in on Sunday. We didn’t want to miss out on a little off shore action. South Bank begins about 5 miles off of Ucluelet Harbour and continues out to sea for many miles. We headed out about 7 miles and trolled the bottom (approximately 160 feet) for Chinook and Halibut. We caught a few wild Coho Salmon in the 7-8 pound range, and managed to boat many Chinook in the 12-15 pound range. Overall, a great day of fishing, even though the average size was much smaller than the previous day.

Sunday was a short day as we had to be off the water by 11 am in order to catch our Nanaimo ferry at 3 pm. We spent the entire morning at Sail Rock where things were pretty slow. We lost a few but didn’t manage to put anything in the boat. Luckily the weather was beautiful and its never bad to float around on the North Pacific with good friends!

The hot lures for us were 4″ Coyote spoons in glow green, silver/blue, and silver/green. We ran false flashers off the downrigger canon ball so that we wouldn’t have to fight the fish and the flasher. This setup works really well and saves the arms a bit when you’re constantly having to bring up fish and gear from 160 feet down!

The Fishing about three to five miles off off Cape Beale and Ship Island has just been phenomenal over the last few days. Guide Wayne had a great day on Sunday picking up 7 Chinook and 7 hatchery Coho for his four Vancouver guests.

FishTactics.com – Bamfield Fishing Report August 6 2008.

The fishing in Bamfield and Ucluelet has been great for weeks and it is only going to get better as the Salmon begin to return to the local rivers. We still have a few blocks of availability in August and September on the North Rivers boats so give us a call and we’ll set something up!

FishTactics.com – Barkley Sound Fishing Report July 18 2008.

Looks like the fishing in Barkley Sound is right about where it should be for July. What are you doing at home reading this on your computer? You should be fishing right now!

Many anglers don’t realize that fishing in June & July can be just as hot & heavy as the fishing in August and September! There aren’t as many big fish around, but I think a 20 pounder Chinook is better than nothing! Just bring some lighter action rods and have some fun.

Remember: The daily and total possession limit for Halibut is now 2!

Fishtactics.com Fishing Reports

• Fishtactics.com
• Canadian Princess

More links will be added as I come across them.

We’re not going to make any promises with regard to update frequency, but we will try to post a trip report whenever we go out. We’ll also be quizzing our clients as they return and will attempt to post their experiences as well.

Check out the fishing reports page for updates!