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Bamfield- Vancouver Island Fishing Charter Vancouver Island for Salmon and Halibut fishing.
Bamfield, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Salmon and Halibut Fishing
May 1st. to September 30th. we charter out of Bamfield located on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. This area is easily accessed by boat, car or float plane.
Bamfield offers some of the best sport fishing opportunities in the Pacific Northwest.
The ocean offers five types of salmon with the largest quarry, the Spring (King) salmon to 60 lbs. Tackle busting Halibut to 250 lbs are plentiful as well as monster Ling Cod and Red Snapper. The ocean is alive with fish as well as Grey and Humback Whales, Sea-Lion Colonies, Eagles, etc.
We are fishing near shore up to 24 miles offshore. Bamfield really is the salmon capital of the world. You won’t believe the fishing opportunities and successful days on the water. A two day possession limit for transport is 3 Halibut and 8 salmon per person.
All the necessary bait and tackle is provided. Bring you own lunch. Also bring wet-weather gear and a camera and a cooler for transporting fish.
We offer fishing charters out of Bamfield Vancouver Island, Canada, for Salmon and Halibut fishing. This area is easily accessible by boat or car.
Bamfield fishing offers some of the best sport fishing opportunities in BC and wild life viewing in the Pacific Northwest. The ocean offers many Salmon in the 30lb. plus range as well as Halibut, Lingcod and Red Snapper. In the spring, whales are plentiful as well as resident gray whales which are here year around. There are large sea lion colonies in the area as well as many varieties of birds. Eagles are plentiful as well as black bear, deer and red elk.
Bamfield Fishing
Whether you are a seasoned angler of Vancouver Island or have never visited the Pacific North West, your day on the water will be an incredible experience and one you will never forget.
The ocean is alive with 5 types of Salmon, tackle testing Tyees, back breaking Halibut and numerous varieties of ground fish. The ocean may be calm or possibly rough. If the captain makes the decision not to go on the outside there are still numerous protected locations to fish.
Salmon fishing is excellent most of the time. We fish a twenty-five mile radius from the town of Bamfield located on the west coast of Vancouver Island. We "follow the fish" so to speak and stay up to date on what's "hot" and what's "not".
Depending on our destination, fishing may begin 5 minutes to 11/2 hours from leaving the dock. We like to leave no later than 7am. and return around 4 pm. However these times may vary due to the tides since we want slack tide for Halibut.
On board we have state of the art electronics including radar, chart plotter and fish finding equipment. We use the electric downriggers most of the time.
The reels for Halibut are heavy duty. We do occasionally troll for halibut but most of the time we are either jigging or hook and bait.
We use level wind reels for salmon or mooching reels. Your preference. We are trolling for salmon the majority of the time with flashers and hootchies or spoons off the electric downriggers; however there are occasions where we might jig or mooch with cut-plug herring.
Although we have no fly fishing equipment on board, you are encouraged to bring your fly fishing tackle if that is what you want to do.
There are many opportunities for the fly fisherman for both Coho and Spring Salmon as well as black sea bass, etc.
We obey all rules concerning species, limits and size. Please be sure and have your fishing license with you at all times.
All the necessary bait and fishing tackle is provided. Bring your own lunch. Also bring wet-weather gear and a camera. It is very common to see sea lions, seals, bald eagles, killer whales and porpoise. In season the gray whale is frequently found in our waters.
Bamfield Fishing Charter Boat
The boat is a 29 foot Lifetimer aluminum craft powered with an inboard diesel which cruises at 20 knots. The boat can seat four fisherman comfortable and has a porti-pottie on board. Stae of the art electronics, full safety gear, life raft and the boat is annualy inspected by the Coast Guard.
The Captain
Captain Bob Brown has over 30 years of experience chartering guests aboard his boats. His training includes MEDA3 and SVOP from the Ministry of Transport. It all started in 1971 during an extended vacation in Florida. He began commercial fishing the waters of the Gulf and slowly progressed to his own charter company based out of Fort Myers, Florida. For the past twenty five years he has lived on Vancouver Island and during the past eight years has spent his winters in Honduras chartering his boat for Marlin, Dorado, etc. and working with his two sons in their family owned dive shops. Now semi-retired he makes his home on Vancouver Island.
Accomodations
For those travelling from out of town he also operates a Bed and Breakfast in the Cowichan Valley. An ideal base to work from, the B & B is only thirty five minutes from the Victoria international airport.
We also offer scuba diving all year on the island of Roatan in Honduras. Go to the appropriate site for more information. If you want to go fishing in Roatan contact me at anytime for species and rates.
Fishing Charter Rates
Full Day Only $700 plus GST
This price is for the boat not per person.
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