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Sockeye season is here and we couldn’t be happier. Expecting this run to last all the way through July and…
Gotta love winter fishing in BC! We took a trip down the Alberni Inlet last week and were rewarded with…
May 2, 2019 Alberni Charters is gearing up for a great fishing season in the Alberni Inlet and Barkley Sound.…
One of Jacques Cousteau’s favourite playgrounds in the world! Located off the west coast of Vancouver Island, Barkley Sound stretches…
fishing For Winter Springs IN Barkley Sound In this area, salmon fishing goes on throughout the winter, December through March…
Smoked sockeye has a rich ruby-red translucent colour. For best results it’s important to cure (not cook) it at 100-110…
What a beautiful experience for a reunion. We all think that the Saskatoon relatives will be coming to visit more…
This family from Loon Lake, Saskatchewan, had a blast fishing sockeye in another fabulous sockeye run in the Alberni Inlet.…
Sockeye came early! Water temperatures indicated the sockeye would arrive when we took this trip and they were thick. Normally,…
Typically, sockeye fishing is thriving by the third week of June and lasting into July. The sockeye season is beginning…
Its like the cover of the Rolling Stone for Vancouver Island fishing. We are featured on the cover of Island…
May 27, 2015 Port Alberni Sockeye fishing has begun with the First Nations netting sockeye in the Somas River. Its…
Great conditions made for a great charter and it wasn’t long before this group was alternately reeling in a fish…
John and Richard took time out for Vancouver Island saltwater fishing with a sleepover on the boat. We headed out…
We are extending our early bird booking special this year until May 15th for multi-day charters. Our warm winter means…
*Recipe fills 12 mini tart shells 4 eggs beaten Half cup fresh hand peeled shrimp 1/4 Cup finely chopped onion…
Chef Mike’s original recipe Ingredients: 2 cups crab meat 1 egg 2 heaping tbs mayonnaise 1 tsp Dijon mustard Hot…
China Creek is the undisputed sockeye capital of West Vancouver Island. Wall-to-wall bumper boats when the sockeye are in. From…
A typical volcanic island, the West Coast of Vancouver Island is home to an abundance of wildlife. Bald Eagles The…
Located on the west coast of Vancouver Island, Barkley Sound is surrounded by snow-capped mountains, dotted with amazing islands, and…
The Broken Group consists of about one hundred islands in the Pacific Rim National Park, a designated wildlife sanctuary. These…
The dogfish shark is found everywhere in Barkley Sound. We encounter them mostly when fishing halibut up to 300 feet…
The kelp greenling is the most frequently encountered of the greenling family . It is characterized by spots like freckles…
If you haven’t had a dungeness crab and enjoy the Altantic lobster then you are in for a delight. The…
The incomparable spotted prawn. Sweeter than lobster and oh so delicious in our prawn quiches. You can catch them yourself…
Oysters are quite prolific in Barkley Sound’s quiet backwater bays and inlets. Oysters require 10 days of 70 degree water…
Oncorhynchus mykiss are distinctive by their speckles and red lateral line with an olive dorsal surface and silvery bottom. They…
The red rock crab is usually closer to shore and easier to catch than its Dungeness cousin. Its a bit…
The Chinook is known as the king salmon because it is the largest of the salmon group. Chinook are also…
Pink salmon are the smallest of BC salmon. Pink salmon have a two-year life cycle, spawning from June to mid-October.…
The chum is pound-for-pound the undisputed fighter of the salmon species. Chum migrations are the last of the season as…
The leanest, reddest meat make this a jewel of a fish to anglers. Smoked, candied sockeye salmon is a best-kept…
Coho, the acrobats of the ocean, are a milder flavoured salmon than the Chinook and some folks prefer the flavour.…
Tyler Rock is a submarine aquatic haven, situated in the middle of 3 tidal currents at the gateway to Barkley…
Found over sandy bottoms of the Barkley Sound, especially off of Cape Beale, Folger Island, Sail Rock and the bays…
We lost count of the salmon, trapped our own crab dinner, enjoyed delicious fresh oysters and landed a 40 lb…
Anna’s friends enjoyed their fishing charter and eco marine adventure out of Poett Nook in the Deer Group. Salmon and…
Perched as it is on the outer coast of Vancouver Island, Bamfield provides access to an incredible diversity of marine,…
Port Alberni is the gateway and headwaters of the Barkley Sound. Thousands of salmon migrate up the Somas River on…
Sarita Bay is beside Poett Nook and is a famous crabbing ‘fill your pot’ destination. We anchor here on any…
A Pacific Ocean experience wouldn’t be complete without a visit to an oyster farm. We have picked a beauty. Dallas…
Jacques-Jarvis Lagoon is definitely a favorite sheltered bay on Jacques Island which is protected by a host of small islands…
Cape Beale is the entrance to the Pacific, a few miles south of Bamfield. This is where the colder salty…
Wouver, Howell, and Cree are a string of islands on the outermost edge of the Deer group that offers year-round…
No mistaking the look of this island because it resembles a sail on the edge of the open ocean and…
This is Folger Island, behind that is Japan, and on the hook is a 70lb slab. This is halibut country.…
Effingham inlet, located on the north west side of Barkley Sound, is a great place to stock up on crab…
Effingham Island is close to the open ocean with plenty of anchorage space. There are places and trails to explore…
Nuu-chah-nulth for “safe landing place”, Ucluelet still lives up to its name as a well-known safe haven for commercial fish…