June 23, 2025 update…. yes fishing is good!

KING PACIFIC LODGE UPDATE – June 23, 2025

Well, the 2025 season has officially begun here in Milbanke Sound and I know people are eagerly awaiting to hear how things are going.

Great news is that Milbanke is continuing to bolster its reputation as a premier fishing destination in BC.  The Chinook salmon are definitely here and all our fishing areas from Cape Mark to Cape Swain have been producing fish including a couple of Tyee caught during the first week! The best thing about Milbanke is the close proximity to the fishing grounds.  On a high tide, Louisa Cove and Reginald Island have been steady and are only about a minute away from our dock!

A variety of small spoons, both naked and trolled behind a flasher from 17 to 50 feet down have been consistently working for numbers of chinook in the teens but it seems like anchovies behind a flasher have been producing the larger chinooks (over 20 lbs).  Coho salmon have started to show up, most in the 5 – 6 lb range with a couple of 8 and 9 pounders caught already!  Nice to see them showing up so soon!

Those who like the white meat fish have seen halibut and lings to add to their catch and will make for some great fish and chips back home!

The weather has been a mix of sun and overcast with the odd damp (well, wet) day.  Winds for the most part have allowed access to all our usual haunts. Everyone likes sunshine, but that brings with it NW winds which can chop up the water but as I mentioned earlier, the protected, flat waters of Louisa Cove and Reginald Island have been consistently producing fish if it’s a bit lumpy on the outside!

We’ve had a few visits by a pod of orcas through the waters, which is an awesome experience to behold, although it can slow down the chinook fishing for a few hours after they come through as it spooks their main prey, chinook salmon, down deep or into the kelp to hide.

All in all, we couldn’t have asked for a better start to our season and those of you who are waiting for your day to join us will be in for a great treat!  We have an AWESOME crew this year….one of, if not THE best crew I’ve seen in my 37 years in the business.

There is very limited space available for this year, but there are still a couple of rooms available sporadically through the season, so if you are thinking of a fishing trip this summer, don’t hesitate to reach out and take advantage of that!

You can call our toll free number at 1.855.825 9378, call Lisa direct at 604.503.5474 (Lisa@kingpacificlodge.com)  or contact me directly up at the lodge at 778.837.2398.   Lorna Landry is also at the lodge this summer and may be reached at 604 816 4671. (Lorna@kingpacificlodge.com) See you soon!

Tight Lines!

Terry “Remington” Schultz

Lodge Host/Sales

terry@kingpacificlodge.com

Featured Employee of the Week

We are proud to introduce Hunter Cuthbert as a first year guide this season!  Some of you may remember Hunter from our dock, keeping things running like a well-oiled machine for the past couple of seasons.

Photo of Hunter doing her first “Fish Talk” during dinner time.

Hunter has been fishing salmon since she was knee high to a grasshopper and is ready to share her knowledge and expertise with her guests and show them a great time on the water.  What a great way for her to spend summers as she is moving forward in her career with  degrees in fashion design and product design.