Vancouver Island Saltwater Adventures

My Dad and I returned from our annual trip to the west side of Vancouver Island a few days ago, and as usual, the fishing didn't disappoint.  We trolled offshore for salmon and halibut and jigged for bottom fish.  While the Salmon fishing wasn't as hot as it can be later in the summer, we brought plenty of Chinooks and Cohos to the net, and the bottom fishing was off the charts.  One of the highlights of the trip had to be coaxing a ling cod into eating a fly.  I showed up completely unprepared to fly fish but managed to loop together enough steelhead sink tips to get a streamer down far enough to entice a cod.  Every year we go to Tofino, something ridiculous happens and this year the cod on the fly had be that moment.  There really is nothing like dumping a big streamer towards the bottom of the ocean and seeing what happens.  We returned with a full freezer and plenty of fish stories.  Here are a few pictures from the trip.