Rod tips up, this area has amazing salmon fishing all year round!
CALENDAR OF SALMON RUNS IN VANCOUVER AREA |
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CHINOOK (KING) | ||||||||||||
COHO (SILVER) | April 15 | |||||||||||
SOCKEYE | July 15 | Oct 15 | ||||||||||
PINK | July 15 | Oct 15 | ||||||||||
CHUM | Nov 15 | |||||||||||
JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC |
Season |
Type of Fish |
Location |
Depth |
Tackle |
Winter | Chinook | Hutt Island, Waterfall, Tunstall Bay, Defence Islands, West Vancouver Shoreline | 100-170 feet | Spoons, hootchies, strip |
Spring | Chinook & Coho | Hole in the Wall, South end of Bowen Island | 80-150 feet | Anchovies |
Summer | Chinook, Coho, Sockeye & Pink (odd years) | South end of Bowen Island, Hole in the Wall, QA Marker, Furry Creek, West Vancouver Shoreline, Bell Buoy | 50-130 feet | Anchovies, pink hootchies, pink zingers |
Fall | Chinook, Coho, Sockeye & Pink (odd years) | South end of Bowen Island, Hole in the Wall, QA Marker, Furry Creek, West Vancouver Shoreline, Bell Buoy | 50-130 feet | Anchovies, pink hootchies, pink zingers |