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We are heading into April, when the first of the migratory feeder chinook begin to make their way into Barkley Sound to feed. Early indications are that these fish will be large and plentiful this year. On March 6th, a 29 pound chinook was caught near Fleming Island, setting a new record for winning fish in the annual Sproat Lake Loggers Derby. It’s still the biggest fish caught in the Barkley area this season.
Fishing for salmon and halibut has generally been good, with many recreational fisherman and guides catching their limits of feeder chinook in the 10 to 14 pound range.
I also wanted to make all my clients and prospective clients aware that the Ucluelet Salmon Fishing Derby will be held from the end of May until the first week of September, and first prize this year is a whopping $40,000 cash!! Other prizes have yet to be announced, but if you’re interested in getting in on the action you can follow the updates at Ucleulet Salmon Fishing Derby.
Predictions for this year’s salmon return are running higher than last year’s fantastic return. Early run Chinook returns for the Columbia River are estimated at approxiamately 470,000 fish and these fish should be showiing up in our waters sometime in May through June.
Estimated late run Chinook (July and August) are estimated at 750,000 – 800,000 fish.
2010 is shaping up to be an incredible year for salmon fishing in the Barkley Sound, Tofino, Ucluelet and Alberni Inlet areas, and we encourage you to book your trip as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. Contact us by phone at 1-604-230-3061, or email us here.
Here’s a quote from a recent article by Dennis Newman on the website “Natural Orergon” regarding the 2010 Spring Salmon return estimates for the Columbia River:
When the chinook salmon return on the Columbia River next spring, get ready for massive numbers of fish.
Wildlife officials say they’re expecting about 470,000 chinook for the spring run. If that prediction is accurate, it would be the biggest return of spring chinook since 1938 (emphasis mine).
The announcement was made by Oregon Fish and Wildlife, Washington Fish and Wildlife and the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission.
The Columbia runs start showing up on the West Coast of Vancouver Island in June, and this news bodes very well for this year’s Spring fishery. You can read the whole article by pressing the link in the title, here:
Massive Salmon Run Predicted for Columbia River