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Offshore Charters began operation in 1995, when Wayne Richardson and his wife, Pam, decided to offer a reasonably priced, luxury BC salmon fishing charter experience on Vancouver Island’s rugged west coast. As a child, Wayne fished the Alberni Inlet, Barkley Sound, Tofino and Ucluelet areas with his father and developed the skills and knowledge required to consistently catch large numbers of big salmon and halibut. For 15 years, Wayne has guaranteed his clients will catch fish, and no one has had to cash in on that promise yet.
The West Coast of Vancouver Island is one of British Columbia’s premier destinations for saltwater fishing. Each year, millions of salmon travel along the outside (West Coast) of Vancouver Island on their way to their spawning grounds. The areas fished by Offshore Charters are among the best places to intercept them. Thanks to abundant feed and ideal water conditions, huge Spring (King) salmon and large, acrobatic Coho (Silver) salmon come in waves along the West Coast during the peak season between the beginning of June and the end of September. The area is world-renowned for providing stellar salmon fishing during these months. There are also limited Sockeye (Red) salmon openings in June and July. Halibut, red snapper, lingcod and many other types of bottomfish are plentiful throughout the area and can be taken year round.
In addition to these outstanding fisheries, the area boasts many other forms of marine wildlife. It is common to see humpback whales, orcas and grey whales during fishing trips, and guests are advised to bring a still camera or video camera to capture lasting moments of these magnificent creatures.
Guests of Offshore Charters fish from a 2007, 26-foot Pursuit Offshore, which cruises at 27 knots and is fully appointed with the latest in angling equipment and safety technology. All equipment is new or near-new, meticulously maintained, and designed to ensure your comfort, safety and success while fishing. This boat was designed for fishing and is extremely easy to fish from.
As part of your package:
- All fish are cleaned and iced when caught, then taken to a local packer to be packaged
- Lunches, snacks and beverages (alcoholic and other) are provided while fishing. If you have food allergies, or any specific dietary restrictions, please let us know in advance of your trip.
- WE DO NOT LIMIT YOUR FISHING TIME. This is one of the biggest advantages to booking your BC salmon fishing charter through Offshore Charters. We love to be out on the water catching fish as much as you do, and we will not limit your fishing time as other guides do, nor will we charge you extra for it. Even if we have caught our limit of fish for the day we will stay on the water at your request to eco-tour or just enjoy a cold drink in the sunshine.
- Lodging for multi-day trips is arranged through local resorts and prices vary according to the quality of the resort and its availability. All of the resorts we use offer outstanding accommodations, superb guest services, modern amenities and gourmet meals. To take advantage of potential price discounts, please book your trip as far in advance as possible.
Please phone 1-604-230-3061, or contact us here, to arrange your BC Salmon Fishing Charter today.
Amazing BC Salmon Fishing Charter
I’ve just returned from three fabulous days of BC salmon fishing with Wayne Richardson of Offshore Charters. On the first and second days of the trip we fished at South Bank, off the West Coast of Vancouver Island near Ucluelet. There were five of us fishing the first day and we caught our limit of 2 Spring Salmon each within about eight hours. We also caught our limit of one Halibut each during that same fishing time.
The following morning we headed back to South Bank and again caught our limit of Springs and Halis. The weather was beautiful and we enjoyed six hours of premium salmon and halibut fishing.
The next morning we headed to Barkley Sound and caught another limit of Springs.
For those of you who are interested in the size of the fish (and aren’t we all) the Springs weighed in at 12 to 26 pounds, with all 4 of the fish that were over 20 pounds being wild Chinook. The wild fish seem to have just moved into the area this weekend so Spring salmon fishing should pick up even more, both in quantity and size of fish.
The Halibut ranged from 14 to 30 pounds, and the Halibut fishing was brisk.
We had no problems catching our limits on each of the 3 days we fished, and had numerous other bites, strikes and “ones-that-got-away”.
The fishing is incredible and will get even better heading into the end of June, July and August.
Submitted by Ken McGregor, a repeat satisfied client.