Seasonality
Lingcod fishing in Vancouver Island is highly variable throughout the year. High season is June to September. Closed season is January to March.
Vancouver Island Lingcod Fishing Charters
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Top Lingcod Fishing in Vancouver Island
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Tofino
Extended Full Day Trip
+2
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.
Price for up to 5 people
US $1,595
Ucluelet
8 Hour Trip – Halibut / Ground Fish
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.
Price for up to 2 people
US $870
Campbell River
Full Day Fishing Charter - North
+3
Fully Guided Fishing Charter targeting areas such as Bute Inlet, Toba Inlet, Denham Bay, Thurston, Hall Point. Areas renowned for large chinook and abundant coho. Large pods of white sided dolphins, orcas, humpback whales frequent these waters. In May and June early run chinook are common in these areas and often we see Tyee sized (30+lbs) salmon caught in these areas.
Minimum charter length - 8 hours.
Longer Charters can be arranged.
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Price for up to 4 people
US $1,127
Tofino
10 Hour Trip
+2
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.
Price for up to 4 people
US $1,370
Nanaimo
Full trip out of Ladysmith
+3
Leaving the boat ramp we will have a 15 minute boat ride to where we will set crab traps. After this we will have a 5 minute boat ride to the area where we will set prawn traps. After this we will go to the fishing grouds either targeting salmon or lingcod and rock cod. We will most likey have 3 hours of fishing then we will return to pick up traps full of crab and prawn.
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Price for up to 4 people
US $725
Nanaimo
8 Hour Trip winter rates
+2
Start your trip off by setting up a Crab trap or a few Shrimp pots, then head off for some Salmon. Salmon don't wanna bite today? Let's go catch some Rockfish! Lingcod and Snapper are always tasty! Returning to the harbor we can pick up the Shrimp and/or Crab pots we dropped earlier in the day. The adventure is yours, let me be your guide!
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Price for up to 3 people
US $780
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What anglers said about Lingcod Fishing in Vancouver Island
Oscar H. -.
Reviewed Full Day Trip
Awesome afternoon trip with Capt. Laurier
5/5
Had some brilliant salmon action with 2PB fish over 15lb!! And also a surprise lingcod. Captain Laurier was brilliant and helped us process our fish in the nick of time.
Jon S.
Reviewed Multi Species - Full Day
Amazing
5/5
Highly recommend King Tide! Shane was awesome. He worked very hard to put us on fish and was a lot of fun the spend the day with. We caught chinook, coho, lingcod, and rockfish.
David C.
Reviewed 4 Hour Trip – Campbell River
Great experience
5/5
Everything exactly as advertised. Easy to get to. The captain had us reeling in fish early and often. Coho, chinook, lingcod, and a shark! When the water got rough he found us another location less rough which also had fish.
Michael L.
Reviewed 4 Hour Trip (PM)
June fishing trip
5/5
We had a good time, captain Markus has very good communication, experience and skill, he know where to find fish. Not a very good time for fishing, but we still got 5 lingcod- kept 2 of them. Tips: make sure to put on wind and water proof cloth.
JAMIE D.
Reviewed 6 Hour Trip
June 29, 2025, 6 Hour Fishing Trip
5/5
We had an amazing day on the water with Brandon. Brandon is very knowledgeable and friendly. We caught Chinook, Coho, Lingcod, and Rock Fish. I recommend fishing with Brandon and we will fish with him again next time we are in the area.
