What You'll See Aboard This Week: Tyee on a Glassy Flood
Glassy water, peaking Coho, and the season's best shot at a 30+ lb trophy Tyee make this one of Campbell River's best fishing weeks of the year.
Step Aboard to Glassy Water and Peak Salmon
If you climbed aboard with us this morning, here's exactly what you'd have found: a calm, quiet Discovery Passage sitting at 13°C under drizzle, with barely a breath of wind out of the northwest at just 1 km/h. Wave height is flat at essentially 0.0m — the kind of glass that makes for an easy, comfortable day on the water even for first-timers. We're working the morning slack as it builds into the flood, and that tide change is where the magic happens.
What's Running and Why
This is shaping up to be one of the best variety months of the entire year. Chinook are still biting hard, with most fish landing in that solid 12–16 lb range — plenty of muscle to put a bend in the rod. But here's the kicker: right now we've got the season's best odds at a genuine trophy Tyee in the 30–35 lb class. Every drop could be the fish of your life. On top of that, Coho are peaking, running a healthy 12–16 lbs, and Pink Salmon are around to keep the action steady. It's rare to have this much going on at once.
Technique and What Guests Can Expect
We're staging around the bait balls in Discovery Passage and along the Quadra shorelines, with the option to slide toward Johnstone Strait when the fish move. Glow spoons run deep alongside anchovy fished up high are producing well as the flood pushes bait and predators together. When that slack-to-flood window opens, expect fast, exciting fishing. And yes — Chinook retention is OPEN. Guests are legally taking fish home: one per day, minimum 62cm and maximum 80cm. There's nothing like heading back to Campbell River with a cooler full of fresh salmon.
Book Your Seat
Between trophy Chinook, peaking Coho, and pods of Pink Salmon, this is about as good as a day on the water gets in Campbell River. The calm conditions and prime tides won't last forever, and the best Tyee window of the year is right now. If you've been thinking about getting out, this is the week to do it. Grab your spot before the calendar fills up — we'd love to put you on the fish of a lifetime.
Ready to experience world-class fishing in Campbell River? Book your charter trip with Fishing Storie Charters today. Captain Jason and the crew are ready to put you on fish.
