One Last Summer Run — Chrome Chinook on

Some trips you remember. Kristy brought William and Alexander out on the 27' Boston Whaler Conquest for one final salmon session before summer wrapped — visitors RVing Vancouver Island, first time on the water with us, all the way from Grand Forks. Conditions were about as good as August gives you. 18°C, overcast, and a whisper of wind — N at just 2 knots. Flat calm water, 1 metre or less, with 10 km of clean visibility. We ran the afternoon-into-evening window on purpose, timing our troll to the building flood and slack before flood at 6:36 PM. The major solunar feeding period fell 4:21 to 6:21 PM, right on top of the best tide. When the numbers stack like that, you go. We trolled 602 Tomic plugs down at 220 ft on the downriggers through the main channel between Vancouver Island and Quadra Island. Water was warm at 18.2°C and the fish were up and feeding. Steady action all evening — mostly clean 12-16 lb feeders, plenty of them. The fish of the day was Alexander's: a chrome, heavy Chinook that measured 91cm, right around 24 lbs. Over the summer slot limit, so we got the photo and released her strong to keep the run healthy. A great fish for a first-timer. The Conquest keeps you comfortable — heated cabin, private washroom, Starlink WiFi, room for four. As Kristy put it: "We will be calling you when we come back." September opens the Tyee season with bigger fish on the table. Spots are filling fast. Book at **hidden content**