Westview Marina and Lodge
Westview Ling cod
Karen, from Victoria, with her 23 lb male ling.
Westview Marina & Lodge
According to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, we are going to have a very good return of Chinook and Coho this 2018 season. Why? The hot water blob in the mid-Pacific has dissipated. The Pacific Ocean, in general, has cooled and the upwelling that feed the eco system are back to their positive normal.
Add to that the support of nearly $400,000 over the past 12 years of local volunteer fundraising for Salmon Enhancement. These efforts support numerous stream and river rehabilitation projects, six volunteer hatchery programs, and the additional funding to the local federal hatchery to add 1.25 million more salmon fry to local waters, totalling 3 million Chinook and half a million Coho fry added to Nootka Sound and Esperanza Inlet each season. This is part of the reason why we will have the healthiest and best fishing on Vancouver Island in Esperanza Inlet and Nootka Sound.
Esperanza Inlet & Nootka Sound Spring Fishing Report
The first week of May is when it all starts to happen. Significate numbers of Chinook come off Brooks Peninsula in huge schools, headed south primarily to the Washington/Oregon Columbia River system. Lots of these fish enter the mouth of Esperanza Inlet and Beano Creek area near the mouth of Nootka Sound.
Why are the Salmon here?
The end of the large annual Herring spawn is in play, as well as the beginning of the Sea Lance/Needle Fish spawn that starts in early April. This combination allows for lots of feeding Chinook for your catching. More good news – Halibut and Ling Cod move in close to shore to feed on these abundant schools of bait fish during this May and early June timeframe.
Make your reservations now while we still have room for lodging, moorage, eco and fishing charters.
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