Vancouver BC Fishing Charters

Hit Vancouver Harbour today on a charter..  Pretty slow overall.  We did manage a nice keeper chinook from the middle of the bay which put up a really good scrap.  Fishing should pick up as this full moon passes tomorrow.   

SPENT THE DAY ON THE FRASER RIVER TO DO SOME STURGEON FISHING.  FISHING WAS SOLID WITH OVER A DOZEN FISH HITTING THE GEAR.  WE LANDED AT TOTAL OF 7 FISH TODAY BETWEEN 4 FEET AND 6 FEET.  FISHING WAS CONSISTENT WITH EVERY SPOT WE CHECKED OUT HOLDING FISH.  THE WARM WEATHER HAS HELPED WITH AN EARLY START TO FISHING.  GIVE US A CALL IF YOU WANT TO SET UP A DAY ON THE FRASER RIVER OR DO SOME SALMON FISHING!!

STURGEON FISHING IS A MUST DO FOR ANYONE LIVING IN OR VISITING VANCOUVER! WHITE STURGEON ARE THE WORLDS LARGEST FRESHWATER GAME FISH. VANCOUVER IS FORTUNATE TO HAVE A WORLD CLASS STURGEON FISHERY RIGHT ON ITS DOORSTEP IN THE LOWER FRASER RIVER! WHITE STURGEON ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR SHEER POWER, AMAZING ACROBATICS, AND THEIR IMPRESSIVE SIZES. THEY ARE SURE TO PUT A HUGE SMILE ON THE MOST SEASONED OR NOVICE ANGLERS FACE. FISH IN THE 50-100 POUND RANGE ARE COMMON WITH FISH IN THE 200 PLUS POUND RANGE A DAILY POSSIBILITY. WHEN THE FISHING IS GOOD, HOOKING 10-20 FISH A DAY IS COMMONPLACE. ALL OF OUR STURGEON TRIPS TAKE PLACE ON WELL APPOINTED JET BOATS IN THE 20-24 FOOT RANGE. THEY ARE COVERED AND HEATED AND ARE PERFECTLY SUITED FOR FISHING THE FRASER RIVER. WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE ACCESS TO SOME GREAT STURGEON FISHING WITHIN 20 MINUTES OF DOWNTOWN VANCOUVER. WITH OUR ASSOCIATES AT THE BC SPORTFISHING GROUP WE CAN SET YOU UP WITH SOME GREAT STURGEON FISHING VERY CLOSE TO DOWNTOWN VANCOUVER!

THE TROPHY WHITE STURGEON FISHERY IN THE FRASER RIVER IS 100% CATCH AND RELEASE! THE REASON WHY WE HAVE A WORLD CLASS STURGEON FISHERY IN OUR BACKYARD IS BECAUSE OF MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES LIKE CATCH AND RELEASE. All STURGEON CAUGHT ON OUR TRIPS ARE TAGGED BEFORE RELEASE TO SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF THE FRASER RIVER STURGEON SOCIETY. IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO TAKE FISH HOME WE CAN SET UP A SALMON/STURGEON COMBINATION TRIP WITH ONE OR MORE DAYS OF STURGEON FISHING AND ONE OR MORE DAYS OF SALTWATER SALMON FISHING. THIS WAY YOU GET TO SAMPLE TWO OF VANCOUVER’S FINEST FISHERIES! GIVE US A CALL TO SET UP A TRIP. STURGEON FISHING IS AVAILABLE 365 DAYS OF THE YEAR!

ALL OF OUR STURGEON TRIPS ARE 8 HOUR TRIPS AND FOLLOW THE SAME RATE FORMAT AS OUR SALMON CHARTERS!

Vancouver Sturgeon Fishing

HEADED OUT OFF WEST VAN FOR AN HOUR AND HALF THIS AFTERNOON. AGAIN THE WATER WAS FLAT AND THE SKIES WERE CLEAR. WE MISSED A GOOD BITE RIGHT SETTING THE GEAR. A SHORT TIME LATER WE HOOKED ANOTHER FISH THAT ENDED UP BEING A NICE WINTER CHINOOK THAT WE KEPT FOR THE BBQ. THERE WAS REPORTS OF SOME DECENT ACTIVITY FURTHER OUT IN THE HARBOUR TODAY! THE WEATHER LOOKS SPECTACULAR THIS WEEK. GIVE US A CALL TO DO SOME WINTER SALMON FISHING AND CRABBING!

WELL IT WAS AN ABSOLUTELY STUNNING DAY OUT THERE TODAY! FLAT CALM WATER, WARM TEMPERATURE, AND CLEAR SKIES MADE FOR AN IDEAL DAY FOR A QUICK TRIP TO GABRIOLA ISLAND TO CHECK THINGS OUT. WE LEFT OUR SLIP IN DOWNTOWN VANCOUVER AT NOON AND HAD OUR LINES IN THE WATER OFF GABRIOLA ISLAND BY 1PM. WE WERE QUICKLY INUNDATED WITH LOTS OF PACIFIC GREY COD. IT WAS TOUGH TO KEEP THE LINES IN THE WATER WITHOUT HOOKING A COD. WE PERSERVERED AND WE WERE ABLE TO LAND A NICE CHINOOK SALMON FOR DINNER BEFORE PULLING THE GEAR. AT 3:30. BROUGHT THE PRAWN TRAPS WITH US AS WELL AND GOT A FEW FOR DINNER. ON THE WAY HOME WE SAW THE CANADIAN NAVY ENGAGED IN SECURITY ACTIVITIES FOR THE OLYMPICS. PRETTY NEAT TO SEE!

Headed out to try and catch the slack tide in the inner harbour today. We dropped the lines at 9:15 just as the tide was switching to the ebb. We had good action for an hour and a half..hooking 2 legal fish and 2 undersize. The legal fish we landed was 24.5 inches and fairly skinny so we decided to release it so it could fatten up. The other legal fish that hit the gear did not make it to the net. The tides are for the next week with a good flood tide in the morning. Fishing should be decent this weekend based on the results of today’s short excursion. Heard of some nice fish taken from the backside of Bowen over the last few days as well!