GUEST COMMENTS
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5 REASONS WHY LANGARA OFFERS THE WORLD'S BEST SALMON FISHING...
1. Abundance
To put it simply, we catch a lot of fish at Langara Island because there are a lot of fish at Langara Island.
No other location on the west coast of North America plays host to a greater continuous abundance of both chinook and coho salmon.
2. Consistency
Langara Island’s incredible abundance also means incredible consistency, with very few days of slow fishing.
We also open earlier and stay open later than almost any other ocean salmon fishing location in British Columbia, offering productive fishing from our first trip in May to our last trip in late September.
3. Variety
All five species of Pacific salmon can be found at Langara Island. At certain times of the year it is not uncommon to catch 3 or 4 different salmon species in one day.
Langara Island also features incredible fishing for halibut, lingcod and numerous species of rockfish.
4. Proximity
Our entire fishing area is within close proximity to our lodges (5 – 20 minutes away), meaning you spend less time travelling and more time fishing.
You’re close enough that you can cruise back and forth to the lodge whenever you want—for a hot meal, afternoon nap or soak in the hot tub.
5. Friendly waters
Despite our remote location on the edge of the Pacific Ocean, you can very easily enjoy an entire trip of great fishing without ever heading out into open water.
The Langara Island area has many well-protected bays and inlets that can offer calmer waters in even the worst of weather.
We’re confident you’ll agree – there’s no place like Langara!
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WHY LANGARA ISLAND?
Discover why we so proudly claim to offer the world's best salmon fishing, and what makes Langara Island one of the richest marine environments on earth.
AN INCREDIBLE ENVIRONMENT
Langara Island is the northernmost island of the Queen Charlotte Islands, an archipelago located off the west coast of British Columbia, just south of Alaska. Around this remote island, a number of geographic features and ocean conditions combine to create a region that is uniquely abundant in natural resources.
Langara Island is perched on the edge of the continental shelf. Within a few miles of the Island the ocean floor drops off to a depth of 1,200 feet and beyond. Topographic features of the continental shelf help to funnel both the cold waters of the North Pacific and warm offshore currents directly towards the Island. This results is an incredible concentration of nutrient-rich waters in the shallows around Langara, and a near perfect environment for a vast array of species to thrive.
The expansive kelp beds and protected bays of Langara Island hold enormous amounts of phytoplankton, drawing in and sustaining massive shoals of shrimp, krill, needlefish and herring. In turn, these species serve as the foundation for a broad interconnected food chain of countless species of fish, birds, and marine mammals.
SALMON MIGRATION
Langara Island can best be described as the major feeding and rest stop along a key migratory route of all five species of Pacific salmon, in particular the chinook and coho.
Travelling from the Gulf of Alaska where these salmon mature, Langara Island is one of the first reference points for the inshore migration of almost every run of salmon returning to natal streams throughout British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and Northern California. Thousands of distinct runs continuously pass through Langara’s waters during the spring, summer and early autumn months.
At Langara Island, these salmon are in their prime condition — with chinook of up to 70+ pounds (35kg.) and coho of up to 20+ pounds (10kg.). Here they will spend numerous days feeding voraciously on Langara’s abundance of herring and needlefish, in preparation for a migratory journey of up to 2,000 miles.
No other location on the west coast of North America plays host to salmon in such continuous abundance. For as they leave Langara Island these salmon will diverge — travelling either south along the edge of the continental shelf, or inland and down the coastline — and continuously branch off as they migrate back to their streams of birth.
More chinook and coho salmon pass through the waters of Langara Island than any other sport fishing location on the west coast of North America.
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