Salmon Fishing Going Strong in Ucluelet

Fishing Report for Ucluelet BC Aug 6, 2010 by Salmon Eye Fishing Charters

The prime time to fish here is all summer - well not quite, but since we fish three areas there is usually somewhere to catch salmon and halibut. Most recommended times are:

December to May for the feeder Chinooks and some halibut starting to show in Ucluelet around April
May - July for Halibut in Ucluelet and large numbers of Chinook(King) salmon (they run all summer).
July 15 - September 10 in Ucluelet for large Kings
July, August and September for Coho in Ucluelet

Ucluelet has been one of the hottest places to come home with large amounts of fish and we expect this year to be good in spite of the closures south of the border. The best time to come usually is late June, July and August and early September. Late September and October can still see good action as well for feeding Chinook and Coho. One thing to note about Ucluelet is that it is not like some other areas that have really slow times and really good times in terms of catching fish. We have a large area to choose from and there are so many fish travelling past, that you almost always have a good shot at a good days fishing, whether coming in May, June, July, August or September.

Right now....
General Report

Salmon fishing continues to roll in some nice fish. We aren’t seeing as many salmon over 30 lbs this year as I would have liked, but we are getting lots in the 15-25 lb range. These Chinook are mostly bright and are producing some great fights (clients are complaining of sore arms!) Chinook (King) salmon hotspots are continually moving around this year and you have to be “in the know” for the latest spot. We have been getting some good action on South bank, Inside Lighthouse bank, Southwest Corner and Big Bank. A good bet if you want Chinook over 20 lbs would be fishing Southwest corner or the Starfish. The commercial fleet just finished a 3 day opening and reported getting some nice fish in the Southwest Corner area from 20-70 feet down. While fishing Southwest corner, use plugs or large Tomic spoons if you are marking Pilchards. Sometimes if fishing is slow on larger lures, you can always go back to fishing 4-5 inch spoons. Pearl spoons are very consistent, so if you don’t know what to put down, that is a good bet.

The halibut have been in a few different spots and we have been finding a few places closer in which has been nice. Big Bank is the most consistent and trolling is the easiest there right now.

Ucluelet Fisherman’s Salmon Derby August 14-16

Check out www.uclueletsalmonderby.com for updates soon on the salmon derby coming up. The top prize is going to be $10,000 and we only expect about 300 people to enter, so your chances are going to be very good!

Till next time!
By Sam Vandervalk
Salmon Eye Fishing Charters

About the Author

Sam Vandervalk is an expert fishing guide and owner of Salmon Eye Fishing Charters which runs out of Ucluelet, BC.

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