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!
Took a couple of friends out on Mayfield for a day musky fishing. One of the gents had never fished for muskies before and i was hoping to at least get him over one. We headed into one of the coves to see if we could get him one. We saw a few toads first thing in which was a good thing. We got to see a couple. Then after leisurely casting for about 2 hours I hooked one and hand the rod over to the gent. He handled her like an old pro. And we put a tiger,a smidge over 38" into the frabill. She was released safely with a good tail splash and a little bit of the lake in our face she gave this new musky angler a thrill that he won't forget!
I think that all need to understand how important it is to get these fish into the net as quickly as possibly. Don't let them run themselves into exhaustion. The fish may be hardy, but not as hardy as some think they are. Hookem' and get the fish to the boat. Get a picture and let the fish go. You shouldn't keep the fish out of the water any longer than you can hold your breath. And remember the 50" inch size limit! I'm strictly catch and release! Let em' go so they can grow.. is what I always say! Just my little part in EDUCATION..
Mission accomplished got the young man his very 1st musky. We continued on the rest of the day spotting a few here and there but could not hook up the rest of the day. Water temps were 64 degrees. A good breeze in the afternoon and a pretty good suntan was had by the 3 of us. Great day on the water with a new and good old friends.. Cheers, Todd
Re: release. Muskie aren't the best eating fish, and are kind of bony (I fished the Dakotas and Canada in my early years). Just another reason for C&R on these guys. They are a lot like Northerns, which are also bony, but in we tossed Muskie back even in the '60's when we had others to choose from.
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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!
