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We had a few days of nastier weather but it looks like the good weather has arrived staring tomorrow. The first couple days of the low seemed to chase the fish and bait away from the normal spots but the salmon are coming back. Fishing has continued to really surprise us in a good way and really...

We have had some good fishing in early April, probably consistently better than we have seen in quite a few years for both Chinook salmon and halibut. Most of the Chinook are being caught about 15 mins from the harbour in partially protected water for a northwest swell. Chinook are ranging from...

We just started our season this past weekend despite the political announcements of more shutdowns. The government did a study last year and found that there was no spread of covid on fishing boats so we are going forward with the season as planned. It seems like most people wanting an outdoor...

With the world events that happened the past 6 months, we ended up opening up later than normal and just did our first trip of the year yesterday. Of course, we were still doing personal fishing trips here and there, but now things start for real. The past few days the Chinook fishing has been...

Ucluelet is one of our favorite places to go fishing on Vancouver Island for Salmon and Halibut. There are so many options at this magical West Coast adventure destination. The coast line is spectacular, rugged and wild. It feels remote yet you have access to the beautiful quaint town of...

Fishing Report July 2, 2019 Ucluelet BC The fishing went from being mediocre in mid June to having great numbers of Chinook running along the shore along with lots of feed to keep them there. The best part for avid fisherman is that the size has been larger than expected. Our guide Darren...

Salmon fishing was fair this week. The fleet continues to work the area from Mears up to Austin island. Chinooks in the 5-7lb range have been plentiful many days with the odd tide of fish between 10-14lbs. Small spoons like the size 3 Maverick and cookies and creame have been the staples. Some...

Salmon fishing started slowly this week with the odd productive tide at the red can. Fish from 6-15lbs were taken on small spoons from 90-120 feet. To the applause of anglers, a new wave of chinooks arrived on the south side of Barkley Sound in time for the weekend. The fleets from Ucluelet...

May 23, 2017 There have been some unseasonably large Chinook taken this past week and most have been caught very close to the harbor—in fact the Red Can which sits just outside the harbor has been the hotspot the past few days. Chinook are also being caught in many different areas including...

Hot Fishing Report Ucluelet BC May 19, 2016 Fishing continues to be very hot out of Ucluelet! We have been getting limits of Chinook salmon and the halibut are showing up as well. Fishing has been good all day, in fact the fish have been a little slow getting started and biting regularly as the...

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BC Fishing the past few weeks has been very good. The chinook fishing have averaged 10-20lb range as well as coho, and halibut. The chinook fishing has been great at South Bank, Great Bear, Sail Rock, and inside Barkley Sound off the West Coast of Vancouver Island. The HOT lures offshore have...

Chinook Fishing As forecasted the BCChinook are starting to show up in great numbers. The past few yearsChinook fishing has been pretty good, but now fishing is literallybonkers! Our catches have been in the expected 10-25lb range, andthat is just the start. The commercial fleet is usually...

Fishing in Ucluelet has been very good these past few weeks. Chinook fishing has been consistently good on the Shallows at Big Bank and we seem to be getting some nice average size Chinook there the past few days. The size average is down this year compared to most, however we have been...

Hello All: My name is Kana. I have read this forum for some time but only recently joined. I have been an avid fisher all my life. For the past 7 years I have been a land-locked fisher fishing the Fraser and the Vedder as well as some of the smaller trout streams in Southwest BC. My wife and I...

The last weeks have been Spey-tacular as guests were fortunate to catch the famous Steelhead Trout on the fly. With the rivers up and down in level like a frog in a frying pan the guys prevailed and never gave up. Fishing from the bush as the rivers are so high that finding a gravel bar to...

Category(s): RECREATIONAL - Fin Fish (Other than Salmon) Fishery Notice - Fisheries and Oceans Canada Subject: FN0917-RECREATIONAL - Fin Fish (Other than Salmon) - Halibut - Reminder of Closure October 18 and Amendment of Variation Order Number Amendment to FN0891: Variation Order Number...

As posted by Rick this morning: http://www.bcfishingreports.com/forums/threads/17167-FN0891-Recreational-Halibut-All-areas-Halibut-Fishing-Closure%E2%80%8F?p=134476#post134476 This is Complete and utter BS! From First-hand observance, the hit from Bamfield, Port and Ukee was down substantially...

Category(s): RECREATIONAL - Fin Fish (Other than Salmon) Fishery Notice - Fisheries and Oceans Canada Subject: FN0891-Recreational Halibut: All areas - Halibut Fishing Closure Throughout the 2010 recreational halibut fishing season, the Department in conjunction with the Sport Fishing...