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The Best Salmon Fishing In Bc – Ucluelet Comparison

The Best Salmon Fishing In Bc – Ucluelet Comparison

Finding a fishing charter in BC or figuring out where the best salmon fishing hot spot is not easy. We give you our opinion about the best times to fish where.

Halibut Fishing BC,  Alaska – How Ucluelet Compares To Hotspots

Halibut Fishing BC,  Alaska – How Ucluelet Compares To Hotspots

How hlalibut fishing compares tn BC Canada to Alaska with comparison of Ucluelet BC. If you are looking to come fishing read this first!

How To Choose A Fishing Charter On Vancouver Island

How To Choose A Fishing Charter On Vancouver Island

How do you know what questions to ask when booking a fishing charter on Vancouver Island? We give you a list of things you man not think about until you are there.

FIshing Hotspots from Ucluelet BC

FIshing Hotspots from Ucluelet BC

Fishing hots pots from Ucluelet BC for Chniook, Coho and Halibut including coordinates for some locations.

Fishing Canada vs Alaska 2024

Fishing Canada vs Alaska 2024

Alaska is well advertised. But is there a secret about Ucluelet, Canada that deserves a closer look? Salmon and halibut fishing trends here are good and so are many other factors.

Health Benefits of Wild Caught Salmon

Health Benefits of Wild Caught Salmon

Salmon: Fun to catch, delicious to eat & extremely nutritious! We’ve compiled a list of the major health benefits to eating salmon – enjoy!

US customers getting large discount on fishing trips

US customers getting large discount on fishing trips

The huge dip in the Canadian dollar has made it very advantageous to fish in Canada since the discount on the dollar is at about 25% right now. (Based on the dollar 1/1.33).

Early Season fishing best in a few years

Early Season fishing best in a few years

Fishing has been red hot for 2018 and better than all of us expected. Its time to get your sea legs ready and catch some fresh salmon and halibut for the frying pan as well as get that perfect family photo!

2017 Picture Blog for Salmon Eye Charters Ucluelet BC

2017 Picture Blog for Salmon Eye Charters Ucluelet BC

Picture Blog for the summer of 2017 with Salmon Eye Charters starting in March and ending in September. We normally start in April and shut down by about September 20.

2016 Picture Blog

2016 Picture Blog

2016 Picture Blog

Fishing Live Squid for Chinook Salmon

Fishing Live Squid for Chinook Salmon

The sportiest way to catch salmon in my opinion is fishing live bait. On the west coast there is generally two common ways to catch salmon. Troll with downriggers or cut plug herring. But there is another way most people don’t know about and that is to catch Chinook salmon in shallow water with live squid.

Updated Chinook and Coho forecast 2014

Updated Chinook and Coho forecast 2014

If you’re evaluating the Chinook forecast for all of BC, Ucluelet is definitely the HOT spot to catch salmon this year. We have great news for 2014: The Columbia River forecast is 1.6 million Chinook, which is the largest forecasted return since 1938. That is up from 1.2 million actual return last year.

BC Fishing Resort Option for Ucluelet

BC Fishing Resort Option for Ucluelet

If you are looking to come to an all inclusive fishing resort in BC, there are many along the coast to choose from. There are both fly-in lodges and those resorts that can be driven to.

Recipe – Ginger-Teriyaki Salmon

Recipe – Ginger-Teriyaki Salmon

Salmon Recipe #1: Ginger-Teriyaki Salmon. This is one of my personal favorites, as well as a favorite of many of my friends. You can play with this recipe, so don’t think everything has to be exact in order to turn out right.

July 2011 Picture Blog-Salmon-Halibut

July 2011 Picture Blog-Salmon-Halibut

Garth MacFarlane with Guide Sam Vandervalk July 20 with a Chinook that took 4th place in the Salmon Ladder Derby at 35 lbs 11 oz..

Picture Blog June 2011

Picture Blog June 2011

Picture Blog June 2011

Two Salmon and Halibut Recipes

Two Salmon and Halibut Recipes

Two Salmon and Halibut Recipes

Ray’s Salmon and Halibut recipes

Ray’s Salmon and Halibut recipes

Ray’s Salmon and Halibut recipes

Picture Blog July 2010

Picture Blog July 2010

Picture Blog July 2010

Picture Blog June 2010

Picture Blog June 2010

Picture Blog June 2010

Matching the Bait

Matching the Bait

Every fisherman has a a favorite lure or method of fishing to catch salmon. I still remember the different lures that caught those big fish for me years ago – that silver plug, that white and green spoon, that “special” hoochie and flasher.

Choosing the Right Hooks

Choosing the Right Hooks

Choosing the Right Hooks

Why Salmon Are Lost in the Net

Why Salmon Are Lost in the Net

In my experience, most fish are lost in the first 20 seconds after hook-up, or right at the boat. I’ll go over some techniques that will help you cut down on lost fish right after hook-up in another segment.

Fishing Guides: What it takes to be successful.

Fishing Guides: What it takes to be successful.

Fishing Guides: What it takes to be successful.

Fishing with Bait or Lures?

Fishing with Bait or Lures?

BAIT OR LURE? Which is more effective? If you ask me, bait of just about any kind is more effective than the artificial lure. It doesn’t matter whether I’m fishing with herring strip, the rotary salmon killer, anchovy, or cut plug herring.

Fishing With Flasher And Hootchie Part 1

Fishing With Flasher And Hootchie Part 1

Probably more salmon have been caught by commercial fisherman and sports fishermen alike using this combination than just about any other hook setup ever invented.

Fishing With the Current

Fishing With the Current

Much can be learned about the proper technique of fishing in ocean currents to watching how fish behave in the river when targeting them with lure or bait.

How to Catch Twice as Many Salmon

How to Catch Twice as Many Salmon

The next time you are out fishing for king salmon on the saltwater, there is something you should try. Most likely you will be surprised at the results

Fishing With Flasher And Hootchie Part 2

Fishing With Flasher And Hootchie Part 2

For all the thousands of hootchie color patterns out there along with dozens of variations of each of these patterns, it is understandable why most fishermen carry at leat 40 different colors in their tackle box.

Best Fishing Questions

Best Fishing Questions

8 top questions to ask before booking a fishing expedition

Kinasewich Fishing Trip Ucluelet

Kinasewich Fishing Trip Ucluelet

Kinasewich Fishing Trip Ucluelet

July 2009 Picture Blog

July 2009 Picture Blog

July 2009 Picture Blog

How To Catch 20-30 Salmon per Day

How To Catch 20-30 Salmon per Day

Maybe someday I’ll write a book where I’ll lay out in point by point detail the all the necessary factors to catch more salmon in one day than most people catch in a year.

May 2009 Picture Blog

May 2009 Picture Blog

May 2009 Picture Blog

June 2009 Picture Blog

June 2009 Picture Blog

June 2009 Picture Blog

How To Troll For Halibut Off Vancouver Island’s West Coast

How To Troll For Halibut Off Vancouver Island’s West Coast

Most people I know equate halibut fishing as plunking a 2-3 pound lead and spreader bar baited with herring, salmon bellies, or octopus off a sandy or gravelly bottom. Trolling for halibut can be more productive…

Why not all Halibut taste the same.

Why not all Halibut taste the same.

Why not all Halibut taste the same.

Best Salmon Fishing Boats for the West Coast

Best Salmon Fishing Boats for the West Coast

How to stay warm, dry and comfortable. It’s easy, actually. Find a lodge or fishing operation that carries its’ guests in covered cabin cruisers with an open deck for fighting the fish. But here is what you need to know.

August 2008 Salmon and Halibut Fishing

August 2008 Salmon and Halibut Fishing

Bassione Van Soest with a 34 lb Tyee August 2, 2008

July 2008 Salmon and Halibut Photo Blog

July 2008 Salmon and Halibut Photo Blog

Here are a few pics to highlight July:

June 2008 Salmon and Halibut Fishing

June 2008 Salmon and Halibut Fishing

Terry Buckman June 5, 2008