The dogfish shark is found everywhere in Barkley Sound. We encounter them mostly when fishing halibut up to 300 feet…
Fish of Barkley Sound
Learn about the diverse marine life in the waters of Barkley Sound – including many of the fish we catch, like sockeye, halibut and rockfish. Others, like the basking shark and humpback whale, we just admire.
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.…
Found over sandy bottoms of the Barkley Sound, especially off of Cape Beale, Folger Island, Sail Rock and the bays…
The basking shark gets its name from its slow movements, like basking in the sun. 5o years ago, the basking…
These bright yellow orange rockfish are a prized white fish recognized by the yellow in their eyes. Some yellow eye…
The Vermillion rockfish is a fiery crimson fish with a life span of 60 years and growing to 30 inches.…
The octopus is a very intelligent species, with the ability to blend into the area around them. They are found…
Lingcod, or ophiodon elongatus, sounds and looks the prehistoric fish that it is, with a mouth full of large needle-sharp…
Adult humpback whales are just over 50 ft and weigh 80,000 lbs. They are popular with whale watchers for their…