Ucluelet Fishing Report September 7, 2010

The prime time to fish here is all summer – well not quite, but since we fish three areas there is usually somewhere to catch salmon and halibut. Most recommended times are

December to June for the feeder Chinooks and some halibut starting to show in Ucluelet around mid May
May – September for Halibut in Ucluelet and large numbers of Chinook(King) salmon.(they run all summer).
July – September 10 in Ucluelet for large Kings
July, August and September for Coho in Ucluelet

Ucluelet has been very hot the last few years and is expected to continue for this year. If you are trying to decide what time in the summer to come, any time between May and September is good. While June, July and August are peak months, May and September can still see good action as well. Many people are concerned about catching fish, so one thing to note about Ucluelet is that it is not like some other areas that have really slow times and really good times. We have a large area to choose from and there are so many fish travelling past, that you almost always have a good shot of a good days fishing, whether coming in May, June, July, August or September.

Ucluelet, BC

Right now….

Chinook salmon fishing continues to do well. We are not seeing as many double headers as we did the past few weeks, but we are still getting a few and of course our limit of Chinook! Most of the Chinook are in the 10-25lb range. Outside south bank has been the hottest place the last week. Most of the pilchards are close to shore now, but there are needlefish around now on the banks. 4-inch spoons seem to work the best. We are getting Chinook anywhere from 40-130 feet down. Coho are also biting in those depth ranges and we are seeing some great size Coho, though not near as many as last year.

Halibut fishing is not a good as it has been in recent years, but we are still finding halibut. Some of the spots are not as far as usual, and it nice not have to run as far. We are mostly bottom bouncing with grubs or herring.

Ucluelet’s $10,000 Fisherman’s Salmon Derby August 14-16

Check out www.uclueletsalmonderby.com for the pictures of the derby winners! There were lots of fish weighed in and a good time was had by all! We would like to congratulate our client Bill Sarantopulous for getting 2^nd place! Our guides managed to get 4 fish in the top 10! We would also like to congradulate our very happy guest Roy Dawe for getting the top place in the month-long salmon derby at 49 lbs 9 oz and a $7000 prize!

Till next time! Check out our pictures below from the last month!