With more than 17 hours of summer daylight, these overnight trips provide many additional hours of fishing along with the opportunity to explore remote on-shore fishing streams. It is not unusual on these trips to spot bears feeding on the shore as we prepare to barbecue some of our catch for dinner on board, or to see whales spouting in the distance. Starting in February , we begin fishing for the numerous species of Pacific rock fish such as bass , red snapper , and lingcod . These fish are all characterized by delicious white meat and their tendency to remain near a specific rock or reef structure their entire lives. Unlike the east coast stocks of cod, the state of the Pacific cod fishery remains healthy.
Cod begin to school up in late winter and find jigs irresistible.
Halibut fishing starts in April and gets better each month until the end of August . Last year we had excellent halibut fishing into October. King Salmon and dolly varden arrive off the beach in front of the lodge in early May and can be caught by casting from shore on light gear. The best salmon fishing begins later in June and continues through August . All of our guided saltwater fishing takes place aboard one of our sport fishing vessels.