Vancouver Island Fishing Report Archives

July 7-8 2012

Guest Comment

"I have personally fished with Jay since he started his charter business. I have come back every year since and not once has Jay ever dissapointed me. I have recommended Jay and his group to many of my business associates and they have all come back with great stories of good times.

We collectivelly have created the Calgary connection and the majority of them are all repeat clients, that speaks volumes about how Jay runs his business.

There are not many places in this world that you can catch a 50lb salmon, Tofino is such a place and Jay helped me catch such a fish two years ago."

--Brian Ness
--Calgary Alberta

Salmon and Halibut Fishing on Vancouver Island

Vancouver Island Salmon & Halibut Fishing Excursion

Guided Fishing Charters for Salmon, Halibut and Bottom fish near Tofino...

Saltwater
Inshore / Fly-fishing
in Tofino

Fly fishing for Coho Salmon and Trout on Canada’s B.C. coast...

Steelhead Fishing Charters on Vancouver Island

Steelhead & Trout Fishing on
Vancouver Island

Steelhead and Trout Fly fishing and gear fishing on Vancouver Island...

Afternoon Marine Excursion in
Clayoquot Sound

Clayoquot Sound family or small group interpretive charter...

Vancouver Island's Fly and Tackle Supply Shop

Tofino's Full Service
Fly & Tackle
Shop & Outfitter

Tofino B.C.’s Fly and Tackle Shop selling Sage, Patagonia and G.Loomis...

Tofino Peak Season Fishing report

August 22nd, 2008

Tofino Fishing Peak Season Report August 2008

Along with the "generic" tourism brief that I have attached below, some more meat and potatoes for Tofino Fishing......

The past week to 10 days has seen very little use of Anchovies or Herring due to Dogfish. Even through a couple of wicked South East blow days, the salmon action has been very consistent. Most guides and others are trolling offshore approx. 6-9 miles, running gear from 96 ft and deeper. The infamous "Tofino Turd" (J85 Squid) has been ripping it up, with other hoochies like "Marty's" (155) cuttlefish also a standby. Spoons have been good as well, either 4-5 inch nickle/green Titans behind a flasher, or larger Gibbs Wonders or Titans fished naked as there are good schools of Pilchards to run them just under..
Plugs 5-7 inches are also pretty common right now for many, with a couple simple dots along the lateral line to resemble a Pilchard making them even more effective. #500, 602, 232 are always standbys.
Chinook are showing in better size over the last few days, but still a little smaller than average, with not many Tyees. The numbers easily make up for the size difference.

Coho,,,big and bigger! We really have not seen many small Coho all season, with many Coho over 12 lbs inshore and offshore. Our inshore Fly/Gear boat "Power Play" has been doing well, with many large Chinook releases, and one Coho at 21 lbs.
For those of you that understand feeding Coho at this time of the year, there are no special gear secrets, just sharpen your hooks and keep the line tight while they jump and spin.

Halibut and Lings are always out there, with white power baits best while the doggies are around. Spoons on the spreader bar are also good with a little scent.

With fishing like this, and the main runs a little delayed, we are sure looking forward to September Fishing.

More updates to come soon,

Jay