Rivers Inlet Sportsman's Club
Rivers Inlet Sportsman's Club is nested in Sportsman's Bay, a remote wilderness setting only 2 hours by direct float plane from Vancouver BC, Canada. No roads, no crowds.
Rivers Inlet Sportsman's Club
The whole concept of a floating fishing lodge in a remote wilderness setting is quite unique & foreign to most people. The question often asked is what allows us to be able to situate the lodge in the best location in Rivers Inlet only minutes from the world's best trophy salmon & halibut fishing. Well, you can't just find a place that looks suitable for a fishing lodge and tie up. We are allowed to tie our lodge to the shore with cables, log booms & pilings through what is known as a foreshore lease. We are not allowed to have any permanent structures on the land. Thirty years ago almost to the day, lodge owner Barbara Kelly was hand drawing maps to apply to the British Columbia Government for our first foreshore lease in what Barbara aptly named "Sportsman's Bay". How fortunate are we to have found this private, tranquil cove at the mouth of Rivers Inlet on the central coast of beautiful B.C. at the southern end of the Great Bear Rainforest.
However, we were not the first to discover this perfect spot. We have a ramp that allows our guests to access the shore. There is a trail which, after a short hike through the dense rainforest, ends at Barbara's Beach. On the way you notice huge middens of clam shells & culturally modified tress, evidence that our First Nations people have been enjoying the tranquility of Sportsman's Bay for 1,000's of years.
When we started the Sportsman's Club back in 1984, we originally accommodated up to 20 guests with 4 staff. There were only 3 floats, 3 buildings, 2 docks & a fleet of 12 - 17 ft. fishing boats with 30 HP motors, plus 2 bigger guided Boston Whalers. The lodge has grown to accommodate 40 guests with up 20 staff. We have 15 floats, 20 buildings and a pier. There are 21 guests boats with 40 HP motors (for better speed and range) as well as 4 larger guided Boston Whalers that can hold 3 & 4 guests at a time. Other upgrades to the fleet include electric bilge pumps, radios, depth sounders, GPS & downriggers.
Despite all the changes & improvements to our operation we have never lost the personal touch that you get from an owner/operated family run business. We still all eat our meals together at the same time at our round tables in the dining room, and tell fish stories as a group at night at the guest lounge.
Like the guests who have been coming every summer for 30 years you will feel like you are part of our family. Before you even leave the lodge we guarantee that you will be planning a trip back. Besides our location here are all the reasons why are simply the best place to come fishing. We are looking forward to seeing many of you back at the Sportsman's Club
in 2014, our 31st season!
If you have not booked your trip, call us today or send an email. info@riversinlet.com.