Booked a charter with Rising Tide with my brother as a Father’s Day/retirement gift for my dad. The owner/operator, Chris, was super responsive, patient, informative, and kind. He helped me rebook my trip without any problems. The captain, Don, was incredibly charismatic and knowledgeable. We originally had an even trip booked, however Don informed us that the weather would be too bad, and was instead able to fit us in for the same morning instead! This worked out great for us. We even got to... More

Although it was Thanksgiving weekend, the weather gods were looking out for us. 15 degrees and 8 km/h winds. Made for a picture perfect morning. Within 20 minutes of leaving the dock, we had a crab trap dropped and lines in the water. We knew the fishing was going to be slower that time of year and it was. The fish were way deeper than they had been just a few days before; they went from 55 ft down to 120 ft. Hearing the radio chatter, our captain Don was the only one to figure this out. In the... More

My wife and I went out with Don on our honeymoon and it was an absolute blast. Don and Chris went above and beyond to make it an awesome experience and it sure was. Don was our captain and he’s a fantastic guy. Salt of the earth dude and extremely knowledgeable. Sounds like Chris is the same way! We caught salmon, crabs and we saw wildlife we were hoping to see on our trip. Seals, humpback whales, bald eagle, and at the end of the night we saw a Sitka black tail buck at the point. Super cool.... More

Richard was our captain and guide.  He is an extremely knowledgeable fellow who has grown up on the waters around Sooke and knows the habits of fish very well.  The day was glorious fairly warm as we started out with an hazy orange sunrise.  Herds of deer on the early morning streets.  Three seals on the docks as we approached the Rising Tide.  Fishing was light.  We had a very nice wild coho that we had to turn back, but got a very nice medium size Chinook.  We lost one other nice one... More

I booked with the Rising Tide Coastal Adventures to take my father for his birthday. We had a good tide and trip went amazing with 2 massive salmons and 1 rockfish to take home. Don knows local waters well and took us to all the good spots for a big catch. My father had the most wonderful time in his fishing career when landing his 16lbs salmon. The channel is bustling with life of seabirds like murrelets, guillemots, and animals like seals, and otters for bird/wildlife watchers too. I enjoyed... More