Fall Harvest... Mary Rocks

Large Lingcod: Length = 3 1/2 Feet... Weight = 36 Pounds... mmm good... a bushell of Fish & Chips!

Big Mouths in Port Hardy

Yup... A mouth big enough to swallow a big Rockcod!

How do I cook these guys?

Going to need a lot of freezer bags... we pack them in water... to prevent freezer burn. 

Too Big for Me!

A mother and her calf humpback whale off my stern... getting too close for fishing... way too big... I sure wouldn't want to snag one of them... or have them get tangled-up in my down riggers!

I'm outta here! Because they have been showing off all afternoon... breaching in unison... and I think they are getting too inqusitive of me.

I thought I was in real trouble once, when all of a sudden I ended up between the mother and her calf... I put on my lifejacket and prepared for the worst... I even put my finger on the Red Emergency GPS/VHF Radio button... ready to push it if they crashed into me! When they sounded, I didn't know where they were coming up... I sure got my gear up in a hurry and got out of there!

YZT Airport Beauty

34 lb Halibut caught while bottom trolling at 30Ms... a ton of splashing fury! 

Yup... a White Belly

Certanily not a yellow belly... while still in the water... he splashed so much he got us all wet... even the computer in the front of the boat! That's why we cut his tail... so he won't pound a hole in the bottom of the boat!... even when they are seemingly dead for hours!... unbelievable raw energy!

Cruise Ship Highway

Yup... 3 in one pix!

 

In Port Hardy... we measure by the FOOT!

This one is FOUR Feet Long!!!! Can anyone beat 48 inches? 

Never too young to bring in the bacon

How's this for supper mom? 

Guiding: Your Fishing Machine to Glory!

Learning: how, where, when, and what to fish... means a bursting cooler and overwhelming memories!

Do you know what a "neep tide" means? Do you know where to fish on the flood tide... or the ebb tide? (And oh yeah... make sure you read the tide for the day you are going to fish... it is easy to make a mistake... but the fish don't!)

WARNING: these remote waters can be extremely dangerous... at the very least have a good GPS/Mapping system... there are a lot of dangerous shoals, reefs, rocks, in apparent deep water! And also know where to run and hide in case a notorious storm blows up?

Serious about fishing!

28 feet+ 460Hp Volvo's = cruise at 32 kts! ----> gets you to the hotspots quickly and in comfort!

Going to Victoria, Victorious!

Yup... we filled their huge cooler with the sea's bounty... they for sure are coming back for more!

Look what we caught at Castle Pt.

Beauties: 27 lb, 12 lb Chinook, and one Happy Customer!

My first big one!

Yup... easy, easy does it... I learned not to set the hook... let him run, run... he is dragging the flasher... that easily sets the hook. If not I would have lost another big one, because he was barely hooked. He really tired me out... but I can hardly wait to hook another biggee!

Yup Port Hardy is The Best!

I'm so happy and so excited... the best fun I've ever had fishing! 

We more than Limited Out

28# Red Female Hatchery Chinook, 17# Red Wild Chinook, 1 Wild Coho, 1 Pink PLUS C&R Wild Coho's, Pinks, and Rockcod 

The early bird catches the big one!

Wouldn't you like to take a bite out of this hefty fellar? 

Eagles Know Where The Fishing is Good

Lots of Bald Eagles in Port Hardy... year around!

Eagle Talk

Fishing in Port Hardy is more than you can eat!

Dinner Time Anyone?

Marinated & Barbecued... you can't beat it!

Got Salmon... Let's Eat

Hey... we caught more fish than I can carry.

The Big Wigs Know...

Even BC's, Jim Pattison (billionare) treated George Bush Sr. (former American President) and John Major (recent British Prime Minister) and their entourage to fishing in Port Hardy the summer of 2004.

Red at Night...

Salmon still bite!
Yup... 18 hours a day of fishing here all summer!

Red in the Morning...

Salmon are biting.

Good Web Sites

http://www.salmonuniversity.com/vin_port_hardy.html

http://www.bcadventure.com/adventure/angling/protalk/reid/hotspot/pthardy.phtml

http://www-comm.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/pages/sfg/default_e.htm

http://www.codfathercharters.com/fishing_info.htm

Sea Joy... leaving a small footprint

A 15 ft Sangster Deep-V Runabout... a Memory Maker!