Vancouver Saltwater Salmon Fishing Report  The second half of July has been treating the Pacific Angler guide boats exceptionally well. With just over a week of chinook retention open in the Gulf Islands (Area 17), it’s safe to say the fishery has lived up to the anticipation.  When the weather has allowed us to make the run, the Gulf…

Vancouver Saltwater Salmon Fishing Report  It’s mid-July and the fishing has been fantastic!  On our local trips we have been fishing for coho around Bowen Island and West Vancouver and the fishing for hatchery coho continues to be very consistent.  On our longer trips, we have been going to Area 17 (Gabriola & Entrance) as chinook opened as…

Vancouver Salmon Fishing Report  It’s all about the coho!  Fishing has been awesome this week with lots of hatchery coho around.  There is no better way to show you how good the coho fishing has been than our recently released Coho Trolling Tactics video on YouTube that was filmed last week.  When it comes to what is working, that is…

Vancouver Saltwater Salmon Fishing Report We’ve had a rainy start to July but there are many more sunny days on the boat to come! Coho fishing has remained steady with only a handful of slower days for the PA Guide Team, who are dialed in to our local fisheries.    We have been doing well off of South Bowen as…

Vancouver Saltwater Salmon Fishing Report  The last week of June did not disappoint!  South Bowen has continued to produce plenty of hatchery coho and we’re starting to receive reports of action in the harbour as well.  Every week has brought bigger and bigger coho which is a good sign for July!   The program has remained pretty much the same.  The PA guide team has been…

Vancouver Salmon Fishing Coho Report  It is early June which means we will start to see coho salmon showing up around the local waters. Last season was great and I would expect this year to be the same if not better. It can be tough to find fish early season, however they are extremely aggressive, so once you drive…

Vancouver Saltwater May Bottom Fishing Report  Our guide team has had a great week out on the water!  Over the past week we have had the chance to do some bottom fishing across the Strait, and the fishing has continued to be productive.      If you’re heading out for bottomfish, make sure to stop by the shop before your trip, we can help get…

Vancouver Saltwater Salmon Fishing Report  We’re just over a week into May and our guide team has been seeing some great fishing out on the saltwater.  When the weather cooperates, we’ve been making the run across the Strait to the Gulf Islands, where bottom fishing has been very consistent with good numbers of lingcod and rockfish coming to hand. …