2020 Bamfield and Barkley Sound Reports

We are heading to Bamfield for the first time next week. Have the roads been fixed? We are coming from Duncan, so would be going the Cowichan route.
We plan on fishing Wednesday on our own, have a tuna charter booked for Thursday, Friday morning fish and then back home. Does anyone have advice on where to start when we are on our own?
 
We are heading to Bamfield for the first time next week. Have the roads been fixed? We are coming from Duncan, so would be going the Cowichan route.
We plan on fishing Wednesday on our own, have a tuna charter booked for Thursday, Friday morning fish and then back home. Does anyone have advice on where to start when we are on our own?

Drove back out on the holiday Monday and the roads were way better than after the rain.

It seems like the fishing is quite spotty at the moment so you may have to just get lucky. There were tons of coho offshore but it took awhile to get your limit on hatchery fish. Inside the sound I fished around Edward King, Beale and Whittlestone on that weekend and didn't see a lot of action. Same gear same spots this week and picked up some good sized Chinooks.
 
Fished nanat to Danvers today. Lost 3 fish before landing one nice spring. Bait everywhere had bites on anchovy, cop car spoon and a needlefish hoochie. Anywhere from 40-60 feet. Seemed like light bites quick hit and gone.
 
We are heading to Bamfield for the first time next week. Have the roads been fixed? We are coming from Duncan, so would be going the Cowichan route.
We plan on fishing Wednesday on our own, have a tuna charter booked for Thursday, Friday morning fish and then back home. Does anyone have advice on where to start when we are on our own?
Just got back from Bamfield and the roads are about as good as it gets for that road
 
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