Port
Alberni Inlet, Barkley Sound, Ucluelet (West Coast)
Somas-Stamp River
System. -This is the time of year when many good weather
fishermen are thinking of the summer ahead and the possibilities of
some great fishing in warmer weather conditions. The spring and
summer saltwater fishing in 2011 was phenomenal and very much a
memorable year....19th January, 2012
Port
Alberni Inlet, Barkley Sound, Ucluelet (West Coast)
Somas-Stamp River
System. - All of the seasonal forecasts were pretty much correct as
Chinook and Coho numbers migrating down the west coast waters of
Vancouver Island were very high in numbers. The local sockeye and
Chinook numbers...
21st December, 2011
Wausau,
Central Wisconsin Area - Solid ice conditions for the most
part in Marathon County have led to ample opportunities for anglers
looking to sample the fine local ice-fishing...
18th December, 2011
Florida Keys Deep Sea Fishing in November...
Well the fishing was great for all the boats that fished today.
Most boats had 30 or more Mahi, the biggest on the dock were 20 lbs,
but most were nice schoolies in the 4 - 6 lb range. The Reel McCoy
stayed on the edge of the reef this morning and released 3 sailfish
on a Islamorada Half Day Fishing Trip, the BNM also released a
sailfish in addition to keeping a limit of Mahi and a 20 lb Black
Grouper on a morning half day as well. 21 November, 2011
Fort Lauderdale, Florida - Pamela II Sportfishing Charters
- Paulie and I are just a few days back from giant bluefin tuna
fishing. Just outside the inlet I put out a great looking bait
spread. It wasn't long before we started getting a few kingfish, as
well as a few blackfin tunas....29th
September, 2011
Port
Alberni Inlet, Barkley Sound, Ucluelet (West Coast)
Somas-Stamp River
System. - It is already mid-month September but the salmon
fishing in many of the Port Alberni and Pacific Rim fishing areas
are still relatively good for Coho and Chinook sport fishing..... 18th September,
2011
Wausau,
Central Wisconsin Area - Walleyes are being caught from
deeper holes, flats, and breaks, especially during mid-day hours.
While there is still good action to be found while fishing shallower
wood or weed edges, the largest walleyes have been consistently
coming from deeper water. Live bait rigs tipped with minnows..
23rd August, 2011
Port
Alberni Inlet, Barkley Sound, Ucluelet (West Coast)
Somas-Stamp River
System. - The salmon fishing has been fantastic through the summer
of 2011 especially on the west coast inshore and offshore of the
Ucluelet Harbor and along the surfline of Barkely Sound. There have
been big runs of Chinook .... 23rd August,
2011
Port
Alberni Inlet, Barkley Sound, Ucluelet (West Coast)
Somas-Stamp River
System. - The summer months are quickly moving by and the
salmon fishing in many areas of Vancouver Island just seems to be
getting better and better as we move into early August. The salmon
fishing in Barkley Sound and the West Coast off of the Ucluelet
Harbor for Chinook, Coho, and Pink Salmon has been extremely good....
6th August,
2011
Wausau,
Central Wisconsin Area - With the warm sultry days, the
muskies have been quite active, especially during the low-light
periods of early morning and evening. There has been an excellent
bucktail and surface bait bite on the lakes of North-Central
Wisconsin for muskies the past 2 weeks..
14th July, 2011
Port
Alberni Inlet, Barkley Sound, Ucluelet (West Coast)
Somas-Stamp River
System. - There has been some phenomenal fishing on Vancouver
Islands West Coast and also in the Port Alberni Inlet and many areas
of the protected waters of Barkley Sound. The West Coast has had
very consistent salmon fishing with some great Chinook fishing......
13th July,
2011
Port
Alberni Inlet, Barkley Sound, Ucluelet (West Coast)
Somas-Stamp River
System. - Halibut and Chinook fishing on the west coast has been
very consistent with most days producing some very good results for
those on guided trips or fishing in privately owned sport boats......
24th June,
2011
Port
Alberni Inlet, Barkley Sound, Ucluelet (West Coast)
Somas-Stamp River
System. - on the bright side the salmon fishing has been pretty
good close to Ucluelet which is located on the extreme west coast of
Vancouver Island B.C........ 3rd June,
2011
Wausau,
Central Wisconsin Area - Panfish anglers looking to get in
on the action should take heed – big numbers of fish are shallow and
readily available. Local backwaters, bays, sloughs, and shorelines
are the place to be right now for bluegills..
2nd June, 2011
Wausau,
Central Wisconsin Area - The fish appear to be thinking so
at least, as smallmouth bass action continues to be solid in the
greater Wausau area with large numbers of fish transitioning into
spawning mode. ....
24th May, 2011
Port
Alberni Inlet, Barkley Sound, Ucluelet (West Coast)
Somas-Stamp River
System. - Salmon fishing around Ucluelet and the protected
waters of scenic Barkley Sound has already been good with many
clipped salmon in the high teens being landed by guides and their
guests.......
4th May,
2011
Port
Alberni Inlet, Barkley Sound, Ucluelet (West Coast)
Somas-Stamp River
System. - The migratory flow of the early Chinook salmon
headed down the coastline to natal streams to the south has just
started. With feeder or winter Chinook salmon also still in the
system April and early May can have some very good fishing days........ 10th
April,
2011
Port
Alberni Inlet, Barkley Sound, Ucluelet (West Coast)
Somas-Stamp River
System. - Those people looking to salmon sport fish this
summer in British Columbia will again be pleased to hear that the
fishing opportunities in many of the more ideal locations will have
some fabulous salmon fishing in 2011....... 1st March,
2011
Port
Alberni Inlet, Barkley Sound, Ucluelet (West Coast)
Somas-Stamp River
System. - The Sockeye season in the Alberni Inlet will again be
unbelievable for all that take time and opportunity to fish the
Alberni Inlets quiet and pristine waters....... 26th January,
2011
Port
Alberni Inlet, Barkley Sound, Ucluelet (West Coast)
Somas-Stamp River
System. - River fishing for Steelhead during the winter season is
very popular on many Vancouver Island streams. The Somass-Stamp
System is one of B.C.’s premier rivers and is world renown for
Steelhead fishing.......
22nd December, 2010
Port
Alberni Inlet, Barkley Sound, Ucluelet (West Coast)
Somas-Stamp River
System. - Salmon returns to the Somass system have not been
high in number this fall. November the 5th was the last count for
the Somass River Escapement Bulletin. The Somass system is a key
stream for Sockeye, Chinook, and Coho......
20th November, 2010
Port
Alberni Inlet, Barkley Sound, Ucluelet (West Coast)
Somas-Stamp River
System. - The migratory flow of salmon swimming to watersheds
to the south was very strong but many of these fish which peaked at
times in terms of the various runs.....
22nd October, 2010
Port
Alberni Inlet, Barkley Sound, Ucluelet (West Coast)
Somas-Stamp River
System. - The Sockeye fishing was unbelievable and the Chinook
fishing especially for migratory salmon as predicted.....
22nd September, 2010
Port
Alberni Inlet, Barkley Sound, Ucluelet (West Coast)
Somas-Stamp River
System. - September is now here and the salmon runs are
quickly migrating back to their various watersheds on the west coast
of B.C. and areas further to the south in the states of Washington
and Oregon..... 1st September, 2010
Port
Alberni Inlet, Barkley Sound, Ucluelet (West Coast)
Somas-Stamp River
System. - The summer months are quickly moving on. It seems
that it was only mid June and here it is already mid-August, the
time of year when fishermen really get excited about some of those
big Chinook and Coho that are lingering below....... 13th August, 2010
Wausau,
Central Wisconsin Area - As top of the line predators, the
muskies have been active, taking advantage of the current breaks to
funnel prey for them to ambush. Large rubber or hybrid jerkbait-style
lures such as Bulldawgs....
30th July, 2010
Port
Alberni Inlet, Barkley Sound, Ucluelet (West Coast)
Somas-Stamp River
System. - The current fishing conditions continue like the weather
“HOT”. The Sockeye fishing in the Port Alberni Inlet has been
unbelievable...... 30th July, 2010
Port
Alberni Inlet, Barkley Sound, Ucluelet (West Coast)
Somas-Stamp River
System. - The Salmon fishing as expected has been very exceptional
in the Port Alberni Inlet and offshore-inshore Ucluelet......
14th July, 2010
Wausau,
Central Wisconsin Area - Smallmouth bass fishing has been
solid on the Wisconsin River system, with fish using predictable
hard-bottomed current break areas with the increased flow of late.
Lipless crankbaits and topwaters have worked well recently, as well
as plastics....
1st July, 2010
Port
Alberni Inlet, Barkley Sound, Ucluelet (West Coast)
Somas-Stamp River
System. - The salmon fishing in the Port
Alberni Inlet and the area just outside of the Ucluelet Harbor has been
phenomenal to say the least....... 29th June, 2010
Wausau,
Central Wisconsin Area - The earlier cool weather this month
has kept surface
temperatures in check, and subsequently, there are numbers of both
bluegills and crappies yet shallow. A simple float and a hook baited
with a piece of night crawler or minnow suspended....
8th June, 2010
Port
Alberni Inlet, Barkley Sound, Ucluelet (West Coast)
Somas-Stamp River
System. - Fishing for Chinook and halibut on Vancouver
Island’s west coast has been consistently very good for the last six
weeks. The great fishing in local saltwater hotspots is quite
evident...... 8th June, 2010
Ucluelet, B.C. Canada -
Salmon Eye Charters - The
salmon fishing on the west coast of Vancouver Island continues to
impress us in 2010. We knew the fisheries’ forecasts had us catching
more salmon than in years past...29th
May, 2010
Port
Alberni Inlet, Barkley Sound, Ucluelet (West Coast)
Somas-Stamp River
System. - The sport fishing salmon and halibut season is well
underway along the rugged but very scenic coastline and inshore and
offshore areas of west Vancouver Island British Columbia...... 13th
May, 2010
Wausau,
Central Wisconsin Area - Both bluegills and crappies are
available up shallow, and taking both live bait such as worms and
minnows, and artificial offerings such as Cubby Jigs or small jigs
tipped with Berkley Gulp or Powerbait. Look for emerging weeds,
brush piles, stumps, and cover such as docks to all hold fish....
11th January, 2010
Fort Lauderdale, Florida - Pamela II Sportfishing Charters
- The White Marlin put on quite the show before they got it to the
back of the boat. The action didn’t stop there, either. They ended
their day of fishing in Fort Lauderdale with 10 Mahi - Mahi Dolphin,
6 Vermillion Snapper and an Almaco Jack on the wreck....11th
May, 2010
Port
Alberni Inlet, Barkley Sound, Ucluelet (West Coast)
Somas-Stamp River
System. - The spring and summer salmon fishing for the 2010
sport season is closing in on us. How time does fly. The 2010 season
on the West Coast of Vancouver Island (Ucluelet) and Barkley Sound
is forecast to be remarkable. The Sockeye and Coho returns to the
Somass-Stamp River System are forecast to be better than 2009 which
was incredibly good ..... 15th
April, 2010
Fort Lauderdale, Florida - Pamela II Sportfishing Charters
- Game Sharks, Cobia, BIG Barracuda & More!...8th
April, 2010
Fort Lauderdale, Florida - Pamela II Sportfishing Charters
- Once we reached the 70 ft mark, we were catching King Mackerel
after King Mackerel after King Mackerel. Joe had his heart set on a
Sailfish today, but the water looked...22nd March, 2010
Fort Lauderdale, Florida - Pamela II Sportfishing Charters
- A nice size Almaco Jack ate and went in the fish box for Bob’s
fresh fish dinner. After a few pictures, we dropped down bait number
two and hooked an Amberjack that didn’t give in easily. We
skillfully released the Amberjack and relocated to do some Big Game
Shark Fishing....16th March, 2010
Port
Alberni Inlet, Barkley Sound, Ucluelet (West Coast)
Somas-Stamp River
System. - The early March weather has been ideal and the
salmon fishing especially on the coastline of West Vancouver Island
has been rather spectacular for salmon. Halibut fishing has also
opened with possession limits of one per day. Fishermen and
saltwater salmon sport fishing guides and charter companies are
gearing up for what looks like a rather spectacular salmon fishing
season. ..... 10th March, 2010
Fort Lauderdale, Florida - Pamela II Sportfishing Charters -
February crept up on us with chilly temperatures most northerners
would consider “warm fronts.” These mild South Florida cold fronts
have been consistent and so have the Sailfish, Kingfish, Blackfin
Tuna and Game Sharks offshore. ....27th
February, 2010
Port
Alberni Inlet, Barkley Sound, Ucluelet (West Coast)
Somas-Stamp River
System. - This area offers 12 months of salt water salmon fishing.
Beautiful Barkley Sound has waters that are protected during west
coast storms which shut down any surf line or offshore fishing
opportunities. This is not to say that there are not still some
great November, December and January days .....
9th February, 2010
Fort Lauderdale, Florida - Pamela II Sportfishing Charters -
Pittsburgh Steeler's LB James Harrison aboard the Lady Pamela II -
Fort Lauderdale Fishing Charters ....30th
January, 2010
Fort Lauderdale, Florida - Pamela II Sportfishing Charters -
Only the brave, die hards were on the water in search of the
Atlantic Sailfish and it was well worth it with all the layers.
During our unwelcomed, drawn out cold snap, the Sailfish bite was
solid ....27th
January, 2010
Wausau,
Central Wisconsin Area - The walleye bite has remained
steady in the past week or two and continues to be solid during the
low-light and nighttime periods. Frabill Pro-Thermal tip-ups baited
with large golden shiners or sucker minnows are a good bet ...
19th January, 2010
Fort Lauderdale, Florida - Pamela II Sportfishing Charters -
500 lb Swordfish - Fort Lauderdale Deep Sea Fishing! ....15th
January, 2010
Port
Alberni Inlet, Barkley Sound, Ucluelet (West Coast)
Somas-Stamp River
System. - All five salmon species (Sockeye, Chinook, Coho,
Pink and Chum) pass through the waters on either the west or east
coast of Vancouver Island. This gives any avid fisher person the
opportunity to fish a choice of salmon he/she might enjoy targeting. ..... 12th
January, 2010
Qld - Australia - South Johnstone River: Sooty Fishing - It
was raining quite heavily as we headed south and the further we
drove the gloomier it got. By the time we crossed the Mulgrave river
at Gordonvale we were already contemplating contingency
plans.........if our intended destination, the South Johnstone River
was flowing like tomato soup we would backtrack to the Mulgrave and
give that a go. It was absolutely teeming down at Babinda, and it
looked as though worse was to come. ....4th
January, 2010
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