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remote and pristine systems back to Victoria along Highway 14,
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offers excellent year-round salmon
fishing. The “Beach” — just outside
and bottom fishing. Between
San Juan Inlet — is a productive
October and April, huge schools of
salmon-trolling beat that follows
baitfish — herring, squid, and sand
a sand ledge along a 20- to 30-
lance — swarm into the waters of
Saanich Inlet, Oak Bay, and Victoria
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Owen Point to Camper Creek. Victoria
Start trolling from just inside the
kilograms in weight, with the odd
20-metre contour, working out as
surprise tyee, are in turn attracted
deep as the 30-metre contour. In
to this abundant feed. Bottom
August, find trophy chinook (up to
bouncing your downrigger ball
20 kilograms) in Nitinat Narrows,
occasionally will draw halibut as
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Depot Locations
St. Jean’s Cannery Ltd.
Campbell River • Masset • North Vancouver
San Juan River. Ask for directions to Parksville • Port Alberni • Port Renfrew
242 Southside Drive, Nanaimo, BC V9R 6Z5
the Red Creek Fir, Canada’s largest
Richmond • Sooke • Tofino • Ucluelet
Tel: 250-754-2185 • Toll free: 1-866-754-3191
standing Douglas Fir. On your drive
Vancouver • Victoria
Fax: 250-754-5923 • E-Mail: info@stjeans.com • www.stjeans.com
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