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May 2021 Fishing Report
May 20, 2021 Fishing Report from Nootka Marine Adventures “The bait fish are in!” Moutcha Bay Resort kicked off the 2021 season a couple of weeks ago with plenty of beautiful weather and new as well as returning staff excited for the season. Over the past couple of weeks, our pro guide crew had been… read more
Nootka Marine Adventures Announces a New Partnership with Chef William Lew
Introducing William Lew as Nootka Marine Adventures’ new Executive Chef We are thrilled to announce a new partnership with renowned British Columbian Chef William Lew! A new menu and unique culinary experience await Nootka Marine Adventures guests in the 2021 season. Chef Lew is the former Executive Chef for Ocean Wise and Notch8 at… read more
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August 2020 Fishing Report
By Nootka Marine Adventures Salt Water The fishing and weather remain excellent as we continue to enjoy consistent angling opportunities, both on the inside fishery for local mature Conuma, Gold, and Berman River Chinook, as well as on the outside remaining steady and consistent for all runs of salmon and all species of bottom fish.… read more
July Area Update
Area update for 25/125 Nootka Sound and Esperanza Inlet Fishing on the inside of both Nootka Sound and Esperanza has really picked up this past week with the arrival of the first bump of our local, big, mature fish. Areas such as Camel Rock, Hoiss Point, Beer Can Bay, and the Galiano Wall are… read more
July 2020 Fishing Report
By Nootka Marine Adventures. Salt Water They’re here! The bigger fish have arrived, both on the inside and outside (inside the legal 1-mile surf line for salmon retention until July 15th) of Nootka Sound, and Esperanza. Reports of nice sized Chinook are coming from areas such as Wash Rock, Beano Creek, Escalante Point, Strange Island,… read more
Galiano Grill at Nootka Sound Resort
Although Nootka Sound Resort will remain closed for the 2020 season, we are excited to present Galiano Grill, a boat-in diner opening July 1st! Chef Michael Hassall and Resort Manager Hannah will be onsite preparing a variety of burgers and salads available for pick up between 10am-4pm, Thursday-Sunday. Off sales will be available, coffee, pop,… read more
June 2020 Fishing Report
By Nootka Marine Adventures We are very happy to announce we will be opening Moutcha Bay Resort on June 25th, with limited services and amenities, and CoVid-19 protocols. We are offering guided fishing, rental boats, eco-tours, and of course you can bring your own boat. Nootka Sound Resort and Newton Cove Resort will remain closed… read more
Guided Fishing and Spa Protocols
For Immediate Release, June 8 COVID-19 – Opening Day – June 25, 2020 We are all very excited to welcome our guests back to Nootka Marine Adventures’ Moutcha Bay Resort as soon as travel restrictions are lifted. We are continuing to focus on June 25, 2020 for our opening this season. We have been… read more
Open For Business
Regarding the DFO regulations announcement on April 16, 2019: Area 25/26 will continue to provide exciting fishing for Chinook, Coho, Halibut and Lingcod throughout the 2019 season. ***UPDATE: Please click here for an update on offshore waypoint limits, with links to important DFO regulations. With all the work that has been done, in part by… read more
The Nootka Promise
Nootka Marine Adventures Partners with PEETZ to Support Local Salmon Enhancement Initiatives For more than a decade now, Nootka Marine Adventures has worked closely with the Nootka Sound Watershed Society, with the goal of growing the stewardship for the region and helping to ensure a sustainable wild Pacific salmon fishery for future generations. About the Nootka… read more
May 2018 Fishing Report
May 2018 Fishing Report for Nootka Sound & Esperanza Inlet – Areas 25 and 26 By Nootka Marine Adventures. Salt Water Fishing has been hit or miss from Strange Island out to the Light House, Wash Rock and Beano Creek, we’ve found the last 2 hours through the high slack and into the first hour… read more
2018 Outlook for Nootka Sound
2018 Outlook for Nootka Sound & Esperanza Inlet – Areas 25 and 26 Thank you to all of our guests that stayed with Nootka Marine Adventures during 2017. The season can only be summed up as superb! Between our three resorts, we hosted in excess of 7,000 clients. At the time of writing, we have… read more
2017 Outlook for Nootka Sound & Esperanza Inlet
We are very optimistic that with this snowy winter providing a much needed higher altitude snow pack, colder trending ocean conditions and temperatures, that we will see a more normal historic fishery for area 25/125 this coming season. The large warm “blob” that has been plaguing us for the past 2 seasons has now dissipated,… read more
2017 Fishing Derbies
Nootka Marine Adventures will be hosting 7 fishing derbies throughout the 2017 season including the 5th Annual Salmon Enhancement Derby, 13th Annual Kayak Derby, 2nd Annual Tuna Derby and new this year will be the Bonnie & Clyde Derby, Coho Derby, and the Trout Unlimited and Ducks Unlimited Derbies. Click here for more information. Pre-register by calling 1-877-337-5464… read more
Tuna Trips
We will be offering Tuna fishing adventures again at the end of August and beginning of September. This fast paced offshore fishery is proving to be the highlight of the year for many of our guests! Please contact our reception office 1-877-337-5464 or email [email protected]
2016 Fishing Derbies
Nootka Marine Adventures will be hosting 4 fishing derbies throughout the 2016 season including the 4th Annual Salmon Enhancement Derby, 12th Annual Kayak Derby, and new this year will be the All Women’s Salmon Derby and the 4 day Tuna Derby. Click here for more information. Register by calling 1-877-337-5464 or email us.
In The News
Check out these great articles about Nootka Marine Adventures and its’ three wilderness resorts: NOOTKA SOUND – World Class Salmon Fishing on BC’s Rugged West Coast by Todd Martin WEST TO NOOTKA – by Kevin Wilson, Canadian Outdoorsman Magazine
2016 Outlook for Nootka Sound & Esperanza Inlet
2016 Outlook for Nootka Sound & Esperanza Inlet – Area’s 25 and 26 Salt Water Both the Canadian DFO and US predictions are very similar to the predictions we received for 2015. Our local rivers received an above average percentage of Jack and three year old Chinooks. We are told that this is a strong… read more
2015 Outlook for Nootka Sound
Saltwater: We are very fortunate to be strategically located directly in the migratory path of many different runs of Canadian and US southbound salmon. Our season begins mid-‐May targeting primarily “clipped” US fish that are aggressively feeding on schools of herring, needlefish and squid. By the first week of June these fish are consistently caught… read more
Early July Fishing In Nootka Sound
Salt Water July fishing remains outstanding with limits of Chinook 22 to 30 pounds, and Coho 8 to 12 pounds, hitting our docks every day. If the forecasters are correct fishing should remain excellent throughout the rest of our season both on the inside and outside waters from here on out. Bottom fishing has also… read more
Spring Waters
With the arrival of the extremely beautiful weather we have been enjoying this spring, so too, the opportunities for salt and fresh water adventures. Prawning is good now, as in years’ past, with limits of spot prawns being taken routinely. Most success has been in the 250 to 300 foot depths, allowing the traps to… read more