Tahsis

[popeshawnpaul]

I try and get to Tahsis fishing every year.  There was another thread about salmon fishing on Vancouver island and this is the spot I prefer.  It is more secluded than the Ucelet area.  The remote nature of this area is what draws me there.  There are a few halibut spots but for the most part the halibut isn't super great there.  The salmon action is great though.  In addition to the really good bottomfishing, there are plenty of wildlife to see.  You run out the narrows to the fishing grounds and it is about 20 miles.  You can fish the outside for salmon and it's great too.  Here are a few pictures of the place.  I usually drop off my shrimp pots on the way out and get hundreds of giant prawns on the way in when I pull them.  I've seen black bear everywhere.  One night I counted about 10 in one clear cut.  This is the same area that Jim Shockey guides for black bear on his hunting shows.  A truly wild place to go.

Here are a few pictures of the inside salmon fishing and the last panoramic is from about 4 miles offshore looking in toward Esperanza inlet.

[oneezreiter]

Amazing

[agchawk]

Beautiful pics, Pope! Thanks.

[dirty.dan4]

Do you have your own boat or do you take a guide?

[popeshawnpaul]

I go in my own boat.  Last time I was up there a couple years ago I only had a 21' Seaswirl.  Now I have a bigger boat but really, a 16-20 foot boat would be fine out there.

[dirty.dan4]

Looks like an awesome time.  If you ever need anyone to go, please dont by shy

[cohoho]

Don't forget your friends..............   Looks like great place, that kind of scenery is worth the whole trip....  When we were up on Vancouver this year for a  hockey tourney, I was talking to locals up on the northern tip, forget the name of the city/port where they were from.  They had some great stories of the Salmon action...

[popeshawnpaul]

Cohoho, you are too spoiled from Alaska.  I'm sure this place isn't near as good as Alaska but it's the best that I've found south of the Queen Charlotte Islands. 

[cohoho]

When are WE going?  I ain't that spoiled............. to have a good time... Although I must admit, I am a bit of Salmon snob.  Only ate fresh PWS, Kenai or Copper River Reds, heck I even had times where fresh Silvers wouldn't cut it, and the stinky large Kings never went to my Barbeque....  but my taste is beginning to change and last years Columbia springer's proved they were pretty good eats for sure.... But man the sick dog that eats Pink and Chums.... blah.... Might as well consider Rainbow Trout as tasty too.....Not....

[popeshawnpaul]

Third week of July.  Put it on the calendar... 

[huntnphool]

Wait till you BBQ a couple Lake Washington Sockeye Mike

[popeshawnpaul]

I'll take a white king over a fish tasting sockeye any day...   

[mkcj]

We won't be putting any sockeye from lake washington on the BBQ this year 

[cohoho]

Reason we used to go to Ketchikan every fall for Kings, about 1 in 4 were white kings, it was OK.....     March in Homer is a good time too but you will freeze your butt off.  Good chance at white feeder kings...

[Machias]

Great photos, thanks for sharing.