Salmon Eye Charters - Salmon Eye Charters fishes the west coast of Vancouver Island out of Ucluelet BC and guarantees and average 50lbs of fish per day on all 3+ day Silver to Signature fishing packages. Most people catch much more. Ucluelet is one of the hotspots along the coast for catching loads of salmon and halibut and there are more salmon brought into this port than any other place on the coast. Chinook (Kings), Halibut and lingcod are the main targets for people coming on our trips. We have boats with large heated cabins and decks to keep you comfortable and can take up to 5 people per boat. Ask us about our NWFR discount when booking your trip!
Fishing solo, I launched the Ol' Bass Tracker onto Horseshoe Lake for a bass try. I had fished and explored almost the entire shoreline without a strike. I had seen one nice bass about 3 pounds and had 3 little 5 inchers follow my Rapala back to the boat. Finally, with only about 50 yards of shoreline left, I cast my jig to the front of a dock. Felt a fish and reared back hard setting the hook. The fish hardly moved on the hook set, just shook her head for a few seconds and then took off with lots of power. I finally landed her and put her into my livewell. I was so satiated, I just sat and enjoyed the moment for a few minutes. I saw a shoreline resident and his dog come out on the next dock and asked him to take a photo. He was happy to do so and gave proper admiration of the fish. I weighed the fish in front of him and it was 7 pounds even. She was 22 3/4 inches long and had a huge pre-spawn belly. I was wondering if she was the big 6 1/2 pounder that Marc had caught last June. Anyway, she was treated gently and released back in front of the same dock she was caught. There were 2 other boats on the lake and they were both fishing for trout. Beautiful sunny, warm day with only a little breeze. Pads just starting to surface. Very little spawning sign showing around the shoreline.
Nice fish!I I struck out my last four times out on Long Lake and have not caught a bass yet this year.I like the boat, I just got a Bass Tracker that looks very similar to yours.
Well Bob thats a nice fish you should try for bigger fish and leave the little guys for the kids. The bass out at Long Lk are starting to spawn. I seen at least 6 on bed and have been catching the females right off the bank very close to the males.
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Salmon Eye Charters - Salmon Eye Charters fishes the west coast of Vancouver Island out of Ucluelet BC and guarantees and average 50lbs of fish per day on all 3+ day Silver to Signature fishing packages. Most people catch much more. Ucluelet is one of the hotspots along the coast for catching loads of salmon and halibut and there are more salmon brought into this port than any other place on the coast. Chinook (Kings), Halibut and lingcod are the main targets for people coming on our trips. We have boats with large heated cabins and decks to keep you comfortable and can take up to 5 people per boat. Ask us about our NWFR discount when booking your trip!