October 19th, 2026
Lingcod and Rockfish now closed until May 1st, Halibut has slowed down to just about nothing but the Winter Chinook salmon fishing is already on fire!
October 2026 has been about the most spectacular weather I have seen in my 14 years here in Victoria. And along with the great weather has been some absolutely amazing Winter Spring (chinook/King) Salmon fishing. In the last 2 half days alone we had a total of 43 Fish on the line and landed 31 of them with the largest being just under 13lbs and the average from 4 to 6 lbs. Gibbs Wee-Gee BonChovy and or Gold nugget are the killers for me the past week Chris down at Rite Angle Marine on Pembroke street in behind the Save-on-Foods Center, has them in Stock and he is open Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Fish are in less than 100 feet of water!. Just a dream to catch rather than having to run deep. I am around for a few more days then heding out on the 26th of October to go see my Mom and family and will be back on Nov 12th. Fishing should still be great if not better if it is like past years it is just the weather that takes a bit of a hit then. We had an absolute stunner of a 2026 season for Salmon, Lingcod, and earlier on Halibut until the dogfish showed up and pushed them away.
2027 is already booking up fast but lots of days still available in the earlier part of the season and lots of days left after I return in November and December.
I look forward to welcoming you aboard and getting you into some great fish.
Captain King
📧 captain@fishoakbay.com
📞 250-507-5500 (call or text to book)
