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
5.0 / 5
(20 reviews)
Victoria
 2 bookings in the past week.
Trips from US $1,107

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 20 reviews
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (13)
Wonderful experience
Wonderful experience
Late season fishing, great day!
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
95%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
95%
Appropriate for children
100%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
85%
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Ashley W.
Victoria, British Columbia
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great Trip & Great Crew

VERIFIED   3/4 Day Trip on June 10, 2022
Thank you for the great trip. Our team had so much fun on the boat and and crabbing was a big highlight. Nothing but 5โ€™s...
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Rachel P.
Booneville, IA
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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August fishing trip

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip on August 19, 2023
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Rick M.
Canada
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Very good
4.0 / 5
Overall

Fishing with Greg

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip on July 27, 2023
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Chad D.
Calgary, Alberta
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great Day on the water

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip on October 5, 2021
Captain Greg got us on the fish!!!
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The captain canceled

VERIFIED   September 1, 2021
The charter operator canceled on trip date. This is an automated posting.
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