Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: bigguy on August 25, 2004, 01:32:53 PM
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Any one else been to the Canadian Princess? Would love to hear about your experiences! I have found the crew on the boats to be extremely helpful and friendly!
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Can you expound upon the costs/accomodations etc? I had a look...It looked interesting, but I would love to get a first hand account of ACTUAL costs, and the like.
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Several packages available. We drive in and sense my wife doesnt fish I pay for fishing trips separately! If you fly in the prices are reasonable, fly from Vancouver to Ucluelet is about 350 including flight, hotel and fishing! I may be off a bit but pretty close. This includes 3 nights and 2 days fishing! Your chice of salmon hali or bottom fish. Need more info check Orca Bay! Lots of info available! Think this is a fair deal! You can also stay on the ship if you wish!
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Several packages available. We drive in and sense my wife doesnt fish I pay for fishing trips separately! If you fly in the prices are reasonable, fly from Vancouver to Ucluelet is about 350 including flight, hotel and fishing! I may be off a bit but pretty close. This includes 3 nights and 2 days fishing! Your chice of salmon hali or bottom fish. Need more info check Orca Bay! Lots of info available! Think this is a fair deal! You can also stay on the ship if you wish!
Oops - I know you mean Oak Bay :)
So: Fly, fish for 2 days, and stay for 3 nights for $350? Sounds reasonable. Food too?
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No but some great places to eat! The best place is a little fish and chips stand just up the road from the hotel!!! Awesome! I wish I was going again! And the real fun is watching the boats come in with all their fish and then watching the girls fillet the halibut!
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Try this site http://www.canadianprincess.com/packages.asp about 100 more than I thought, depends what you want.
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DS here's a direct link to Canadian Princess.
http://www.canadianprincess.com/
You can't beat this trip for the price. It doesn't include meals/beverages, so think of it as going out for dinner 2 nights. I didn't try the trip to the Wickaninnish restaurant, but hear it's fabulous. I'd love to go back, but when the hali fishing is good.
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Hold on! Hold on! $350 for 2 days fishing + accomodations + flight? Can that be right? I chartered out of Ucluelet in June (certainly not the prime season) for $800 (3 people - 8 hrs.). I drove and stayed in Tofino. I went with Westcoast Fish, and although the guide was very good, the boat was small with poor exposed seating to the elements. I saw a lot of those Canadian Princess boats and envied the people on them. $350? Was that per person per day? It sounded like it was all included. Is that right.
BTW, those are some beautiful catches.
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Wow! I just checked out that link to Oak Bay. I can't believe it. When I booked, I thoroughly checked many of the charters in Ucluelet and Tofino before making my decision. They were all more expensive than what I just read of at Canadian Princess Resort. I always assumed Oak Bay Marine Group was very pricey so I never even considered them. It's a great deal.
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Perhaps an FWR outing :D
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did I say Orca meant Oak! Must have been thinking about hockey! ???
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If you go be sure to bring gravol. You will be fishing approximately 10-15 miles off shore and it can get very rough out there. Very rough. They don't call those puke boats for nothing. Fishing is done jigging big Reef Raiders. If you can try to obtain a cabin on shore rather than on the Canadian Princess. It's much more comfortable and less noisy. The cabins on the Canadian Princess is very small, no private showers or toilets. Don't be late. The boats sail exactly on time and they don't wait for stragglers !
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Gravol IS a must! Some use the patch! Id rather be sleepy on Gravol then puking for 6 hours as I have seen several people do!
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Here's a story for you: The time I went, it took over an hour to reach the fishing grounds. The swells were enormous ! After 30 minutes couple of guys wanted the rest of us to chip in $20.00 each to convince the Captain to return to shore early ! Half of the guys onboard were offering their breakfast to the Fish Gods.
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LMAO...yes when I went years ago, it was with 3 other coworkers...we tried to get as many as possible but it ended up being the 4 of us. The more people you can get to go the better for a memorable trip. I believe the boats take about 14 anglers each. We opted for the shore accom's and they we great.I was the only experienced angler of the lot. As for the rough seas, well it is a sight to be hungover, out in them rollers and suddenly some jelly belly starts to chum over the side. Sort of a domino effect after that...me I'm an ol skipper when it comes to rough seas, but my coworkers...man did I laugh.
As we had gone in Sept. the springs were pretty much done. Hali's weren't good either, but the ho's (if your skipper found them) were like fleas. Also they offered a 4 hr. bottom fish excurssion for a cheap fee (which went out in the late afternoon around the local reefs) after everyone had relaxed after the first days 7 hrs of angling. We went and caught many different varieties. I'll try and dig up a pic or 2 and post it. Again I'd like to go when the hali's are plenty, I'm told early in the season is good, plus also for feeder springs, but weather unpredictable, but the price a touch cheaper. Again I called it the 'poor mans guided trip'. ;)
FWR tourney?....you gonna look into it DS and plan something? ???
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a fwr outing that sounds like a good idea perhaps we can get a group rate oh yep and dont forget the gravol as the fish gods are waiting
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It's interesting to see the different experiences people have had.
I stopped going because the return for money spent was so poor never mind the puking going on all around you all day long.
We'd catch a dozen Salmon between 18 people in 4 hours and local Charter boats would drive around us, collect their limits in under 2 hours and move onto the Halibut.
Trolling works much much better than jigging any day.
Also Neat Freak-you were ripped off >:(-a 3 person Charter shouldn't be any more than $600 for a full day in a covered cruiser.
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Never been on a Fishing Lodge and would love to go. What kind of Price would we be looking at ??????
Norm...
www.blackgoldlodge.com
You fish at your own pace, how long you want to, and when you want... boats, bait, gas, tackle, freezing and packaging is all inclusive..
IMO I would rather spend the $ on a trip at a lodge like this that any other.
PM me if you need any more info.
I have been to Canadian princess in Uclulete. It was a good experiance, but you are resticted to someone else' schedule.. That sucked big time. The Halibat fishing is only about 1.5 hours long, the rest of the time you are traveling to a nd from the fishing area. Slipping on a deck that is full of puke is not fun either.
The crew, and staff are great and realy do a great job.
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Also Neat Freak-you were ripped off >:(-a 3 person Charter shouldn't be any more than $600 for a full day in a covered cruiser.
$600/for all three?
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www.blackgoldlodge.com
You fish at your own pace, how long you want to, and when you want... boats, bait, gas, tackle, freezing and packaging is all inclusive..
IMO I would rather spend the $ on a trip at a lodge like this that any other.
Yeah, but 5 days 4 nights will cost you about $2K/person :o
I think the OBMG is more of a "blue collar" kind of fishing excursion.
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Also Neat Freak-you were ripped off >:(-a 3 person Charter shouldn't be any more than $600 for a full day in a covered cruiser.
$600/for all three?
That's right-I think Neat Freak was victim of some unscrupulous booking.
It's not uncommon for one operation to hire another to work for a day or two if he's already booked and tacking on a couple of hundred is what some do instead of collecting from the 'subcontractor'.
www.blackgoldlodge.com
You fish at your own pace, how long you want to, and when you want... boats, bait, gas, tackle, freezing and packaging is all inclusive..
IMO I would rather spend the $ on a trip at a lodge like this that any other.
Yeah, but 5 days 4 nights will cost you about $2K/person :o
I think the OBMG is more of a "blue collar" kind of fishing excursion.
Quite true-the terms bargain basement, assembly line and poor value for money/time spent come to mind.
Go on one trip with a bunch of National Guard reservists drunk from the night before puking and retching then getting even drunker once the boat hits the dock and you'll never go back.
Ditto staying aboard that dirty noisy tin can of a mothership-a special kind of hell if ever there was one.
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Obviously you have had a bad experience. I have made three trips to CP and all three have been excellent and I have always caught fish! Sure there have been some people sick but that can happen anywhere. For my liking this is good enough! People are super and the sure it would be great to fish longer but that is the way it is! One doesnt have to stay in the ship either the rooms on shore are roomy and comfortable!
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Obviously you have had a bad experience.
Big guy... When I went to OBMG i had a good time, The point I am trying to make is that there are other places that offer "more" for the lack of a word, for your $.
I am not saying that Black Gold is the only place to go to, (There are at least 10 more lodges in the rivers inlet area, Just search the net and youll find them.) even though I had a great time and got good quality fish. ( The owner beter pay me royalies for this ;D).
If you take the cost you pay for a trip, and how much time you actually ahve your line in the water. It is amazing to see how expensive it really works out.
Yeah, but 5 days 4 nights will cost you about $2K/person
I think the OBMG is more of a "blue collar" kind of fishing excursion.
IMO Dragon, If you book and pay a deposit and then budget 1 year in advance, you can have a great fishing trip that is worth every $ you put into it. Unless you plan on a 3 trips a year. You get so spoilt with quality and qualtity, that I cannot wait for next years trip.
The ideal situation is to buy my own boat, and arrange my own trips... ;D
What is the Lotto standing at for this weekend?????
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That would be the best! That is my next big purchase! Might as well go into debt further and as everyone knows teachers have way too much money!!! ;)
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They work 8 months and get paid for 12 ? ;D
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8 months??? Where did those two extra months come from??? ;)
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Mabelingwane,
I checked out the Black Gold link you post....looks like it would be a great trip for the cost....but remember that trip is more keyed for the experienced angler. I could get my better half on the water for 7 hrs. in comfort (52 footer), don't know about in a 16 ft. Lund. Not to sure how many other 'Do It Yourself' lodges there are...but CP still is a great trip. Even better if you could get a group together that would take up one boat....again about the seasickness baah....
Starts to sway back and forth in his chair. :P
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I have been on the Coho princess 3 times, everytime we came back with fish either salmon or hallibut. I went with a co worker earlier this year ,the rollers were huge .We had fish and chips for dinner and several orders of spicy chicken wings washed down with beer. Next morning my buddy said no problems smooth as glass, what he was looking was still in the harbour. When we turned the corner and headed out for the open water the rollers started and i mean rollers.They must have been a good 15 feet.My buddy was laying in the deck ,arm around a post trying to puke the whole time we were out there,that was 7hours . He claims he will never set foot on a boat with me again.The boats are either 42 or 53 foot cruisers but the cabins are very small, they can hold 8-10 people. If you do decide to have an outing let me know early so i can book hoildays. ;D ;D ;D ;D