An UNFORGETTABLE Day Of Fishing At Port Hardy, Vancouver Island!
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- Опубліковано 12 сер 2023
- #canada #fishing #britishcolumbia #oceanfishing #salmonfishing #halibutfishing
Salmon trolling and halibut jigging is a foreign concept to me. Growing up in Alberta, I can only dream of opportunities to fish the ocean for these majestic fish species!
The morning begins dark and rainy, unknowing of what is about to unfold, I am full of excitement. Upon getting on our guide, and good friend Ryan's boat, I finally get my first glimpse at the massive rods that we will be putting to use on some massive ocean beasts! After a smooth boat ride full of picturesque scenery, we have arrived at the first spot of the day. This specific area is a rocky point which extrudes far into the open ocean abyss. It is here where some gigantic Chinook Salmon live. It is not long after we drop the lines trolling that we hook up! These trophy King Salmon fight ten times harder than I could have ever imagined! It is not long before we hit our keeping limit, which is the deciding factor to completely switch gears, and head out deeper in search of a monster that lives deep down, on the ocean floor. Dropping down heavy weight connected to hooks bigger than my hand, we fish a large ocean hump, which has deep water nearby. On these thick giant hooks we are using entire octopus tentacles as bait. Once our rigs are scattered along the bottom, we eagerly sit and wait. Of course, with the excitement coursing through my veins I can't sit still and I have to be moving. So, I pick up a rod with a jig and cast it out in search of some small Coho Salmon or any type of Rockfish. I end up catching a gorgeous Copper Rockfish and then after releasing it, one of our big rods starts to get bites. Ryan quickly takes action and sets the hook harder than I've ever seen before. Immediately my heart drops, I know this is going to be a big fish. Without warning, Ryan hands the rod off to me and I begin the long and difficult battle with a fish bigger than I could picture in my head. Over 10 minutes later we have finally gotten to see this barn door of a halibut. As this humongous fish gets closer and closer to the boat, Ryan prepares the harpoon gun, which will ultimately secure the catch. And after firing a perfect shot into the halibut we drag it into the boat and the shock of pulling a fish this big really hits me. This fish is my biggest ever coming in at around 55lbs and 124cms long. A true Pacific Ocean giant! This, was truly an UNFORGETTABLE day of fishing on Vancouver Island.
This day could not have been made possible without the guiding and expertise of Ryan, from Starfish Charters. His business is based out of Port Hardy on Vancouver Island and you ABSOLUTELY have to book a charter with him! He has an exceptional knowledge of fishing and is an allround amazing person to hangout with! Here is the link to his buisness: www.starfishcharters.com
I must also thank my incredible family for planning and bringing this awesome trip to life. You all work extremely hard to help me create a memory that will last and you have no idea how much this means to me!
Finally, I would like to thank everyone who has watched the Vancouver Island Odyssey! I appreciate all the support and I hope you enjoyed this series! - Спорт
Excellent video. Thanks for putting this together
I’m glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks for the comment!
It's my favourite place too.
I've worked there. I've harvested everything from Puget Sound king crab to sea cucumbers and gooseneck barnacles there,..
And I caught my two biggest halibut there within 30 minutes of each other - a 77-pounder and a 101-pounder. That halibut you caught looks close to my 77-pounder. Maybe bigger.
Not to mention rockfish and yelloweye.
I gotta get back there.
It is a fantastic location! It sounds like you have some great memories from the West Coast! I appreciate the comment!
Can't wait to give you a hard time again Ryan! Great guide and knows where to catch the fish!
Absolutely! I couldn't agree more! He's amazing!
Very nice video! Next time you are coming to the island let me know, start with a little adventure in Nanaimo. Cheers and keep the vids coming.
Thank you very much! Funny you should mention Nanaimo because over the course of the year I have sent applications to the university in Nanaimo, Vancouver Island University. I got conditionally accepted and it is somewhere I’d love to go. So if I end up there next year, I will gladly let you know via email and we can try setting something up! I appreciate the comment a bunch and stay safe!
What a fantastic day out there, amazing trip. Really well done out there
Thank you! It was a trip of a lifetime. I appreciate you watching the video.
hell yeah big rig
Got your first tank samon, nice job kid🎉
Thank you so much. I appreciate you checking ou the video!
Just caught up on all your videos. The cinematic drone footage is awesome 👌. And man that Halibut was sick! Awesome work!
Thank you so much! I appreciate all the support! I hope you summer is going well!
Love from port hardy, I don't fish much but I've been down to the dock closer to the middle of town and caught a couple fish
Amazing video
Thank you! Port Hardy is such a beautiful place! I can’t wait to go back!
Hey Bennett! Awesome video, I really loved the voice over during the intro with the slow-mo scenes. You're really getting better and better at editing these videos. Very beautiful salmon my friend, those fish are strong fighters. It's so awesome seeing it pull the drag while you are reeling it in.
I will be posting a video this Wednesday at 7pm, Salmon fishing on Lake Ontario! Same Chinook, just different waters!
Great job buddy, you guys caught some nice ones!
Edit: I forgot to mention the Halibut, amazing catch man!!
Thank you so much. Salmon and halibut are truly some amazing fish species to target. I'll definitely be looking out for your upcoming Salmon fishing video. I appreciate the comment.
Hey man I was in kananaskisk and I ran into your dad and he told me about your channel and it is by far one of the best fishing channels on UA-cam keep it up man
Thank you so much for checking out the channel. I'm glad you like the video and that's awesome that you met my dad! There will be more videos to come!
beautiful fish. awsome time for sure, another fun entertaining fishing video. did you guys smoke any of the salmon?
Thank you so much for watching! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. We have eaten a lot of the salmon but have not yet smoked it. We are planning on doing that in the future though. And what we have cooked has been absolutely delicious. Best tasting fish alongside the halibut.
nice fish buddy
Thank you! I appreciate it.