Rental boats
All the rental boats are still in the water and are ready for an adventure. Seals, Sea lions, and all sorts of other wild life are out there to be seen. Whether you are an angler or a sightseer our boats will provide a nice reliable and comfortable platform for your adventure. Come on down and try them out they are the best deal on the coast for a rental boat.

Now that the kids are back at school and everyone is back to work its quiet time up at the RV Resort it’s well known that some folks wait until the fall to do their traveling at this time. If this is you please feel free to give us a call and find out how things are going and book a site. We know you won’t find a better more peaceful spot than this.

Salmon
Summer Chinook are going to be thinning out now as the season goes on. This just opens the window for fishing for Coho and perhaps even some more Sockeye. Give the immense size f the run of sockeye this year there is a chance that we will see the run passing for a few more weeks. Keep an eye on the site and of course come down and test fish for the Coho that are bound to start soon. Fishing in similar waters to the sockeye fishery we are certain to see them arrive by the numbers that are hooked while looking for sockeye. The calm mild days of the fall are coming where the water will be mirror calm and there won’t be any fog. Take advantage of these days as they do provide some of the most memorable fishing experiences around.


Halibut tides

There appears to be some great looking Halibut tides coming up in the month of September starting right on the long weekend. These currents were all researched on page 66 of the 2010 Canadian Tide and Current Tables Juan de Fuca Strait and Strait of Georgia.
Bellow is listed the times when the currents look good to try for halibut around William Head to Constance bank.

September
1st 12:30 for the rest of the day
2nd all day
3rd mid day on
4th mid afternoon on
5th late in the afternoon

13th mid morning for the rest of the day
14th mid morning for the rest of the day
15th late morning for the rest of the day
16th afternoon
17th mid afternoon
18th late afternoon

24th mid day
25th mid afternoon
26th from 8am until 1600
27th 0800 until 1600
28th 0830 until 17:30
29th 10 :15 for the rest of the day
30th 10:15 for the rest of the day


Good luck out there.
Please be safe and watch the weather closely this is the time of year that weather changes quickly.



 

Shaw Cable recently came to Pedder Bay RV Resort & Marina. Here's what they had to say.

Sockeye are still showing up in good numbers for those targeting them. Use pink hoochies and red flashers. Remember to keep the leaders short. 18 -24” is all you need to entice one of these fine eating fish. Try fishing off of Beechy Head or Church Rock not too far from the rocks. If you are fishing in 200 - 300’ of water with you gear down 35 to 60 feet you are in the “zone”. Once you hook a fish, circle back to try and stay on top of the school.

Halibut tides were good over the weekend but not a lot of folks were trying for them. Floyd Hickman and his fishing partner did get two nice fish in the 35 to 45 pound range. Keep an eye on the Word on the Dock for an update as to what the next set of halibut tides will be.

Overall, our summer Chinook fishing has been good this year, and we are still seeing some nice fish hit the docks. Our run of “Lower Fraser Whites” has just begun, and should offer some great opportunities for these hard fighting fish over the next few weeks. Local experts know that the biggest fish of the year are often taken in late August and early September. Andy here from the marina landed a 27lb Chinook fishing in the deep hole in Pedder Bay. The rain that is falling today should kick this run in to gear, and also start the Coho season.

Don’t forget that September-October are great months for camping and fishing. Milder weather, less crowds, and quality fish can definitely be a recipe for a good time. Get away from the house for the weekend, stay in your RV and launch or rent a boat, and get out there for some late summer angling adventures.

Looking forward to seeing you soon,

Tight lines,

~The Crew at Pedder Bay RV Resort & Marina
 

A 44 lb. Chinook was weighted in yesterday evening along with many Sockeye. Sockeye are now predicted to be running for the next two weeks.

Don’t wait too long before going out you don’t want to miss the rare opportunity to get a Sockeye in the Juan de Fuca area.

Don’t forget that we rent a boats here to get you out to the great wildlife viewing and of course fishing.

Fishing is currently excellent with most anglers getting salmon. One of our new crew members did very well the other day by landing 3 Sockeye and losing two at the boat this being his second time fishing and all this on a solo trip!

Tight lines everyone,

See you soon,

~Richard

Sockeye have been a very good fishery over the last two weeks and currently there is no end in sight. Test fisheries to the north west of us have never seen as many sockeye as they have this last week. Anglers have done quite well using red flashers with 22-24” long leaders to a small sparse pink or red hoochie.  If you don’t find yourself in the midst of a school of jumping sockeye go deep to 90 to 120 feet.  As soon as you are getting near the jumping fish bring your gear up to 50 – 60 feet.  This worked for me I hope it works for you.

Chinook have been doing very well the last couple of weeks as well fish in the 30’s have been brought in to the scale over the past week.  If you want to concentrate on the big springs, rig yourself up with anchovies for best results.  Fish heads like the Bloody Nose and Green Glow.  If you would like to multi-task, put down a red head on an anchovy and you will have a good chance at springs and Sockeye.  Lots of Chinook anglers have been catching their fair share of Sockeye this way.

Halibut

This coming weekend there are some great looking Hali tides.  As always I recommend using x-10 and white glow Terminal tackle for best results. Herring, mackerel, octopus and squid are all good “flavour enhancers” to entice the Hail’s your way.

Good luck

Remember to drop by and grab a coffee and a sandwich at our new Coffee House on your way out.  Fresh fishn’ tips are always available.

~Richard and the crew at Pedder Bay
 

The Bite Me Derby was held this past weekend with a great success.  118 springs were weighed in over the weekend with Tony Thibeau’s 39 lb. Chinook taking first prize.  One of our own,  Sean Hutcheson,  took third prize with a 31 lb. Chinook fishing of the Trap Shack.  

Lots of reports of Sockeye being caught in the third tide line area fishing 40 to 70 feet deep.  Lots of guys are catching their Sockeye while fishing for Springs.  Sockeye seem to be taking anchovies as well as the usual small pink hoochies.

Halibut have been found in all the usual spots.  Brian and Chris Lindsay brought in a nice 60 lb. halibut from Constance Bank.  The bait of choice was herring. If you are fishing with a spreader bar rig make sure you put a leader on for your weight this helps you hooks not snag the bottom and helps the fish see your offering.

Good look out there, and remember to let us know how you did.

See you on the water,

~Richard and the Pedder Bay Crew.
 

Fishing Update

This weekend has certainly been a good one. Fishing has been great off of Beachy Head and the Trap Shack. 

Chinook have certainly shown up and the bites have been at first light and then again about mid morning.  Anchovies and spoons have been the trick for the Springs.

Sockeye have been found right in the same areas as the Chinook have been found.  If you want to zero in on the Sockeye exclusively troll out from shore until you are surrounded by jumping sockeye.  Fish your pink gear slow straight and simple.  If you don’t have any luck in one direction change your bearing and try again. Depths from 35 to 70 feet have produced the tasty “Reds”.  A tip for when you get the fish is being ready with a fish tub and put the fish not on the deck but straight into a tub.  These guys are SLIMMY you could end up on your but in the boat or worse if you are not careful. Also rinse out your net immediately after landing any fish especially a sockeye. This will stop the net from degrading and stinking to high heaven as it dries out.

Good luck out there, remember to come in and let us know how you have done out there.

Coffee House, RV & Marina Update

The Coffee house is now a Proudly Serving Starbucks and opened its doors on July 30th.  The new and improved front desk and coffee service is a beautiful new addition to the Pedder Bay Facility.  Come on down and have a coffee or even a cappuccino.  We have the full range of coffee house drinks available for your morning wake-up. We also stock soups, sandwiches, sausage rolls and a variety of other pastries and cookies for your outing. 

For all of you die hard fishermen, Pedder Bay Marina has a good stock of top quality 5 1\2 inch Rhys Davis anchovies available. Due to the huge demand for these great fish catchers, we are currently limiting purchases to 3 packs per customer.

Our tackle shop and marine chandlery are now fully back in business. The shelves are stocked with all the gear you really need at competitive prices.

The RV Resort has been offering convenient, first class camping opportunities for many of our fishing guests this season. The convenience of a full service RV resort overlooking a full service marina complete with store and coffee house is certainly attracting some attention, and the consensus from our guests is that it’s a real hit!

For those of you that don’t have boats, but still want to have a great day on the water, don’t forget our fleet of 16 ft rental boats. These fishing machines are powered by brand new 40 hp and 50 hp 4 stroke Yamaha motors, and we have tackle, rods and downriggers for rent as well if you need to be fully equipped.

We have some great combo packages out there for those seeking a complete weekend adventure. For a great weekend getaway we can offer a night in our RV resort or campground, plus a four hour boat rental for a total price starting at $69.00 plus tax! Now that’s a great deal for summer weekend fun…

We hope to see you down at the RV resort and Marina this August, fishing reports are looking good for the next month (see below) so come on down and joining us for a few hours or a weekend.

Fishing Reports:

Salmon

Sockeye are opening as of Thursday the 5th of August.  This is great news for local anglers, as the forecast is looking excellent for these tasty fish.  Please remember the general rules for sockeye fishing.  Using red or pink flashers and small mini-plankton hoochies (available in our tackle shop), find the right speed and direction and stick with the school of fish. Leader length can vary from 18 to 36 inches. Once you catch a fish, note your water speed and your direction and depth and repeat it.  Go slow, and avoid sharp turns. Try to have as much gear in the water as possible by stacking rods and using dummy flashers off your downriggers. Sockeye are schooling fish, and creating lots of flash definitely draws more fish to your hooks. You should do well by these tricks. 

Chinook fishing has been slower than last year, but for those that are hunting springs, it’s interesting to note that the folks that are jigging have been doing much better than the trollers, especially right in Pedder Bay. A fair number of fish up to 25 lbs have been taken in Pedder Bay over the last few days jigging.  If jigging is not your thing you might want to try cut plugging near the kelp and rocks or trolling spoons and plugs with weights.  A shallow run down rigger with some of the usual might do the trick as well. 

The usual spots like Church Rock, Beechey Head and the Trap Shack are starting to produce a few more fish now, and we anticipate the action will heat up nicely over the next week or so as our summer and late run Fraser Chinook start to appear.

Halibut 

Halibut fishing has been consistently good but as usual, success for halibut is pretty closely connected with fishing the right tide. Baits like octopus, sardine and large herring have been the lure of choice unless dogfish become a problem at which time successful anglers have been switching to Mud Rakers, Jig-a-loos, and other large jigs.

Here’s the good halibut tides for August:

• 5th good all day
• 6th good in the afternoon
• 13th first thing in the morning
• 14th First thing in the morning
• 15th 5:30 until late morning
• 16th all morning and half the afternoon
• 17th all day
• 18th afternoon fishery
• 19th mid afternoon
• 20th a short opportunity in the afternoon
• 21st short opportunity in the afternoon
• 28th all morning until mid afternoon
• 29th all day
• 30th all day
• 31st all day

Hope to see you out here soon.
Tight lines and safe boating everyone.

~Richard, Martin and the Crew at Pedder Bay

Coffee House

Salmon

Halibut

August

• 1^st Good all day
• 2^nd good all day
• 3^rd good all day
• 4^th good all day
• 5^th good all day
• 6^th good in the afternoon
• 13^th first thing in the morning
• 14^th First thing in the morning
• 15^th 5:30 until late morning
• 16^th all morning and half the afternoon
• 17^th all day
• 18^th afternoon fishery
• 19^th mid afternoon
• 20^th a short opportunity in the afternoon
• 21^st short opportunity in the afternoon
• 28^th all morning until mid afternoon
• 29^th all day
• 30^th all day
• 31^st all day

Hope to see you out here soon.

Tight lines and safe driving everyone.

~Richard and the Crew at Pedder Bay

Coffee House

The Crew at Pedder Bay is very excited about the upcoming opening of the Coffee House. The expected opening day will be on the August long weekend. As we're getting to the opening day please excuse the expected bustle of the construction crew getting the new addition shipshape.

RV Resort

The brand new RV resort is getting fantastic reviews for the anglers in the crowd the convenience of having the Marina and RV Resort so close has been fantastic. We have also been very proud of the comments of how nice and clean people are finding the facilities here.  You don’t have to be an angler to enjoy the fantastic surroundings we are set in here.  Going for walks, renting a boat to go watch the wild life and see unobstructed views of the Olympics, walking or biking the Galloping Goose trail are just some of the activities that RV’ers are enjoying while staying at Pedder Bay.

Rental Boats

Our rental fleet is up and running.  Fish are coming and the whales seals and sea lions are out there.  Come on down to experience the best of what Southern Vancouver Island has to show.

Salmon

Currently a slot size is still in effect for Chinook. The new slot size is now two Chinook only one can be over 67cm’s (26”) hatchery or wild this will go on until July 15th. Feeders are still being hooked in deep water and some nice sized fish are being taken fishing in the 70 to 90 ft range.  Try fishing for the big ones using anchovies on long leaders (6 to 8ft).  Lately purple has been the colour of choice.

July 13th update

Salmon are being caught more frequently now in Pedder Bay fish have been found to be feeding on 4” squid and about 5” herring.  Success is being had using Hootchies that are white or white glow or the tried and true Purple Haze.  Peter Landsman landed a nice 20 lb Chinook on Saturday right at the Can Bouy in Pedder trolling at 60 ft deep. The next day he went out for a repeat performance and came home with a 36 lb halibut caught trolling for salmon. Just east of William Head.

Some Coho have been brought in over the past few weeks most have been caught off of Beachy Head but have also been found in the Whirl Bay area. To get one these feisty salmon just go fishing for Chinook these voracious fish will certainly take what you have to offer.  By doing this you increase your odds of getting a salmon in the box.

Halibut

These predictions are taken off pg.66  of the Tide and Current tables.

July

• 16th 0651 weak and variable currents fish in the morning
• 17th 0702 for a couple of hours
• 18th 0757 for the rest of the day
• 19th 0845 for the rest of the day
• 20th 8030 for the rest of the day
• 21st 1010 for the rest of the day
• 22nd late afternoon
• 28th 0430 for a few hours
• 29th 0518 for a few hours
• 30th 0558 until mid morning
• 31st 0653 until mid day

Halibut has been doing quite well most fish are in the 30 to 40 lb range but we have seen some very nice fish in the 60’s and 70’s.  The largest we have seen come through was 93 lbs.

Tight lines and safe driving everyone,

Richard and the Crew
 

Coffee House

The Crew at Pedder Bay is very excited about the upcoming opening of the Coffee House. The expected opening day will be on the August long weekend. As we're getting to the opening day, please excuse the expected bustle of the construction crew getting the new addition shipshape.

RV Resort

Rental Boats

Salmon

Halibut

 

~Richard and the Crew