British Columbia Halibut Fishing Charters

This is a Halibut-only trip.

Halibut fishing

The 10-hour trip will see you spending a full day on the water, and is the best way to truly experience the Claoyoquot Sound! If you're an avid angler, you can spend the entire time targeting many species – usually, you'll split your time targeting Salmon (Coho and Chinook) during the slack tides, before switching to Halibut, Lingcod, and Rockfish for the remainder. Get a taste of what this fishery is all about! Rods, reels, lures, and tackle are included. Just bring a valid fishing license.

A little more time on the water gives you a greater range and broader scope of fishing locations. Go after one species or multiple different fish if retention limits are not the objective. These waters are home to Lingcod, two types of Salmon, Rockfish, Halibut, and many more delicious creatures, so there'll be no shortage of rewards after you fill the boat with these creatures. You may also explore Hot Springs Cove which is perfect for families or couples who wish to beat the crowds.

At West Coast Ocean Charters, the crew takes bottom fishing very seriously! It is now offering an 8-hour Halibut ground fish excursions. On this trip, you will travel up to 20 miles offshore in search of massive Halibut, Lingcod, Sablefish, Rockfish, and Cabazon. There will be plenty of white meat fish to eat after this trip, the captain assures you! A 5% GST tax is extra and is to be paid to the captain.

This is an early season special. We will be fishing the coastline for salmon and taking in the beauty of the rugged shoreline. Part way through the day we will drop the gear down and be fishing for lings, rockfish and halibut.

This full 10-hour day of fishing is the best way to capitalize on your time in Tofino. Fish multiple species to help fill your freezer for winter. You and the captain can drop Crab or prawn traps on your way out to the open ocean. Then, depending on tides, you can work on catching some scrappy exhilarating Chinook Salmon or wrestle some large Halibut or Lingcod from the depths. Whatever you like, the captain can personalize your adventure.

For those harvesting efficient groups we can customize a 1/2 day trip to land your Westcoast table fare capitalizing on our amazing Halibut fishery right here on the Westcoast in Sooke. Our expert guides will be able to get you to the location and time factoring tides and currents to get you on our famous halibut fishery.

Spend the day trolling for Salmon and bottom fishing for giant Lingcod, Halibut, and Rockfish. This trip pushes off just after sunrise with only a short run to the fishing grounds. We'll capitalize on the first light bite and have the opportunity to fish multiple tides and target multiple species, throughout the day. We'll also be dropping our crab traps on the way out, letting them soak full of bait for Dungeoness crab, while we're out fishing.

Spend the day with Keepin’ it reel fishing charter and find out what the fishing in Victoria is all about! Having logged many hours on these tides, Captain Jeffrey can tell you all about them. Coho Salmon, Halibut, Chinook Salmon, Pink Salmon, Crab,