Fishing
		Strike out for the big ones ...
		Rendezvous Lodge is located in some of British Columbia's finest fishing waters. Large Salmon, Halibut and Red Snapper are commonly caught by our guests as we use only the best local guides.

Salmon fishing in the Inland Passage is a wonderful way to spend time in the outdoors. Pacific salmon belong to the genus

Oncorhynchus (from Greek, meaning “hooked snout”). While the five species of Pacific salmon all share a general outward

resemblance, they vary in size, flesh color, and flavor.
 

Chinook (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)
Lightly spotted on their blue-green back, chinook salmon live from five to seven years, and weigh up to 120 lb. (55 kg). Also known

as springs or kings, they are the most prized game salmon for sport fishers. Chinook is the largest species, with richly flavored,

firm flesh ranging from ivory white to deep red in color.

Chum (Oncorhynchus keta)
Resembling sockeye, chum (or keta) salmon have black specks over their silvery sides and faint grid-like bars. They live three to

five years, and weigh up to 10 lb. (4.5 kg). Chum salmon offers a milder, more delicate flavor with a creamy pink to medium red

flesh color.

Coho (Oncorhynchus kisutch)
Bright silver in color., coho salmon live three years, weigh up to 15 lb. (6.8 kg), and are a popular game fish for sport fishers.

Coho’s versatile full flavor is coupled with fine-textured, consistently red flesh.

Pink (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha)
Living only two years, pinks are the smallest of the Pacific salmon, weighing up to 5 lb. (2.3 kg). They have heavily spotted backs

over silver bodies. Pink salmon are the most plentiful of the five species. They have a delicate flavor and light flesh color.

Sockeye (Oncorhynchus nerka)
A blue-tinged silver in color., sockeye salmon live four to five years, weigh up to 7 lb. (3.2 kg), and are the slimmest and most

streamlined of the five species of Pacific salmon. It is the most sought-after salmon species due to its rich flavor and firm,

deep red flesh.

             Links

www.salmonuniversity.com

A wonderful site full of information

from knots to techniques ... including

how to fillet and cook a salmon.

www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/recfish/default_e.htm

Canada Fisheries and Oceans site

for the Pacific Region. The site contains information on species identification, licensing, restricted areas and more.

www.fishingincanada.com

Canada's fishing information Hotspot