Absolute Sportfishing
Absolute Sportfishing offers exciting adventures in Campbell River, British Columbia. The captain has over 20 years of local knowledge and experience. If you want to fish in protected waters surrounded by magnificent scenery, amazing tidal flows, and a dynamic marine environment, you have found the right place.
Situated between Vancouver Island and the coastal mainland, Cambell River is home to all 5 species of Pacific Salmon (Chinook, Coho, Sockeye, Pink, and Chum). They migrate through the fishing grounds as well as delicious Lingcod and bottom fish. And who knows, you might also be rewarded with Halibut while targeting Chinook Salmon!
Your charter boat is a beautiful Offshore 255 Pursuit that is kept immaculate and has fully covered comfortable seating, Espar heater, marine head, big screen GPS/sonar/radar, custom built rods, and the finest tackle & equipment. Equipped with new Mercury 4-stroke main and trolling motors, 2 VHF radios, rain gear, and safety equipment, you are assured to be comfortable at all times.
Conveniently located in the heart of Campbell River surrounded by many options for dining and accommodations as well as being a hub for many other outdoor activities, you can find something for just about everyone's tastes and budgets.
Your charter includes all tackle, bait, refreshments and light snacks. Your catch will be professionally cleaned and properly bagged for transport. There are three local outlets that can process your catch (fillet, vacuum-pack, and freeze).
Absolute Sportfishing offers exciting adventures in Campbell River, British Columbia. The captain has over 20 years of local knowledge and experience. If you want to fish in protected waters surrounded by magnificent scenery, amazing tidal flows, and a dynamic marine environment, you have found the right place.
Situated between Vancouver Island and the coastal mainland, Cambell River is home to all 5 species of Pacific Salmon (Chinook, Coho, Sockeye, Pink, and Chum). They migrate through the fishing grounds as well as delicious Lingcod and bottom fish. And who knows, you might also be rewarded with Halibut while targeting Chinook Salmon!
Your charter boat is a beautiful Offshore 255 Pursuit that is kept immaculate and has fully covered comfortable seating, Espar heater, marine head, big screen GPS/sonar/radar, custom built rods, and the finest tackle & equipment. Equipped with new Mercury 4-stroke main and trolling motors, 2 VHF radios, rain gear, and safety equipment, you are assured to be comfortable at all times.
Conveniently located in the heart of Campbell River surrounded by many options for dining and accommodations as well as being a hub for many other outdoor activities, you can find something for just about everyone's tastes and budgets.
Your charter includes all tackle, bait, refreshments and light snacks. Your catch will be professionally cleaned and properly bagged for transport. There are three local outlets that can process your catch (fillet, vacuum-pack, and freeze).

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Absolute Sportfishing können wir uneingeschränkt empfehlen. Das Boot und die Angelausrüstung sind top. Laurel kennt sich in den Gewässern sehr gut aus und hat mehrere Spots zum Angeln angesteuert. Wir haben neben Lachse auch noch Lengdorsche gefangen. Und ganz wichtig: Keine Bananen an Bord! Danke, Laurel für den tollen Tag.
Laurel is an fishing and Adventure expert. It was great time
Today we had the honor of spending a 5 hour trip on the Inside Passage with Captain Laurel. It was unbelievable, besides humpback whales we could also see bald eagles and sea lions. Everything was perfectly organized and the day flew by. We were able to catch several cods and the salmon bit too. But just before noon all our expectations were exceeded, orcas appeared and stayed around our boat for almost an hour, an incredible experience. We can only thank you again for the great trip and highly recommend Absolute Fishing!

We had a great day fishing! Although we didn’t have any keepers we managed to catch and release plenty of fish. Captain Laurel was great, very friendly and helpful, patient and experienced! I’d certainly recommend him and would book with him again!
Got two springs and 4 pinks Had over a dozen other fish on during trip, but that’s how it goes. Tried jogging, we got a couple too young ling cod to the boat. He taught me how to jig which was really cool. Absolutely awesome guide! Laurel was amazing. Knew everything there was to know about area and great fun to chat with! Highly recommend laurel as a guide!
It was awesome!!!!
Great 1/2 day fishing with Laurel. Very nice boat & equipment. He has a good knowledge of fishing & can definitely target the fish we were after.

Our trip was amazing! We had a great time and our captain Laurel Gareau was very knowledgeable and incredibly helpful. We caught 5 fish, and kept 1 and we enjoyed a lovely day on the water. Our captain spent a lot of effort to make sure we had a successful day, he even went above and beyond what was expected by spending an entire extra hour to make sure we had success. We really appreciate all of Laurel’s efforts and his boat was top notch, very clean and all the equipment was of high quality and in excellent conflation. It was very refreshing to learn about the conservation efforts in the area as our captain was a true professional and he knew a lot about the fishing laws and the ecology in the region. Moreover Laurel made sure we had plenty of ice cold refreshments and snacks during our trip so the time flew by. We highly recommend this charter to anyone looking to go fishing in the Campbell river area, our group consisted of novice and experienced fishermen and we all had an amazing time!

Amazing day with Laurel, boat was super clean and modern, the fishing equipment was first class and the knowledge Laurel had was great and answered all our novice questions on fishing and salmon. Great instructions too and for making us do things right, it was much appreciated. Icing on the cake was the whale popping up to say hello. Will be sure to use Laurel again when we come back to Campbell River. Burton also wanted to say thanks too :-)
A great days ‘Chinook’ fishing with Laurel. As complete beginners, my wife and two teenage daughters, Laurel took time to explain everything and gave a few practice runs before we caught anything, to get used to the gear. We seemed to be one of the only boats catching - so thanks Laurel - he knows his stuff. We ended the day with 3 keepers and put two back. We also saw an Orca and a bald eagle. Best half day money can buy. Nick and family
Absolute Sportfishing können wir uneingeschränkt empfehlen. Das Boot und die Angelausrüstung sind top. Laurel kennt sich in den Gewässern sehr gut aus und hat mehrere Spots zum Angeln angesteuert. Wir haben neben Lachse auch noch Lengdorsche gefangen. Und ganz wichtig: Keine Bananen an Bord! Danke, Laurel für den tollen Tag.
Laurel is an fishing and Adventure expert. It was great time

Thank you Kerstin, it's always great to get some fishing action and show the the dynamic environment here in Campbell River! Glad you and your family had a memorable adventure.
Today we had the honor of spending a 5 hour trip on the Inside Passage with Captain Laurel. It was unbelievable, besides humpback whales we could also see bald eagles and sea lions. Everything was perfectly organized and the day flew by. We were able to catch several cods and the salmon bit too. But just before noon all our expectations were exceeded, orcas appeared and stayed around our boat for almost an hour, an incredible experience. We can only thank you again for the great trip and highly recommend Absolute Fishing!
My wife, son , daughter and I had an awesome day on the water. Captain Laurel was fun and interesting to interact with. He worked hard and was very patient with us the whole time. He found the fish for us; our arms were tired by the time we headed back. Great experience!

Thank you for joining me for your fishing adventure! Hopefully we can get together again next time you are on the Island.
Captain very knowledge and shared info about fishing and the area. Boat clean and good working order. Knew how to read the tides and bait pools. 9 caught in less than 3 hours. And another dozen strikes within that time. Would definetly recommend. If I have the opportunity I will book with Laurel again. Good time
