Fishing Reports by Capt. Sam Vandervalk

Chinook & Halibut Fishing Recap 2014 Ucluelet BC Canada - This past summer had people all excited with expectations of a record returns of Chinook headed through Ucluelet for the Columbia River. While the Columbia River did get a record return a little just over last years numbers, we didn't see all these f more...
Capt. Sam Vandervalk - Ucluelet

Fishing Report Ucluelet BC, June 2, 2014 - BC Fishing the past few weeks has been very good. The Chinook fishing have averaged 10-20lb range as well as Coho, and Halibut. The Chinook fishing has been great at South Bank, Great Bear, Sail Rock, and inside Barkley Sound off the West Coast of Va more...
Capt. Sam Vandervalk - Ucluelet

Fishing Report May 20,2014 - Fishing Report May 20,2014 Chinook Fishing As forecasted the BC Chinook are starting to show up in great numbers. The past few years Chinook fishing has been pretty good, but now fishing is literally bonkers! Our catches have been in the expected more...
Capt. Sam Vandervalk - Ucluelet

Ucluelet, BC Early May 2014 Fishing Report - May Fishing Report 2014 >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Early May 2014 Pictures. Chinook Fishing: This time of year Chinook are typically in the 7-20 lb range. This past Saturday guests caught 5 good size Chinook all between 14-2 more...
Capt. Sam Vandervalk - Ucluelet

2014 Chinook Forecast, Fishing Resorts West Coast Vancouver Isla - The forecast for the 2014 Columbia River return may be higher than it was for 2013. In 2013 the Bonneville Dam estimated more than 1.1 million Chinook went through which is highest number recorded since the Dam started recording in 1938! Normal years more...
Capt. Sam Vandervalk - Ucluelet

2014 Fishing Forecast and 2013 Recap Ucluelet BC - Early Season Chinook March to May fishing was up and down with a range of 2-8 Chinook on most days. The weather often kept us in close but we still had decent success around Beg Island and Great Bear. Summer Season Chinook June started wit more...
Capt. Sam Vandervalk - Ucluelet

Fishing Report October 21, 2013 - Fishing Report October 21, 2013 Fishing has slowed down for the season and the weather made it tough to get out most of the days in late September and early October. The weather recently has been beautiful though Salmon Eye Charters have pulled al more...
Capt. Sam Vandervalk - Ucluelet

Ucluelet BC Canada fishing report August 13, 2013 - Fishing in Ucluelet has been very good these past few weeks. Chinook fishing has been consistently good on the Shallows at Big Bank and we seem to be getting some nice average size Chinook there the past few days. The size average is down this y more...
Capt. Sam Vandervalk - Ucluelet

Fishing Report in Ucluelet, BC on June 29, 2013 - We are seeing spurts of larger Chinook come through which is a good sign of things to come for the rest of the summer! There are also lots of feeder Chinook around and the Coho are showing up in good numbers now. South Bank produced for quite a while more...
Capt. Sam Vandervalk - Ucluelet

Fishing Forecast 2013, Fishing Report May 26, 2013 - We should have great Chinook fishing this with the highest numbers during June and July and then some of the larger Chinook coming late July and August like usual. The forecast for Chinook returns for the Columbia and Sacramento rivers are very go more...
Capt. Sam Vandervalk - Vancouver Island