2024 Ucluelet Reports

[Rockin Johnny]

Just returned home after a week in Ukee. Fishing was decent but definitely not like last year. Didn’t have a problem catching fish tho, just more time between hits. Caught some on gees and hootchies but bait worked best. Biggest spring was a 24# (caught solo! ). Most fish caught at Wya. Caught some beauty Hali’s too. All n all a great trip despite 5 out of 7 days rained!! My wife might say otherwise, she was stuck in the camper with the kids most morning , what a trooper.

 

[Bottomfeeder1]

Just returned home after a week in Ukee. Fishing was decent but definitely not like last year. Didn’t have a problem catching fish tho, just more time between hits. Caught some on gees and hootchies but bait worked best. Biggest spring was a 24# (caught solo! ). Most fish caught at Wya. Caught some beauty Hali’s too. All n all a great trip despite 5 out of 7 days rained!! My wife might say otherwise, she was stuck in the camper with the kids most morning , what a trooper.

Nice wife !!!

 

[kaelc]

Nice wife !!!

Mine would have left! Taking my son out with me every trip and the in-laws have a cabin and I’m still getting guff for going fishing

 

[Rockin Johnny]

Mine would have left! Taking my son out with me every trip and the in-laws have a cabin and I’m still getting guff for going fishing

 

[Rockin Johnny]

Nice wife !!!

Yup, I forgot to mention she cleans em and cooks em too. She’s a keeper.

 

[Rockin Johnny]

And when she gets out she bonks big ones.

 

[kaelc]

Thinking of going for a couple Hali tomorrow, Thursday, w my 7 year old, so be great to have a buddy boat. He’s a rock star offshore but we have always gone with someone else on the boat, so be nice to at least have someone else in the vicinity. Thanks and any recent reports would be appreciated!

 

[kaelc]

Connecting with the man the myth the legend @Sttr almost like fishing w @Rayvon

 

[TheNootkaRose]

Thinking of going for a couple Hali tomorrow, Thursday, w my 7 year old, so be great to have a buddy boat. He’s a rock star offshore but we have always gone with someone else on the boat, so be nice to at least have someone else in the vicinity. Thanks and any recent reports would be appreciated!

Did you get out for hali? far? how was the rest of the fishing?

 

[kaelc]

Did you get out for hali? far? how was the rest of the fishing?

Yup! Sttr wanted to hit the big bank so we did the trek. Trolled up a 80ish cm right away as we hit the bank from the Ukee side on a white hootchi right at the bottom. Started getting coho and mackerel and a spring. My son says “dad this is hot fishing”

Things slowed down for me as I dealt w a broken cotter pin on my Scotty HP, took me a while to figure out.

Coho seemed to be at all depths. Got my last clipped with a buzz bomb while drifting for Hali and black cod. Only one black cod for me, no more Hali.

9 fish kept. Had to work for them, fishing w a kid ain’t easy especially when you try and over do it, w 3-4 lines at all times.

Sore as hell, left campsite at 6am and home in Victoria at midnight. Son power napped twice. Thanks to @Sttr for making it happen. Supposed to work today but blood and sand to clean up!

 

[tubber]

Home from annual family trip. 2 solo stints, and a series of 3 hour window stints is what happens when there is a baby and a toddler stuck on shore driving someone crazy while the others guiltily fish. Came home with100lbs of processed filets despite never finding the hot bite. Wya was finally heating up then it poured then it blew.
We found a couple fish per trip at Wya when calmish, also Food islets bay, Sargison Bank, and Black Rock all on bait.
Stomachs had 3-4" herring (Wya), 3" sandlance (Sargison), squid (Foods Is), 6" sandlance(Black rock).
Bait got the first fish so we ran two, in hindsight, I should have mixed in a spoon or rubber on the other rod.
Kept an under hali, then shook 3 before getting an 84cm at lighthouse bank on a solo tour.
6 days went by too fast.
I have 17 anchovies left and two spots on my licence. Hmmm... Steveston on Tuesday?

 

[nez_fer]

Anyone been out or heard anything recently? Just getting back to town tonight.

 

[seabeyond]

Anyone been out or heard anything recently? Just getting back to town tonight.

It's been decent. Fished lings, wya, foods today. Wya at the first half of the flood. Left the dock around 8. Good day.

 

[nez_fer]

It's been decent. Fished lings, wya, foods today. Wya at the first half of the flood. Left the dock around 8. Good day.

Thanks for the report. Good to hear.

 

[captmike]

looking to book accommodation for 4 with dock in ucluelet for June 2025-any ideas? Mike

 

[seabeyond]

looking to book accommodation for 4 with dock in ucluelet for June 2025-any ideas? Mike

I'd just book accommodation and the dock separately. Island west has lots of noorage in June. You could book the Canadian Princess which also has moorage. Don't stay at Island West. It's a dump.

 

[TheNootkaRose]

Is anyone still getting chinook or coho on the inside without going offshore? Still picking up good size lings but salmon action has been sparse.

 

[captmike]

Is anyone still getting chinook or coho on the inside without going offshore? Still picking up good size lings but salmon action has been sparse.

Is the road from Pt Alberni to Uke ok to tow a 28' boat?

 

[tubber]

Unless you are referring to a recent specific incident that I don't know about, the road is fine for boats bigger than that.
Go slower than posted. The bouncy sections will bust trailer welds.

 

[fishinforever]

I towed my 28 to ukee this year, just pay attention and keep your distance.
Exhaust brake is your friend!
Let people pass as well, no need to stress yourself