Some of the best
Salmon and Halibut fishing in the
waters of British Columbia is found off the west coast of Vancouver Island
on a bank locally know as "the big bank". At any one given time during the
season there are hundreds of thousands of salmon feasting on the abundance
of bait fish that also make the bank their home. These salmon Chinook, Coho,
Chum, and Pinks make the bank their home, growing to record
tyee weights and
gaining fighting strength before heading to the spawning streams that line
the coast of Vancouver Island. There is also abundance of Halibut that live
on the bank. The average weight is about 20 lb. but you can get lucky and
get some that go well over a 100 lb. While you are catching some of these
fish you have a good chance of seeing many of the Grey and Humpback whales
that pass thru these waters on their migration northward.
The
charter will generally head out at dawn for the hot
spots. Weather permitting; this is usually to the
big bank. It takes about 90 minutes on average to
get there. In June and part of July, Dave’s hot
spots are very productive for Springs and
Halibut. In July, other salmon species (Coho,
Pink, and Chum) will start to show up and
add to the excitement until early September. In the
latter part of August and early September, the
charter may stop and fish some of the local rock
piles for the trophy Tyee before heading off
shore for the Coho and
Halibut
Some of the best
Salmon and Halibut fishing in the
waters of British Columbia is found off the west coast of Vancouver Island
on a bank locally know as "the big bank". At any one given time during the
season there are hundreds of thousands of salmon feasting on the abundance
of bait fish that also make the bank their home. These salmon Chinook, Coho,
Chum, and Pinks make the bank their home, growing to record
tyee weights and
gaining fighting strength before heading to the spawning streams that line
the coast of Vancouver Island. There is also abundance of Halibut that live
on the bank. The average weight is about 20 lb. but you can get lucky and
get some that go well over a 100 lb. While you are catching some of these
fish you have a good chance of seeing many of the Grey and Humpback whales
that pass thru these waters on their migration northward.
The
charter will generally head out at dawn for the hot
spots. Weather permitting; this is usually to the
big bank. It takes about 90 minutes on average to
get there. In June and part of July, Dave’s hot
spots are very productive for Springs and
Halibut. In July, other salmon species (Coho,
Pink, and Chum) will start to show up and
add to the excitement until early September. In the
latter part of August and early September, the
charter may stop and fish some of the local rock
piles for the trophy Tyee before heading off
shore for the Coho and
Halibut