Captain
Roy Tanami

Member since September 2020 Vancouver, Canada
Background
I was born and raised in a commercial fishing family on the west coast of BC, so sportfishing was just a natural progression for me. Now, I've been lucky enough to fish and guide all over the world.
Techniques
For Salmon in the ocean, I will use all methods - primarily trolling, but I will also mooch from time to time, and even jig - depending on the location and efficacy and sometimes the preference of the client.

Hey, I'm Captain Roy Tanami

Vancouver, Canada
Background
I was born and raised in a commercial fishing family on the west coast of BC, so sportfishing was just a natural progression for me. Now, I've been lucky enough to fish and guide all over the world.
Techniques
For Salmon in the ocean, I will use all methods - primarily trolling, but I will also mooch from time to time, and even jig - depending on the location and efficacy and sometimes the preference of the client.
Anglers Choice
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Roy's Fishing Charters

Excellent
4.9 / 5
(94 reviews)
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Vancouver
 2 bookings in the past week.
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Fishing's Great! and looking even better
Fishing's Great! and looking even better
May 16, 2025 Vancouver
While yesterday was a little cloudy and chilly for this time of year, fishing in the Vancouver area continues to be terrific this Spring, with good numbers of chinook salmon in local waters. Soon, the coho salmon will start to fill, and the chinook numbers will also grow as the main summer migrations kick in. Once again, both coho and chinook are forecast to have very strong returns this year, and we are also expecting a huge return of pink salmon as this is a dominant run year for the Fraser River - which literally means millions upon millions of pink salmon homing in on Vancouver area waters this summer. All in all, salmon season in Vancouver is in full swing, and it should be one for the books! Book your spot now!
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Terrific Winter Fishing and 2025 Outlook
Terrific Winter Fishing and 2025 Outlook
Jan 31, 2025 Vancouver
Terrific Winter Fishing and 2025 Outlook! So far, the winter salmon fishing and weather in the Vancouver area has been terrific this season with abundant chinook salmon, clear skies and calm waters! Catches of spot prawns and dungeness crabs, a winter bonus, have also been strong. The 2025 fishing outlook from the Department of Fisheries has also just been released and we are again expecting spectacular chinook and coho salmon returns to this area as the year progresses. As if that weren’t enough, 2025 is also a peak return year for Pink Salmon, which means millions of these scrappy fish will be keeping us busy as well. In short, it’s a terrific time to book your fishing trip in the Vancouver area in 2025! Let’s go fishing!
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Winter Rates start Nov 1st!
Winter Rates start Nov 1st!
Oct 30, 2024 Vancouver
Following an outrageously unbelievable salmon season this summer and fall, we are now looking forward to another great winter chinook salmon season! While winter, or “feeder” chinook are smaller than their migratory cousins, some consider these chrome-bright, silver bullets to be the best eating fish of the year! In addition, setting traps for delicious spot prawns and dungeness crab is a little added bonus on the winter trips only. So, bundle up and let’s go fishing!
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Mid-August Salmon Update.
Mid-August Salmon Update.
Aug 15, 2024 Vancouver
The summer salmon season in Vancouver waters has been nothing short of spectacular so far, with terrific weather and an abundance of salmon! August has continued the trend with solid numbers of coho salmon caught and increasing numbers of large chinook salmon being caught. As expected, based on our amazing salmon return forecasts, fishing has simply been off the charts! In fact, despite my 25 + years of experience fishing for salmon over the entire coast of BC from Vancouver to the Alaska border, the salmon fishing in the Vancouver area so far this August has been as good, if not better than anything I’ve ever experienced, anywhere. I can’t wait to see what September holds, as that is when we typically catch our biggest salmon of the year! September spots are still available - book your spot today and experience the abundance and excitement of salmon fishing in Vancouver!
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Terrific Mid-Summer Fishing!
Terrific Mid-Summer Fishing!
Jul 29, 2024 Vancouver
July was a hot, sunny month in Vancouver with no rain recorded at all until the 29th! And the salmon fishing has been pretty hot too! The sunny skies and solid to spectacular action on coho salmon certainly made this a month to remember. Also, in the past week, catches of bigger chinook salmon have started to fill in nicely as well, which is normal for this time of year as we enter our “big fish” season of Aug/Sept. Lots of sunshine, screaming reels, double-headers and spectacular salmon returns to the Vancouver area have us looking forward to another terrific summer of salmon fishing! Summer spots book up fast so be sure to reserve your spot early!
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Summer Fishing is Off to a Flying Start!
Summer Fishing is Off to a Flying Start!
Jun 1, 2024 Vancouver
Salmon numbers in Vancouver waters have been strong for the past few years, and this year is proving to be no exception! Hooking into 10 - 20 Chinook salmon on just the half-day charters has been the norm over the past few weeks, and we’re just getting started! Coho salmon catches have also been steadily increasing, and should continue to do so, adding to the action packed days. Summer spots are filling quickly, so be sure to book your spot early! Let’s go fishing!
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Customer reviews

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Excellent
4.9 / 5
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Roy works like a dog to catch you fish!
Roy works like a dog to catch you fish!
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Salmon Fishing-Learning from the Best

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip (AM) on June 21, 2024
Roy was an AMAZING teacher and exceptionally patient while our group was learning the ins and outs of salmon fishing. We had...
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Fishing with Roy

VERIFIED   8 Hour Trip on April 14, 2025
Our trip with Captain Roy was a great time!  I would definitely recommend him to be your guide for a day of fishing.
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Awesome day

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip (AM) on July 23, 2024
Captain Roy took us out on his boat and it was a fun ride to our fishing spot! Later we were catching salmon thanks to his...
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Stan F.
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Great day on the water

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip (AM) on September 17, 2024
Our party of 3 left at 7am. Once we got to the spot it didn’t take us long to hit the limit for everyone. Ended up coming...
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Salmon Fishing with Roy

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip (AM) on August 6, 2024
Our trip with Roy was amazing. We caught four salmon, three of them huge King salmon. Roy was patient, friendly and kind. We...
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