Hi there,
I'm sailing around the island this summer, from July 23rd to August 21st and looking for some general ideas of where the good fishing areas to hit up are. I'm a feeling I'm going to be too early for many of the big runs?
I'm starting from Victoria and heading east and then North.
Aim to be in desolation for around July 25th- end of monthish, and at the top of the island for around August 7thish, depending on winds. Going offshore on the west coast until Tofino, where we will hug the coast once more. May tuck into Winter Harbour if the weather is looking rough.
I've got downriggers and fish the waterfront fairly often (and occasionally the bank) so I'm pretty comfortable with the basics.
Does anyone have some very general pointers of cool spots to hit up fishing on the way round, and what species are good to target where? And what times the runs are usually? I've been doing some research but there are SO many places...
I'm sailing around the island this summer, from July 23rd to August 21st and looking for some general ideas of where the good fishing areas to hit up are. I'm a feeling I'm going to be too early for many of the big runs?
I'm starting from Victoria and heading east and then North.
Aim to be in desolation for around July 25th- end of monthish, and at the top of the island for around August 7thish, depending on winds. Going offshore on the west coast until Tofino, where we will hug the coast once more. May tuck into Winter Harbour if the weather is looking rough.
I've got downriggers and fish the waterfront fairly often (and occasionally the bank) so I'm pretty comfortable with the basics.
Does anyone have some very general pointers of cool spots to hit up fishing on the way round, and what species are good to target where? And what times the runs are usually? I've been doing some research but there are SO many places...