i'm there mid July and again Aug 11-16th and have fished the area the last 7 years. The locals and people at Moutcha will point you in the right direction, but, to get you started there are essentially two prime approaches to fishing Nootka. You can fish inside the sound or outside at Bajo Reef and a few other areas. Fishing inside is very protected and you can always find a place to drop the gear out of the wind. Prime spots are Camel Rock, San Carlos Point, Three Bay, Hoiss Point, but, at certain times many other areas can be hot. You will see where people are trolling and typically they are there for a reason. Some people still fish the Lighthouse out towards the Sounds entrance. Personally the restrictions the last few years in my view make that area less desirable. The shore line just west of Critter Cove to Hoiss can be very good at times as well. You don't have to go far from Moutcha to find good fishing. Often the winds pick up in the later part of the afternoon in the Sound and the best protected areas would be San Carlos point on the East side or on the East side of Strange Island trolling up the Tahsis Channel. Fishing out at Bajo can be spectacular. Big silver fish on there way South. Sometimes an hour out there can be enough to get your limit. I've been out and had 4-5 good hits in an hour. Lots of large fish, but, you need the right boat to go out there. You are 8 miles off shore and it can get lumpy. Don't go out if you're no with someone or comfortable in big water.
