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[Big Bear Salmon Charters]

Hey from Ukee,

Fishing Report:
 Saturday saw high Northwest winds, which brought us a beauty of a day on Sunday.  Seas were calm and the sun was shining.
  We started the day out fishing the Red Can with one small spring taken on the anchovy at 110 ft.  Once we moved through the tide change we slipped over to Beggs Island, there we hit and missed a solid pin popper at 70ft. on the green/glo coyote.  The next couple of hours yielded three more springs with one nice legal fish weighing in just shy of twelve pounds.
  The large herring should be here any day.  With that, look to polish up the larger spoons in the 6-7 inch sizes.  Tomic, silver horde and titan’s all in your favorite patterns should yield quality angling for these feisty winter springs.  Don’t overlook the bait as well.  Large herring in glow, chartreuse and purple haze teaser on a 4-5 ft. lead behind the purple haze or silver betsy will surely do the job.  If you choose to fish without the flasher, rig a dummy up at the cannon ball.  Rule of thumb, the length of the dummy from cannon ball to flasher should match the depth from dummy to clip.  It will ensure that there are no messed up suprises while retrieving your gear.
  Check us out on facebook for up to the minute deals for the upcoming season.

Tight lines,

The Crew @ Big Bear.

[Big Bear Salmon Charters]

 





Moe and the crew with an 82 lb. hali taken this weekend with Big Bear Salmon Charters

Ucluelet Fishing Report:
Salmon
This past weekend brought calm seas and decent fishing for Chinook to 18 lbs.  The entrance to Barkley Sound seems to be the place to go.  Crow, Beggs and Great Bear are holding fish.  It seems that the run of Columbia fish might be here a fair bit earlier than usual.  Two of the fish taken were mature, leading us to believe that it might just be go time.
Gear of choice was the 3.5 inch coyote in the watermelon finish as well as the green/silver in the 3.5 fished behind green/glo hotspot.  Anchovy is also taking these prime feeding fish.  Chartreusse clear, purple haze and the green glo teasers behind the silver Betsy.  Depths have been ranging from 50-90 ft.

Halibut
Halibut fishing is in full swing.  Great tides and calm weather allowed Big Bear 2 to take the first crew out and land an 82 lb. beauty for the boys.  Sail Rk, Mara rk, and inside the sound are all holding fish. Depths of 180-250 feet are ideal depths to search for halibut.  A 16oz jig with a white Berkely power grub tipped with octopus has been the go to rig.  The spreader bar with extra-large herring is also working well.
Give us a call to book a trip of a lifetime.
The Crew @ Big Bear
1-855-9-(salmon)
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[Big Bear Salmon Charters]

West Coast/Ucluelet Fishing Report:

Wow is all we can say here at Big Bear Salmon Charters.  With an unexpected warm high pressure system came flat calm seas and record setting temperatures.  The perfect recipe for spring angling here in Ucluelet.  The Crew was out in full force working both the inshore and offshore areas.  The offshore is loaded with needlefish.  Miles of baitfish to be exact.  Portland pt. and Long Beach both produced Chinook in the 10-15 lb. range.
Salmon:
Inshore saw fish to 18 lbs. this week.  Meares Bluff, Austin and Cree Island were all holding a few fish.  Coyote spoons in the 4 inch were the ticket.  Blue/silver, Army Truck, and the green/glo produced Chinook.  Great Bear and Sail rock were also producing fish, the anchovy fished in the purple haze, green glo, and the army truck were all go to’s.
Offshore is completely loaded with needlefish.  The army truck and green oil slick fished behind the green hot spot flasher worked well.  These fish seem to only be active around tide changes, probably due the overabundance of feed.  Fishing the anchovy or medium herring in your favorite teasers should also be productive.
Halibut:
Its transition time for these fish as they are finished with their spawning.  Long Beach and the Deep hole are producing quality chickens in the 15-25 lb. range.  The 16oz jig fished with the Chartreusse power grub and tipped with octopus is working well.  Now that we are into April remember that the new regulations are into effect so please retain a copy of the regulations when you purchase your 2013/2014 tidal water licenses.
Give us a call to book your fishing adventure of a lifetime.  Book before June 1st at our special of $897.00 for 1-4 people inclusive.
www.bigbearsalmoncharters.com
1-855-9-(salmon)
The Crew @ Big Bear

[Big Bear Salmon Charters]

Ucluelet Fishing Report:

With spring upon us, so is the warmer weather and calmer seas.  This time of year brings the kick-off to excellent fishing for Chinook on the offshore banks.  The feed is in place, herring, pilchard and needle fish dominate the lower end of the food chain.  When matching the baitfish this time of year keep in mind that the herring usually averages about 4 inches.  With this in place, pull out your favorite coyote spoons.  Fished behind your favorite flasher can prove to be deadly if you find the masses of bait.  If you happen upon the massive schools of pilchard then it’s time to pull out the plugs and spoons.
Coyotes:
-Army truck, Cop Car, Wonder Bread, Chrome/Green, and Chrome/Blue
Gypsy’s:
-Flamin Hans, Flamin Finney, Blood & Bones, and Punk Skunk
Plugs & Spoons(Tomic):
-602, 603, 158, 530g, 700, 727, 116, and 109
All of these patterns will produce, look to fish your brighter spoons on sunny days and your lighter coloured gear on overcast days.  As well, anchovy or medium herring fished in your favorite teaser heads will surely entice these frenzied feeders.
Big Bank(La Perouse), Amphitrite Bank, Southwest Corner and inside south are all excellent places to work gear.
Halibut fishing is in full swing at this time of year. Long Beach, Florencia, Big Bank and the Sound will all be producing quality fish.  Be conscious of the regulations that have been put into place this year when fishing for Halibut.  Exercise caution and take care in measuring and releasing any fish over 126cm.
Be sure to go over your pre departure check lists each and everytime you head out on the water.  June usually brings the first of the foggy days so make sure the radar is working as traffic in the Ucluelet area is picking up.
Give us a call to book a trip of a lifetime.  We have plenty of space left for our spring fishery!!
Tight Lines,
The Crew @ Big Bear             www.bigbearsalmoncharters.com    1-855-9 (salmon)

[Big Bear Salmon Charters]

Its Official!!! After testing the 280 Weldcraft yesterday we are happy to announce that Big Bear Salmon Charters is extending the fleet with a custom built 300 series Weldcraft. This machine will truly be something to contend with here in Ucluelet. Pricing to accommodate 1-6 people all inclusive to follow shortly. Share it with your corporate buddies as this is the way to get the boys together in STYLE!!!

Ucluelet Report:
Weather has been all over the map these past few days but the hardy soles that are venturing out are reporting good fishing on the offshore banks.  Long Beach to Portland pt. have been producing fish to 31 lbs.  That’s right Tyee’s in April.  Our guess is these fish are destined for the Lilloet River system.  Needle fish hootchies and Anchovy have been the ticket.  Depths of 70 ft. right to the bottom is the ticket.  They seem to be very tidal so focus on that hour before and hour after the swing.

Halibut fishing has also been pretty good with the tides leveling out a bit.  A number of fish in the 20-40 lb range have been reported from the inshore and offshore areas.  South Bank, Long Beach and the Sound have all been producing.  Power grubs tipped with your favorite bait have been the go-to!!

www.bigbearsalmoncharters.com
1-855-9-(salmon)
 

Salmon & Halibut Fishing | Big Bear Salmon Charters | Ucluelet, BC
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It's the best salmon and halibut fishing Ucluelet has to offer, and it's waiting for you at Big Bear Salmon Charters.

[Big Bear Salmon Charters]

Ucluelet Fishing Report:

It’s been another great week for the guests and crew @ Big Bear.  Quality fish seems to be the order as we experience decent angling for fish to 25 lbs.  These aggressive Chinook are full of large sandlance and needle fish in the 4” range.
With our new vessel under construction, our team will be adding another guide to our growing company.  We are now accepting resumes for the upcoming season.  Applicants must possess extensive knowledge of the area, excellent people skills, efficient boat handling skills and a desire to become a part of our company.  Please forward your resume to info@bigbearsalmoncharters.com

Chinook to 25 lbs!!!  These fish are being taken at most of our inshore areas with Great Bear producing the larger of the fish.  Austin and Cree Island have also been kicking out the odd decent fish to 20 lbs.  Coyotes in the 4 “, with the Blue/Chrome on a blue flasher being the ticket.  The needlefish hootchy in the army truck and mint tulip have also been hitting fish.  Depths have ranged from 60 to 120 depending on the area.  With the forecast for warm sunny weather next week we can only imagine that the fishing will improve towards the end of April.

We still have room for the end of the month and into May to book your trip of a life time with Big Bear Salmon Charters.  Take advantage of our early season special of $897.00 inclusive 1-4 people.

Tight Lines,
The Crew @ Big Bear
www.bigbearsalmoncharters.com
1-855-9 (salmon)

[Big Bear Salmon Charters]

Ucluelet Fishing Report:

Well we are another week closer to the kick-off to the season and the crew @ Big Bear have been lighting it up with early season Chinook and lots of halis.  Our Guide Brett Thomas has been putting huge smiles on all of our guest’s faces with limits of both.  While shooting a segment on Halibut this week the boy’s managed a total of 15 hook-ups on these bottom dwellers.  Amazing!!!


Big Bear Salmon Charters teamed up with the Ucluelet Aquarium to catch and transport two live hali’s for their display tank.  We were able to obtain two beautiful specimens without any real stress and they now call the Aquarium home.  These fish will be released back into the wild once the season is over.  Thanks to Rod and his crew for making this a possibility.

Report:

Barkley Sound has been excellent for Chinook to 20lbs.  Meares Bluff to Cree Island has been the go to place on the top half of the flood.  These fish are full of needle fish so the 4 “ coyotes are killing it.  Wonder Bread, Cop Car, Blue/Chrome and the “GP”  are all fishing well on 5-6 ft. leaders.  Flasher’s of choice have been Chartreusse/Glo, Red/glo and the chrome blue all in the Hot Spot series.

Long Beach to Florencia have been the best bets for halibut to 45lbs.  Depths of 160 to 220 are producing multiple hook-up days.  Once again the 16 oz. jig with the Berkley Power grub and a small portion of octopus to give it that extra little boost is the ticket.  As well, the Norweigan Jig in the 20 oz has been hitting fish.  Try dropping the NJ after you have missed a bite on the bait.  Halibut tend to shy away from bait if they feel resistance from the angler.  That does not mean they are gone, usually they will hover and this jig is enough to entice a strike out of aggression.

We are beginning a series of how to videos to that will show all of our different techniques for fishing both salmon and halibut as well as other bottom species.  These will be showcased on our web-site and updated weekly with the latest tackle and tips.
Until next time, Tight lines!!

The Crew @ Big Bear

[Big Bear Salmon Charters]

Ucluelet Fishing Report:

Summer is here, in a big way!!!  Warm temperatures and flat calm seas blessed us all weekend here in Ucluelet.  Not to mention the fishing is pretty good right now.  As expected the Columbia return is living up to its reputation with quality fish being taken at a number of the inshore and offshore spots.

The Red Can, Great Bear and Effingham all produced fish.  These fish are ranging from 10-31 ½ lbs.  One of the local guides landed a beautiful Tyee on Saturday while fishing a local sports celebrity.  Portland Point, Long Beach and South Bank were also producing quality fish as well as some decent Halibut on the troll.

These fish are still feeding on krill for the most part as they make the move in closer to the beach so look for them to hone in on the abundant needlefish as they arrive. Coyotes and needlefish hootchies fished deep.  The Nasty Boy, Green/silver, Green/Chrome and the old faithful Blue/Chrome are all producing equally.  The Splatterback in the dark green was the goto hootchy for us all weekend.  Look for 90-150 feet of water and fish as close to the bottom as possible.  The anchovy has been a bit of a hit or miss depending on location.  Friday morning saw an 18 and a 20 lb spring at Effingham.  Fishing the same gear farther out of the sound proved frustrating so back to the spoons and hootchies and bang there they were.

The Ucluelet Ladder Derby is in full swing.  Big Bear is sitting in a close third with second place at the time of writing.  The Derby is being held on the Labour Day Weekend this year.  This will allow families to take part in the fish off if they qualify and enjoy all of the festivities that follow the “Fish Off” before the kids are back to school.  There is also an automatic entry into the “Fish Off” if you weigh in a Tyee at any point during the season. 

Take advantage of this incredible start to the season by taking advantage of our early season pricing.
$997.00  8 hrs. 1-4 people inclusive( regularly priced at $1297.00)
Give us a call to book your trip of a lifetime!!!

[Big Bear Salmon Charters]

Ucluelet Fishing Report:

Hola from Ukee!!  This week’s weather is a little more like the usual here in Ucluelet with day time temps back to their seasonal norm and lots of rain.  It has not put a damper on the crew @ Big Bear as we have consistently been catching Chinook in the 12-18 lb. range.  Our guests are enjoying great action both on and off shore.  With the long weekend and a great forecast ahead it’s looking like there are going to be nothing but silver smiles on every ones faces.

The majority of the fish we are getting have been right in the mud when fishing on the banks.  There has not been much of a change in their feeding habits as they still hone in on the abundant Krill that is blanketing the offshore.  Light house bank, Long Beach and Inside south have all been producing nice springs.  Coyotes in the Blue/Chrome(cloudy days) and Green/Chrome(sunny days) are doing the trick behind the Purple Onion and the Red Glow flasher.  If you are not seeing action try to shorten up the lead between your clip and the flasher.  This holds true, especially if you are fishing the coated glow cannon balls that PNT in Coombs are producing.  It does work!!
With the weather being a bit of yo-yo the crew have been plying the sound as well with the last couple of days producing fish all along the north side of Imperial Eagle.  Colours seem to change up a bit with the “Nasty Boy” in the 4 inch being the goto.  Medium Anchovy have also been taking Chinook in the UV clear teaser head.  Green/Glow flasher with a 6 foot lead at depths of 75-125 ft.

Things are filling quickly for the season so don’t hesitate to give us a call and book a trip of a lifetime!!
$997.00 1-4 people inclusive if booked before June 1st
2-Day Special    May 22 & 23 or May  29 & 30  $1507.00   
Tight Lines,
The Crew @ Big Bear

[Big Bear Salmon Charters]

Ucluelet fishing Report:

The May Long weekend is almost a wrap and the Crew @ Big Bear lit things up this weekend.  Our relief guide Chris Scales posted a pair of beauties weighing in at 27.8 & 27.7 lbs to take first and second on the Ucluelet Ladder Derby Board. Congratulations to Colin Shore and Brad Sarauer for a job well done on landing these quality early season Chinook.  Darren Dickenson and Robert Higgins took a 24.10 and a 23.10 to hold 3rd and 4th place respectively.  There were a lot of fish weighed in making this May one to remember.

Fishing was solid on both the inshore areas as well as offshore.  Sail Rk, Austin Island  and Cree were all holding quality Chinook.  Needle fish hootchies in the splatterback, glow green, and green oil slick all produced quality springs.  Depths ranged from 60 ft to 130 ft.  We found that the fish were liking a bit of a slower troll.  Tide change during the am produced the most action.
Offshore fishing remains excellent with Long Beach being the best for consistent fishing.  Trolling right along the bottom with the white Turd was taking both Chinook to 20 lbs and Halibut to 40 lbs.  The Blue/Chrome coyote was also doing its job fished with a blue chrome hotspot flasher.  Halibut were hitting the octopus on the 16 oz jig head when the drift was favorable.
Our new ride is in full fabrication and will be online and ready to go for the 3rd week of June.  Look to book a trip of up to 6 people on our new 30 ft 300 cuddy king Weldcraft.  This will truly be the way “To Go” when fishing in comfortability.
Our early season special of $997.00 will expire at the end of May so take advantage of these great savings and book your trip of a life time.
Cheers,
The Crew @ Big Bear

[Big Bear Salmon Charters]

Ucluelet Fishing Report:

It was another awesome weekend of weather and fishing here in Ucluelet.  The offshore was like a mirror and the bite was on all weekend.  Saturday saw all of our boats bring limits of halibut and Chinook back to the dock for our guests.  Long Beach was the spot with non-stop action from start to finish.  Double headers of prime feeding Chinook in the 10-20 lb range and halibut to 50 lbs gave our guests the thrill West Coast Style!!
These fish were not being picky for the most part but the hot combo was the chartreusse  glow hotspot and the white glow Turd.  Needlefish patterns in the Army truck and Green glow were also consistantly hitting springs. We are starting to see larger herring in the bellies of these fish so get those Tomic spoons shined up and ready for some larger fish as we climb into June.
Halibut were being taken both by trolling and sitting on the pick.  Whole herring in the uv clear teaser head with the gold betsy trolled down to 1.8-2.0 mph seemed to be the ticket.  On the pick the 16 oz jig and 8” Berkley Power Grub tipped with a piece of belly took a few of the larger fish.  Set your bait gear up and jig a Norweigan Jig on a 3rd rod.  It definitely gets the fish to move more aggressively for both.

We have May 31st-June 2  still available.  Discounted for these 3 days only $757.00 inclusive 1-4 people!!
Give us a call to book your trip of a lifetime!!!

Tight lines,

The Crew @ Big Bear

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Ucluelet Fishing Report:

We are now into early June and the fishing is awesome.  Our guide Darren Dickenson took top spot on the Ladder derby this weekend with Sheila Archer of Victoria landing a 28.4 lb Chinook on Saturday.  Way to go Sheila!!  The crew have been bagging full limits of Chinook and halibut on both the offshore and inshore this week.
Inshore:
The whole north side of Imperial Eagle channel has been producing fish in the 12 to 20lb range all week.  There is an abundance of small herring in the sound, this is allowing these fish to fatten up before they continue south on their migration.  Depths have ranged from 70 ft to fishing right in the mud.  Small spoons and hootchies have been the gear of choice.  I heard of a 32 pound fish coming on an anchovy on Monday.  Definitely some quality around!!

Offshore:
Long beach has slowed over the last week, mainly with shifting weather patterns.  South Bank on both the inside and outside have been producing fish from 10-28 lbs.  These fish are feeding on needle fish and squid so the both patterns in the hootchie have been productive.  We have been fishing right on the bottom for these Chinook and getting lucky with the halibut hitting the same gear.  Look for the other areas such as the SW Corner, The Wreck, and Big Bank to start heating up as word has it there is a large push of fish heading our way.  Be mindful of the weather as it is still early in the season and things can change without much notice.  Have all of your electronics inspected and in good working order as we start to see the first of the Fog.

Tight Lines,
The Crew @ Big Bear

[Big Bear Salmon Charters]

Ucluelet fishing report:

The Westerly wins!!  Our weekend saw moderate to gail westerly’s blow for much of the last four days.  In spite of rough conditions fishing remains strong here in Ucluelet.  With the winds came the coho.  Good numbers of 4-8 lb marked and unmarked fish were caught at Long Beach and South Bank.  Mix this with Chinook to 20 lbs and you have a recipe for a full tub.  Halibut fishing remains strong with 15-40 pound fish being taken while both trolling and jigging.
The inshore fishery has been to say the least “ON FIRE”.  Howard, Swale, Harbour Entrance and Effingham saw great action all weekend.  There is more herring than we have seen in sometime in Barkley Sound right now.  We all know that with the bait come’s the Springs.  Fish to 24 pounds were hitting right through the tides.  The uv white turd and the uv white hootchy were doing the trick for us all behind green glow and blue glow flashers.  Depths ranged from 80 feet down to 130 feet.  Fishing the flasher fairly close to the cannon ball and slowing down to 1.8 to 2.4 mph was magic.
We still have some prime dates available but things are filling up quickly.  Give us a call to book a trip of a lifetime.

Tight Lines,
The Crew @ Big Bear

[Big Bear Salmon Charters]

Ucluelet fishing report:

We are getting ready to close out a stellar month of fishing as June winds down.  It has been some of the best fishing in some time as the Big Bear crew saw full limits of salmon and halibut on almost all of our trips.  Big smiles and very happy guests enjoyed great weather and awesome fishing.

Big Bear is proud to announce that our newest addition to the fleet has arrived and is fishing hard.  Our 30 ft. custom Weldcraft is online and ready to offer an incredible experience while enjoying the comfort and amenities that this beauty has to offer.  We are offering this extreme fishing machine to groups of 4-6 people, making it great for corporate groups or larger families. 
Inshore:
Barkley Sound has been very good, all of the usual hot spots are producing fish in the 10-25 lb range.  Swale Rk, Harbour Entrance and Effingham have been hot on the tides. White hootchy and glo green flasher from hot spot have been the go to.  Anchovy as well in the purple haze, glo green and clear teasers behind the purple onion and red glo hot spots is producing some quality fish.
Offshore:
Big Bank has been on fire!!  The weekend saw calm waters and piles of Chinook and coho being taken.  Throw a limit of halibut into the mix and you have happy anglers all around.  The Rats Nose up to the whale tale seemed to be the place to be.  Fishing from 100 to 150 ft. with hootchy’s and 4” coyotes behind the flasher worked well.  The coho are in and there seems to be healthy populations of both hatchery and wild fish.  Do take care in releasing unmarked fish as to ensure their survival.
Halibut fishing has been very tidal as we experience large swings with the big moon.  The Brown turd fished right off bottom while trolling has been taking fish in the 15-30 lb range. Basically find 180-220 ft of water and you should have no problems finding the fish.

We still have availability in July & August so give us a call to book a trip of a lifetime.

Tight lines,
The Crew @ Big Bear

[Big Bear Salmon Charters]

Ucluelet Fishing Report - From Big Bear Salmon Charters

Hello everyone!

We've been having a great, busy season here in Ucluelet!
So far, August has given us tons of action, with some ridiculously calm, glassy days on the water.
As summer winds down, the salmon are doing the opposite, as the Coho and Chinook runs are expected to continue well into September. Look for the biggest Chinook in late summer.. they've been eating well and fattening up!







We're loving the newest addition to our fleet - this beautiful Weldcraft 300 Cuddy King!



We've still got some availability for the remainder of August and into September. We've also got some special deals going on... involving the gorgeous brand new hotel Whiskey Landing Lodge that's just opened up in our building. Call us for more information and to book!
1-855-972-5666

Happy fishing - from your crew at Big Bear!