Fresh Comox Municipal Marina Fishing Reports

BRAG BOARD CHALLENGE UPDATE: As many of you have noticed the fishing has truly been fantastic. Most days have been what guests dream of and expect when paying to go fishing. Fun fact: If you have come out with me before you will have heard that we believe really good fishing is a fish every half hour on average. 45 + is slower and gets me squirly and if its 20 - 15 mins that's awesome and doesn't get much better. While this year to date the average fish per hour has been 1 every 6:56 mins for all our charters combined!!! which is unheard of! Some of our top numbers are: **hidden content** Chinook Retention opens July 15th and from then on we are almost fully booked. We have one week left to rack up some more numbers. Fish spots totally alone and have them bitey. I'm sure the spots will be pretty crowed the last half of the month. Give me a call and come have some fun, guests have still been going home with plenty to eat. Thank you to all my sponsors who have made this fun!

Chinook Retention Starts July 15th Fishing Report For June 'No Chinook retention, no problem" comments a majority of Island Pursuits Sport Fishing guests during and after an epic day on the water. The Chinook fishing has truly been the best we have ever seen locally! It is not uncommon to have over 20 hook ups on any of our charters, that's an average of a Chinook bite every 8 minutes. These fish have been fighting hard and we have been collecting lots of DNA data to stop this from ever happening again. Now is the time to come out and experience the fishing you actually dream of when paying for a fishing charter. Bottom and Coho fishing in June has been consistent. We get lots of big tides in June and hit the spots hard in May. When we put the effort in we are able to take home a fish or two. As I mentioned above, we have been having such amazing Chinook fishing most charters decided to keep on them and rack up their Brag Board Challenge Scores. Thank You! Thank you to all of you who have stood by me during this time of frustration with the one time regulation change. Luckily fishing has been truly what we all dream of. If you are thinking about fishing and a bit disappointed with the governments decision please let me take you on a fishing experience of a life time. Don't let not killing 1 Chinook take away from a fishing trip of your dreams, their is also so much more you can take home to eat. I have openings from July 1 to 13th for the first time in 15 years! Committed to the best service on the coast!, Steve Veloso, Island Pursuit Sport Fishing

May as usual had awesome fishing and weather. It is always exciting to have such a great start to the season. As many of you know the government implicated a new to this season only, south coast, seasonal Chinook Salmon non retention rule to politically satisfy a certain few groups. This has not deterred most of my charters as many know or trusted we will still have an amazing experience, catch lots of fish and go home with fish! Every group that came out has praised the fact they still came fishing despite not taking home all the Chinooks they catch. Luckily the bottom fishing has been AMAZING! 8 hr charters have gone home with their quick limits or the amount of bottom fish they would like to bring home. Brag Board Challenge Update We have ramped up our Brag Board with a friendly competition between guests until Chinook retention re opens July 15th (could be earlier). We now have 10 big prizes for the 10 top most released Chinooks on a charter. Prizes include a free fishing trip, golf package, $100+ gift cards and more! Coho Salmon Opens June 1st June marks the start of Coho season. The Coho move in like clock work every year usually starting at our furthest spots. When they arrive they meet the hatch of the herring and start to pack on the pounds. The first month of their arrival its not uncommon to catch 30+ Coho in a single charter if targeted!

This week has been busy with lots of Chinook and Ling Cod and fantastic weather Book Soon!

What a great Saturday morning, I have been busy getting the boats all shined up and ready for peak season which is coming up in one month. I was looking back at old posts from May of 2018 and reminisced of how good the spring season is for Chinook salmon. Below I have shared some to highlight how good fishing is in May!

Its that time of Year again Hello Island Pursuit Community, It is that time of year when we start looking forward to a spring and summer filled with sunshine, big bites and happy customers. We are reaching out to our community to encourage you to start thinking of your 2019 fishing days earlier then later. We are already receiving bookings and inquiries for many of our peak weekends. Remember fishing in the Comox Valley is good all year but see our most predictable and consistent fishing May - June for both Chinook Salmon and Bottom fish. Latest Report The Fishing has been good this winter with all of our charters coming in with some salmon for dinner. February and March have brought us some great weather for fishing with calm, cold sunny days. We operate year round out of the Comox Valley. So come out and enjoy our heated cabin, good fishing, amazing wildlife and scenery this winter! We are very happy to announce that we are now the top rated tour and thing to do in the Comox Valley. We have many of you to thank! May and June As many of you know May and June are known as the most predictably consistent months for fishing in the Comox Valley. We see great fishing for salmon, bottom fish and crab during this time. Island Pursuit now has a co-op of guides to support larger groups. Steves boats are starting to book up so don't hesitate to inquire about your preferred dates.