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Esperanza Inlet is an inlet on the West Coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. Its entrance is located off the northwest side of Nootka Island and is defined by a line drawn from Tachu Point to Blind Reef.
Esperanza Inlet is an inlet on the West Coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. Its entrance is located off the northwest side of Nootka Island and is defined by a line drawn from Tachu Point to Blind Reef.
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This September has been one of the most interesting and fun months of the entire 2019 season. Yes, the huge schools of coho/silvers showed up both in Esperanza Inlet and Nootka Sound. In Esperanza, all around Center Island large (12- to 22-lb) coho milled around, poised to return to their spawning rivers and streams in Port Eliza, Espinosa Inlet, a...
I have fished this area for more than 30 years, and we have operated Westview Marina & Lodge for over 20 years, and I can honestly say this is the best fishing/catching season in 25 years. 2019 is over-the-top good across the board for all species, but especially for salmon. Boats are limiting out on salmon before noon, with 20 spring/Chinook/king ...
The middle of the peak of the peak season is here! There’s lots of activity on the cleaning tables every day this time of year—you’ll find anglers filleting salmon, halibut, lingcod, and much more. You’ll also find big smiles, cold beverages, and lots of sharing where, what, and how those fish ended up on the dock. There is a yellow hazard sign at ...
Lots is happening in the way of regulation changes for the upcoming season. The very good news is that inside water is open, 1 nautical mile (1nm) from the surf line extending in to the terminal areas for all of Area 25. All inside Chinook salmon regulations will remain the same in 2019 as they were in 2018, with retention of two Chinook per day, h...
2019 will be one of the best seasons on record for Nootka and Esperanza, because of the 14 years of salmon enhancement in six local rivers by volunteers and the Conuma River Federal Hatchery. Together they are all putting four to five million salmon fry in the water annually, on top of the natural spawn for the hundreds of area rivers and streams. ...
As the season winds down, we usually see the largest Chinook of the year appear on the cleaning tables. It all happens just before a large rain event that beckons thousands of salmon up to the rivers and streams for spawning at their final destination. The local Conuma Hatchery employees and many volunteers are also at the rivers, gathering million...
The best of the best fishing for salmon is upon us!! Yes, all the efforts of the federal hatchery at Conuma River and the many volunteer hatchery efforts at the Burman, Gold, and Canton Rivers in Nootka Sound and the Tahsis, Leiner and Zeballos Rivers in Esperanza Inlet are paying off big time. With more than four million Chinook/spring/king fry an...
July is the merge month, the tail end of the U.S. salmon moving south and the beginning of the west coast Vancouver Island salmon moving down the shoreline and entering the mouths of the inlets and sounds to feed on the massive schools of bait. It’s also the start of local Chinook runs moving into Nootka Sound and Esperanza Inlet to feed and ready ...
In June, at the mouth of Esperanza Inlet and Nootka Sound you will find large schools of traveling springs feeding on the massive bait balls. These sandlance/needle fish start showing up in late May and linger well into July. With that much bait activity the salmon stop to rest and feed.
May and early June is the best time to fish here. Why? The Columbia River and its many tributaries’ Chinook runs come right to our doorstep in the mouth of Esperanza Inlet and Beano Creek to feed on the enormous schools of herring. This year’s herring spawn is going to be best in the last 10 years. And this year’s run of Chinook/king/spring is expe...
Feb 1, 2022 · Esperanza Inlet has experiences to offer anglers, any time of the year. Just off the coast is Six Mile Reef and The Pinnacles. Both are great locations to fish for halibut. You can also catch the salmon as they head into the inlet. “Lots of people fish the ebb tide [of Six Mile Reef] for halibut and then get their salmon“ says Falavolito.
The rugged and remote Esperanza Inlet and Nuchatlitz Inlet region on the west coast of Vancouver Island is rich in native culture and history, being the traditional territory of the Nuu-chah-nulth First Nation, who inhabited these lands for thousands of years before the arrival of the Spanish in 1774 and Captain James Cook in 1778.
The waters and intertidal foreshore at the community of Esperanza, Esperanza Inlet, within a 300 m radius of a point at the mouth of Cover Creek located at 49°52.30' north latitude and 126°44.59' west longitude.
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Sea kayaking, boating and wilderness camping are the main attractions for visitors to Catala Island Marine Park, located in Esperanza Inlet on the northwest coast of Vancouver Island, between Nootka Sound and Kyuquot Sound.
