Salmon Fishing Vancouver Island BC The West Coast of Vancouver Island, BC is known around the world for its salmon fishing – both freshwater and saltwater. And sometimes the staff here at Eagle Nook Resort in Barkley Sound feel like we are in the centre of it all, based on all the fish we see […]
2019 Salmon Fishing Season is Upon Us It’s 2019 and the West Coast fishing season is off to another great start, with Lucky Sportfishing at Eagle Nook Resort. It’s almost July already, and the Eagle Nook team is assembled, excited and ready to help our guests enjoy a bucket list Pacific salmon and halibut fishing […]
Fishing for Halibut in BC Wondering when and where to head out halibut fishing in BC? Our guides at Eagle Nook Resort have you covered. Check out our latest blog post for some helpful tips and tricks for making your next halibut fishing excursion a huge success. What does a Halibut Look Like? First off, […]
Canning Your Catch: How to Can Your Own Salmon So you want to can your own salmon? Picture this: you’ve spent two full days out on the Pacific Ocean catching tons of salmon and now you don’t know what to do with it all! It’s every fisherman’s dream, and one that is made easier to […]
Hot summer days and long summer sunsets are now a thing of the past on Vancouver Island, but while the fishing season may have come to a close last month things have by no means quieted down for the crew at Eagle Nook Resort & Lucky Sportfishing. After getting settled back into our Victoria office […]
It feels like mere days ago we were hosting our first pre-season salmon derby in June, but just like that our 2017 season has come to a close. It was a whirlwind 3 and a half months, with great fishing and better company and it’s bittersweet to see the end of it. August fishing was […]
It’s hard to believe August is already upon us – our season has been flying by! Over the course of the past few weeks we’ve been able to send our guests home with jam-packed boxes of a variety of fish; halibut, salmon, lingcod and rock fish have been plentiful across the board. Offshore fishing has […]
The salmon are in Barkley Sound! No running offshore yet, we are getting limits of Salmon right here of Cree Island, Austin Island and Harbour Entrance. The other hot spot has been Keeha Bay. Our usual Halibut spots have been producing nicely with some upper limit hat’s every day. The fishing is hot, the sun […]
It’s been an incredibly busy first few weeks up in Barkley Sound but things are officially underway and it feels great to be back. Both of our pre-season derbies were successful once again, fishing was good and the company was even better. Eric Scott of Scotty Products caught the first derby winning Chinook fishing with […]
We’re officially back up and running in Barkley Sound, prepping for both pre-season derbies and our regular season opening on June 15th (we’ve only got a couple spaces left for our Father’s Day Weekend Special so book soon!). It’s been a busy week of pulling everything out of storage, setting up rooms and just generally […]
