Sailing Vancouver Island Part 9: Epic Fishing in Barkley Sound (Episode 38)

Welcome to our video series detailing our circumnavigation of British Columbia's Vancouver Island aboard our 37' sailboat, Maya. In this episode we meet up with our friend, John, and Jenny's Dad, Chris, for what turns out to be.... the most amazing 4 days of fishing ever.
Links to lures:
Max Shad 6oz lure: amzn.to/2Lrqjxf
Lighthouse Super Lure: fr.lighthousel...
Les Davis Deep Six Diving Planer: amzn.to/3dyIoW9
Hotspot Red Flasher: amzn.to/35TKxsT
Silver Horde Kingfisher Lite Herring Aide: amzn.to/3fQckij
Thanks for watching everyone! We feel your support!

[@craigsass9522]

Unbelievable, actually cried when I saw this from South Central Nebraska. Love you guys. Still restoring floors and staircases. Recovering from an accident with a table saw. Working at getting function back. Left hand. Pinky knuckle up to ring finger. Out of commission 2 months, but just getting back in the saddle. Hopeful for the future! Seeing this video is probably the coolest thing I've seen for a long time. Live life now, the future is unknown, experience the beauty of nature, it's our gift from the Creator. Sail on mate's

[@CruisingMaya]

Hi Craig! Thanks for watching! That Barkley Sound trip was epic! Just wait for the video of Chris and Andrew visiting Sitka, Alaska.... should be out in a month or two. You'll enjoy that as well. Glad to hear you are on the mend- stay busy, keep healthy, and give those dogs of yours a belly rub for us. Thinking about ya!

[@richardstallbaum9580]

Love Barkley Sound. Was there in 1970, 1975, and 1981. Wonderful memories you brought back!

[@CruisingMaya]

It's basically our favorite place! Glad to have brought back fond memories!

[@AfterDeath1986]

I really appreciate you guys breaking down the fishing gear for us, means a lot to me :) I haven't been fishing since I was 17-18 (34 now) and my lil Girl is keen to fish while we go sailing. So the lay out of the equipment was really nice! It will hopefully help my lil girl and I put some fish on the table :) Also we were using chicken just outside of victoria for Crab.. seemed to bring them in like flies Dungeness at least :)

[@CruisingMaya]

We're not pro fishers but these lures bring up the fish! We are patiently waiting for crab season to open here in the states. Simply can't wait to our hands on some Dungeness! Thanks for watching- totally appreciated your support!

[@IAM-iv1oz]

My new fave YT Channel. I live on the mainland in White Rock. I am going to upgrade my boat to a mini Yacht and roll your route in the next 2 years. Life goal. Well done you guys!

[@CruisingMaya]

Wow thank you for your comment! Van Isle is such a great trip... it really has it all. Be sure to bring your fishing gear :-). Thanks for watching!

[@joeyaltstudio]

Love it! Stoked for both of you!

[@CruisingMaya]

Thank you for the comment and appreciate you watching! Glad you enjoyed!

[@dude999642]

Nice!

[@CruisingMaya]

Thanks for watching! 🍻

[@Escapetosea]

Super awesome video! The tackle rundown at the end made it outstanding! Hope to be out there doing it too someday soon.

[@CruisingMaya]

Glad you found the video useful! I would recommend red flashers on dark or overcast days while using green flashers on bright sunny days. Happy fishing!

[@carolmoppin2858]

Love watching your adventure videos! Great fishing! Wow!😎

[@CruisingMaya]

Thank you so much! Glad you are enjoying our videos- lots more videos coming in the future. Just a week away from sailing to Alaska!

[@MrSulakattack]

So good! Bravo on the vid and gear tips. Will be bumping Barkley sound up on the destination list!

[@CruisingMaya]

Oh yea Barkley is a must! Only 140 miles from Bellingham. With good weather in the Strait it would be a pretty straightforward overnight! Thanks for watching!

[@danturner3652]

The shot of the chart plotter and the sonar with all the fish at 8:52 shows that the vessel is in the middle or the Folger Passage rockfish conservation area. There is no fishing allowed in this area in order to protect fish species such as lingcod and rockfish.

[@CruisingMaya]

Fear not we were careful to abide by the fishing rules- We use navionics and they have the folger passage area clearly marked on there so they make it easy to follow the rules.

[@danturner3652]

I do fear that some folks may look at the shot of your chart plotter where your vessel did several drifts and believe that this is a good fishing spot. Just to be clear to anyone reading this, this is in the middle of the Forger Passage rockfish conservation area where NO fishing is permitted! Anyone caught fishing in a rockfish conservation area are subject to some major fines.

[@svyarreh]

Very noice ! Love it !

[@CruisingMaya]

Thanks! Barkley is AMAZING- we love your country!

[@jimnormand5756]

OH Goodness Oysters, man that is a preview to heaven, yeap ,fishing is great, man I could live on that. WOW

[@CruisingMaya]

Haha! It was an epic fishing trip! One for the books! :-)

[@vikingcalibur3009]

Great fishing video!! Awesome fish!! Wishing you both all the best!!

[@CruisingMaya]

Thanks so much! Barkley Sound was the definitely the highlight of the trip!

[@nancyernst474]

Whoa! That was quite the fishing video. You have certainly become experts! Great content and a lot of fun following your dreams! Those catches were amazing!

[@CruisingMaya]

Thank you so much! It's so fun to be able to share our experiences. This section of our trip was the biggest highlight. The fishing was great, but it was so good to see familiar faces after basically being alone for a month 😀. Still a long ways from being experts, but we're gonna keep fishing till it's not fun anymore and I dont see that happening any time soon!

[@BreakingWavesSailing]

Nice one :) We were there last week on a friend's boat.

[@CruisingMaya]

Thanks! Barkley is so awesome. Did you fish at all while you were there?

[@guyfox68]

Looks like you had some great fishing there. We do not have that kind of fishing here in Newfoundland. To many regulations. Great job.

[@CruisingMaya]

It helps that our friend, John, is a fishing magician. Highly recommend visiting Barkley Sound- Bamfield and Ucluelet are good places to fish out of. Thanks for the comment and for watching!

[@Cacheola]

I'd like to think these seemingly naive americans were following our regulations. I've noticed lots of barbs on their hooks, wild cohos are mostly a no-go, and there's slot regs on spring 24-33 something. This video made me uncomfortable

[@svequinox6513]

just found your video, great fishing. However you should read the fishing regulations regarding salmon fishing in Canadian waters. You are not permitted to use anything but single hooks with no barbs and your fish has to be properly package for transport to your residence. Not cut up in ziplock bags. I am sure that the regulation are similar in the US

[@CruisingMaya]

Ah yes, we were misinformed on that and can assure you we are up to date on the regs now. Thanks for watching!

[@Ronsgonefishing]

don't forget to pinch down all those barbs. We have barbless hook laws in Canada.

[@CruisingMaya]

Yes, we goofed on that. Happy to report we have remedied that since then.

[@scottmechanical]

🇨🇦 So glad we found your channel, we’ll sub... Now that your “Professional Fishermen”, what’s the seasonal charter rates? Lol...🇨🇦

[@CruisingMaya]

Thanks for coming aboard! Be sure to bring your fishing gear if you are going to be on the West side.... the fishing is TOP NOTCH! Cheers from Anacortes.

[@jerialexis5647]

Thanks for sharing you lures and what did what. It would be helpful to show folks that are interested in how you exactly set up your line. What is first, spacing, depths ( for cohos or Kings) thanks...Prince of Wales Island Alaska..

[@CruisingMaya]

We are happy to share! We don't have a ton of experience but those lures are what worked for us. Our current plan is to cruise Southeast Alaska next Spring and if we do we'll be fishing the whole time. We'll be sure to put some more useful fishing details in upcoming videos.... and hopefully show some big fish! Thanks for watching and commenting- we appreciate it!

[@TruthWarrior144]

Sure is beautiful up the there. Makes me miss when I lived in Seattle. Those crabs are smart they must not like processed meat. I hope to scuba dive those islands. Happy travels.

[@CruisingMaya]

Thanks for the comment! Hard to beat the beauty of the PNW!

[@Cacheola]

Zinc for your dink! 😁

[@CruisingMaya]

Something like that!

[@Cacheola]

@@CruisingMaya You noticed their menu, it was full of sexual inuendos... Zinc for ur... was one of the recommendations on the menu at the Raven Lady's food truck 5:46. If you didn't eat there, you missed out!!!...and will have to go back :) *I just figured you went there b/c it's a huge attraction

[@mikella959]

so how were you guys allowed into canada while our borders were closed and a pandemic going on? or was this filmed before covid?

[@CruisingMaya]

This was filmed in 2019.

[@mikella959]

@@CruisingMaya oh okay cool, we have a cal 2-46 and are planning on doing the same trip next summer

[@CruisingMaya]

@@mikella959 you're going to have a great time! Bring your fishing gear!

[@mikella959]

@@CruisingMaya of course! my main goal is to catch a tuna on the west side

[@changodelaporcelainacanada4819]

Bought some tackle thru yur links. Do Yu remember what time of year and which area Yu caught those Barkley sound springs?

[@CruisingMaya]

Thank you very much for purchasing those lures! We so appreciate the support. We caught those salmon in mid August off the east coast of Effingham or Gibraltar. Good luck- those lures are the ones you want! 🍻

[@changodelaporcelainacanada4819]

@@CruisingMaya yu guys are fishing stars! Will try this august!

[@ExileCinema]

Hey guys maybe you can help me out. It looks like you're using a penn squall reel? And a penn rod? If so is your reel a 30 or a 50 Squall? And which rod are you using? And.... Are you happy with them? I'm on a baba 40 over in Bremerton and I'm looking to start learning to fish and I'd like to do some trolling all thru the region up there. Thanks for your help!!!

[@CruisingMaya]

We are away from the boat right now, but I will get back to you! We have a Penn reel (not sure which model) and a Okuma reel. I would say the Penn reel is much higher quality than the Okuma. I have not been impressed the Okuma reel- some of the internal gears are plastic, which got mangled and we had to replace those gears (why would they make them plastic?!). We have not had any problems with our Penn reel to date. As far as rods, we have a big salmon rod (I don't recall the model), and we have an Ugly Stick (it's shorter than the salmon rod), that we use for jigging. We typically use the ugly stick, penn reel, with braided line combo, which is a really good for jigging. The setup really allows you to feel what's happening at the bottom. I'll get back to you on the model of the reel/rods.Be sure to get a diving planer too- we've had great success with our deep six diving planers. Thanks for the comment and best of luck fishing!

[@ExileCinema]

@@CruisingMaya wow thanks for taking the time to help me with all that info. That's going to help me a lot!!! I'll wait until i hear back on which penn reel to buy. (The 30 or the 50). We'll have to meet up one of these days so i can buy you guys lunch or something. Oh and by the way i added you on Instagram. Fish.Named.Six

[@CruisingMaya]

@@ExileCinema just checked our setup and we have a Penn Squall 20LW that we use with 6.5' ugly stick and we have a Okuma cold water 203D reel that we use with our 9.5' okuma salmon rod. The okuma rod works well, the okuma reel is meh. And we love our penn squall reel- you can just tell its quality. Hope this helps your cause 🍻

[@carolmoppin2858]

Can you send me the link to order the lures you suggested? Thanks in advance😎

[@CruisingMaya]

Yes, of course! Here are all the links: Max Shad 6oz lure: amzn.to/2Lrqjxf Lighthouse Super Lure: amzn.to/3fBqwvO Les Davis Deep Six Diving Planer: amzn.to/3dyIoW9 Hotspot Red Flasher: amzn.to/35TKxsT Silver Horde Kingfisher Lite Herring Aide: amzn.to/3fQckij

[@rutgeryouch6982]

At 9:21 that was a chinook salmon not a coho

[@CruisingMaya]

Whoops! We're still students of the whole fishing thing 😀

[@rutgeryouch6982]

@@CruisingMaya haha no problem just thought I’d let you know. You guys make great videos, hope to see you in the San Juan’s this summer!!

[@CruisingMaya]

@@rutgeryouch6982 thanks so much! We'll be back in the San Juans in August... taking Maya to Alaska this summer! Cheers.

[@CruisingAlba]

This is really cool guys!

[@CruisingMaya]

Thanks so much! Appreciate the comment!