Welcome to
Rip and Reel Sportfishing
Your guided salmon and halibut charter specialist on the west coast of Vancouver Island, BC, Canada.
This Pacific guided experience to the magnificent Barkley Sound and La Perouse Bank is 'island fishing' for wild salmon of all species at its finest.
Join your Rip & Reel Sport fishing guide out of Ucluelet, BC, for a REEL . BIG . FISH . Experience!
We provide experienced, provincially-certified fishing charter guides and Transport Canada accredited boats at Rip and Reel Sportfishing.
If you are an avid angler or learning how to fish salmon and halibut along with all the other species we have in our Pacific waters, including sockeye and king salmon, sport fishing in Ucluelet, BC on Vancouver Island is your reel charter place to be.
Our 28 foot Grady White fishing vessel provides plenty of deck space while you and your partners are fishing for salmon and bottom fish such as halibut, yellow eye and ling cod. Enjoy a 6 hour morning bite, a 4-hour afternoon bite or the full day Rip & Reel excursion for up to 6 people.
All fishing tackle, rods and bait will be supplied on your guided fishing trip. We are near Tofino, BC and the Pacific Rim National Park.
FISH & WIN
Rip & Reel Sport fishing in BC endorses sustainable and environmental practices on and off the water. Ask about our “Catch and Release Prize Program”, proudly sponsored by Islander Precision Reels.
Feel the Rip of the Reel as the excitement and anticipation of your glorious catch battles against you!
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World-class salmon and halibut sport fishing in Ucluelet, BC!
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FISHING REPORT
Ucluelet Outlook 2012 (Published in Island Fisherman Magazine)
We just got our first line in when I saw the rod cork hard three eyes deep into the water. Just like that our first fish of the day was on.
Does this sound familiar in 2011? Yes it was quite a season last year as many anglers experienced very successful excursions each outing. We shared great camaraderie, great times and memories. How are the memories, more importantly how is the fishing going to shape up for 2012?
As anglers, we have to keep in mind the numerous factors which affect the ocean, the fish, and in our best attempt at predicting where, when, and how to fish. I would like to focus on the upcoming season and the science behind the stocks and the fishery. Ocean and atmospheric indicators including sea surface and deep water temperature, ocean salinity, coastal upwelling, phyto and zoo plankton productivity and other environmental anomalies play important roles in how the season will shape up.
Back in 2008 these ocean conditions were very favourable for small salmon entering the ocean. The result was the salmon bounty we enjoyed on our lines and table last year. This should hold well for five year old chinook this season. By 2009, scientists found conditions to be a mix of neutral to favourable for salmon stocks. This is good news, as many of these “2009 ocean entry” fish will be our target this season. And after a bit of El Nino back in 2010 we entered a colder La Nino period. The future looks pretty good.
So where does this leave us in Ucluelet for 2012? Early ocean and stock indicators are showing favourable returns of most of our Pacific salmon species for our area again this season. Good numbers of big age five chinook should be the highlight. Somass sockeye will likely be above average, Fraser sockeye will be down. Hatchery coho should continue
good. Of course wild coho are still of concern for many streams of the BC Interior and Strait of Georgia so do the best you can to revive the wild stock before you release them. We all know, easier said than done, but it’s worth it.
As for halibut and the other bottom critters, the official forecast is a bit of a reduction in coast wide halibut abundance, but we all realize this is fishing so there will be peaks and valleys.
All in all it is shaping up to be a fabulous fishing season again for Ucluelet in 2012.
If you have your own boat, remember to be safe on the water. Check fishing regulations, safety equipment, be sure to do a preseason inspection prior to your first day out, have plenty of fuel and let someone on land know where you are heading and when you will be back. If you are looking for a guided experience, Ucluelet has some of the finest guides and charter outfits around. They will work hard to deliver safe and fabulous memories.
And always remember, the science is our best tool for sustaining our fishery, so bring in all your fin clipped salmon heads to the “Salmon Sport Head Recovery Program”.
Keep your lines wet and happy fishing in 2012.
