We have divided our program into two categories.
1/ Boat fishing near medium sized Vancouver Island towns for primarily hatchery raised Steelhead (limit 2 per day) and releasing all wild fish as per regulations.
2/ Fishing remote, usually smaller coastal rivers in a total catch and release fishery with little or no pressure from other anglers.
Steelhead on Vancouver Island enter their natal rivers at different times so we schedule our trips to maximize run timing and river conditions.
The Stamp / Somass system is located in central Vancouver Island near Port Alberni and is the Island's most productive river according to Ministry of Environment Statistics. This winter run begins late November, peaks in January and tapers off through February. We offer day trips aboard a heated 16 ft. aluminum jet boat or a 15 ft. aluminum drift boat.
The Cowichan River is located near Duncan on Southern Vancouver Island. This fast flowing river has poor access for bank anglers but is perfectly suited for driftboats as powerboats are banned on the Cowichan. This river produces most of our largest fish of the year as well as a good population. This run starts mid January but usually isn't fishable (due to high and turbid water) until late February and provides great fishing through March and April.
This program concentrates on the clear coastal streams in Clayoquot
Sound on the west coast of Vancouver Island. Most access is
by ocean boat or floatplane out of Tofino with either hiking or land based
vehicles on the rivers. We have two distinct seasons for this fishery
October through early December we fish for summer / fall run Steelhead.
Our best quality fishing is for fresh run spring Steelhead which starts
in early March and runs through late April.
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