Charter Tofino
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Jonny is always laying the boots to them in May. Hot salmon action inshore and peak Hali fishing. He's got two boats including a new 27 pursuit so can accommodate 6 guys.
Jonny is always laying the boots to them in May. Hot salmon action inshore and peak Hali fishing. He's got two boats including a new 27 pursuit so can accommodate 6 guys.
If you want Halibut, closer to the open ocean is best. Don't know of any charters that take 6 on a single boat. 3 per boat is good if doing multiple days. Most boats that take 2-3 anglers are around $100/hour. Trip lengths run 6-10 hours.
Last year, Salmon season's were fairly restrictive during May; the closer to the open ocean you go & the farther north you go there will be fewer restrictions for Salmon.
DFO regulations govern the number of pieces each fish can be cut into in the field before being at home. There are some DFO certified processing stations.
Weather this time of year is a roll of the dice. You might want to pick a location that offers some sheltered fishing such as Barkley, Clayquot & Nootka sounds There is a guide on this forum who goes by "trophywife" that seems to have a good handle on catching Halibut inside Barkley Sound, A guide named "fishtofino" seems to have a good handle on the Clayquot area. I am sure there are many others. I have had very good experiences using Trent at Long Beach Charters in Ucluelet.
FYI DFO regulations are pretty hard to get a handle on. I recommend you go to the DFO Fisheries Notices web page http://notices.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fns-sap/index-eng.cfm
and search the 2016 notices concerning Chinook in the management area(s) you want to fish. The logic here is that the 2017 restrictions will be similar to the 2016 restriction
Last year, Salmon season's were fairly restrictive during May; the closer to the open ocean you go & the farther north you go there will be fewer restrictions for Salmon.
DFO regulations govern the number of pieces each fish can be cut into in the field before being at home. There are some DFO certified processing stations.
Weather this time of year is a roll of the dice. You might want to pick a location that offers some sheltered fishing such as Barkley, Clayquot & Nootka sounds There is a guide on this forum who goes by "trophywife" that seems to have a good handle on catching Halibut inside Barkley Sound, A guide named "fishtofino" seems to have a good handle on the Clayquot area. I am sure there are many others. I have had very good experiences using Trent at Long Beach Charters in Ucluelet.
FYI DFO regulations are pretty hard to get a handle on. I recommend you go to the DFO Fisheries Notices web page http://notices.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fns-sap/index-eng.cfm
and search the 2016 notices concerning Chinook in the management area(s) you want to fish. The logic here is that the 2017 restrictions will be similar to the 2016 restriction
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Try Trevor at No Bananas.
It will be good fishing for Halibut and Springs in his area during that time!
fogged in
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I would agree....Based on history, Victoria - Sooke is hard to beat for May fishing for Springs in the slot and halibut
Every year is a little different and this year was slow for Springs at that time, but hali was steady in the right area with the right fisherman
Dog fish start to move in in May.
Lots of great guides to choose from.
Some very good fishing can be had off the WCVI (Tofino/Ukie/Bam) in late May....and no slot limit, just a minimum size. 
trophywife
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if you go with ken from rocky point , my place is literally around the corner and i could second boat for your crew.. thanks for the bump ericl
do you want all inclusive? stay at pacific gateway and we can pick you up in the morning.. all fish packing/freezing done there also...
do you want all inclusive? stay at pacific gateway and we can pick you up in the morning.. all fish packing/freezing done there also...
Sculpin
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brands51
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If you are in Victoria, definitely take a look at Trevor from No Banana's (http://www.nobananas.ca/ ) , or Justin from Tailspin Charters ( http://www.tailspincharters.com/fishing/ ) Both are great guys who really know the lower part of Vancouver Island and there should be plenty of action on there boats at that time of year.
Full Scale Fishing
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May has been an amazing month in Campbell River over the last few years. We have been catching easy limits of Springs and a decent number of Halibut around as well.
We can hook you up (pun intended)
We can hook you up (pun intended)
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