Vancouver Saltwater Salmon Fishing Report: Chinook & Coho Update  Vancouver Salmon Fishing Conditions  It’s Friday morning, October 9th, and the wind is howling!  We had two Vancouver salmon fishing trips scheduled today, but powerful northwest winds forced us to cancel. With gusts hitting 37 knots off Point Atkinson, even Vancouver Harbour offers little refuge. The…

Vancouver Salmon Fishing Report: October Coho, Chinook & Chum Outlook  October has arrived in Vancouver, bringing the first Fall rains and a fresh shift in the local salmon fishery.  The rain is great news for river anglers and welcome relief for rivers that had been running low and clear.  Most fall salmon have now moved…

Vancouver Saltwater Salmon Fishing Report: Fraser and Capilano Chinook, Coho, and Chum Update  This week’s Vancouver saltwater salmon fishing report focuses on late-September action around the Fraser River mouth and Capilano River mouth, with chinook, hatchery coho, and chum still pushing through local waters, including some very big chinook!  The rain is finally here, and…

Vancouver Saltwater Salmon Fishing Report  Tyee season is officially underway, with several chinook over 30 pounds arriving at the PA docks this past week.  PA guides have also landed Tyees on recent trips, and we expect more large white chinook as the run peaks toward mid-September.  There have also been some strong hatchery coho in…

Vancouver Saltwater Salmon Fishing Report  Finally, the first week of September is here and that means big chinook off the Fraser Mouth.  Opening day did not disappoint, and despite some challenging conditions, our boats did well for chinook and hatchery coho.  Some fish definitely went up the river with the low pressure and recent rain, but the good…

Vancouver Saltwater Salmon Fishing Report  This past week we have been fishing Area 28-6 and 28-9 for chinook and coho.  We’ve worked hard on the bites, but the reward has been some very nice chinook!    These chinook are generally travelling quite shallow, testing out that lower salinity water, smelling out the North Arm and South Arm of the Fraser.  We…

Vancouver Saltwater Salmon Fishing Report  Saltwater salmon fishing is in full Summer swing, and there are some very good options for anglers heading out of Vancouver right now.  The Gulf Islands are fishing extremely well for chinook, while locally we are starting to see more salmon showing up along the West Vancouver shoreline.  Vancouver Harbour & West Vancouver  Locally, chinook fishing has…

Vancouver Saltwater Salmon Fishing Report  It’s been a great first week of August down at the Pacific Angler docks.  On our 5-hour trips we have been into coho along West Van and South Bowen.  Area 29-6 also opened for chinook, which means we can now target chinook on our half day trips.    On our 8 and 10 hour trips…