Mid-August Recap: Catching Chinkooks, Cohos, and Waves

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Hello Anglers

Fishing continues to be really great at King Pacific Lodge.

Popular spots over the past couple of weeks have been Cape Mark, Cheney Point, Cape Swain and Ivory Island. The majority of Chinook salmon have been taken on Flasher Anchovy and seemingly any type of shiny spoon in the 4-5inch range. We continue to see an abundance of needlefish bait and so the Anchovy and spoons have been working well. Depths have come up a little and most are fishing the 40-50ft range.

Coho salmon are increasing in abundance and size this time of year. We are already seeing 15 pound Coho and Ivory Island and Cheney point have been the hot spots.

We have seen an abundance of interesting wildlife this week including Humpback Whales, Killer Whales, Sea Otters and even a Grizzly Bear on the shoreline.

This is a great time to say Thank You to all of the guests who have visited us this season! So many of you hung in there with us and supported our business through the two years we were closed due to Covid. We very much appreciate being able to operate in this beautiful part of the world and to provide these experiences to you.

If you are still thinking of a trip this year we would love to see you! Early September can be an incredible time of year to try fishing Milbanke Sound. And, if this year is not possible please contact us soon for 2023 availability.

Tight lines

 

George Cuthbert

 

Late July Recap: Calm Seas, Fair Weather, and Lots of Fish

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Hello all

We are well into the last part of July and having a wonderful time. Milbanke Sound continues to be such an incredible location for fun, friends and fish!

The seas and weather have been very favourable since the beginning of the season. The past couple of weeks have provided clear skies, calm mornings and some windy afternoons as winds pick up from the North West. Regardless, we always seem to have a place to fish and plenty of boats have been enjoying afternoons at places like Thompson Bay. This location allows easy fishing for those blustery afternoons.

Many of the guides have been venturing out to exciting ares such as McGinnes Island and Ivory Island. These have been the hot spots for salmon in recent days. While Cheney Point and Cape Swain continue to be our favourites, the fish seem to be a little more scattered right now.  Generally, fishing has been good. Chinooks are running in the 12-20lb range with several in the mid to high 20’s this past trip. Bottom fish continue to be abundant. Ling and Halibut have been regular catches. Cheney produced some nice Coho in past days as well. We are starting to see some larger ones in the 13-15lb size range.

We’re looking forward to moving into the August fishing. This is an exciting time of year when migrating Chinook and Coho continue to fatten up as they travel south.

Our crew has been doing exceptionally well and we have been very pleased with the positive comments from our guests. The food has been incredible, great guides, service staff and deck hands. We are all very pleased to be up and running.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dates for 2024 are already a common question. Should you be thinking of a trip for next year we would love to discuss.

Take Care,

George

July 2 Recap: Fishing Hot Spots — Cape Swain, Cheney Point, and Ivory Island.

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We are having a wonderful time at King Pacific Lodge! The weather, fishing, and sea conditions have been absolutely fantastic.

Hot Spots for the week include Cape Swain, Cheney Point, Ivory Island.  There have been several trips to McGinnes Island.  Popular lures have been the Gibbs, Skinny G spoon, flasher / anchovy, and flasher / green Hoochie.

Salmon have been in the 12-20lb range with several in the high 20’s. Halibut have been in good numbers with several in the 50 – 60 pound range.

From all report, our crew is doing a fantastic job. It feels so great to be back at Milbanke Sound.

We are looking forward to seeing all of our booked guests! We are a little behind on getting pre-trip and flight information out. Please bear with us and we’ll make sure you are on the flight!

2022: The First Fishing Season in 2 Years Begins Now!

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Welcome to King Pacific Lodge 2022!

We hope you, your family and friends are all doing well. Thank you for checking in on us.

Finally, after two seasons of some very difficult waiting, we are up and running! The fish are biting, the whales are jumping and we are excited about this season.  Chinook salmon have been in good abundance with the largest being 38 pounds. Coho salmon are in as well. With the calm seas, Halibut and Lingcod have been steady. The weather has been great and allowing access to all of our favourite fishing areas.

Our crew is looking forward to all guests booked for 2022. We have been fortunate to retain so many familiar faces at the lodge.

We are now looking after our third group of guests and the reviews on our food, accommodation, boats and fishing have all been very positive. Thanks to all who have visited to date.

Please continue to monitor our posts for fishing reports and exciting news from King Pacific Lodge.

 

Thank you

 

George Cuthbert

2021 COVID Update

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