Fishing with Warren

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A Salmon fishing trip with Warren is unbeatable. He's a friendly, professional fishing guide with over 40 years experience, an excellent boat and top-flight fishing tackle, waiting to take you fishing to the Salmon hot-spots in the Campbell River & Quadra Island area off Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Being a salmon fishing guide also means being a teacher... Here are a few questions sport fishing anglers have asked Warren recently. harters, accommodations, lodgings, guided, Vancouver Island, Victoria, charters, Frequently asked questions... adventures, outdoors, adventures, wild life, wild-life,vacation, holiday, Q. - I've heard we can only use barbless hooks now. Is this true? A. - Yes.   Anglers interested in conservation have been using barbless hooks for a long time. It's well-known that barbless hooks give a fish a better chance at survival if you choose to release it. Several local fishing guides also report that they have not yet lost a single fish, and that indeed they feel that a fish is actually easier to hook with a barbless hook than a barbed one. accommodations, guided,Victoria, outdoors, Q. - Can we fish for Coho in the Campbell River area? A. - Yes, you may keep 2 fin-clipped Coho salmon per person per day as of July 1st, 2004 with a possession limit of 4 Coho salmon. Q. - Are they endangered? A. - Feisty fighters, Coho Salmon provide great action to sport fishing enthusiasts each summer. Their numbers have steadily decreased over the past 5 or 6 years for various reasons including changing ocean conditions and stream degradation. Many new measures are being implemented to enhance Coho numbers, including a ban on the commercial Coho fishery along with catch and release and selective fishery policies as previously mentioned. Q. - How was the Chinook fishing in the summer 2003 season? A. - Excellent! Saltwater anglers regularly reported limits of 2 Chinook Salmon each day, averaging between 8 and 30 pounds with the biggest concentration in the 14 -25 lb range. Q. - What are the limits? A. - You may catch up to 4 salmon per day, 2 of which may be Chinook. The possession limit is two day's catch. Q. - When do you catch each type of fish? A. - Although you may fish for any type of Salmon at any time, each type of salmon has a "season" when it is most plentiful. See the salmon fishing calendar below. Q. - Are you involved in conservation? A. - Absolutely. Go to"about Warren" to read about his involvement with the Ministry of Fisheries and see the "Conservation" page to read about the very successful net-pen rearing program. Fishing Calendar - the short story...  Species   Season    Limits   Tyee  July-Sept   2 per day  Chinook/Spring/King   Year-round   2 per day  Sockeye  August 4 per day  Pink  August-Sept   4 per day  Chum   Sept - Oct  4 per day  Coho/Silvers  July - Oct   2 (fin-clipped only) Fishing Calendar ...the long story April, May & June bring an equal mix of 2-4 year old Spring Salmon of 10 - 20 pounds and sub-legal yearlings, as well as some Coho Salmon (also known as Silvers), ranging from sub-legal juveniles to 3 & 4 pounders. The summer days are long in Campbell River - it's daylight from 4 in the morning until 10:30 at night, so there is plenty of time for fishing! This quieter time of year, it's peaceful and serene with few boats and lots of bait in the water for feeding the Bald Eagles.. July and August see increases in size and numbers of Chinook Salmon and Coho Salmon in the Campbell River area. In 1999 numbers of sockeye decreased from the previous year and was closed for retention by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. An excellent run of Pink Salmon continued through September. Growing catches of halibut, snapper and cod were a bonus enjoyed by many sports fishermen. Those fishing trends are expected to continue next year. guided, Vancouver Island, Victoria Mid-August and September offers catches of all Salmonid species including Tyee Salmon - the over 30 pound leviathan Chinook Salmon of 4 to 6 years of age. Row in the time honoured fashion of the Tyee Club of BC, or mooch from a power boat for these giants, and be prepared for the fight of your life! September and October yield catches of Chinook & Pink Salmon as well as northern Coho and Chum Salmon. Winter Spring Salmon take over in the later months of the year, becoming our mainstay over the winter. Come join us- catch a great time and the one that got away last time! We look forward to seeing you soon. charters, accommodations, bed and breakfast,

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