Pachena Bay / Bamfield / Barkley Sound

[Brandon Stone]

Heading to Pachena Bay for the last week of July. We'll be taking my 14' tinned with a 30hp outboard. The beam is about 5.5' so it is a fairly safe boat, but I expect we'll be mostly sticking within the sound. We've never fished the area, but we are decently experienced at fishing. Just looking or some general info on the area. Is it worth bringing prawn or crab traps? Any lures work better than most in the area? Places to avoid, places to favour. Hoping to have the boat moored somewhere in Bamfield. Thanks for all and any info. Cheers

 

[RiverBoy]

crabs traps 100%. in Pachena bay. it’s a bit of a drive to Bammy from Pachena ; the harbour entrance can be epic fishing. the bait can be small so i always bring a chartreuse glow coho killer spoon. always seems to produce