Hello there, first time poster, frequent west coast fisherman with a question. Myself and buddies have a trip planned this week to Ukee. First day of fishing is Wednesday. Presently the marine forecast for much of this week is high pressure with a very strong chronic NW (up to 30-40 knots). We'd love to get to all of our spots both along the shoreline and banks (near and far) but looks like it might not be possible (we know to be ready to go, looking for windows despite the forecast because we've seen it be wrong) Nevertheless if it blows nearly as strong as forecast all I can thick of to do in Ukee is tuck behind Begg Island (with likely not much success). We might be able to sneak down Louden and back up by Swale to the back side of Meares/Cree but it'd be a pounding commute.
Where I'm going with this on the Tofino thread is, might it be more worth it to put in at Tofino. We obvious wouldn't be able to touch the hotspots of Long Beach, Starfish, or Raphael (as would be our preference) but does anyone know if there are spots (maybe south end of Vargas?) that are protected from the NW and hold a few more fish at this point than the mouth of Tofino harbour? If I hear that Tofino is more fishable in this big wind (and has fish that tuck into these inside Clayoquot spots this early in the season) we will definitely trailer up there. Any advice. Just don't want to get skunked due to windy weather. Thanks in advance for any help.
