Heading to Vancouver in September with my wife for an anniversary trip, and I want to try and get out one day to fish. I know next to nothing about the fishing there, so I was hoping for some recommendations from you guys. The idea of trolling downriggers doesn’t appeal to me that much, but maybe I am missing a really cool aspect of that fishery. If there was some good fly fishing to be had that would be ideal, but I’m definitely not against spin fishing. Also, I love sight fishing but I realize those options are probably limited as well.
It’s tough to find info online since it’s difficult to explain the type of fishing I prefer, so I figure if anyone would “get it”, it would be you guys.
Any suggestions? We are staying in a few places, but the best days for me to fish will be while we are staying downtown (I think it’s considered downtown) and maybe when we are on Bowen Island. We are driving up to Whistler too, but I don’t know how much time I’ll have to fish up that way.
Yeah, hiking is pretty high on my list for both my wife and me. For fishing, I was leaning more towards finding a trout guide so that I would at least get to walk along some nice streams and fish. I haven’t really freshwater (cold water) fished much, so that could definitely be fun. Not trying to catch any trophies or anything, but it would be cool to see some new species or to learn some new stuff.
Bryson, if this is you from sc the best bet is hiking. It’s like they say,deep water trolling,or jigging and to find streams they are all about but you will need local knowledge. It’s like they will be coolish then and rain possible. You are going to be in the most populated area.
Come up to our place when I get the Toadfish launched and take her on a cruise up here with your kids too.
Shoulder seasons are great because all the summer tourists have cleared out.
Your best bet is to stick with the hiking and outdoors if you are staying in Vancouver proper. You’ll have to make a trip to get some good fishing. Vancouver Island has fishing, but it is massive. If you have time, VI is an option or head north or east towards Okanagan.
One great option if you have time is hike a glacier. We traveled up to Whistler and hiked Blackcomb and went inside the glacier. It was amazing.
Chris, yes it’s Bryson from SC. I’m really looking forward to hiking around some, especially on Bowen or as we meander up near Whistler. I’d absolutely love to bring the whole family up there sometime and visit. I’ll have to hear more about the Toadfish – have you put any info about the build online? If not, I’ll shoot you a message. Hope everything is going well with you and the family!
Keith, thankfully we aren’t in Vancouver proper the whole time. We’re spending a few days on Bowen Island and a few days in Whistler, and I’m sure we will take our time on the drive up to Whistler to stop and do some exploring. I was debating trying to get a guide in Whistler to take me to a trout stream, since I’ve done very little trout fishing, but Blackcomb sounds amazing.
I was hoping there might be some areas to pull over off the Sea to Sky and do a short hike to a stream for some DIY stuff, but I realize that might be more trouble than it’s worth - especially with my limited knowledge of fishing trout streams and reading moving water.