British Columbia Salmon and Halibut Fishing with IWL

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The friends of IWL Fishing Charters all have stories to tell. Here are some of them.
Graham is holding a fifteen and a half pound coho. What a battle!

Graham is holding a fifteen and a half pound coho. What a battle!

 

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Capt. Paul, Gary and Joe with some 4 and 5 year old springs.

Capt. Paul, Gary and Joe pose with some 4 and 5 year old springs...men endure many hardships to put protein on their families' tables.

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Jim and a 20 pound chinook

Jim considered this much more satisfying than the frozen fish case at the supermarket. This 20 pound chinook beauty was caught on July 1, Canada Day.

 

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Dave playing an 80 pound hali.

Dave is playing his first hali on a Peetz outfit. It weighed in at 80 pounds. "Feel the power of this animal, Caroline."

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Doc Mansfield and Martin are mighty proud of two large chinooks. Martin thought the gentle tap on the bait was a grilse.

Doc Mansfield and Martin are mighty proud of two large chinooks. Martin thought the gentle tap on the bait was a grilse. Not too sensitive.

 

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Alexander, Hannah and their father, Mike display 30 pounds of chinook flesh.

Alexander, Hannah and Michael display 30 pounds of chinook flesh. The sun is setting at their backs and there's still 7 miles to the dock (with GPS and radar).

 

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Suzie is holding her first spring salmon.

On a pretty bouncy day, Suzie played and landed her first chinook, a 14 pounder.

 

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Mikkel, a Dane, and his 30 pounder.

Mikkel, at 12, and his father were on their last day of a trip to Canada from Denmark. A big chinook is a good way to end!

 

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Ben, Martin, 6 halis, 7 salmon

Ben and Martin are looking over a fine Swiftsure Bank catch during August, the best fishing month there.

 

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Martin and salmon head, tail, and vertebrae

When a salmon is hooked in the tail, dogfish can prey upon it voraciously. Martin has enough meat left on his catch for about one salmon sandwich.

 

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Scott with a 25 pound chinook in the fog.

Scott found a 25 pound chinook in the fog.

 

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George and Captain Paul with 1 of 4 halis. Note the octopus.

George and his son, Denis, caught four halibut. Yes, George made the jig he's holding. The halibut held by Captain Paul was interrupted during an octopus meal.

 

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On Canadian Thanksgiving Day, Richard gave thanks for a 15 pound wild coho at Port Renfrew.

On Canadian Thanksgiving Day, Richard gave thanks for a 15 pound wild coho at Port Renfrew. Capt. Paul's family is embarrassed he wears this hat in public.

 

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Asha, Tom and Matt display a fine day's catch at Sooke, BC. Asha and Matt are from Australia, so their fishing abilities are in their genes.

Asha, Tom and Matt display a fine day's catch at Sooke, BC. Asha and Matt are from Australia, so fishing abilities are in their genes.

 

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Pat and Kevin pose with 200 pounds of halis, a good catch at Constance Bank.

Pat and Kevin pose with 200 pounds of halis, a good catch at Constance Bank. They came along when the original charter had to cancel.

 

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Two seals of approval. (Groans not barks.)

Two seals of approval, groaning not barking.

 

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Pat has her 30 pound chinook in hand in this night photo.

Pat has her 30 pound chinook in hand in this night photo. An amateur photographer (Captain Paul) produced a blinding flash reflection at the left.

 

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Alex and Zach, two brothers from San Jose, caught their family's barbeque dinner...two 8 pound springs.

Alex and Zach, two brothers from California, caught their family's barbeque dinner...two 8 pound springs.

 

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Orcas are the best fishers we encounter. We caught one spring before, and one spring after meeting this fellow and his pod.

Orcas are the best fishers we encounter. We caught one spring before, and one spring after meeting this fellow and his pod.

 

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Good work Bill, a nice ten pound chinook! Showing the scale in the picture limits the natural growth surge that happens once a fish is caught.

Good work Bill, a nice ten pound chinook! Showing the scale in the picture limits the natural growth surge that happens once a fish is caught.

 

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Captain Paul and Beth from Houston, Texas. She has just reeled in a 35 pound spring a tyee. Tyee is a word resembling the scream of the reel (or maybe the scream of the angler).

Beth has just landed a 35 pound tyee. She hails from Houston, Texas. Springs above 30 pounds are called "tyees", a word resembling the scream of the reel (or maybe the scream of the angler).

 

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Skip, David and Kevin are a family looking forward to a lot (82 pounds) of halibut dinners.

Skip, David and Kevin are a family looking forward to a lot (82 pounds) of halibut dinners.

 

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Chandler and his dad caught a couple of nice pink salmon. Hungry? You bet!

Chandler and his dad caught a couple of nice pink salmon. Hungry? You bet!

 

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Chris (Switzerland), Tom and Elena (both from Holland) hoist their fine chinook catch.

Chris (Switzerland), Tom and Elena (both of Holland) hoist their fine chinook catch.

 

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Jon and son-in-law Richard are pretty pleased with their catch of P.R. coho.

Jon and son-in-law Richard are pretty pleased with their catch of P.R. coho.

 

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Two buddies from the Prairies display the largest of 8 cohos they caught. This one is a 13 pound wild, as shown by the unclipped adipose fin.

Two Prairie buddies, Clarence and John, display the largest of 8 cohos they caught. This 13 pounder is a wild coho, as shown by the unclipped adipose fin.

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Max and Geoff are two Aussie buddies with twin halis...60 pounders.

Max and Geoff are two Aussie buddies with twin halis...60 pounders.

 

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Three bbq cohos are held up by Tim, Ken and Richard. Tim, an Edmonton Eskimo offensive lineman, makes them look pretty small.

Three bbq cohos are held up by Tim, Ken and Richard. Tim, a lineman, makes them look pretty small.

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