Fishing Reports

It has been a good start to summer in Vancouver and Sidney with most of our fishing charters seeing pretty good action in both locations! The first part of July looks sunny and warm which should be make for some great days on the water!

It has been a very good start to the spring charter fishing season in Sidney and Vancouver. Warm temperatures and consistent fishing has made for some solid days on the water. We have also been enjoying good catches of spot prawns and dungeness crabs.

It is definitely feeling like spring out there! We have been enjoying some warmer temps, favourable water conditions and some decent chinook salmon action in Vancouver and Sidney! We are looking for to the rest of the March with the longer days upon us now. We are open all of Spring Break if you are looking to get out!!

Join our team! Bon Chovy Fishing Charters is looking for a responsible individual to support our Vancouver office and charter operation. The position would start in Mid May and end in late Summer. Send us a resume and cover letter!!

We have been fishing on a regular basis and we have had good results on our Vancouver and Sidney Fishing Charters. The weather has been great the last few weeks and we are looking forward to the second half of our winter chinook salmon season!

November was an exciting month from a weather and fishing perspective. We chose our weather between the fall storms and found some nice winter chinook salmon. It looks like it is going to be another good winter of salmon fishing. The weather has now stabilized and we are really looking for to winter chinook salmon fishing, one of our favourite fisheries of the year!!

As we transition into the colder months, Winter Chinook (also called blackmouth) take center stage in the Vancouver and Sidney areas. These fish are smaller than the summer Chinook but still provide excellent sport with their strong, aggressive fights. Winter Chinook fishing typically runs from late fall through early spring, with November being an ideal time to target them from our Vancouver and Sidney locations.

We had one of the best Septembers on record for numbers of chinook! The consistency of the fishery was tough to beat and we had solid opportunities on most days off the Fraser River Mouth and in Vancouver Harbour. It is now October and we are still seeing good numbers of migrating chinook and coho salmon.

September is a month that anglers eagerly await in Vancouver!! This is when some of the biggest fish of the year enter local waters and it is also when fishing restrictions ease and almost everywhere is open to chinook salmon! The Bell Buoy, Sandheads, T 10, Point Atkinson and the Capilano Mouth are areas where local anglers witll target chinook salmon up to 30 or 40 pounds!

Georgia Strait has been a lively one over the last few weeks. While on our Vancouver salmon fishing the abunance hales, salmon, seals and baitfish have been amazing to see. There are good numbers of coho showing in the Gulf Islands and a few showing up off the South End of Bowen Island. We will likely see more coho in Vancouver waters soon.

RIght on time, some nicer, bigger fish are showing up in Georgia and Haro Straits! Our Vancouver and Sidney trips have been quite successful this last week with some really nice fish being landed. Vancouver is still non retention for chinook salmon, Sidney is open for retention of hatchery marked chinook. Ling cod open for retention in the Gulf Islands and Sidney area tomorrow.

April is one of the better months of the year for numbers of chinook salmon in Vancouver waters. You have to read the regulations carefully as some areas go to catch and release only for chinook salmon and some areas go to no fishing for chinook. We have some good opportunities to get out on the water for catch and release options for chinook salmon in Vancouver during the months of April and May. From our Sidney location, we are open to the retention of hatchery chinook in most of the areas we fish. If you are looking at keeping salmon, please ask us about our Sidney fishing trips!

Bon Chovy Fishing Charters will be operating 2 boats out of the Port Sidney Marina this spring to take adavantage of the Mark Selective Chinook Salmon Fishery that will be open this spring!! Peak months are in April and May for retaining hatchery chinook. There is retention opportunites for hatchery chinook in June and July as well. Come check out the most convenient chinook retention fishery to Vancouver! We have some great package options that include fishing and accomodations. It is an easy ferry ride away from the Lower Mainland!!

Now is the time to get out on the water to do some winter salmon fishing in Vancouver or Sidney! The temperatures are warming up and there has been decent numbers of chinook salmon around.

Only a few more days until Christmas! The weather over the last month has been warmer and calmer than normal. This has meant that we have been on the water a lot and been able to target winter chinook salmon with ease. The fishing has been solid in Vancouver with good numbers of winter chinook in Howe Sound and Vancouver Harbour. Our Sidney salmon charters on Vancouver Island have also been successful with some nice fish coming from Haro Strait! Good sign for the coming months!

The fall rains have started and we have now switched gears to targeting winter chinook salmon in Vancouver, the Southern Gulf Island's and Sidney. Looking back at August and September, we were happy with the fishing, with good numbers of chinook around as well as lots of pinks and some coho. During September, we saw some very large fish off the Fraser River Mouth with more fish over 30 pounds landed than we have seen in recent years

We have enjoyed one of the most consistent summer fishing seasons in years. The summer started with consistent, extended waves of coho salmon, followed by waves of pink salmon and some big pulses of nice chinook salmon! As we move into September, this is when many anglers get excited as the Fraser River Mouth opens up for chinook salmon!

Sidney Salmon Fishing has been good so far in August. We have been busy on charters with a good mix of chinook salmon and pink salmon and even the odd coho salmon. We are looking foward to September as more coho and the odd chinook move into local waters!

Coho salmon have arrived in local Vancouver waters. We have been seeing decent action on our Vancouver Salmon Fishing Charters! Summer is here, give us a call to get out on the water.

Big news for our Sidney Charter oepration, hatchery chinook salmon are now open for retention. Check out our fishing report the update!!

Fishing in Vancouver this past January was pretty darn good. We fished the normal areas in Howe Sound and Vancouver Harbour and found some nice fish with consistency. Hopefully winter salmon fishing in February and March is just as consistent.

Winter chinook salmon season is upon us and so is our winter charter special. Fishing has been pretty solid so far! Like we have done in years past, we are offering fully guided winter fishing charters at a great rate from January st to March 31st! This year, we are offering full day trips (8 hours) for a great price. The winter chinook salmon fishery is one of our favourite fisheries of the year!

Our Vancouver location is looking for a key member to assist in all aspects of our year round fishing charter operation. We have a fleet of 4 charter vessels as well as a charter shop to support our operation. We are looking for someone that LOVES fishing !! This member needs to be friendly, patient, conservation minded and have exceptional customer service skills. There are few, if any, year round, salary positions in the sport fishing guiding industry in British Columbia. This unique opportunity will be available starting in the spring of 2023 and will continue on a year round permanent basis.

After an extended summer, we are now settling into our winter weather and fishing routine! Vancouver is fortunate to have a consistent winter salmon fishery right at its doorstep! The cool, winter days are here and the winter chinook salmon are showing up in Howe Sound and Vancouver Harbour. Vancouver Salmon fishing during the Christmas holidays is a great idea .

After an amazing, summer like start to fall, we have now settled in to a more normal weather pattern for this time of year. We have been getting over the last couple weeks and have found some nice legal chinook around Sidney and the Southern Gulf Island's. Give us a call to do some winter salmon fishing in Sidney.

September 2022 is definitely going to be one to be remember for two big reasons! Amazing summer weather and very consistent fishing for big chinook salmon. There has been some big fish around as well! Dimitri guided his guests into a season topping 42.5 pound chinook off the Fraser River Mouth on September 24th! As we progress into October we will see the migratory chinook fishing slow and transition into feeder/winter chinook fishing and some late season coho fishing will begin!

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We are definitely in full summer mode now! The temperatures have been hot, we are on the water daily and we have been chasing fish all over the Salish Sea! Chinook fishing has been good on our full day trips to the Gulf Island's, but on the slow side for our local Vancouver trips. Local Vancouver fishing should perk up now that we are finally seeing some summer like weather and more fish will stage locally, especially coho.

It has been a spring to forget from a weather perspective! The fishing on the other hand, has been very good on a catch and release basis for chinook salmon! In the next few weeks we should see the first waves of hatchery coho salmon, which will mark the first salmon retention fishery of the summer!

Bon Chovy Fishing Charters is looking for a key member to join our team as an assistant operations manager and full time guide. We are looking for someone who loves saltwater salmon fishing and wants to make it a lifestyle. This person needs to be friendly, patient, conservation minded and have exceptional customer service skills. This is a rare, full time salary position in the sport fishing industry that would start early in 2022.

April and May are some of the most active months for fishing in Vancouver and for fishing in Sidney. It is a catch and release fishery, but a great time to go out. Our Vancouver fishing trips operate daily out of Granville Island. We also have a boat in Sidney, servicing Southern Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands! Spring is here, give us a call to get out on a fishing trip!

While the fish have not all been big, a few sure have! We have been fortunate to be getting a shot or two each time out at some bigger than average winter chinoook! Our Sidney and South Gulf Charters have been successful on prawns as well!

Winter fishing charters have been off to a good start in Vancouver. We have enjoyed some good fishing in Howe Sound and the Gulf Island's. Looking forward to the good weather forecasted in the coming week!

Our fishing trips from Vancouver and Sidney have now shifted gears to target winter chinook salmon. We have been having success in Howe Sound and the Gulf Islands. Give us a call or an email if you want to get our on a fishing charter in Vancouver or the Southern Gulf Islands.

We have enjoyed a good few weeks of fishing in Vancouver. Pink salmon, the odd coho, and chinook salmon have made up the bulk of our catches. The weather has been tropical, and most days have seen very nice a calm water. Check out report and learn more about what is happening on the Vancouver fishing scene!

The fishing regulations for our Vancouver and Sidney based fishing charters have finally been announced. As of July 15th, some areas will be open for retention. Please have a look at our latest British Columbia Fishing Update for more details!

After a challenging start to the 2021 Vancouver and Sidney Fishing Charter Season, we are back in action! Health orders have relaxed and we are welcoming guests back on board! Give us a call if you want to head out on the water!

Bon Chovy Fishing Charters offers fully guided fishing trips from all the Southern Gulf Islands. Galiano, Saltspring, Saturna, Mayne, Thetis and Pender Island

It has been a bumpy start to our Vancouver and Sidney based fishing trips this spring. With current very limited operations, we are optimistic that things will improve as we get into May with dropping Covid numbers and potential hatchery chinook salmon retention in some areas around Vancouver, Sidney and the Gulf Island's! Stay tuned!

Bon Chovy Fishing Charters has a boat based in Sidney, British Columbia. What this means is that we are perfectly suited to operate our year round fishing charters in and around the Gulf Islands. If you are looking for a Pender Island fishing charter, we can pick you up from the Port Washington government dock or Poets Cove. We focus on chinook salmon and ling cod, but there are times when other species of salmon can be caught!

Our Sidney Fishing Charters have been operating on a limited basis with Covid Safety Protocols in place. Our 30 Foot Grady White Marlin is now based at the Port Sidney Marina and ready for a busy fishing charter season ahead.

We have been operating on a limited basis over the last few months. We have been following Provincial Health Orders and doing the odd fishing charter with same household groups. We are hoping the Covid 19 situation improves soon so we can get back to some more normal and conventional charter operations! In the meantime, we are sticking with our Covid Protocals and doing the odd trip if the group aligns with Provincial Health Orders!

Bon Chovy Fishing Charters offers fishing charters from Galiano Island. Based in Sidney, we can do charter pick ups at Montague Harbour or Sturdies Bay!

We have been enjoying the start of the winter chinook fishing season in Vancouver and Sidney, BC. We have seen decent numbers of fish, pretty good weather and steady catches of prawns and a few crabs! Winter is one of our favourite times to go fishing in British Columbia. Our weather is the warmest in Canada and when needed, we just turn our diesel heaters on!

After a long wait, Vancouver area anglers have lots of options to take advantage of. With virtually all the traditional Vancouver salmon fishing areas now open and subject to full retention, September is shaping up to be the most anticipated month of the year. There certainly has been some good waves of chinook coming into local waters, but there has also been some tough tides where we have had to work for our bites. The slower days have often followed visits from salmon eating killer whales. The Gulf Island’s are still producing a few fish, but most anglers are now focusing on the local Vancouver waters.

We are seeing coho numbers start to increase this week on our Vancouver Fishing Charters. In Sidney and the Gulf Island's we have seen good numbers of chinook salmon . This is perfect timing as chinook retention begins on July 15th in some areas and August 1st in some other locations. Time to go fishing in Vancouver or Sidney, BC!!

After a 10 week hiatus, we are now resuming our Vancouver Charter Fishing operations with Covid 19 protocols in place. Summer is coming and the boats have been waxed and polished and are ready go. Give us a call to get out on the water!

Our Vancouver Fishing Charters are getting very close to resuming after a long suspension due to Covid 19. We should have an official start date by next week and are now taking summer bookings! Looking forward to get back out on the water!

Bon Chovy Fishing Charters is following provincial Covid 19 guidelines and our Vancouver Fishing Charters will resume once it is deemed safe!