Captain
Greg Mckay

Member since May 2017 Victoria, Canada
Background
I've been a professional mariner for over 30 years and a professional guide for over 20 years. I've always made my living working on the ocean. My background is commercial fishing and running tugboats. I am a licensed 150 Ton Unlimited Master and serve as captain on various large work boats when not guiding. In my free time I enjoying mountain biking, skiing, and surfing. One of the best parts of being a fishing guide, besides catching fish of course, are the people I get to meet and spend time with. People from all walks of life and from all over the world. It is truly an honour and a privilege to share my passion for the ocean and fishing with my guests.
Techniques
We specialize in trolling for Salmon and bottom fishing for Halibut. When trolling I run four downriggers and drag two fly rods with bucktails on the surface. I usually have gear near the bottom and often catch Halibut on the salmon gear. It can get very busy with multiple hook ups, some times all four downriggers at the same time. We drop the anchor when Halibut fishing, and let the fish come to us. Some days we can jig mid water for Salmon while Halibut fishing and get multiple hook ups of both species. I always like to set the crab traps on the way out and pull them at the end of the day on our way back to harbour. From around mid August to the end of October we head further off shore to chase Albacore Tuna. So powerful for their size and such beautiful and amazing fish to catch. This is one of my favourite things to do and one of the main reasons I bought my new boat the Victory.

Hey, I'm Captain Greg Mckay

Victoria, Canada
Background
I've been a professional mariner for over 30 years and a professional guide for over 20 years. I've always made my living working on the ocean. My background is commercial fishing and running tugboats. I am a licensed 150 Ton Unlimited Master and serve as captain on various large work boats when not guiding. In my free time I enjoying mountain biking, skiing, and surfing. One of the best parts of being a fishing guide, besides catching fish of course, are the people I get to meet and spend time with. People from all walks of life and from all over the world. It is truly an honour and a privilege to share my passion for the ocean and fishing with my guests.
Techniques
We specialize in trolling for Salmon and bottom fishing for Halibut. When trolling I run four downriggers and drag two fly rods with bucktails on the surface. I usually have gear near the bottom and often catch Halibut on the salmon gear. It can get very busy with multiple hook ups, some times all four downriggers at the same time. We drop the anchor when Halibut fishing, and let the fish come to us. Some days we can jig mid water for Salmon while Halibut fishing and get multiple hook ups of both species. I always like to set the crab traps on the way out and pull them at the end of the day on our way back to harbour. From around mid August to the end of October we head further off shore to chase Albacore Tuna. So powerful for their size and such beautiful and amazing fish to catch. This is one of my favourite things to do and one of the main reasons I bought my new boat the Victory.
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My Charter Listing

Excellent
4.8 / 5
(21 reviews)
Victoria
 Last booking: 34 minutes ago
Trips from US $1,118

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.8 / 5
out of 5 stars from 21 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (19)
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
95%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
90%
Appropriate for children
100%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
81%
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Lesley N.
Cabot, AR
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Fishing Day

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip on June 29, 2023
We had a wonderful time with Captain Greg!!! He was so very nice and very easy to communicate with. He was also very accommodating...
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Shannon H.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Late season fishing, great day!

VERIFIED   Special 6 hour trip for Shannon Huggins on November 12, 2023
We had a perfect day fishing with Greg! He got us on some Coho and we were lucky enough to catch one to keep. Saw whales, sea...
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Calvin C.
Oakville, ON
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

5 hours charter

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip on July 2, 2023
Captain and crew are cool and pro, very friendly! Boats are very stable and smooth, not a wavy boat! Nice trip for family!...
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Dylan G.
Spruce Grove, Alberta
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Very good
4.0 / 5
Overall

7hrs with captain Greg.

VERIFIED   7 Hour Trip on June 10, 2023
The boat was perfect for our group of 11! Captain and crew were friendly and easy to to deal with. It was a slow day of fishing...
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Athena W.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great time!

VERIFIED   3/4 Day Trip on October 5, 2023
We had an awesome time, he put us right on fish! We will be back!
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