What are The Green Can, Hidden Island, Wiah Point, Cape Edenshaw, Bird Rock and Shag Rock? They are all choice locations for king salmon fishing in Canada’s Queen Charlotte Islands. If thinking of these great fishing holes has you eager to dip a line, contemplate spending your spring vacation at a salmon fishing lodge in this northern haven.
Actually these isles are now referred to as Haida Gwaii, or “Islands of the People;” the people being the Haida, the original inhabitants of this group of islands. They are located just off the northern coast of British Columbia, Canada and south of Alaska, USA. The two main islands: Graham and Moresby, are surrounded by 150 smaller islands, all offering great salmon fishing, in addition to Halibut, Ling Cod, Red Snapper (yellow eye rock cod), and Dungeness crab.
Haida Gwaii salmon fishing is so rich because the islands form a type of giant fishing net, loaded with “bait” fish and other nutrients, right in the midst of a fabulous fish interstate. Besides fish, the area is also dense in resorts that provide salmon fishing guides for you, and hiking, guided tours, kayaking and the Gwaii Naanas National Park Reserve for the non-fishing members of your family.
They will be able to marvel at the sight of black bears, river otters, and sea lions, not to mention birds like bald eagles, Steller’s jays, and peregrine falcons. On the shore they may catch a glimpse of killer whales, jellyfish or starfish.
Your salmon fishing lodge will provide attractive family packages that could include your lodging and meals, plus guided tours of the very best the area has to offer. Fishing charters can be tailored to your tastes and level of skill and provide fishing equipment, bait (they’ll even bait your hook if you ask!), appropriate clothing, and boots.
You’ll have the fishing adventure of your life on deluxe 25-26 foot cabin cruisers, stocked with snacks, meals and beverages. At the end of a fabulous day of fishing, you can meet your group back at the lodge, where you can unwind at the spa and enjoy fine dining.
While on dry land you can also discuss your best fish stories with your fishing companions on a golf course or soothe your tired muscles with a therapeutic massage at the lodge’s spa.
An outing the entire family can enjoy might be a helicopter tour of the adjacent landscape. You can indulge in a few ooh’s and aah’s as you fly over tumbling rivers, beautiful beaches and dense forests. You can also choose interesting backpacking trails from the air or your next day’s fishing hole. It’s all there, in the Haida Gwaii!