COASTAL FISHING

Port Hardy Fly Fishing with Tides and Tails Sport Fishing Adventures

From the moment you leave the dock, you will likely not finish your coffee before you arrive at the fishing grounds. Beginning in mid-August, Coho salmon are abundant and willing to chase a well-presented fly. Tides and Tails Sport Fishing Adventures specializes is a multitude of salmon and bottom fishing methods, with fly fishing for Coho salmon being a unique challenge for the saltwater angler. Amongst the schools of dime-bright Coho salmon are the occasional Chinook, Sockeye and Pink salmon. Coho salmon tend to swim high in the water column, making them a prime target for saltwater fly fishing. Using a variety of herring and baitfish imitations on sinking fly lines, their thunderous grabs and aerial display are what make Coho such a pleasurable species to target on the fly. Port Hardy is located on the northern reaches of Vancouver Island, and provides numerous salt and freshwater fly fishing opportunities in a serene setting.