Tofino, B.C. 7/3 - 7/6 - 60+ Chinook, Lings, Reds, & Halibut

lilharcher · Jul-07-2009, 10:43 AM

PICS ADDED....

Fishing doesn't get any better than what I expereinced in Tofino, B.C. this last weekend. Three of us over 2.5 days of fishing caught over 60 Chinook, a handful of Coho, and all the Lings and Rockfish one could ever want. All the Chinook were between 15 - 30lbs with the average around 22lbs.........singles and doubles all day long......just silly fishing. We fished with Jay's Clayoquot Ventures at Tofino B.C. Vancouver Island Fishing Charters. We fished primarily with Conner and his brother, Lockey. The whole experience was awesome. The let the pics tell the story from here....

Float Plane from Vancouver to Tofino:

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Aireal Shot from Float Plane:

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Bendo:

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My largest Salmon:

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Big Vermillion:

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SteveD bent:

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Salmon on the rockfish jig on the wind back to boat:

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Other fish pics:

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Second Full Day Catch:

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Cool Avet Shot:

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fordmr · Jul-07-2009, 07:40 PM

how far offshore did you go?

richmake · Jul-07-2009, 10:13 PM

Best I've seen in years...awesome all over the coast....

lilharcher · Jul-07-2009, 11:26 PM

~10 miles from port.......huge concentration of fish.

Bear Cove · Jul-08-2009, 08:27 AM

Sounds like an amazing trip, can't beat fishing like that. Been getting our limits almost daily, sounds like the whole coast is on fire.

Well Done!

lilharcher · Jul-09-2009, 10:12 AM

Pics just added....hope you enjoy them.

**squirtis** · Jul-09-2009, 07:25 PM

Hey Matt..

Do you work?

That looks sick..always wanted to go there

Thanks for sharing!

lilharcher · Jul-10-2009, 09:30 AM

What's up Curtis??

Work HARD, play HARD.....luckily my work gives me 30 days paid leave per year.......that's a lot for my industry (banking).

I beleive the devil is going to be getting his 25' Grady from Rupert and relocating it to Tofino soon. Now that he plans to spend more time up there, we may need to pay him a visit.

BTW, What have you been up to lately?? Are you in Panama now or still on east coast. Shoot me a PM and let me know what's going on with you and Panama....