Fishing Reports for Vancouver Island BC British Columbia Canada
Ucluelet, Port Alberni, Qualicum/Parksville
Fishing Report updated March 27, 2008.
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 May for the feeder Chinooks and some halibut starting to show in Ucluelet around mid May
- May - July for Halibut in Ucluelet and large numbers of Chinook(King) salmon.(they run all summer).
- July 15 - 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, September and October 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....
Salmon Report:
Salmon fishing should continue for most of the winter as long as we are able to get off shore. The weather is usually a large factor during the fall and winter months, but there are days when we are able to get out. If you want to book a trip for the winter months, just know that we may or may not be able to get out and fish. Below are some pics from later in the 2007 season. Salmon fishing the past few days has been pretty slow and should pick up around January. Here are some pics below of the 2007 summer season.
Frank Chee 38 lb Chinook, August 22,2007
Michael Schwab and Ron McRea, 36 and 32 lb Chinooks, August 23, 2007
Wes Walker with a 32 lb Chinook, August 24, 2007
Kelly Harlows with a 46 lb Chinook, August 27, 2007
Tim Moyer with son Stuart and a 32lb Chinook, August 30, 2007
Kevin Nodean with a 49 lb Chinook, September 7, 2007
Please note that we did not get pictures of all the bigger fish and want to thank those who came but did not get their catch on our fishing reports. Thanks for coming!
Halibut Report
Halibut fishing over the winter months slows down quite a bit and like the salmon fishing is really dependent on the weather. We do manage a few nice days so it can still be worth a try. Over the last few days halibut have been reported out at Big bank in small numbers. We aren't fishing ourselves until about January, but this is the latest report.
Port Alberni, BC
Latest.....
Fishing in Barclay Sound through Port Alberni usually means a 1-hour run up the Port Alberni Inlet. My recommendation would be to come to Ucluelet since you have the option of fishing off shore or Barclay Sound.
General...
Port Alberni is known for the sockeye runs that come into the Inlet every year and this year was no exception. Sockeye fishing usually starts around mid-June and continues until early August. The Kings usually start in early August and run until mid-September. The Coho usually start around early September and last into October.
Qualicum / Parksville
General....
Chinook(King) fishing around the Big and Little Qualicum Rivers was very good starting about August 25 and continuing into mid-September. Salmon fishing can be variable this time since the fish travel around in schools, but generally the fishing is very good. It is not uncommon to catch the majority of the fish in a very short time span. Sometimes you wait until the end of the time to get a rush of fish, though you will usually have salmon in the boat in the first 1/2 hour in the moring.
Thanks to all of you who read my reports,
Sam Vandervalk
Salmon Eye Fishing Charters