Apr 18, 2016

March 1st 2016

Doug Lindores

1 888 214 7206

The month of March has arrived and many individuals living in the Pacific North West and Pacific Rim areas are ready to welcome in spring. The spring months often mean that people living on the West Coast can say good bye to the winter storms that batter the west coast of Vancouver Island British Columbia. March for most sport fishermen often means thinking about summer salmon fishing trips into various Vancouver Island regions. The Alberni Inlet, Barkley Sound and offshore Ucluelet are three of the most popular areas for sport fisher people to visit and salt water salmon fish.

Ruven from Montreal landed this great Chinook salmon in Barkley Sound using
anchovy.  Ruven fished with family and Doug from Slivers Charters
Salmon Sport Fishing

March on the West Coast, Barkley Sound, and the Port Alberni area also means the first major fishing derby of the year and also one of the biggest festivals on British Columbia’s West Coast. The first weekend of March celebrates the Sproat Loggers salmon fishing derby. This year the popular derby which has had close to 400 entrants in past years takes place on March 5th and 6th. The derby is hosted out of Poett Nook located at the far end of the Bamfield Wall in Sarita Bay.

March also welcomes the Pacific Rim Whale Festival. This festival takes place from March 12th to 27th and celebrates the official kickoff to the beginning of the Whale watching season. The vast area of Vancouver Island’s coastal waters between Ucluelet and Tofino witness the migration of over twenty thousand Gray Whales as they make their thirteen thousand kilometre journey from Mexicos Baja Peninsula to the Bering Sea. This event began twenty-nine years ago. The Pacific Rim celebration has many daily events that people of all ages can enjoy. Many events are free and some do have a very minimal charge. One of the biggest features is the Chowder Chowdown which takes place in the Ucluelet Community Centre on Sunday March 20th. Two other spectacular features are the Sweet Indulgence all you can eat dessert and the Blues Concert which takes place at the spectacular Black Rock Resort in Ucluelet. Spring is the beginning of new things and is also the beginning of a spectacular sport salmon saltwater fishing season.

Those people looking forward to salmon sport fishing this summer in British Columbia will again be pleased to hear that the fishing opportunities in many of the more ideal locations will have some fabulous salmon fishing in 2016. Vancouver Islands Pacific Rim area will boast some of British Columbia’s best salmon fishing. The summer of 2015 saw record numbers of sockeye return to the Somass River located in Port Alberni. The migratory flow of Chinook salmon that swam the west coast of Vancouver Island heading to various watersheds to the south stayed close to the beach and created a fantastic inshore sport fishing season. The Chinook Migration also created some very good fishing out on the sandy banks in offshore waters. Many Chinook came into the vast coastlines, various inlets, and sounds to feed on the rich resources of bait fish found along the surfline of Barkley Sound. The migratory flow of Chinook salmon in 2016 is expected to be relatively strong. West Coast Vancouver Island Chinook are expected to be in very good numbers with the average age class at four years.

Sockeye returns coming into Barkley Sound and returning to the Somass River system are again expected to be just a little above average for the 2016 summer sport fishing season. One can only hope for the same return as 2015 when well over two million Sockeye salmon migrated into the system. The early Sockeye return to the Somass River often begins in mid May. Sport fishing for these number one commercial salmon in the Port Alberni Inlet usually is well underway by the 15th of June with the peak of the season occurring the second or third week of July. Henderson River Sockeye which are often bigger than the Somass River stock begin to show in the middle of July and often swim as far up the Alberni Inlet to Nahmint Bay before turning back to the mouth of the Kildonan Inlet and the Henderson River.

Chinook and Coho returns to the Somass-Stamp River system should be better than average. The Robertson Creek Chinook return is looking better than last year but numbers have not yet been fully discussed or publicized.

The early Chinook Salmon which are migrating down the Vancouver Island coastline often appear in April and actually go through three very different runs know as early summer, mid summer, and late summer. The Coho appear in early July and from mid July through September will keep west coast sport fishermen busy during their daily fishing excursions.

Robert of Slivers Charters Salmon Sport Fishing with guests from Idaho show
their Alberni Inlet Sockeye Salmon landed in June of 2015.  We are hoping
the 2016 season is as remarkable

Port Alberni Inlet

Barkley Sound

Sport fishing in the Alberni Inlet is very quiet during the winter. Prawn sport fishing is closed in the Alberni Inlet although it is available in some Barkley Sound locations. The Sockeye salmon season which begins in June will re-awake the Inlet this summer. Sockeye Salmon fishing in the Port Alberni Inlet is really a family adventure and can be fun for all from the age of four to ninety-four. Barkley Sound is fishable year round due to the protective waters on the east and west coastlines of the Sound. Winter Chinook fishing in Barkley Sound and the Bamfield area has been off and on. Some good feeder Chinook fishing has occurred along the Bamfield Wall with a few Chinook landed up to fifteen pounds. There has also been some Herring spawn which has produced a few good salmon fishing days in Tseshart and Peacock Channels. Lyle Point and Mayne Bay have had some good days with Winter Chinook averaging ten to twelve pounds.

Swale Rock and Vernon Bay have been hit and miss as has Pill Point and Diplock to this date. Winter Chinook fishing along the Bamfield Wall and especially the inside of the Bamfield Harbor mouth have also had some good days. In most of the selected Barkley Sound sport fishing areas the fish are in one hundred to one hundred and forty feet of water.

Coho salmon fishing in Barkley Sound in August and September is often spectacular

The Sproat Lake Loggers Derby is closing in and is only a few days away. This years’ derby takes place on March 5th and 6th with derby headquarters at Poett Nook. Cost per entry in past years has been $15 to $20. Ticket sales have been at Gone Fishing and Port Boat House which are both located in Port Alberni. If you are planning on fishing the Sproat Lake Derby or just coming fishing for Winter Chinook over the next six to eight weeks remember to fish deep and if using hootchies slightly lengthen up on your leader length. Summer lengths are ofter forty-two inches if behind a flasher. During the late winter and early spring forty-four to forty-six inches is not a bad length. Coyote spoons in three and a half or four inch are also good. Three and a half inch seems to work better with smaller bait especially at this time of year. Cop Car, Irish Cream, silver hordes, green glow and Blue or Green Nickel are great choices. It is never a bad idea to also have bait (anchovy) on board ones sport fishing boat. Usually the feeders are where there is bait. So it is important to find the bait balls. The fishing in Barkley Sound through March, April, and May should really pick up as the feeder Chinook move in with the herring spawn and the early summer run of Chinook make their way to southern watersheds and come into the Sound to rest and feed on the rich resources of bait fish. By late June and into the month of July the Sound should fill up with the summer run of Chinook and Coho which hopefully will once again be in very big numbers.

Ucluelet

Those daring to fish the waters of Ucluelet during the late winter have had some success relatively close to the Ucluelet Harbor. There has been some beautiful winter afternoons and mornings with a few sporties salmon fishing the Alley, Mara Rock, Sail Rock, and Great Bear. There have been some nice feeders amongst the bait fish. Great Bear is often the best spot. As mentioned, there are some very nice days on the open Pacific during the winter months. Ucluelet does have a great location as boats can go up Peacock Channel and fish in the quiet and protected waters of Mayne Bay, Lyle Point, or Swale Rock. All of these locations over the years have had some great fishing in March and April. We are expecting some great feeder Chinook fishing right through April and even the first half of May. The early summer run of salmon headed to watersheds to the south should begin to show by mid April which should be the beginning of another fabulous summer of fishing for 2016.

Sid with great Chinook salmon landed along the Bamfield Wall

Remember the west coast has plenty of activities during the early spring. The Pacific Rim Whale Festival begins March 12th and continues until March 27th in Ucluelet and Tofino. It is the beginning of another saltwater summer fishing season. Plan early and enjoy the 2016 salmon sport fishing season in all Pacific Rim areas.

For more information

Contact:

Doug Lindores

1 888 214 7206

1 250 724 2502 (home)

1 731 7389

dlindy@shaw.ca

www.catchsalmon-ca.com

Slivers Charters Salmon Sport fishing

SEPTEMBER 15TH 2015

DOUG LINDORES

SLIVERS CHARTERS SALMON SPORT FISHING

1 888 214 7206

Doug of Slivers Chartes Salmon Sport Fishing with 31 pound Chinook landed by guests outside the Bamfield Harbor Mouth

It is already mid September and fantastic Salmon Sport Fishing continues especially in Barkley Sound along the Bamfield Wall and outside the Ucluelet Harbor close to the beach in Florencia Bay and Wya Point.   The Somass-Stamp River system has also picked up dramatically with plenty of Coho and Chinook salmon in the river system as the fish are migrating to their spawning grounds.  The Alberni Inlet sport fishing has been slower as the salmon are not holding and making their way to the mouth of the Somass River.  Some sport fisher persons are spending time close to the Franklin Wall and have had a little success landing a few good sized Coho.

The forty-forth annual Port Alberni Salmon Fest Derby was a huge success over the three day Labor Day Weekend.  People worldwide enjoyed themselves either fishing in the derby or just spending time on the grounds at Clutesi Haven Marina.  The winning fish was landed by Langley B.C. resident Bob Moulton.  His fish was landed on Sunday morning September 6th just outside the Bamfield Harbor using a pink fluorescent hootchie.  The fish won Moulton $5,000 for the biggest salmon of the day and another $10,000 for landing the largest fish of the derby.  Local Port Alberni sport fisher persons winning daily prizes were Trevor Cootes, Joe VeenKamp, and Brad Jasken.

Jessica and Raymond from Victoria B.C. show off 32 and 25 pound Chinook they landed at the Bamfield Wall on September 12th 2015.  These fish hit Anchovy. Guide was Doug Lindores of Slivers Charters Salmon Sport Fishing.

The Alberni Valley did experience some ample rainfall early in the month which provided enough water for Sockeye Salmon to migrate into Sproat and Great Central Lakes.  The Return of Sockeye Salmon to the Somass River system in 2015 was the largest return “ever” recorded.  Final number in the DFO forecast is just over Two Million.  Over five Hundred Thousand have escaped into one of the two lakes mentioned.  Sockeye are still in good numbers in the system as they continue their migration.  Fresh Chinook and Coho are moving into the Somass system.   The salmon in Barkley Sound that are creating a very good sport fishery are headed towards the Somass, the Sarita River, Nitnat, and also to larger watersheds to the south.   Rain is in the forecast for the end of this week which means fish will move to their natal creeks, streams and rivers.  The salmon that are still offshore will make their way into the system as they continue their long journey.

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has announced that there is a dramatic increase in the Chinook run size returning to the Somass.  The original forecast of only twenty-five thousand Chinook returning to the Somass River System has been increased to Sixty Thousand Chinook.   In early September the rule of retaining salmon under 77 cm was changed.  Sport Fisher persons fishing the Alberni Inlet and Barkley Sound can now land one salmon over 77 cm per day and have in possession two Chinook salmon with one over 77 cm and one under 77cm each day.  A two day possession level of two and two (two under and two over) is now in effect.  This was great news for those many individuals fishing in the Port Alberni Salmon Festival Derby and those many sport fishermen taking advantage of fishing during the month of September.

Larry, Paul, and Patrick show some of the salmon they landed fishing in Barkley Sound.  The group is from Houston, San Francisco, and Albequerque U.S.A.

The best salmon fishing currently is in Barkley Sound.   The many salmon that are migrating into the Alberni Inlet are rapidly swimming into the River system.   The Inlet is filling daily with fresh Chinook and Coho.  This is also very true in Barkley Sound as Coho and Chinook salmon are still feeding heavily but are getting close to their spawning grounds.  The salmon generally end their feeding cycle when they enter fresh water systems or get close to fresh water influences.  The Bamfield Wall has been absolutely on “FIRE” since the last week of August.  Pill Point and Assets have both been very consistent but have not experienced the same “SPORT Fishing” that “THE WALL” has experienced.  The salmon in the sound have been feeding very hard around tide changes but have also been very active between tides. The salmon are in fairly shallow water in Barkley Sound and also the Alberni Inlet.  Fishing between thirty and fifty feet has not been uncommon in Barkley Sound.  The best fishing has been just outside The  Bamfield Harbor mouth down to Kelp Bay.  Yankee Bay and Wittlestone have also had excellent sport fishing.   There is a huge amount of bait fish in the area that has brought in local and transient salmon.  The best lures depending on where one fishes are the 0-15, 0-16 (Alberni Inlet), spatterback and AORL 12 hootchies.   Using anchovy in both the Inlet and the Sound seems ideal and for many is working the best.  Leader lengths from five and a half to six feet behind green, red, or burgundy flashers with a gold face are working very well.  The glow army truck, purple haze, and green haze Rhys Davis Teaser Heads are working by far the best.  The AORL 12, purple haze and spatter back hootchie with 38 to 42 inches of leader behind a green, red, and purple gold flasher are also ideal for Chinook and Coho in Barkley Sound and the Alberni Inlet.

Angie of Victoria B.C. shows her Chinook Salmon landed in the Alberni Inlet. Guide was Doug of Slivers Charters Salmon Sport Fishing.

Salmon fishing for Coho and Chinook are now under way in the Somass-Stamp River system.  There will also be some fantastic Fall Steelhead fishing as we get into October.

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dlindy@shaw.ca

SEPTEMBER 4^TH 2015

DOUG LINDORES

Regan from Prince George with a Coho salmon and Chinook salmon landed in the Alberni Inlet. Fishing with Doug of Slivers Charters Salmon Sport Fishing

Labor Day weekend is upon us and that means it is Salmon Festival weekend in Port Alberni. The Derby takes place on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday with fishing beginning each day at 6 am. The derby will close on Labor Day Monday at 3 pm with final weigh-in occurring at or before that time. Derby Headquarters and the official weigh-in center will be Clutesi Haven Marina located on River Road. There is $55,000 in prizes for those people participating in the Salmon Derby. With this is mind there are plenty of prizes to go around for everyone.

The Alberni Valley has experienced ample rainfall over the past few days meaning salmon are migrating to their natal streams, creeks and rivers. Fresh Chinook and Coho will move from the vast Pacific Ocean into Barkley Sound. Those fish in the Sound will migrate fairly rapidly up into the inlet. The water is no longer stagnant and has cooled down dramatically meaning the fish will be moving and will be a little more eager to bite the variety of lures put out by the many sport fisher people. There are plenty of Chinook and Coho Salmon in the system.

This group Jeremy and Regan from Prince George and Angie from Victoria had a good day in the Alberni Inlet fishing with Doug of Slivers Charters Salmon Sport Fishing. The salmon are on the move now and there should be plenty for Alberni Valley Salmon Festival over the Labor Day weekend.

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has announced that there is a dramatic increase in the Chinook run size returning to the Somass. The original forecast of only twenty-five thousand Chinook returning to the River system has been increased by a much higher number of returning Chinook. With this in mind, the rule of retaining salmon under 77 cm has also been changed. Sport Fisher persons fishing the Alberni Inlet and Barkley Sound can now land one salmon over 77 cm per day and have in possession two Chinook salmon with one over 77 cm and one under 77cm each day. A two day possession level of two and two (two under and two over) is now in effect. This is great news for those many individuals fishing in the Salmon Festival Derby.

The best salmon fishing currently is in Barkley Sound. The many salmon that were in the Alberni Inlet have moved into the River system. However the Inlet will fill with fresh salmon in the coming days. Weather conditions are drying and warmer air is in the immediate forecast which will slow the migration. This will also be very true of the salmon down in Barkley Sound locations. The ample Chinook and Coho at Pill Point, Assets Island, and the Bamfield Wall should hold for a few days. The Wall has been very good for the last ten days. Pill Point and Assets have both been very consistent. The salmon in the sound have been biting and feeding very hard around tide changes but have also been very active between tides. The same scenario has been true for those fishing in the inlet. The salmon are in fairly shallow water in Barkley Sound and also the Alberni Inlet. Fishing between thirty and fifty feet has not been uncommon. Some fisher people fishing everyday in the Inlet are saying that the salmon they are landing for some reason are in seventy-five to ninety feet of water. The best lures depending on where one fishes are the 0-15, 0-16, spatterback and AORL 12 hootchies. Using anchovy in both the Inlet and the Sound seems ideal and for many is working the best. Leader lengths from five and a half to six feet behind green, red, or burgundy flashers with a gold face are working very well. The AORL 12 hootchie with 38 to 42 inches of leader behind a burgundy and gold flasher is ideal for Coho in Barkley Sound and the Alberni Inlet.

Great day of fishing for Larry from New Mexico, Patrick from San Francisco and Paul from Houston Texas. Fished with Doug of Slivers Charters Salmon Sport Fishing

Entries for this year’s Salmon Festival Derby have been remarkably encouraging. There will be many boaters on the water. Safety precautions are always of importance. Good Luck to all those fishing.

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dlindy@shaw.ca

Doug Lindores

August 10^th, 2015

These Chinook were landed by couple from Portland Oregon fishing with Doug Slivers Charters Salmon Sport Fishing in Barkley Sound just before the August 1st under 77cm rule

Slivers Charters Salmon Sport Fishing

The Salmon Fishing in many of the Pacific Rim areas on West Coast Vancouver Island has been very good. The Alberni Inlet has been fabulous for Sockeye Salmon, which are the number 1 commercial salmon, for sport fishermen. The return of Sockeye to the Alberni Inlet is forecast to be at 1.8 million. Escapement for conservation measurements however has been low due to the lack of water in streams and rivers. Chinook and Coho are just beginning to migrate into Alberni Inlet waters and it is apparent that much needed water in the form of rain is of necessity.

The sport fishing in Barkley Sound has been on and off as salmon come into the area to feed on the rich resources of bait fish as they migrate to the big watersheds to the south. The best salmon fishing for Chinook and Coho has been the Bamfield Wall, Swale Rock and Gilbraltor Island. Offshore salmon fishing out of Ucluelet and Bamfield has been fantastic as South Bank areas and the Big Bank have been recently very good for Chinook in the high teens to mid twenty pound area in terms of weight. Coho salmon at times are in good numbers and are averaging seven to ten pounds. The Sport fishing up to this time has been consistently very good. August and September should continue to have some GREAT sport fishing opportunities especially for those many anglers visiting West Coast Vancouver Island and fishing with Guided trips or in their own sport fishing boats.

Brian from Edmonton had a great three days of fishing with Guide Doug of Slivers Charters Salmon Sport Fishing. Brian landed these two fish on white and green hootchies. The 2015 salmon fishing on West Coast Vancouver Island is relatively good.

Port Alberni Inlet and Barkley Sound

The sport fishing in Port Alberni for Sockeye Salmon began in very late May and continues relatively strong right into the first half of August. Numbers of returning sockeye have been absolutely phenomenal. Sockeye are a fun fishery for all fishermen of all ages. The fishing is currently best in the China Creek area. Dunsmuir Point out to McTush has plenty of sockeye that are sitting in deper and cooler water from ninety to one hundred and thirty feet. Anglers are continuing to use mp15 hootchies and also the blue and pink and black and pink hootchies with eighteen to twenty-four inches of leader length. Chinook Salmon are beginning to show in the Inlet. The numbers of returning Chinook is unclear but the strength will be in the three year old class. There have been some early Chinook landed out on the Franklin Wall and also in the narrows and Underwood. The current Rule published by DFO beginning August 1^st 2015 is that all Chinook salmon retained in the Alberni Inlet and Barkley Sound must be under 77cm in length. Those anglers that are beginning to target Chinook in the Alberni Inlet will often have the best success using bait in either a green haze or army truck Rhys Davis Teaser Head with a six foot leader behind green or chartreuse hotspot flashers.

David Craig with our limits of salmon and halibut caught at long beach bank, Several other salmon and halibut were released

Fishing in Barkley Sound has been on and off. There are some West Coast Vancouver Island Chinook and Coho migrating into the area on a daily basis. There are still plenty of migrating fish headed to the big watersheds to the south. The Bamfield Wall up to Whittlestone has had some great Chinook fishing. Swale Rock, Harbor Entrance and Gilbraltor Island at times have all been fantastic. Bait, and hootchies in a variety of green colors have been working very well. Some anglers that like using coyote spoons have done well on silver glow and green and blue nickel. August and the first half of September should see some fantastic fishing opportunities for many sport anglers.

Ucluelet West Coast Vancouver Island-Offshore

As usual the banks outside the Ucluelet Harbor and for that matter the Bamfield Harbor have been consistently very good all summer. The Big Bank, the Chair, Turtle head, Adipose and the inside and outside light located on South Bank have been fantastic fishing destinations. The salmon throughout the summer months have been in water from eighty feet right to the bottom. Over the past week South Bank locations have been extremely good with Chinook salmon sitting in water from ninety to one hundred and thirty feet. Anglers using anchovy, hootchies, and five and six inch spoons have all had great success. South Bank areas are all very close to the Ucluelet Harbor and the protected water of Barkley Sound and are fairly easy for those to fish in smaller sport fishing boats.

Sockeye Salmon Port Alberni Inlet

Sockeye salmon sport fishing in the Alberni Inlet for 2015 has been fantastic. Father and daughter from Ontario had a wonderful trip with Doug of Slivers Charters

We are looking forward to some great sport fishing in all areas of West Coast Vancouver Island right through until mid September.

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Contact: Doug Lindores

250 731 7389

1 888 214 7206

dlindy@shaw.ca

July 21st 2015

Doug Lindores

Silver Charters Salmon Sport Fishing

250 731 7389 (cell number)

The Day family who reside in Singapore had a great morning of Sockeye
fishing with Slivers Charters Salmon Sport Fishing Guide Doug.

The Sport Sockeye Fishery in the Alberni Inlet CONTINUES to be absolutelyincredible.  To date this has been one of the best, if not the best Sockeye Sportseason in many years.   Due to very low and warm water in the Somass River, the Alberni Inlet, and the warm air temperatures the Sockeye salmon which arereturning in an abundant number are schooling in very large numbers out in theInlet water.  We have had some rain and cooler temperatures in the area whichhas led to some migration through the salmon ladders.  Almost one hundredthousand Sockeye have migrated through the system.   The Sockeye are schooling from Cous Creek out to the Nahmint Franklin area.   The projected outlook for Sockeye returns to the Somass River has been upgraded to 1.3 million.   The Sockeye migrate into the Somass River and then into Sproat and Great Central Lake.  Projected migration into the lakes with a 1.3 million return should be close to four hundred thousand with the updated forecast return.   With much of Vancouver Island in drought like conditions it is hoped that some more moisture will arrive to help the migration of all west coast Vancouver Island Salmon returning to the Somass River System.

Chinook Salmon landed by guest from Utah on the surfline of Barkley Sound.

The Sockeye in the Alberni Inlet are currently sitting in eighty to one hundred and twenty feet of water.  They are hitting short leader lengths from eighteen to twenty-five inches in length behind a variety of hotspot flashers.  The mp2, mp15, pink and blue, pink and black, and the pink with either the green or white head hootchies all seem to be working very well for most of the sport anglers.  Sockeye are attracted to the boat by color.  Many sport fishermen will often have eight flashers behind their boat.   Four are often dummy flashers and the other four with hootchies of choice.  The Sockeye are averaging four to eight pounds.  Sockeye are the number one commercial salmon.  They are wonderful for summer barbeques and when vacuum packed properly last the winter for those special occasions.   With good numbers of fresh Sockeye coming into the system on a daily basis we are hoping the Sockeye Sport fishery will continue into the August Long Weekend.

Sockeye fishing is a wonderful fishing opportunity for the whole family.  It is a fun fishery for young and old.   Don’t miss out on this opportunity in the Alberni Inlet this July and early August.

A great day of fishing was had by Ken and friends.  Guide was Doug of
Slivers Charters Salmon Sport Fishing.  These salmon were landed outside
areas of Barkley Sound

Barkley Sound and Ucluelet

The salmon fishing in Barkley Sound has been relatively inconsistent.  The best fishing has been out on surf line areas.   The islands close to the Ucluelet Harbor Mouth, Meares, Austin, Cree Island, Kirby Point, Edward King and the Bamfield Wall have all had times during the past few weeks with some hot Chinook and Coho sport fishing.   Areas close to the Ucluelet Harbor that have had a few fantastic fishing days are Great Bear and Sail Rock.  The inner and outer South bank and Long Beach have had some of the transient salmon linger creating so good sport salmon fishing opportunity.  The Rats Nose however has had the best offshore sport fishing.  The Bank is full of large herring which have moved good numbers of migrating Chinook and Coho onto the Bank to feed as they migrate to the big watersheds to the south.  Spoons and plugs in the six inch and some five inch have been working the best.  Spoons with no flasher have been fantastic.   The salmon in the Sound and inside waters have been hitting anchovy in green glow, army truck, and green haze Rhys Davis Teaser Heads. Needle fish hootchies and hootchies in green (spatterback), blue and white have worked well.   A few guides have done very well with the army truck glow hootchie and the cuttlefish J-79.  The Sonora cuttlefish, Jack Smith, and Blue Meane Hootchies have been very good out on the banks.  Anchovy and a variety of four and five inch coyote spoons have also been working very well.  We are looking forward to some great sport fishing opportunities during the second half of July and August in Barkley Sound offshore.  The numbers of transient Chinook and Coho headed to the big watersheds to the south are forecast to be very strong which will provide some very excellent sport salmon fishing.

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June 5th 2015

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Slivers Charters Salmon Sport Fishing

It is now the beginning of June and the weather is terrific on the West Coast of Vancouver Island.  In fact the weather has been so fantastic one would say that it is incredible.   But there is one problem which is concerning and that is that much of the West Coast is very DRY and many rivers are low in water.  The Weather scenario might sound great but for conservation reasons it is not GOOD.   Low river conditions can play havoc with returns of West Coast Vancouver Island salmon.  Currently Sockeye Salmon are returning to the Somass River in good numbers.  The Somass however is at low historic levels.

Mel of Port Alberni B.C. shows of his Sockeye catch that he and one guest landed. The sockeye are forecast at an assessed number of 700,000 to one million in terms of returns to the Somass River.  Currently the Sockeye retention is four per day with a two day possession limit of eight

Along with the current fantastic weather conditions the salmon fishing has been consistent close to Ucluelet Harbour and offshore Ucluelet. Ucluelet is a very small community located on the extreme west coast of Vancouver Island British Columbia.  The salmon fishing was very good through the May Long Weekend but has slowed down in the last ten days.  We are awaiting the next flow of transient salmon headed to the BIG Watersheds to the south. Salmon fishing in various surf line areas of Barkley Sound has also been quite good but has slowed down considerably.  The early sockeye salmon has already started their long return from somewhere in the North Pacific to the Somass River in fairly good numbers.  There has been great catches by many sport fishermen camping at the China Creek site and local sport fishermen from the Alberni area.  With the good weather and high afternoon temperatures the Sockeye Migration is already slowing down as the water temperature in the river and the Alberni Inlet are currently very warm. This scenario will develop a very good Sport Sockeye season in the inlet a little earlier than normal.

Salmon and halibut fishing on the west coast as mentioned has slowed down over the past ten days.  Local sport and guide fishermen are awaiting the next push of salmon.   The increasing sport fishing opportunities as we now move into June is very evident by the large number of vehicles on local roads and highways towing a variety of sport fishing boats.  Many fisher persons are either fishing the scenic and pristine waters of the Alberni Inlet and Barkley Sound or are travelling out to the west coast to fish close to Vancouver Island’s rugged coastline or in offshore locations.

The 2015 sport salmon fishing season in Ucluelet, Barkley Sound, and the Port Alberni Inlet is forecast once again to be terrific.  In fact this year is predicted to be once again one of the best seasons for sport fishing for those targeting Chinook, Coho and Sockeye salmon.   On the west coast the early summer run of Chinook which are currently migrating down the Vancouver Island coastline and stay fairly close to the beach will soon peak and will be followed by what is forecast to be a very large mid summer Chinook return to southern watersheds.  Chinook and Coho numbers returning to the Columbia River and Bonneville dam where numbers of returning salmon have been recorded since 1938 are predicted to be quite high once again.   The Sockeye fishing in the Alberni Inlet should be extremely good.  The return to the Somass River is currently assessed at seven hundred thousand to one million. The early run has already been migrating into the Somass River.  Don’t miss out on a fabulous 2015 sport salmon fishing year in the Alberni Inlet, Barkley Sound, or inshore offshore Ucluelet-Tofino.

Sockeye Sport Fishing is underway in the Alberni Inlet.  These Sockeye were landed on the 1^st of June and were as deep as 75 feet.  The Black and Pink Hootchie and the Mp 15s are working well

Port Alberni Inlet

Barkley Sound

The Sockeye sport fishery in the Alberni Inlet has been open since the first of May.   Limits are four per person per day.  That number should remain the same throughout the season.  Sockeye usually school in the Inlet when the water of the Somass River and the Inlet warms to 18 degrees Celsius. When there are big numbers of Sockeye entering the system the schools will hold in the inlet for the salmon ahead to push into the river.  The river water and the water of the Inlet is warming considerably.  With very little snow in the nearby hills the water has already warmed to over eighteen degrees celsius. The Sockeye that are currently in the system have migrated from Barkley Sound and into the Inlet and are swimming in fairly deep water. Those sport fishermen out fishing for Sockeye have had good success in the China Creek area.  The slide and up to Ardens have been relatively good.  The warm weather conditions have developed a fairly decent Sockeye salmon sport fishery over the past week.  It is often safe to say that June 15th is the time to start fishing Sockeye but that rule of thumb is different this year. Some individual sport fisher persons have already had opportunity to land limits of Sockeye.  Sport guides and individual fishermen will find good numbers of Sockeye Salmon at hotspots such as Cous Creek, Dusmuir Point, the China Creek Wall, the slide, and the narrows.  Sockeye are attracted to color and having six or even eight flashers hooked to the deep line is not unusual.  The most popular lures for Sockeye are the mp 2 and 16 also the bubblegum colored mp 15 hootchies.  Leader lengths are best at 22 to 27 inches behind a green or red glow hotspot flasher.

The Salmon fishing in Barkley Sound especially out at surf line locations has been also relatively consistent over the past few weeks.  Many areas have had big bait balls which will bring those migratory Chinook swimming close to the beach into the Sound to feed on the very rich resources of bait fish. Over the past week Austin Island has had some decent sport fishing as has Vernon Bay.  The key to land a few nice Chinook is perseverance.   Bamfield areas such as Kirby in the morning and Edward King later in the day and also the Wall have reported some nice fish being landed by guides and sport anglers.  The best results have been fishing from 80 to 130 feet depending on location but it is important that you are fishing where there is bait.  It seems that choice of lure really does not seem to matter as many sport fishermen have been using a variety of spoons, plastic, and bait. The best spoons have been the four inch green and blue nickel coyote spoon behind a green glow hotspot flasher.  The four inch Irish Cream spoon, cookies and cream and silver glow have been working behind a chartreuse hot spot flasher.  The 155 needlefish hootchie has also been very good.  Anchovy in a green UV teaser head, army truck and also in chartreuse have been hot at various times.  Many of the salmon have been in the low to mid teens with a few at twenty pounds. We are expecting the fish to get bigger with the arrival of the mid-summer run which will get underway in the latter half of June.  This run of migrating salmon should have a good number of four and five year olds.  Barkley Sound should be a hotbed for fishing this summer especially in surf line locations.

Chinook salmon landed using anchovy in a green haze teaser head in Barkley Sound

Ucluelet

Ucluelet is often referred to as Vancouver Island’s premier salmon and halibut sport fishing destination.  Like Barkley Sound the waters inshore and offshore from the Ucluelet Harbor offer some world class fishing.  The water is very rich in bait fish (sardines and needlefish) which the salmon feed on throughout the spring and summer months.  The summer salmon fishing seems to be changing.  August and early September were often considered peak times for Chinook and Coho sport fishing.  With the high numbers of transient Chinook salmon passing along the west coast of Vancouver Island from April to August it often seems that the peak of the season is in the month of July.  This is not to say that Chinook sport fishing does not continue in August and September.  Coho which were often referred to as the number one sport salmon along coastal fishing locations in B.C. are a major highlight in late August through September.  This thought is something to consider when thinking about and organizing sport salmon fishing this summer.   The Ucluelet fishing has been very consistent over the past few weeks with some good fishing out at the inner and outer South Bank.  Mara Rock, Great Bear, Sail Rock, Lighthouse Bank, and Long Beach have been excellent choices for sport fishing.  The largest salmon have been averaging twelve to eighteen pounds.  The largest landed to date by guides and guests hit twenty-six pounds landed at Sail Rock.  This Chinook which like many of the other salmon was a hatchery fish and hit a needlefish hootchie.  There was a report of a thirty-one pound Chinook at Great Bear.   The fish out at the inner and outer South Bank have been close to the bottom between 130 and 160 feet.  The best lures to date have been a T-Rex hootchie and an iridescent Turd and also a few different spoons in brass/copper or four and five inch blue and green nickel. Other guides and sport anglers have had great success using needle fish hoochies behind a flasher.  The needle fish will hide in the sand and on tide changes will come up to higher levels which creates a very good salmon and halibut bite.  If trolling and using anchovy it seems that a green or red glow hotspot flasher with a green or army truck Rhys Davis teaser anchovy head with six feet of leader work well.  One important thing to remember is that during the season the food sources often get bigger and when using spoons and plugs the sizes should increase as the bait does.

The 2014 sport salmon fishing season in Port Alberni and the west coast is shaping up just as has been forecast—-TERRIFIC!!!!  There should not be disappointments this summer.  Of course there are highs and lows but the high days will definitely outdo any lows

Guide Al of Wild Pacific fished with these two fishermen and landed one at lighthouse Bank and the other at Long Beach.  These two salmon hit a needle fish hootchie.  We are expecting some great offshore Ucluelet fishing this summer

Somass-Stamp River

The Stamp River is one of B.C.’s healthiest river systems.  The salmon fishing this year will open on or about August 26th with what is forecast to be a better than normal season.  This however will be depending on the river and the amount of water in the system.  The season begins with river anglers using wool, spinners, and plugs.  The bait ban should be lifted on the 15th of September.  For those that enjoy Steelhead fishing there are three runs of Steelhead in the Stamp.  Summer and Fall Steelhead and then later in late November the Winter Steelhead begin to show.  October and November are perfect months for summer and fall fish.  The Steelhead actively feed during the natural spawn of the salmon in the river which is during October and well into November.  There is plenty of opportunity to fish the Stamp but all arrangements for trips that are guided should be organized very early in the summer or late spring.  Fishing for Sockeye along the banks will begin very quickly….

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Doug Lindores

Slivers Charters Salmon Sport Fishing

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dlindy@shaw.ca

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March 19^th 2015

Slivers Charters Salmon Sport Fishing

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Captain Mel and guest show off their Sockeye catch in the Alberni Inlet.  The 2015 season hopefully will be a great year for Sockeye

The spring and summer salmon sport fishing season for 2015 is closing in on us ever so rapidly.  March weather on the Vancouver Island (British Columbia) West Coast has been very pleasant to date.  There have been afternoon temperatures recorded in the mid to high teens.  There is concern however by many environmentalists and conservationists as there has been a very low amount of precipitation and snow pack on the many local mountains.  The concern is the very high possibility of very dry drought like summer conditions in the forest regions and of course very low river flow due to low snow pack for the ideal migration of various salmon runs to their Natal streams and rivers.

Mansel of Calgary Alberta landed a great twenty three pound Chinook out a Edward King Island located on the surf line of Barkley Sound.  This fish was landed using anchovy in a green haze Rhys Davis teaser head

We will soon be turning the calendar over to April which is very much a welcoming thought.  April on the rugged but scenic west coast coastline is most often looked at by a variety of sport anglers as the true beginning of saltwater fishing opportunities.  The last two summer sport fishing seasons for Chinook and Coho outside the protected harbors of Ucluelet and Tofino, along the surf line of beautiful Barkley Sound, and also the protected waters of the Sound itself were fantastic from late May into early September.   The 2014 sport fishing season according to the many indicators in preseason forecasts are predicting that the offshore migration of salmon to the big watersheds to the south should be relatively good.  Over the last few weeks there have been a few press releases from the many fish and wildlife organizations located in British Columbia and the Pacific North-west in Washington and Oregon States.  The large watersheds to the south such as the Fraser River, the Columbia River Basin, the Klamath River and as far south as the Sacramento River are all forecasting to have relatively good returns of Chinook, Coho, Pink and Sockeye salmon.  The Columbia River is expecting nine hundred and fifty thousand Chinook to return.  These migrating salmon do swim down the coastline of West Vancouver Island and sit on the various banks and also swim into the protected waters of Barkley Sound and feed on the rich resources of bait fish before continuing their long journey to their natal streams and rivers.  There are many banks outside the surf line of Vancouver Island which range from two miles to thirty-two miles offshore where the salmon often school and feed.  These banks are a welcome for these migrating fish as the voyage which begins somewhere around Alaska and the Bering Strait is lengthy.  By late June there should be ample Coho and Chinook throughout the Pacific Rim region.  The fishing should be spectacular from June through early September.  The migratory flow most years comes in three large waves.  They are termed as being early summer, mid- summer and late summer runs.  The early summer runs often begins in late April off the west coast of Vancouver Island and continues into June and creates some early fishing very tight to the Ucluelet and Tofino harbor mouths and also the pristine waters of Barkley Sound.  The transient salmon feed aggressively on the rich resources of bait fish as they make their lengthy journey to their natal streams.  The Chinook and Coho are a bit larger as the season moves on.  The late summer run in late July and running through August and early September usually produces for avid anglers some beautiful Tyee in the high thirty to mid forty pound range.  The Coho salmon in early season are often six to eight pounds and late in the season can often be in the mid to high teens.

Halibut fishing on the West Coast of Vancouver Island has been very
consistent each and every summer. We are expecting the halibut season to
once again been productive for sport on the west coast of Vancouver Island
in 2015

The Port Alberni Inlet is expected to have a reasonable Sockeye Salmon return in June and July.  Ocean conditions have been normal for salmon survival over the past number of years.  This year we have been witnessing a mild El Nino.  Indicators are showing returns of Sockeye Salmon to the Somass River to be possibly from six to eight hundred pieces.  Besides Sockeye the Somass-Stamp River system also has a very healthy return of Chinook and Coho.  The Chinook often begin to show the second week of August in the Port Alberni Inlet and actually peak in the third or fourth week of the month.  The Coho follow the Chinook and begin showing in the later part of August and continue well into September.

Sport fisher people who will come from all over the world will be treated to some world class salmon fishing along Vancouver Islands West Coast, Barkley Sound and the Port Alberni Inlet.  The Port Alberni Inlet, the inshore and offshore water of Ucluelet and Tofino and Barkley Sound should once again all be fantastic areas of those so called “hotspots” in 2015.

Port Alberni Inlet

Barkley Sound

Summer fishing in the Port Alberni Inlet should be well underway by mid June for Sockeye Salmon.  The area has been very dry and there is little snowpack which should create, because of abnormal conditions, an early sport Sockeye season. Sockeye sport fishing has become a very popular sport fishing opportunity and is fun for everyone from the most avid trophy fishermen to the beginner.  For young children Sockeye fishing is fun and seldom creates any boredom.  The Sockeye fishery in the Alberni Inlet occurs in protected waters and has mind boggling action.  There are often many occasions when two,

three, and even four Sockeye Salmon hit the rods which can create havoc for all. The Sockeye sport fishery can often continue right into the first ten days of August. These tasty salmon begin to school when the river temperatures hit seventeen or eighteen degrees C. This higher water temperature slows the migration to the Somass River and the Sockeye Salmon move to deeper and cooler water out in the Alberni Inlet.

This is a picture of Arlene with first ever salmon.  She was very excited  and picked this Chinook at Kirby Point   Arlene from Calgary Alberta fished with John of Slivers Charters

Barkley Sound has provided some consistent and recently “BETTER” winter Chinook fishing.  The Sproat Loggers Derby occurred the first full weekend in March and produced some nice feeder Chinook up to almost twenty-four pounds.  The wining salmon in the 2015 derby was twenty-three pounds fourteen ounces.  This fish was landed in ninety feet of water in the back of Mayne Bay on a Chrome Tom Mack spoon.  The second place salmon was landed at Great Bear on anchovy and came in at twenty-three pounds eight ounces.  The third place fish a beautiful twenty-one pound Chinook was landed at Diplock on a white hootchie.  The top three salmon were all landed by avid Port Alberni Sport fisherpersons.    The weekend weather was fantastic but early morning fog on the second day kept many anglers close to Poett Nook which was the derby headquarters.  In early March and April anchovy often seem to work very well in Barkley Sound and the Broken Group of Islands.  This was definitely true during this early season salmon derby although some fisher people had some very good success with hootchies and spoons in the three and a half and four inch size.  Lately the fishing has turned on in the Sound. Swale Rock, the Canoe Pass area on the Vernon Bay side, Vernon Bay and Alan Point to Pill Point has produced some good fishing.  Some anglers lately have been fishing in very deep water in the area from Pill Point into Vernon Bay.  Fisher People have been fishing from 145 to 170 feet.  The best success this past week has been anchovy in a purple haze Rhys Davis Teaser Head with NO flasher.  The dark green spatter back hootchie behind a green hotspot flasher has also been working well.  An area between Pill Point and Link Island in Barkley Sound has also been quite good.  The salmon landed have all been in the eight to eleven pound range over the last week.  White hootchies and various white and green and white three and a half and four inch coyote spoons have been working well.  Bait has been producing as well as needle fish hootchies and few spoons in various green colors.  The three and a half inch green glow coyote spoon has been fantastic as has the three inch Irish Cream.   The best fishing has occurred between tides.  April should really turn on as residential fish will be in the area and the first of the migratory salmon show as they make their way to the southerly watersheds in the Pacific North West.  Look for fantastic fishing from mid or late May through September.  Always carry bait and ones favorite summer spoons and hootchies.  As the summer moves on switch to bigger spoons but also remember to adjust to the size of the bait.

Kelvin with a great Winter Run Steelhead on the Stamp River

Ucluelet (West Coast)

The offshore and inshore fishing during the spring is often very good around a variety of areas in the Ucluelet and Tofino areas.  As the herring spawn approaches in mid to late March the local Chinook or more commonly known as feeder or winter Chinook move close to the beach and are abundant in local areas such as Great Bear, Mara Rock, Sail Rock, Forbes, the Alley and Beg Island.  Over the last few weeks it is these spots that have been reasonably good for the local sport fishermen and the odd guide.  Small three and three and a half inch coyote spoons in army truck, chartreuse, glow green and knight rider have been working in deeper water from 90 to 120 feet.  The two largest fish in this year’s Sproat Lake Loggers Derby were landed at Great Bear and Mayne Bay.  It is important to find the bait which will become more abundant in needlefish and pilchards.  Those out on the water will do relatively well when finding the bait balls.  There have been a good number of wonderful warm afternoons on Vancouver Islands west coast over the past ten days and there has been some fantastic fishing for a few local guides and avid fishermen.  During the current week Great Bear had some good sized bait balls and a couple of good sized feeders up to fifteen pounds that were landed by sport fisher persons.  Needlefish hootchies and the three and a half inch green glow coyote spoon was working very well during this week and should be two items in ones tackle box over the next few weeks.  The summer of 2015 SPORT fishing is expected to be very good as big waves of migrating salmon make their way to the big watersheds to the south.  Schools of Chinook beginning as early as the middle of April and continuing through August will swim right outside the Ucluelet harbor and will feed out on the various sandy banks before continuing their long journey.  Coho salmon and Pink Salmon are also expected to be in good numbers and will add a variety for many sport fisher people and also the many guests on guided boats.  The summer of 2015 should be a time when all fisher persons will have an opportunity to land a salmon.

Charmayne and husband Brian from Edmonton Alberta fished with Doug of Slivers Charters Salmon Sport Fishing.  This Coho salmon was landed at Yankee Bay located along the Bamfield Wall in Barkley Sound.  The Coho hit a AORL 12 hootchie.

Somass-Stamp River

The Steelhead fishing on the Stamp has been relatively consistent for Winter Steelhead season.  There have been times during the season that the water has been just to high and then to low.  The lower river has provided some better fishing with guided boats hooking into four to six fish per day.  All wild Steelhead must be released.   Many of the fish are still chrome.  The Steelhead at some point will make their way up to the Upper portions of the river which will provide a few good weeks of angling in that section of the river.  When fishing above the bucket bait use large or small worms depending on the depth of the water.  A variety of colors and sizes of gooey bobs and spin-glos are also working.   As the air temperature warms and the water temperature warms in the Stamp those avid fly fishermen should have a little more success.  The Fall of 2015 is expected to once again provide for some great salmon fishing in September and the first half of October.  This is a very popular fishery with people arriving as guests from all over the world.  It is wise to make an early reservation for this fishery.

The summer fishing in 2015 in Pacific Rim areas for Sockeye, Chinook, Coho and Pink salmon is expected to be relatively good. Don’t miss out this year. Organize your trip early.

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Doug Lindores

Slivers Charters Salmon Sport fishing

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dlindy@shaw.ca (email)

www.catchsalmon-ca.com

April 24^th 2015

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Doug Lindores

The fish in this photo were all landed very close to the Bamfield Harbor.
Fishing can be very good during the late spring and all of the summer months
along the Bamfield Wall

The West Coast of Vancouver Island is a wonderful area to visit and spend valued time for many people worldwide when on vacation. Known for its unique settings and rugged coastlines, Vancouver Islands west coast also better known as the Pacific Rim, not only offers world class salmon fishing but also offers other adventures and unique cultural activities. The whole of Vancouver Island is located only twenty miles off of British Columbia’s mainland. On this vast island there exists a majestic geographical area of tall coniferous forests and breath-taking scenic views of rugged terrain and coastlines that have been battered by winter storms. There is also a display of wonderful exquisite and secluded white sandy beaches located in areas of pristine and calm water. Those visiting Vancouver Island during the late spring and summer months must take in not only a “fishing adventure” but also explore the great rainforests, beaches, and lakes. When fishing out in scenic Barkley Sound or offshore one can view wildlife and also whale watch. When on land and visiting the many local communities, visitors can seek out west coast culture, spa retreats, and of course take in some great west coast cuisine.

We are expecting the 2015 salmon season to be very good.
Ashley landed this twenty-three pound Chinook in the Alberni Inlet using
anchovy in a green haze teaser head.

Vancouver Islands West Coast has had superb salmon fishing over the years. Salmon fishing in many of the so called “hot spots” has been nothing better than world class. The West Coast is also one of the only spots on Canada’s West Coast where one has opportunity of hooking into a twenty pound salmon twelve months of the year. Of course every year is not entirely the same because predicted run sizes returning to many of the natal rivers, creeks and streams to West Vancouver Island are not as good as other years. When fishing the Pacific Rim and many parts of Vancouver Island’s West Coast the opportunities for landing a Chinook or Coho salmon during the late spring or the summer months are very probable. In the Pacific Rim area we have the opportunity during these fair weather sport fishing months to target the vast quantities of migratory or transient salmon headed for the big watersheds to the south. The 2015 sport salmon fishing season is expected to be “Very” good on the west coast surf line and offshore. Scenic Barkley Sound during the months of June and July and the early part of August should be fabulous. The expectation of high numbers of transient salmon headed to distant southern watersheds is already looking fantastic. Salmon fishing around Ucluelet and a few areas of Barkley Sound has been successful for a few avid fishermen. A few Chinook salmon in the high teens and low twenties have been landed by guides and their guests and also sport anglers fishing in their private boats. Salmon fishing in Barkley Sound, along the surf line, and also offshore waters will continue from now through mid September or longer. There will be great opportunities to fish for Chinook and Coho in the waters of Barkley Sound during the months of May, June, and July. Coho salmon will become predominant in Barkley Sound in August and September with opportunity for Chinook in offshore waters. Look for another banner sport salmon fishing year on British Columbia’s West Coast —Vancouver Island.

Tom with his feeder Chinook landed using bait fishing around Swale Rock in
Barkley Sound

Port Alberni

Barkley Sound

The month of April and May is often quiet in the Alberni Inlet except for those individuals fishing for prawns if and when the opportunity for this sport fishing is available. The Prawn fishing in the Alberni Inlet during the year when open has been very slow. Barkley Sound on the other hand has had some good areas for prawn fishing. Guide boats in the early spring often include in their salmon fishing trips to Barkley Sound, prawn fishing. Usually the prawn traps are dropped before fishing and then after fishing the traps are picked up to find the great prize coming up from the ocean floor. Barkley Sound fishing has been fairly consistent over the last few months although one would have to sum up the fishing as being very mediocre. When fishing for feeder or winter Chinook the rule is often where one finds bait there will be Chinook salmon. Swale Rock, Vernon Bay, and Alan Point have all produced some nice salmon in the eleven to fifteen pound range. Austin and Cree Island have also had the odd salmon up to twenty pounds. The Bamfield Wall and the Harbor Mouth have also produced some good salmon fishing. Some of the Chinook as of late have been clipped and the thought is that many of these Chinook are the early run of salmon migrating to rivers to the south. The salmon have been relatively deep from 85 to 150 feet. A variety of coyote spoons have been working. Green glow has been a favorite in the three and a half and four inch size as has the green and blue nickel. White spoons and white hootchies have also been on and off. Green glow, chartreuse, and purple glow hotspot flashers seem to be ideal when using spoons. Needle fish hootchies in army truck and mint tulip have also been working very well. Fishermen trolling with anchovy have had their best success using a chartreuse Rhys Davis teaser head with a six foot tail behind either a Chartreuse or green glow hotspot flasher. There are a good number of undersize salmon so at times it is best to fish with spoons, needlefish and hootchies.

Bob of Oregon salmon fished with daughter Gerri and had a wonderful day of fishing along the Bamfield Wall and were guided by Doug of Slivers Charters Salmon Sport fishing

We are expecting the fishing during June and July to be terrific. The mid- summer run of Chinook and Coho which are migrating to the big southerly watersheds historically begins in mid June and runs into mid July followed by the fall or “late run” with expected large numbers of these transient salmon headed to the Columbia, Sacremento, and Willamette systems to the south. Many of the salmon migrating down the Vancouver Island West Coast are forecasted to be four and five year olds which often means some good sized Chinook over thirty pounds. The surf line areas of Barkley Sound and out to offshore area at three to seven miles should have some great fishing as the rich resources of bait fish come into these areas which bring in the bigger Chinook.

Ucluelet

Ucluelet is one of those spots where it is possible to land a twenty pound salmon every month of the year. Of course weather plays an important role in terms of getting out onto the water. During the winter months it seems there are breaks in the weather patterns which make it possible for keen anglers to get out on the water. Some nice quality fish up to twenty pounds have been landed during the latter part of March and the month of April. The Chinook have been feeding on sand lance and needle fish. Great Bear has been relatively good. The Alley, Forbes, Sail Rock and Beg Island have all produced some nice feeder Chinook. Most of the feeders are averaging seven to twelve pounds. With the weather pattern changing and becoming more favorable over the last few weeks guided trips and sports anglers have been periodically able to get further offshore. April 17^th to 20^th were wonderful days on the Pacific with no wind and little swell. The Inner South Bank as example was perfect with some feeder Chinook and halibut sitting on the bottom feeding on sand lance and needle fish. Sport Fishermen and a few guided trips have at times had some great fishing with a few Chinook weighing up to seventeen and eighteen pounds. As mentioned the Inner South has been most favorable for those fishing close to the bottom at 135 to 150 feet. Some fisher people have had success using purple haze and army truck glow hootchies. However the white Turd and the T-Rex hootchie have been very good for some sport fishermen with both of these lures producing the best catches. The past few weeks has also produced some of the first halibut of the season. The five mile (inside south) and the seven mile (outside south) for those offshore have produced relatively well. Halibut fishing has been best on the ebb tides and using a spreader bar with six inch white grubs. The Halis have been migrating back to the deep after their spawn and by the third week of May will have migrated back to the shallows. The white turd for three sport anglers was good for two perfect sized halibut while fishing the Inner South. May, June, and July should prove to be three very good fishing months with some nice Coho coming into the mix in late June when the big migratory flow of the mid-summer run begins. Look for some salmon in the mid to high thirties this summer.

Bradley from Blaine Washington did very well fishing with a friend in the Alberni Inlet when fishing for Chinook.   Guide was John and Mel of Slivers Charters Salmon Sport Fishing.  These fish were landed using coyote spoons and white and green hootchies

Stamp River

The winter Steelhead season is all but over. Many of the spawned out fish are heading back down the river and making their way out to the waters of the vast Pacific. The Fall of 2015 is once expected to be very good with plenty of early Coho and summer Steelhead in the mix. Those keen on fly fishing should look at booking trips from the 10^th of October into the first ten days of November.

For more information

Contact

Doug Lindores

Slivers Charters Salmon Sport Fishing

1 888 214 7206 (toll free)

1 250 724 2502 (home)

1 250 731 7389 (cell)

dlindy@shaw.ca

www.catchsalmon-ca.com