Sept 9th, 2021
Sorry it has been so long since the last update. Normally I try and get to these updates every few weeks but what was the slowest spring and early summer due to Covid travel restrictions turned into one of the busiest summers ever with pent up demand. Sorry to all of the people that I had to say no to charters that I could not get to you due to being booked up. We hope to see you next year and be sure to book well ahead of time for June, July, August and September.
The fishing was very very good for most of the summer until the rains at the very end pushed the mature Chinook (spring/king) salmon out towards their rivers and away from Victoria.
Winds in July and early August made getting to the Halibut holes a challenge to say the least but the few days it did not blow out there we were able to get Halibut on all but a few trips. Salmon were a little smaller on average than the past few years but numbers were good and most trips saw everyone busy with fish. Rockfish and Lingcod helped make up for some Catch and release only portions of the early summer until we could start keeping some salmon in August.
Wee-Gee and Skinny Gee spoons along with Coyote 3.5 inch ran 52 inches or more behind the flasher was the key to the Salmon and Salmon bellies and heads were the key to the halibut.
September is already almost filled up on the good Halibut tides but October and November are still almost wide open right now but won't be for long with travellers from the US and now around the world being able to come to Canada with dual vaccine and no quarantine.
We look forward to having you all back!
Captain King.
captain@fishoakbay.com
1-250-507-5500 Cell/text
