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Last Cast Guiding- Salmon & Halibut

Come and enjoy Salmon and Halibut fishing at its best with Last Cast Guiding, a full service charter company that offers top quality fishing tackle and adventures and departs from a variety of locations along B.C’s wild west coast.

Their charter vessel the ‘Last Cast’ is a Grady White Express that measures 26.5 ft. With a 9 ft 8 in beam, the boat offers plenty of room for up to five guests and features a comfortable cuddy cabin and a flush toilet for the ladies. Grady Whites are heavy offshore fishing machines and Last Cast is no exception. Powered by twin 225 HP Suzuki 4 stroke engines, the boat offers the ultimate in reliability and power.

Last Cast Guiding offer day trips as well as multi day fishing adventures based from fishing lodges in Bamfield B.C. They fish different locations depending on the season, starting in late April fishing from Nanaimo and Nanoose Bay on the East Coast of Vancouver Island, before moving to Port Alberni and Bamfield in June to take advantage of the West Coast fishing experience. You can choose between calmly fishing the inlets for maximum comfort or going offshore to target Salmon and Halibut on a trip that will delight the most hard core of anglers. Whatever you decide, the knowledgeable guides will use their arsenal of experience to put you on the fish. In order to make sure your trip is as good as possible, only the best quality gear is used on board, with Islander precision reels and Rapala graphite rods being the preferred tackle.

Last Cast Guiding is Transport Canada certified and all their guides are professional operators with many years experience fishing. They can also work with larger corporate groups to organize a fishing experience for up to 30 guests.



FAQs about Last Cast Guiding- Salmon & Halibut

Last Cast Guiding- Salmon & Halibut offers the following trips to customers:
  • CA $550 per group, additional CA $50 per person after 3 guests - Half Day Sockeye Trip (5 hours)
  • CA $700 per group, additional CA $50 per person after 3 guests - Half Day Salmon Trip (6 hours)
  • CA $850 per group, additional CA $50 per person after 3 guests - Full Day Salmon Trip (8 hours)
  • CA $1,150 per group, additional CA $50 per person after 3 guests - Full Day Salmon Trip (8 hours)
  • CA $1,150 per group, additional CA $50 per person after 3 guests - Full Day Salmon Trip (8 hours)
  • CA $1,250 per day per group, additional CA $50 per person after 3 guests - Multi-Day Salmon and Halibut Trip (1 day)

When you book a trip with Last Cast Guiding- Salmon & Halibut, you can expect the following amenities onboard:
  • Toilet
  • GPS
  • Fishfinder
  • Bed
  • Wireless Trolling Motor
  • Radio
  • Sonar
  • Radar

Trips booked with Last Cast Guiding- Salmon & Halibut include:
  • Rods, reels & tackle
  • Live Bait
  • Lures
  • Catch cleaning & filleting

Last Cast Guiding- Salmon & Halibut offers the following types of fishing:
  • Inshore Fishing
  • Offshore Fishing

Last Cast Guiding- Salmon & Halibut offers the following fishing techniques:
  • Light Tackle
  • Heavy Tackle
  • Bottom Fishing (Halibut, Ling Cod)
  • Trolling
  • Jigging
  • Drift Fishing
  • Deep Sea Fishing (Salmon)

Top targeted fish species with Last Cast Guiding- Salmon & Halibut include:
  • Halibut
  • Lingcod
  • Salmon (Chinook)
  • Salmon (Coho)

Meet the Captain

Pat Ahern
Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
5 Customer reviews
Member since January 2016
Pat Ahern owns and operates Last Cast Guiding. He has lived and fished in B.C. all his life and is actively involved in the local sport fishing community. He, like the other guides at Last Cast Guiding, believes in sharing his local knowledge with his clients and constantly exploring new techniques for catching his target species.

About this listing

Targeted species

Halibut Halibut
Lingcod Lingcod
Salmon (Chinook) Chinook Salmon
Salmon (Coho) Coho Salmon

Boat specs

Grady White (Cuddy cabin) originally built in 2003. Powered by 2 250HP Suzuki engines, with a maximum cruising speed of 30 knots.

Length
27 ft
Capacity
6 persons

Types of fishing

Inshore Fishing
Offshore Fishing

Fishing techniques

Light Tackle
Heavy Tackle
Bottom Fishing
Halibut, Ling Cod
Trolling
Jigging
Drift Fishing
Deep Sea Fishing
Salmon

Amenities

Toilet
GPS
Fishfinder
Bed
Wireless Trolling Motor
Radio

Trip includes

Rods, reels & tackle
Live Bait
Lures
Catch cleaning & filleting

Cancellation policy

Free cancellation up to 14 days prior to trip

You can cancel or modify your booking up to 14 days before the trip date, free of charge. If you cancel or modify your booking later, or fail to show up, you'll forfeit 100% of what you've paid.

Listing policies

Pickup included in price
Transfer from hotels or jetties in Port Alberni to departure site is available and included in trip rates.
Child Friendly
You Keep Catch
Catch and Release Allowed

Payment

Book with 10% deposit, pay rest to captain

When the captain confirms your trip, FishingBooker charges your credit card a 10% deposit to guarantee your reservation.

The remaining balance is to be paid directly to the charter operator on or prior to your trip date in one of the following payment methods:

Cash
Visa
Mastercard

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Customer reviews

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Excellent
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Caught fish
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Alana H.
Port Alberni, British Columbia
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Half day trip with Captain Pat

VERIFIED   Half Day Salmon Trip on August 13, 2020
We had a great day!  Captain Pat was the best choice.  He knows everyone in the inlet, is highly experienced, knows where...
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Murray O.
North Vancouver, British Columbia
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Whole day trip with Captain Pat

VERIFIED   Full Day Salmon Trip on June 12, 2020
Despite looking like bad weather , when we got out there it cleared up and it was a great day . Lots of fish caught some too...
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Angela P.
Federal Way, WA
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Barclay Sound with Captain Pat

VERIFIED   Full Day Salmon Trip on July 15, 2019
We had a great day! 4 adults and 2 kids for a day of fishing with Captain Pat.  Within seconds of dropping our poles, we got...
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Jim J.
Chemainus, BC
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May fishing trip

VERIFIED   Multi-Day Salmon and Halibut Trip on May 28, 2019
Pat is a knowledgeable, considerate, friendly guy. My buddy and I throughly enjoyed our trip from the trip down the inlet to...
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Daniel H.
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Fishing with Pat Ahern - Last Cast Guiding

VERIFIED   Half Day Sockeye Trip on July 5, 2017
Pat is a fantastic Captain and fisherman. Our experience could not have been better. I highly recommend this salmon fishing...
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