estuary fishing for salmon from late drift-jigging around underwater
summer through autumn, followed structure; or the hair-raising
by steelhead fishing well into the excitement of motor-mooching a
spring, and searun Dolly Varden cutplug herring along the edges
char or cutthroat trout anytime. of raging riptides just metres from
Freshwater fishers can find rainbow,
enormous whirlpools. There is
cutthroat, and Dolly Varden
excellent fishing from Race Point
throughout Vancouver Island’s
to Cape Mudge along both sides
many lakes and streams. The
of Discovery Passage (which lies
Freshwater Fisheries Society of B.C.
between Vancouver Island and
augments natural populations with
Quadra Island). Try the entrance of
over a million trout reared at their
Campbell River’s harbour to Willow
Vancouver Island Trout Hatchery
Point; April to Whiskey points; or
in Duncan. Many lakes in southern
yaculta to Cape Mudge, including
Vancouver Island and on Salt Spring
hot spots like Duncan Bay and
Island are now home to bigmouth
Copper Bluffs. Because swift tidal
and smallmouth bass, and even
currents in Discovery Passage can
catfish.
preclude trolling except around
slack water, drift-jigging or power-
Campbell River Area
mooching live or cutplug herring are
When thinking about fishing on
popular techniques.
Vancouver Island, Campbell River
Just south of Cape Mudge, the
is always one of the first towns to
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Marinas, tackle
and for searun cutthroat trout
shops, and
throughout the year.
full-service
fishing resorts
The spectacular fjords of this vast
provide expert
region’s mainland portion are
professional
harder to reach (accessible only by
guiding services,
water or air), but offer blue-ribbon
letting anglers
wilderness fishing. In several major
choose to fish in
mainland inlets, anglers have the
a wide variety of
opportunity to hook that monster,
ways. Try relaxed
once-in-a-lifetime tyee. The rivers
trolling in open
that enter the heads of the fjords
waters; strenuous
offer unforgettable stream and
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