

Unless otherwise specified, fishing opportunities and closures end. This area is perfect for kayaking, and you can see all kinds of wildlife here, like Whales, Sea Lions, Seals, otters, and numerous seabirds. Permanent fishing restrictions are in effect in these areas to protect fish and fish habitat.


Nuchatlitz Provincial Park is located at the very northwest tip of Nootka Island and includes numerous small island groups. The Nootka trail that runs from Friendly cove out to Louie bay is a popular trek, and you can take numerous side trails to interesting points of interest. There are quite a few nice lakes on Nootka Island and many hiking trails for visitors to use. It was so close that I got wet from the splash. It was a gray whale rubbing on the beach, man that just scared the bejeebers out of me. One Sunday I was relaxing against some logs on the beach, reading a book and just enjoying the day, when all of a sudden, not more than 5 meters from me, the ocean exploded and something big came bursting out from the calm waters. We would not log on Sunday and that was my day to just hang out at the beach. Grey Whale, Nootka Island, BC, Photo By The N.O.A.A. If the yarder operator was in a mood, he would sometimes stop half ways across and just dunk you in. If the tide was low we could walk across to where we were logging and if the tide was high, we would grab a log with a choker and the yarder operator would haul us across. We had a wooden tree and an old Madill yarder. Our shack was pulled up on the beach and was not level, not level at all. We would fly into Plumper Harbor and then take a boat out to our very small 5 man camp. In the 70s, I worked for Art Mangles out of Plumper Harbor, we were logging further up the island, past friendly cove at the lagoon. There is a lake close to Yuquot name Jewitt lake, named for John R Jewitt. Jewitt and John Thompson, both survivors of the attack, became slaves and were owned by Chief Maquinna. On March 22, 1803, while anchored in Nootka Sound, the trading vessel Boston was attacked by Nootka natives, with 25 of her 27 crewmen being massacred. In March 1778, Captain James Cook of the Royal Navy became the first European to set foot on British Columbian soil when he visited Friendly Cove on Nootka Island. Off the west coast of Vancouver Island is the small community of Yuquot on Nootka Island, Yuquot is also known as Friendly Cove and was the site of the first contact between Europeans and First peoples in British Columbia. This has always been a unique feature of our Campbell River Resort Lodge since opening in 1985.Friendly Cove, Nootka Island, BC, Photo By Bud Logan We’d like to point out that at Silver King Lodge each group or couple are setup with their own accommodations and dinning area, meals are severed separately, they would also have their own cruiser, no other guests onboard. If you are just interested in Day Charters check out our Campbell River Fishing Charters. Besides the great fishing at our Campbell River Fishing Resort you will have a chance to see an abundance of sea life from Sea Lions, Seals, Bald Eagles and Orca when in the area. With all - inclusive packages you have more time to focus on fishing with your guests. Enjoy the Fishing Adventure of a Lifetime Nootka Island Lodge offers world-class fishing for Chinook (King) Salmon, Coho (Silver) Salmon, Halibut, Ling Cod and Rockfish in the rich fishing grounds of scenic, historic Nootka Sound, British Columbia. With Campbell River and Comox Airports only minutes away getting here is a lot easier than some of the other BC Fishing Lodge locations.
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Full Nootka Sound Lodge Packages are also available including accommodations. As one of the top Campbell River Fishing Lodges Silver King provides fully guided all-inclusive packages with all the amenities fishing for King Salmon (Chinook), Silvers (Coho) as well as bottom fish including Halibut and Lingcod. Unlike other lodges we are not restricted to one side or one run. Our Campbell River Fishing Lodge Packages include the option for day charter to the West Coast of Vancouver Island in Nootka Sound by doing this we are able to target both runs from our British Columbia Salmon Fishing Lodges location. As one of the few BC Fishing Lodges in British Columbia to fish both sides of Vancouver Island, Silver King Lodge has greatly increased your chances of catching the Big One!
