Always check your area regs before your day on the water in any area.) This good fortune carries over to Chinook limits of 2 per person and 4 in possession with no slot limits. We are fortunate this year all projections are for a better than the 5-year average return on springs/Chinook/kings for the northwest coast of Vancouver Island. The abundance of winter springs averaging 10 lbs, and early 2022 returning Chinook up to 23 lbs are just a hint at what we will see in June. If May was any indication of what this summer is going to be like, we are in for a great fishing/catching season! A wise angler once told me, “The trick to catching lots of fish is to be where they are.” The equipment and bait that is successful for catching salmon here is pretty much the same as most places in the northwest, but the difference is there are lots more fish here to catch. Lodging, camping, restaurants/coffee shops, tackle/fuel shops, moorage, and good boat launches make Esperanza and Nootka gateways to Vancouver Island’s fantastic west coast wilderness, and its amazing angling.
Stewardship of local rivers, streams, and estuaries multiple volunteer hatcheries, and the federal hatchery are the reasons for this phenomenon. The question is not, “Will you catch salmon?” The question is, “Will you limit out?” Area 25/125 has a reputation which is second to none for world-class fishing/catching. July is finally here in all its sunny glory, and so are the salmon, halibut, lingcod, and more! Huge schools of migrating spring/Chinook/ kings and coho/silvers are moving in and around Esperanza and Nootka. If you see rolling fish on the surface, go there and hold on because “FISH ON!” Schooled up like this, they are easily caught by trolling fast at 2 – 2.4 mph at 15′ to 30′ with Coho Killer, Skinny G, or Peetz lures-all produce amazing results. The interesting part of these many different coho runs is they all come into Esperanza Inlet at about the same time, and they school around Centre Island waiting for the fall rains to freshen their spawning grounds. There are multiple inlets that support large runs of these strong fighting, tail-walking salmon! Port Eliza, Espinosa, Zeballos, Tahsis Inlets, Park River, and Owossitsa Creek are major contributors to this fantastic and fun fishery. Always double- check regulations when you go out.īig coho in and around Centre Island? Yes, August is the month for 15- to 24-lb silvers inside Esperanza Inlet. For Tlupana Inlet in Nootka Sound, the limit is 4/day, and only 2 can be non-marked. Limits are 2/day everywhere inside Area 25- hatchery-marked or wild.
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