Hi All Once again we have settled into a blustery high pressure system which has given us some gorgeous sunshine but strong north west winds have limited our fishing possibilities. I am writing this Wednesday July 5 and the weather forecast does look like lighter winds for today, through Saturday. Hopefully we can get offshore …
Fishing Report June 29 They’re here! Fishing here in Barkley Sound has been outstanding as of late. The winds have been up from the northwest but the action has been at Effingham, Austin and Cree Islands which are beautifully protected from the winds. On Monday June 26 and Tuesday June 27 I fished with long …
Hi All It’s been a blustery few days here in Barkley Sound. There have been very strong north west winds that have limited the choices of many fisher folks. Things seem to be calming down a bit today so hopefully we can get out and explore a bit more. Might be a day or two …
June is here and the fishing is starting to pick up in the Barkley Sound region. Local areas that have been producing are The Wall, Whistle Buoy, Kirby, Sanford, Diplock, Meares, Austin & Cree. Fish are being caught anywhere from 32 feet to 140 feet and deeper so I recommend hunting for the bait then …
Fishing Report May 30 2017 Hi All Both the weather and the fishing has seen some significant improvements over the past few weeks. Summer is just around the corner and Bamfield is beginning to hum. Aussie John has landed and is sorting out all that needs sorting in preparation for all of you. We now …
Fishing Report April 21, 2017 Hi All Welcome to the 2017 version of the Harbourside Lodge Chronicles. It has been a very cool and wet winter that has transitioned directly into our spring. As I am writing this though, the sun is actually shining and thoughts of Bamfield summers where glints of light reflect radiantly …
Hi All It’s almost sad as we are nearing the end of our season. That said the last part of August and early September are as good as it get’s here in Barkley Sound Let’s get to it then! All of the local hot spots are now producing. From Beale down to Yankee Bay has …
Hi Again Fishing finally continues to be solid here in Barkley Sound. For those of us that have been grinding it out all summer it is a refreshing change to have some multiple fish days with good sized springs and coho, and to boot it’s all been close to home. Different guides and fisherman may …
Hi All This is it! We are now in prime time and Barkley Sound is showing us her finest! Fishing has been very solid. We just finished up 4 days with the Ludemann group. 8 guys and three boats. We started last Friday at Beale where things had been hot. It wasn’t. We had a …
Hi All I just finished up three days with Mike from Vernon and his buddy Cory from Langley, both ardent and talented anglers. We fished the inside reaches of Cape Beale (Little Beale to the locals). Running our gear at 27 and 33 feet was the magic depths for us. We ran anchovies fished in …