This week has seen some hot salmon fishing, with quick limits up to 25 pounds and the occasional 30 pounder weighed in. The fishing was spread from the Rockpile to Logan Creek.

There was one unsubstantiated report of a lucky angler who caught a 40 pound spring salmon off Nitinat, while jigging for rock fish with a buzz bomb. That’s a pretty nice bycatch…

As of yesterday (Friday), the salmon fishing had slowe

d though, with very few salmon taken. It remains to be seen if the run has passed through, or if it simply a reaction to a low pressure system passing through. Let’s hope it is just a one day blip, for all the folks that have to come to Port Renfrew camping for the weekend.

Halibut fishing remains steady out towards Carmanah, with halibut regularly 30-50 pounds or bigger for those patient enough to wait and with some luck. Jolly Rogers Fishing Charters sent in this photo of some 30 pounders caught last week.

With the busy long weekend, the RCMP have roadblocks up in Renfrew…be careful out there. No drinking and driving! Play safe!

Fishing around Port Renfrew continues to be steady for salmon, halibut, and crab … though early season weather remains a problem at times.  Have to get your fishing in around the gales.

Here’s a photo of Kevin at McKenna Sport Fishing with a couple of nice halibut.

Des from Vicious Fish Charters caught an 80 pound halibut and several more in the 40 to 50 pound range.  He also caught Chinook salmon up to 20 pounds and a variety of bottom fish.

Steve from SeaWind Fishing Charters got in a nice day’s fishing in Port Renfrew last week, for both weather and fishing fun.  His guests landed 3 halibut around 40lbs and hooked something big that broke off … the one that got away!   He also reported some excellent lingcod 10-20lbs and a bonus of two traps full of rock hard dungeness crabs.

Time to get out there for some early season west coast Vancouver Island fishing…good luck!